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FRINGE THEATRE NOTES
Theatremonkey has been asked to mention the following Fringe
productions and theatres outside the West End of London.
If you are a fringe company who would like to tell us
about a production, click here.
www.shakespeares-globe.org for the Globe Theatre. Look under "Booking" on
their website for a full pictorial layout and photographs of the auditorium.
Choose your Theatre / Venue by scrolling through the list
below:
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Above The Stag Theatre |
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Above the Stag Public House, 15
Bressenden Place London SW1E 5DD
Box Office: 020 8932 4747
Online: www.abovethestag.com
How to get Here: Victoria (Victoria, Circle, District and Mainline) is the
nearest station.
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Douglas Way, Deptford, London, SE8 4AG
Box Office: 020 8692 4446
Online: www.thealbany.org.uk
How to get Here: Deptford Station (mainline) is 2 minutes walk away.
Deptford is a 6 minute journey from London Bridge Station / 20 minutes from
Charing Cross. New Cross Overground
Station is a 5 minute walk away.
Tuesday 6th until Saturday 10th March 2012
West Yorkshire Playhouse and Talawa Theatre Company present:
WAITING FOR GODOT
by Samuel Beckett
directed by Ian Brown
Vladimir and Estragon are waiting. Two old men whose compulsion to wait for a
visit from the indescribable Godot forces them to pass the time in the only way
they can; with and for each other. Stories are told, boots are abandoned,
religion is debated, memories of better days are shared, jokes are made, suicide
is contemplated, the fear of being alone is overwhelming – and time passes.
Chance meetings happen, arguments take place, thinking occurs, violence is
advocated, hats are exchanged, friendship is venerated – and time passes. On a
road with a single tree two old friends wait…and pass the time.
A novelist, playwright, poet and theatre director Beckett wrote in both
English and French and penned some of the most important works of Twentieth
Century literature. The mysterious and universal Waiting for Godot, which was
first performed in the UK in 1955 remains one of his most famous and important
works. Its true meaning is constantly debated and searched for, yet Beckett was
clear in his belief that all you need to know is there in the play.
This is the first 'Waiting For Godot' to be produced in the UK with an
all-Black British cast and will also visit Birmingham Old Rep, Theatre Royal in
Winchester and the New Wolsey Theatre in Ipswich.
Designer:- Paul Wills
Lighting Designer: Chris Davey
Sound Designer: Ian Trollope
Movement: Aline David
Cast: Fisayo Akinada; Guy Burgess; Jeffery Kissoon; Cornell S. John; Patrick
Robinson
Performance Times:
Tuesday to Friday at 7.30pm
Saturday at 3pm and 7.30pm
Seat Prices:
Tuesday Evening and Saturday Afternoon: All tickets £8
Other performances:
All tickets £12 (£10 concessions)
Note that this venue reserves the right to alter prices according to demand at
any time.
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Almeida Street, London, N1 1TA
Box Office: 020 7359 4404
Online: www.almeida.co.uk
How to get Here: Nearest underground Highbury and Islington (Victoria Line)
or Angel (Northern Line), Essex Road or Highbury and Islington Main line station. Buses:
4, 19, 30, 43.
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3 Vale Royal, Kings Cross, London N7 9AP
Box Office: see under individual events.
Online: see under individual events.
How to get Here: Caledonian Road & Barnsbury (Main line) is the nearest
station.
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Queens Circus, Battersea, London SW8 4ND
Box Office: see under individual events.
Online: see under individual events.
How to get Here: Battersea Park is the nearest main line station.
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11-13 Kensington High Street W8 5NP
Box Office: 020 7938 4137 for information only. See under individual productions
for booking.
Online:
www.archangelw8.com for information only. See under
individual productions for booking.
How to get Here: High Street Kensington (Circle and
District Lines) is the
nearest underground station.
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24 Ashwin Street, London E8 3DL
Box Office: 0207 503 1646
Online: www.arcolatheatre.com
How to get Here: Nearest mainline / London Overground stations are Dalston Kingsland
or Dalston Junction.
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2 Ashwin Street, London E8 3DL
Box Office: 0207 503 1646
Online: www.arcolatheatre.com
How to get Here: Nearest mainline / London Overground stations are Dalston Kingsland
or Dalston Junction.
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5 Nether Street, Tally Ho Corner, London N12 0GA
Box Office: 020 8369 5454
Online: www.artsdepot.co.uk
How to get Here:
West Finchley and Woodside Park (Northern Line) are the nearest underground stations.
Buses 134, 263, 82, 125, 134, 221 and 460 stop at the complex.
Saturday 31st March 2012 Speckulation Entertainment presents:
HELENA BLACKMAN: JOURNEY TO THE PAST
A nostalgic celebration of classic animated movie music. Following the success
of her debut album 'The Sound of Rodgers & Hammerstein', BBC How Do You Solve a
Problem Like Maria? finalist and West End star Helena Blackman returns with her
new solo show 'Journey to the Past,' a celebration of songs from the wonderful
world of classic animated movie music, on a UK tour from January 2012.
Helena’s audience are in for a nostalgic ride through a
wealth of timeless songs. From moving renditions of Disney Classics;
‘When You Wish Upon A Star’ (Pinocchio) and ‘Part of Your
World’ (The Little Mermaid) to more modern numbers from Disney’s
latest animated fairytale Tangled and the Oscar Winning
Beauty & the Beast as well as many, many more. The intimate
performance, with Helena just inches from her audience, is sure to have most
reliving the soundtrack of their youth, whilst allowing younger generations
to discover these enchanting musical numbers for the very first time. Having captured the
nation’s attention and the unfailing support of Andrew Lloyd Webber on the BBC’s
How Do You Solve a Problem Like Maria?, Helena headlined the acclaimed UK tour
of Rodgers & Hammerstein’s South Pacific, and starred in the West End première
of Stephen Sondheim’s Saturday Night. Helena recently toured the UK as a guest
artist with number one charting classical singer Jonathan Ansell and performed
an evening of Rodgers & Hammerstein songs at the prestigious
Elgar Room at the Royal Albert Hall. Performance Time:
7.30pm
Seat Prices:
All tickets: £1
5 (£10 concessions)
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6 Queen Square, London WC1N 3AT
Box Office: 020 7278 3009 (INFORMATION ONLY)
Online: www.artworkersguild.org
How to get Here: Nearest underground Russell Square or Holborn (Piccadilly
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Fairfield Halls, Park Lane, Croydon,
Surrey, CR9 1DG.
Box Office: 020 8688 9291 (with booking fee)
Online: www.fairfield.co.uk
(with booking fee)
How to get Here:
East Croydon (mainline) is the nearest station.
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The Bakehouse Theatre |
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11 Blackheath Village, Blackheath, London, SE3 9LA
Box Office: see under individual production.
Online: see under individual production.
How to get Here: Blackheath (mainline) is the nearest station. |
The Curtain's Up Public House, 28A Comeragh Road, London W14 9HR
Box Office: 020 8932 4747
Online:
http://www.offwestend.com/index.php/theatres/shows/42
How to get Here: Barons Court (District and Piccadilly Line) is the nearest
underground station.
Tuesday 31st January until Sunday 19th February 2012
Press Night: Friday 3rd February 2012
Drowning Fish Productions and The Impulse Company present the premiere of:
SLEEPING DOGS
by Brenda Gottsche
directed by Scott Williams and Dominique Gerrard
"Let sleeping dogs lie..." We all have times when we take that option and hope
those hounds stay put. Dr Roz was one of those people. She is a famous, hugely
popular radio psychologist who fixes people's problems. Her husband, Leo, is a
bestselling crime writer. Just when it seems she’s set to become Britain’s Oprah
Winfrey, a letter arrives revealing juicy information they were hiding from the
world and each other. The ‘sleeping dogs’ awake and cause chaos. Their son, a
member of a radical religious group, the man who is blackmailing them, and the
eccentric psychiatrist who is addicted to designer shoes all join in the chaos.
The latest comedy drama from Brenda Gottsche. This writer's work is performed
all over the world and her theme this time concerns hilarious and moving events
in the television and radio spheres of that world.
Design by: Philip Lindley
Lighting Design by: Luke Girling
Costumes by: Rachael Smith
Cast: Leo - Edmund Dehn; Alex - Joel Dyer; Roz - Barbara Hatwell; Andy - Andrew
William Robb; Anna - Fiona Watson.
Performance Times:
Tuesday to Saturday at 7.30pm
Sundays at 6.45pm
Extra performance Saturday at 2.30pm
NO MONDAY PERFORMANCES.
Runs 2 hours approximately.
Seat prices:
All tickets £12 (£10 concessions)
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Tuesday 21st February until Saturday 3rd March 2012
Myriad Productions Ltd present:
ANNA KARENINA
by Leo Tolstoy
adapted for the stage by Connie Stephens
Anna Karenina does not love her husband.
Anna Karenina’s husband is old, cold and dull.
Anna Karenina’s admirer is young, tenacious and hot.
There are two possible outcomes:-
1: Anna Karenina will resist, stay at home and remain faithful to hearth and
husband, resigning the temptations of youth and yielding to inevitable
sainthood;
2: Anna Karenina will give in...
Fact: Anna Karenina is not a saint.
Acclaimed touring company Myriad Productions are delighted to return to Barons
Court with their scorching new adaptation of Tolstoy’s heart-stopping
masterpiece.
Myriad Productions is based in Brentwood, Essex, and was founded in 2007.
Performance Times:
Tuesday to Saturday at 7.30pm
Seat Prices:
All tickets £12 (£10 concessions)
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Battersea Arts Centre |
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Lavender Hill, Battersea, London SW11 5TN
Box Office: 020 7223 2223 (booking fee may apply)
Online: www.bac.org.uk (booking fee
may apply)
How to get Here: Clapham Common (Northern Line), at 20 minutes walk
away, is the nearest underground station. Clapham Junction (from Victoria or
Waterloo), at 5 minutes walk away, is the nearest mainline station. Buses 345,
77, 77A, 156 and G1 stop right outside.
Thursday 2nd February until Saturday 31st March
2012
Battersea Arts Centre present:
SPRING COOK UP 2012
BAC’s presents its third Cook Up season to launch a colossal 2012 for the
theatre.
BAC Cook Up seasons continue to offer both short and long runs of shows,
including the premiere of BAC co-productions, touring presentations, new Scratch
ideas, debates, tours, comedy and music, all served up with food and drink every
evening for audiences and artists to share.
This third Cook Up presents a rich programme of work for six
nights a week over nine weeks:
2 – 25 Feb
The Paper Cinema’s ODYSSEY
A Paper Cinema and BAC co-production
7:30pm
Live Animation for Adults
Raging storms and supernatural forces prevail over one man’s almighty quest to
get home. Immerse yourself in a journey through the high seas, soak up the
adventure and encounter danger and exhilaration.
Homer’s cornerstone of literature is vividly told with beautiful illustration
and masterful puppetry. Cinematic projection and cunning tricks transform a
suitcase full of cut-out paper puppets into an array of living characters and
striking landscapes. A silent film is created before your eyes, set to a
captivating live score from exceptional musicians.
Price: £15, £10 concs (£8 previews)
9 – 10 Feb
Kate Tempest at BAC
8:30pm
Kate Tempest records her new Spoken Word album at the BAC in front of an
audience, with support from very special guests. Telling new poems and ones you
may have heard before.
Price: £10, £6 concs
9 – 11 Feb
Still-Night: Scratch
Berlin, Nevada
9pm
Still-Night is a work in progress toward the creation of a 40-minute show that
takes as its protagonist the City in which it is being performed, inspired by
Italo Calvino's Invisible Cities.
This scratch will be focused on the first part of the show: a lecture on the
city of London, sometimes described in details very familiar to the audience and
sometimes slipping away until it seems an imaginary city, a long-lost world, a
metropolis of many faces.
Silvia and Gemma have been working together since 2003. Their prime interest has
always been in drawing the audience's attention to the outside world without
altering it's normal rhythm but rather by over-imposing a soundtrack or a story
played out to a privileged audience disguised within their surroundings. Their
work is informed and inspired by the architecture and geography of a place and
by the life that inhabits it, placing the audience in the role of strangers and
encouraging them to encounter the city as though for the first time.
Price: Pay What You Can
9 – 11 Feb
The Beast: Scratch
7.30pm
Once upon a lonely time, on the outskirts of a town, in the deep dark depths of
a horrible cave, lived a creature, “The Beast” everyone called him, but he liked
to go by the name Winslow. An exploration into the world of The Beast, this
scratch performance filled with low-fi music and DIY storytelling. The Beast is
the second in a series of portraits from Australian theatre-maker and lounge
room raconteur Stuart Bowden.
Price: Pay What You Can
10 Feb
Proscenium: Scratch
5.30 and 8.30pm
Built around a site-specific project for “Dramaten” The Royal National Theater
in Stockholm that opens in November 2012. Proscenium is a work in its first
sensitive stage of development - conceived with inspiration from Toten Insel, a
enigmatic painting by Arnold Böckling that also formed the backdrop for August
Strindberg’s unfamiliar script that never was completed. Strindberg was a highly
influential figure at Dramaten and to directors such as Ingmar Bergman.
Proscenium is a Requiem for the Theater; An inverted darkened stage, serve as
the backdrop for a work where The Theatre is playing itself.
Pay What You Can
11 Feb
The Drawing Theatre
11am – 5pm
Workshop
Suitable for all levels of ability
The Drawing Theatre is a spectacular fusion of theatre and drawing in a creative
workshop designed to intrigue and excite. This session with Spirited Bodies will
be a fabulous opportunity to draw from a host of different bodies in spectacular
happening where we invite a cast of up to 30 models to create a progressive day
long scene, morphing and evolving throughout the day. Spirited Bodies, an
organisation run by performer, life model and writer Esther Bunting, is
dedicated to enabling people to recast their body consciousness through working
as an artists model for the first time alone and in groups. Join us and prepare
to leave your regular life drawing class at the door!
Price: £45 (All basic materials included)
15 Feb & 6 Mar
2012 at BAC
David Jubb and David Micklem
Join BAC’s Joint Artistic Directors for a tour round out beautiful Victorian
grade II* listed building and hear about BAC’s exciting programme for 2012.
Price: Free
15 – 24 Feb
N20 Festival
Various Artists
The N20 Comedy festival comes storming back to BAC, artists include: Pappy's Fun
Club, Tom Deacon, Carl Donnelly Milton Jones and Jarred Christmas.
N2O: Pappy’s Fun Club
15 Feb
8pm
Multi award-winning sketch trio Pappy's preview brand new sketches. From Channel
4, Radio 4 and BBC3, Pappy's are “The funniest sketch troupe on the Fringe” The
Scotsman. You may have heard their award nominated Flatshare Slamdown or Bangers
and Mash, or seen their E4 show Mr & Mrs Hotty Hott Hot.
Price: £10, £8 concs
N2O: Best of Newborn Comedy
15 Feb
10pm
Come witness a celebration of jokes born from the loin-brains of fabulous host
comedians Ruth Bratt, Pippa Evans, Cariad Lloyd and Lucy Trodd. Their credits
include a Fosters Comedy Award Best newcomer 2011 nomination, Showstopper! The
Improvised Musical, an if. Comedy Newcomer nomination, Fast and Loose, some
Chortle nominations, Lee Nelson’s Well Good Show and loads of Radio 4. Each joke
will have been cleaned and wrapped in a blanket since it's birth, meaning one
hour of shiny new amusements.
Price: £10, £8 concs
N2O: Lets Go Mofo
Jarred Christmas
16 Feb
9.30pm
An electric hour of arse-kicking comedy.
You've seen him on Mock The Week, 8 Out Of 10 Cats, Argumental, Dave's One Night
Stand, dancing as Madonna on Let's Dance For Comic Relief. He is the guy with
the sideburns and the glasses...That's right, Jarred Christmas. He has jokes, he
has stories, he has energy, he has personality and he has one helluva show.
Fast, funny and in-demand. Let's Go MoFo!
Price: £10, £8 concs
N2O: Sara Pasoe: The Musical
16 Feb
8pm
‘Sara Pascoe: The Musical’ is the tale of a lady who lived from the 1980's to
2012. It's a great story with some catchy tunes and many morals. Sara's life
features many TV appearances including Stand Up For The Week, Campus & Free
Agents (C4); The Thick of It & Twenty Twelve (BBC).
Price: £10, £8 concs
N2O: Amongst Other Things
James Acaster
17 & 24 Feb
8pm
After a fantastic year touring the UK supporting Milton Jones and Josie Long,
and a smash-hit run at Edinburgh Festival, one of the country’s most exciting
young comedians James Acaster brings his critically acclaimed debut tour show to
Battersea Arts Centre.
James often makes good/very good first impressions on other people’s parents, he
believes this bodes well for his show and wants you to know that. Expect gangly
limbs, fond memories and references to Weetabix. As seen on Russell Howard’s
Good News, Show & Tell and Dave’s One Night Stand, don’t miss the chance to see
this brilliant young comedian on the start of his path to super-stardom.
Price: £10, £8 concs
N2O: Dan Antopolski & Jigsaw
17 Feb
10pm
Dan Antopolski has won the BBC New Comedy Award and has beenn nominated for the
Perrier Award. His many radio and tv credits also include six series of BBC
Radio 2’s Out To Lunch and three series of ITV2’s Comedy Cuts and he co-starred
with KARL THEOBALD in sitcom Exterminating Angels on BBC Radio 4 and in
Moonmonkeys on BBC THREE. He also shared a Perrier Award nomination with LEE
MACK and CATHERINE TATE for sketch show Lee Mack’s New Bits. He played Jeffers
in two series of BBC TWO’s Hyperdrive and Jesus in Hollywood blockbuster The Da
Vinci Code.
Price: £12, £10 concs
N2O: Ariadne The Greek W.A.G – WONDERFULLY ATTRACTIVE GOLDIGGA and “Tatiana’s
House of Fun”
Alyssa Kyria and Jo Selby
18 Feb
10pm
It's Russia Vs Greece in an hour of the best female character comedy on the
circuit! Starring Jo Selby aka Tatiana - 'She had us all in stitches.' - BBC
Online and Alyssa Kyria aka Ariadne the Greek WAG. “Ariadne is self obsession in
a mini skirt…this is more entertaining than 1000 issues of Heat Magazine!” * * *
* Metro. Don't miss two fantastic shows - for the price of one!
Price: £10, £8 concs
N2O: Chris Martin and Joel Dommett
18 Feb
8pm
Chris Martin previews his new show for 2012, he talks about his bromances,
proves that the older you are the more childish you get and the world is ruled
by knobs.Chris is one of the newest and most exciting acts to hit the comedy
circuit. His wholly original social commentary, observations and anecdotes are
his trade mark. He brings intelligent material as well as simple immature jokes
to any room. 'Destined for Greatness' The Sunday Times
Price: £10, £8 concs
N2O: Milton Jones: Work In Progress
22 Feb
10pm
Milton Jones, - you know the weird bloke with the shirts from Mock the Week. As
well as star of the Michael Mcintyre Roadshow, and the voice of 8 series for
Radio 4 (including The Very World of Milton Jones and Another Case of Milton
Jones) and all sorts of other radio and telly as well. Awards too. Well he’s
popping down to N2O festival to muck about, try out some new material and
generally have some fun.
Price: £10, £8 concs
N2O: Can I be Honest?
Tom Deacon
23 Feb
10pm
Radio 1 DJ Tom Deacon, whose slick stand-up has featured on The Rob Brydon Show
and Dave’s One Night Stand, returns with a brand new show.
Tom, like most people, had some very awkward moments in the last year, mainly
brought on by himself. He picked up some pet hates and a new girlfriend from the
north of England… well, we all need to do our bit. He’d like to be honest with
you, if you’re ready for it.
Price: £12, £10 concs
N2O: Gentle Songs
Tom Adams
23 Feb
8pm
As heard on BBC Radio 4’s ‘Loose Ends’, The Mervyn Stutter ‘Spirit of the
Fringe’ Award winner 2010 and support act to Simon Munnery presents a show of
gentle, whimsical comedy songs.
Price: £10, £8 concs
N2O: Carl Donnelly 3: Carl Donnelier!
24 Feb
10pm
Join Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee Carl Donnelly (as seen on Mock The Week,
Dave’s One Night Stand and Russell Howard’s Good News) for his third solo show.
Join him as he adjusts to life without his trademark hair and tinted glasses for
what promises to be an hour of hilarious tales and unbridled silliness.
Price: £12, £10 concs
N2O: The Wonderful World of Wilfredo
Matt Roper
25 Feb
8pm
Grotesque, crude and completely deluded, Wilfredo is a musical comedy character
phenomenon, written and performed by the comedian Matt Roper. With his trademark
high waisted trousers, prominent teeth, wild hair and a wide vibrato, Wilfredo
is an assault on the senses and a feast for the eyes. He's an experience that
will leave you emotionally tattooed for a lifetime.
A satire of the traditional Mediterranean romantic singer, Wilfredo has
established himself as a cult figure on the British musical festival scene,
becoming a staple of the annual Glastonbury Festival. Performing his own
original masterpieces and the odd twisted cover version, Wilfredo regales his
audience with tales from a life well lived; a retrospective journey of a career
unrivalled, peppered with the most romantic of embellishments.
Price: £10, £8 concs
16 – 18 Feb
How To Be A Leader
Tim Clare
9pm
Overthrown your corrupt government and wondering what to do next? Love democracy
(in theory) but prefer power, golden statues and tons of sweet loot? Channel 4
presenter and author Tim Clare can help. Armed with generic Frazzles, totally
scientific diagrams and a water pistol, he explains how Willy Wonka inspired the
Jonestown Massacre, and celebrates history’s most inspirational women in a no
holds barred battle rap royale.
Price: £10, £6 concs
23 – 25 Feb
Melanie Wilson and Gemma Brockis – A Double Bill: Scratch
8pm
Melanie and Gemma offer the first outing of two new chamber pieces of writing
for solo performance.
Through the unique style of both performers, each piece opens a distinctly
different window onto the far-reaching terrains of inner landscapes. Featuring
contemplative wit, elaborate imagery and sound design, both pieces come together
however in sharing a direct relationship with their audiences.
Price: Pay What You Can
23 – 25 Feb
The Adventures of THUNDER and COAL: Scratch
NONESUCH THEATRE
9pm
A man in a daze, a mouse in a maze: what’s at the end of all these tunnels?
Thunder and Coal explores the parallels between the lives of the mice in the
London Underground and the bigger mammals fumbling darkly up above them.
Probably one of the world’s first IT-middle-manager-step-parenting
shadow-musicals, the show features a live band, animation and songs about
supermarkets, steamy beverages and shifty commuters. There is no unicycling.
NONESUCH is the new company set up by the composer-writer Ben Glasstone and
other key artists behind Little Angel’s cult hit musical The Mouse Queen.
Price: Free
23 – 25 Feb
These Trees are Made of Blood: Scratch
Amy Draper
7pm
September 1976. Ten students disappear during Argentina’s Dirty War.
February 2012. One mother continues her fight to find her son.
This initial scratch will combine the narrative of a political fairytale and the
theatricality of cabaret to explore different ways of telling these true
stories.
Price: Pay What You Can
1, 30, 21 Mar
Multimos: Scratch
Bunty and Metaluna
1 Mar 7pm | 30 & 31 Mar 9pm
Is it a gig? Is it a theatre? No. It is Multimos, a collection of songs caught
in a web of theatrics which follow Bunty through streets, dreams, TV screens and
lullaby machines to create a multimedia theatrical journey.
Over the past five years, Bunty has established herself pioneering solo vocal
music and performance and her experimental loop shows - featuring bears, dancing
girls, choirs, installation, projectionists and other special fx - have
entertained audiences in underground venues, including disused spaces and old
churches. Now collaborating closely with video artists Metaluna, Bunty brings
the second scratch of her new show to BAC.
Price: Pay What You Can
2 – 3 Mar
nabokov Arts Club: Fable
8pm – 2am
Following their epic sold out Festival of the Dead, the nabokov Arts Club
returns to BAC for another weekend of live arts and late-night mayhem.
An extravaganza of live theatre, music, comedy, dance and visual art wrapped up
in a big fat party - the nabokov Arts Club has been featured in The Guardian,
Time Out’s Hot Picks/Critics’ Choice and The Independent’s ‘Best Nights Out’.
This next instalment of London's best arts party will once again feature the
cream of the UK's established and emerging talent from across the spectrum.
Exploring the theme of Fairy Tales, expect headline theatre pieces from Jack
Thorne (The Fades/This is England '88) and a musical subversion of the
Cinderella story from composer and Doctor Who star Arthur Darvill (Been So
Long/It's About Time).
£15 Early Bird tickets (limited), £18 advanced and £20 on the door
5 – 10 Mar
Mayday Mayday
Theatre Damfino
8:30pm
May 1st. Padstow. Cornwall.
The death of winter, the birth of summer. A man falls head first off a wall.
Years later he tries to remember what happened next. This is a true story.
Told by the man who fell.
With smoke and mirrors, music, slapstick and a guest appearance from the Obby
Oss, this extraordinary theatrical adventure starts with an unforgettable
celebration: a day where everything changes.
After appearing in Bristol Old Vic's Juliet and Her Romeo and Far Away,
delighting audiences as Long John Silver in Treasure Island and a recent run on
Broadway with Brief Encounter, internationally renowned performer and Kneehigh
veteran Tristan Sturrock puts his neck on the line to tell his own story in this
haunting new solo show.
Mayday Mayday has been developed through Bristol Old Vic's Ferment. An earlier
version of the piece, Frankenspine, played with us last year and is now back by
popular demand in a reworked version.
If you saw it then, join us again on the next stage of the journey. If you
didn't, start here...
Price: £10, £6 concs
5 – 24 Mar
We Hope That You’re Happy (Why Would We Lie?)
Made in China
7:30pm (runs 1 hour approximately)
Jess is stuck. Her lifelong friend, Chris, can’t help. The others are out
getting wasted. And the world is falling apart.
Luckily Jess and Chris have a cooler full of beer, a goofy rapport, a series of
dance moves - and a sincere desire to make you, the audience, happy.
Or so they claim.
They also claim that each other are liars. That they only met last year. And
that they are eyewitnesses to the key world events of the last hundred years.
A flat-out, unhinged and very real performance about trying to connect - to the
person next to you and to the unknown victim of a televised tragedy.
We Hope That You’re Happy (Why Would We Lie?) is a hilarious and unsettling
examination of what it means to be a tuned-in, delusional and unwitting consumer
in a hyper-communicative world.
Trailer: www.vimeo.com/30445708.
www.madeinchinatheatre.com is
the company website.
Cast: Jessica Latowicki and Chris Bailey.
Price: £10, £6 concs
8 Mar
Good Neighbours: associational philanthropy and civic apprenticeship in 19th
Century England
A Lecture by Franklyn Prochaska, introduced by David Jubb and David Micklem
Oxford Historian Franklyn Prochaska examines Victoria philanthropy focusing on
women’s role in the 19th Century, followed by a Q&A session.
Price: £8
14 Mar
The Dead Victorians
8.30pm
The Dead Victorians are a music hall comedy show. Come and sing along with them
in the finest British tradition. The chaps play a host of instruments such as
accordion, ukulele, tuba and washboard. Also included are more bizarre
instruments such as musical saw, Chinese chastity bells and sheep. The Dead
Victorians evolved from the house band for the BAC/Punch Drunk show ‘The Masque
of the Red Death’. As well as shows for Wilton's Music Hall, Whoopee club, White
Mischief and at the Blackpool Wintergardens, the chaps have presented their show
to many taverns, private parties and weddings. This show forms part of their
eagerly awaited new album launch tour.
Price: £10, £6 concs
17 Mar
Cupid: Scratch
a Subject to-Change and BAC Co-Production
commissioned by BAC, MAC and Fierce
8:30pm
Subject to_change’s latest project, Cupid, maps an exploration of the stars,
love, and personal mythology. Join them on a field trip like no other, as they
lead you through the cosmos and into each other’s hearts.
Co produced by Subject_to_change and BAC, commissioned by BAC, Fierce Festival
and MAC.
Price: Pay What You Can
17 & 24 Mar
Mouth Open, Story Jump Out
A BAC Production. Conceived & Created by Polarbear.
2.30pm & 7pm
Polarbear makes things up. Stories. He started when he was 10. Back then it
helped him out of trouble. These days it’s what buys him food and shoes
Mouth Open Story Jump Out is all about how making things up can help you like a
good friend or mess you up like your worst enemy. From school through to being a
grown up and all the scrapes along the way.
Come and play with a master maker upper in this interactive storytelling show
for everyone 7 and up.
Price: £9, £7 Children
19 – 24 Mar
Sunday Morning at the Centre of the World by Louis de Bernières
Bad Physics
8pm
Following a critically acclaimed run at Southwark Playhouse and the Brighton
Fringe, Bad Physics bring their hit production (**** Time Out Critics’ Choice)
to BAC.
Sunday Morning at the Centre of the World is Louis de Bernières’ only play.
Written as a ‘play for voices’ in 1999, it was originally broadcast by BBC Radio
Three. Influenced by Dylan Thomas’ seminal piece Under Milk Wood, it is homage
to a period of Louis de Bernières life in Earlsfield, South London and had never
been performed live by a professional cast.
This unique production by Bad Physics is a 60-minute sensory experience.
Blindfolded for the duration of the piece, half of the audience choose to
experience the play not only through hearing the dialogue, but also through the
exhilaration of live sound effects, smells and touch. The rest of the audience
watch this played out in front of them as a performance within a performance,
witnessing the effects created as well as the reactions of the audience
experiencing them.
Price: £12, £8 concs
26 – 31 Mar
You’re Not Like Other Girls Chrissy
Caroline Horton
8pm
Paris 1945. Christiane waits for a ticket to England that will reunite her with
her fiancé. While she waits, this irrepressible mademoiselle recounts the love
story between her - an eccentric, acutely-myopic Parisian - and a tongue-tied
English teacher from Staffordshire. A tender, comic portrayal of one woman's
experience of love and war.
Best Solo Performer, The Stage Awards 2010
Price: £10, £6 concs
29 – 31 Mar
Freshly Scratched
7pm and 9pm
Freshly Scratched keeps on growing at BAC.
Each season we give artists who have never worked with us before a chance to
experiment and try out new ideas, as well as inviting you to experience an
evening packed with bite-sized bits of theatre. Book a slot at 7pm or 9pm to see
a back to back run of 10 minute shows, then explore the building to discover
some of the other great scratches from fresh new artists – a mini festival in
one night.
Scratch on Twitter: #BACScratch
Price: Pay What You Can
31 Mar
Major Tom: Scratch
7pm
Major Tom’s first show was a disaster. Unperturbed, by a judge advising me to
buy a new dog, I immersed myself deeper into the world of competitive beauty.
This time, placing myself in the spotlight as a participant in a beauty pageant.
Major Tom is going to Crufts and I at 33 and 5ft 4 am going to Mrs Brighton
2012.
This one woman, one dog, live show will be directed by acclaimed and award
winning performer Ursula Martinez.
Price: Pay What you Can
Performance Times and Dates:
See under individual events above.
Seat Prices:
See under individual events above. Concs = Concession price
available.
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Thursday 2nd until Saturday 25th February 2012
Press night: Monday 6th February 2012
The Paper Cinema and BAC present the World Premiere of:
THE PAPER CINEMA’S ODYSSEY
The Paper Cinema and BAC presents the world premiere of Odyssey¸ a highly
original take on Homer’s epic tale, in which intricate, hand drawn marionettes
are projected on to a white screen to create a unique, instant silent movie. The
performance is accompanied by a rich score, performed live on a musical saw,
viola, assorted keys and a bird box guitar, in the company’s most ambitious and
large scale work to date.
Staged in a specially created, nautically themed environment which encompasses
the audience, The Paper Cinema’s interpretation of the classic myth about a man
on a ten year journey to return to his home and loved ones sees Odysseus
battling storms and supernatural forces, traversing the centuries and
encountering a host of colourful characters along the way. A special Scratch
sharing at Edinburgh Fringe 2011 as part of BAC’s Take Out at Summerhall
programme received rave reviews.
The company’s previous work has included critically acclaimed, Total Theatre
Award nominated Night Flyer & King Pest, staged at BAC in 2008, and The Rock
Charmer, an extraordinary work projected on to the cliffs above Winspit as part
of Inside Out Dorset Festival.
Performance Times:
Monday to Saturday at 7.30pm
Seat Prices:
All tickets £15 (£10 concessions) EXCEPT
Previews 2nd, 3rd 4th February 2012: All tickets £8
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The Battersea Barge, Nine Elms Lane, SW8 5BP (behind the Fed Ex
building)
Box Office: see under individual productions
Online:
www.batterseabarge.com for information only. See under
individual productions for booking.
How to get Here: Vauxhaull (Victoria and main Line)
is the nearest station. Use Exit 6. Buses 44 and 344.Thursday
16th February 2012
LONDON CABARET AWARDS 2012
The first annual London Cabaret Awards - a sumptuous celebration
of the capital’s exciting scene.
Performance Time:
7pm
Seat Prices:
All tickets: £20
Box Office for this Production:
Online at:
www.ticketweb.co.uk (£1.85 postage or £1 collection on night
booking fee applies per booking, not per ticket)
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March, 5th April, 3rd May, 7th June, 5th July, 2nd August, 6th
September, 4th October, 1st November 2012
CHEESE N CRACKERS
Comedienne Cara Cummings introduces ten variety acts battling
it out for a plate of supermarket cheese!
Performance Time:
8pm (doors open 7.30pm)
Seat Prices:
All tickets: £7
Box Office for this
Production:
Online at:
www.lastminute.com
____________________________ Sunday 2nd until Thursday 5th and
Sunday 9th until Thursday 12th December 2012
THE 12th ANNUAL BATTERSEA BARGE PANTO
NOT SUITABLE FOR THOSE AGED UNDER 18.
A very dirty, very adult pantomime starring some of London’s top
cabaret artists.
Performance Time:
Sunday to Thursday at 8.30pm (doors open 6.30pm)
Seat Prices:
All tickets: £12.95
Box Office for this
Production:
Online at:
www.lastminute.com
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Bedford Pub's Globe Theatre |
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The Bedford Public House,
77 Bedford Hill, London. SW12 9HD
Box Office: see under individual event.
How to get Here: Balham (Northern Line and mainline) is the nearest station. |
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Bedford Pub's Tavistock Room |
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The Bedford Public House,
77 Bedford Hill, London. SW12 9HD
Box Office: see under individual event.
How to get Here: Balham (Northern Line and mainline) is the nearest station. |
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Bernie Grant Arts Centre |
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Town Hall Approach Road, London N15
4RX
Box office: 020 8365 5450
Online:
www.berniegrantcentre.co.uk
How to get Here:
Seven Sisters (Victoria Line) is the nearest underground station.
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23 to 27 Wadeson Street, London E2 9DR
Box office: 020 8983 7900 (information only)
Online:
http://bistrotheque.com
How to get Here:
Bethnal Green (Central Line) is the nearest underground station.
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67 Dean Street, Soho, London W1D 4QH
Box Office: see under individual productions.
Online: see under individual productions.
How to get Here: Nearest underground Piccadilly Circus (Piccadilly and
Bakerloo Lines)
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15 Gordon Street, London, WC1H 0AH
Box Office: 020 7388 8822 (Monday to Friday 10 am to 6pm, Saturday 12 noon to 6pm)
Online: www.thebloomsbury.com
How to get Here:
Warren Street, Euston and Euston Square are the nearest underground
Stations. Buses: 10, 18, 24, 29 73 and 91 all stop nearby. Car Parking: Euston Station, also limited on-street parking when restrictions
are not operating.One reader in October 2007 wrote,
"The play war ruined by the noise from the elsewhere in the building. If you
mention this theatre it is worth drawing attention to the fact that UCL do not
cancel the evening classes in piano-moving upstairs."
Events include any listed below ('concs' means concessionary
pricing is available for those entitled to claim it).
COMEDY
Friday 10 February 2012
Bright Club
Love
7.30pm
£8
Valentine's Day is around the corner, so it's time for Bright Club to put the
romance into your year. Join our line-up of comedians, musicians and researchers
to find out about everything from duck sex to medieval seduction, and from
internet dating to the pure love of a scientist for her apparatus (not that kind
of apparatus).
Saturday 11 February
Charity Comedy Night
7.30pm
£15, £12.50
In aid of Get Connected, the free helpline for young people. Featuring:
Sara Pascoe (compere), Brendon Burns, Ed Aczel, Carl Donnelly, Colin Hoult, Rich
Fulcher, Matt Lacey and Norman Lovett.
Tuesday 27 March 2012
Jimmy Carr
Gagging Order (warm up)
8pm
£15
Join Jimmy as he tries out new material for his forthcoming tour. Might be good,
might be shit.
Wednesday 28 March
Lee Nelson… live
8pm
£22.50
The star of Live at the Apollo (BBC1) and two series of the smash-hit comedy Lee
Nelson’s Well Good Show (BBC3) is adding extra dates to his live tour because of
overwhelming popular demand.
Friday 30 and Saturday 31 March 2012
Richard Herring
What Is Love, Anyway?
8pm
£15
Having sorted out religion (Christ on a Bike), politics (Hitler Moustache) and
penises (Talking Cock), the AIOTM star seeks to define and destroy love. Before
love destroys him. Again.
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Blue Elephant Theatre |
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59a Bethwin Road, Camberwell, London. SE5 0XT (Entrance on Thompson Avenue)
Box office: 08700 600 100 or in person from 7pm on the evening at the
venue.
Online:
www.blueelephanttheatre.co.uk / www.ticketweb.co.uk
(booking fee may apply)
venue information:
www.myspace.com/blueelephanttheatre
How to get Here: Nearest Underground Station is Oval on the Northern
Line.
Access Information: Fully wheelchair accessible. Induction loop available
in auditorium.Tuesday 20th March until Saturday 14th April
2012
Lazarus Theatre Company Present:
THE WOMEN OF TROY
by Euripides
directed by Ricky Dukes
A world at war, a world ablaze and all its’ men savagely murdered, Hecuba, Queen
of Troy is forced to stare into a world in which women are the spoils of War, a
world full of pain, disease and persecution. She must learn how to survive and
give security, encouragement and hope to the very people who look to her as
mother of the nation, the women, The Women of Troy.
After phenomenal productions of Hecuba in 2010 and Electra and Orestes in 2011,
Lazarus returns to Euripides for this heartfelt, passionate and emotive play, a
play about human survival. Through the use of text, movement and music an all
female ensemble shall create a land of fortitude, primal instinct and above all
hope.
Performance Times:
Monday to Saturday at 8pm
Extra performance Saturdays at 4pm
Seat Prices:
All tickets £12.50 (£10 concessions)
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The Brady Arts Centre |
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192-196 Hanbury Street, London, E1 5HU
Box Office: see under individual event.
Online: see under individual event.
How to get Here: Whitechapel (District and Hammersmith and City Lines) and
Liverpool Street (Central, Metropolitan, Circle, Hammersmith and City and
Mainline) are the nearest
stations. Buses 25, 254, 106, D3.
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152C Brick Lane, London, E1 6RU
Box Office: 020 7247 0005 (information only - for booking see individual
events)
Online: www.thebrickhouse.co.uk
(information only - for booking see individual events)
How to get Here: Nearest underground Aldgate East (Hammersmith and City and
District Lines) and Liverpool Street (Hammersmith and City, Metropolitan, Circle
and Main lines).
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Bride Lane, off Fleet Street, London EC4Y 8EQ
Box Office: See under each production as each company has differing
arrangements.
Online:
www.bridewelltheatre.org
for information only.
How to get Here: Nearest underground is Blackfriars (District and Circle
Line - 3 minutes to Theatre) and St. Paul’s (Central Line - 7 minutes to
Foundation). Bus Routes are on Fleet Street (4, 11, 15, 23, 26, 76) and New
Bridge Street (45, 63, 172). Nearest rail link is City Thameslink (2 minutes to
Theatre).
Venue Access: Disabled access from Bride Lane is over a threshold stone
with a riser height ranging between 110mm to 150mm from right to left. Ramps are
available on request. Access from the threshold to the auditorium is via a
stairlift (230Kg weight load) and to the theatre bar and lavatories via a
platform lift (340Kg weight load).
Tuesday 21st until Saturday 25th February 2012
The Tower Theatre Company presents:
DAMAGES
by Steve Thompson
directed by Martin South
Three journalists desperate for the
big headline have a scoop involving salacious shots of a Children's TV
presenter. As the clock ticks against them, the pace heats up, the temperature
rises and the race is on to print the red-hot sexy story or…. decide that just
because it may interest the public… is it really in the public interest?
Exploring the final hours before print in this red
top newspaper office the plot is cleverly contrived and runs in real time (a
large clock on the newsroom wall is set to 6 p.m. at curtain up) thus
intensifying the pressure of the looming deadline.
Not only funny; behind the humour of this play sit some important questions
about public interest and the balance between freedom of the press and the right
to privacy.
With more sordid revelations each week about Fleet Street’s phone hacking
scandal, the Tower Theatre’s production of Damages seems particularly timely.
Set in a tabloid newspaper office this sharply witty play from the writer of the
Tower’s 2010 production of Whipping it Up sets the scene of a team of ruthless
tabloid hacks with the scent of a story in their nostrils.
Post show Q&A with the Director and Cast on
Thursday 23 February 2012.
Performance Times:
Tuesday to Saturday at 7.45pm
Extra performance Saturday at 3pm
Seat Prices:
In advance: All tickets £12 (£11 concessions, £10 members)
At the door: All tickets £14 ( £13 concessions, £12 members)
Phone bookings incur a 30p per ticket credit card charge. No charge if you book
online.
Box Office For This Production:
By phone : 020 7353 1700
Online:
http://www.towertheatre.org.uk/boxo.htm
Please DO NOT use the usual box office number / website when booking for this
production.
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The Royal College of Music, Prince Consort Road, London, SW7 2BS
Box Office: 020 7591 4314
Online: www.boxoffice.rcm.ac.uk
How to get Here: Nearest underground, a 10 minute walk, is South Kensington (Circle,
Piccadilly and
District Lines). Buses: 360 stops directly outside the venue. 9, 10, 52 and 452
pass the Royal Albert Hall, 9a runs from Palace Gate, 70 runs along Queens Gate.
Night Buses N52 and N9 Pass the Royal Albert Hall and connect with other routes
at Trafalgar Square. Victoria and Paddington are the nearest mainline stations,
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Broadway Theatre and Studio
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Catford Broadway, Catford, London SE6 4RU
Box Office: 020 8690 0002 (£1 per ticket booking fee)
Online:
www.broadwaytheatre.org.uk (50p per ticket booking fee)
How to get Here: Lewisham is the nearest DLR line station, then a short bus
ride to Catford. Buses: N36, N47, 75, 124, 138, 160, 171, 181, 185, 202,
208,136,284 and 660 all stop close to the Theatre. Car: The Theatre is on the
corner of Rushey Green and Catford Road on the South Circular. There is a large
patrolled car park in Holbeach Road behind the Theatre. Evening parking is also
available in the car park behind Laurence House, entrance in Canadian Avenue.
Wednesday until Sunday 26th February 2012
Press Night: Friday 3rd February 2012
ROMEO AND JULIET
by William Shakespeare
directed by Asia Osborne
A modern interpretation sees a company of 10 actors explore the violent
passions in Verona where fathers fight fathers and sons murder sons.
Performance Times:
Wednesday to Saturday at 7.30pm
Sunday at 3pm
Extra performances 8th, 9th, 22nd, 23rd February 2012 at 2pm
Seat Prices:
Wednesday Evenings and all 2pm performances: All tickets £11 (£8 concessions)
All other performances: All tickets £14.50 (£11 concessions)
School Groups: All tickets £8
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68 High Street, Barnet, Hertfordshire. EN5 5SJ
Box Office: 020 8441 5010 for information. For booking, see under
individual events.
How to get Here: High Barnet (Northern Line) is the nearest station.
Buses 184, 326, 263, 234, 107, 307, 34 and Night Bus N20 run nearby.
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310 Uxbridge Road, London, W12 7LJ
Box Office: see under individual event.
Online: See under individual event.
How to get Here: Shepherd's Bush Market (Circle and
Hammersmith and City Lines) is the
nearest underground station.Friday 11th and Saturday 12th May
2012
Chaz Royal & Secrets in Lace Present:
WORLD BURLESQUE GAMES 2012
The 6th Annual Edition of London Burlesque Festival.
Stars 100 of the World's best Burlesque and Variety performers!
Events at this venue:
May 2012
May 11: BRITISH & WORLD NEWBIE CROWN
The newest emerging solo and group acts from Britain & beyond
assemble for a 'Battle Royale' of epic proportions, catapulting
careers and crowning the best new performers on the scene!
British: 6:30pm-9pm
World: 9:45pm-12:30am
Fully Seated
£20.50 per session.
May 12: BRITISH & WORLD FEMALE CROWN
Starring the most glamorous, creative and thought provoking
performances, the creme of the British & International Females
compete for the highest accolades in the 2012 Burlesque
calendar.
British: 6:30pm-9pm
World: 9:45pm-12:30am
Fully Seated
£24.50 per session.
Performance Times and Dates:
see under individual event above.
Seat Prices:
See under individual event above.
Box Office for this Production:
www.WorldBurlesquegames.com (booking fees
apply).
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Shepherd's Bush Green, London W12 8QD
Box Office: 020 7610 4224
Online: www.bushtheatre.co.uk
(no charge for tickets collected at box office)
How to get Here:
Nearest Underground Stations are Shepherd's Bush or Goldhawk Road on the
Hammersmith and City Line.
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11 St. Martin's Court, London. WC2N 4AJ
Box Office: see under individual event.
Online: see under individual event.
How to get Here: Leicester Square (Northern and Piccadilly Lines) is the
nearest underground station.
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Canada Water Culture Space |
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21 Surrey Quays Road, London, SE16 7AR.
Box Office: see under individual event below.
Online: see under individual event below.
How to get Here: Canada Water (Jubilee Line) is the nearest station.
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566 Cable Street, London E1W 3HB
Box Office: 020 7790 1309 (information only) see under individual event
for bookings.
Online: none. See under individual event for bookings.
How to get Here: Nearest station is Limehouse (DLR and mainline).
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Sloane Terrace, London, SW1X 9DQ
Box Office: 020 7730 4500
Online: www.cadoganhall.com
How to get Here:
Nearest Underground Station is Sloane Square (District and Circle lines).
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3-4 Coventry Street, London, W1D 6BL
Box Office: see under individual events
Online: see under individual events.
How to get Here: Piccadilly Circus (Bakerloo and Piccadilly lines) is the
nearest underground station.Every Saturday until 28th April
2012:
THE WAM BAM CLUB
*Comedy* - *Cabaret* - *Music* - *Burlesque*
London’s most talked about Variety night...
Each Saturday the Café de Paris will come alive with an explosive cocktail of
comedy and burlesque at London’s most talked about variety night, hosted by the
sensational Lady Alex.
Offering up a glamorous mix of award-winning stand
up, burlesque beauties, stunning aerial performances and a whole host of musical
and magical forays, ranging from the weird to the very wonderful, experience a
taste of the strip and the tease with a free pre-show burlesque class (must be
booked in advance) from the UK’s first school of burlesque- Burlesque Baby, take
in the most up and coming and established cabaret artists on the scene, enjoy a
sumptuous dinner a la Café de Paris and join in the after party with resident DJ
- the Earl of Ealing as he spins his wonderful collection of vintage 78’s.
Taking place every Saturday at London’s most lavish hot spot, join the
Wam Bam family for an almighty night brimming with dazzling entertainment!
Programme:
Saturday February 4th
Experience an explosive cocktail of comedy and burlesque at London's most
prestigious variety night hosted by the sensational Lady Alex. Kick-starting
with free taster classes by the UK's first school of burlesque, Burlesque Baby,
this week's Wam Bam features the stunning exotic burlesque sensation Luna Rosa,
sensual aerial acrobat Rosie Cheeks, the world's favourite Gentleman juggler Mat
Ricardo, hand balancing with a cabaret twist from Zoe Jones and the very unusual
comedy duo Men In Coats.
Wam Bam resident performers include the delightful Cabaret Rouge, the gorgeous
Buff Boys and London's most sophisticated DJ - the delectable Earl of Ealing.
Saturday February 11th *** Special Valentines Day Wam Bam***
Experience an explosive cocktail of comedy and burlesque at London's most
prestigious variety night hosted by the sensational Lady Alex. Kick-starting
with free taster classes by the UK's first school of burlesque, Burlesque Baby,
this week's Wam Bam features burlesque sweetheart and Wam Bam favourite Ruby
Deshabille, purveyor of Chap-Hop and ladies man Mr B the Gentleman Rhymer and
the dazzling Anna de Carvalho showcasing a combination of aerial ballet and
gravity defying acrobatics. And for one night only, Wam Bam presents the dashing
Will Davis with a specially commissioned aerial rope act especially for
Valentine's Day with a Cadbury's Milk Tray theme .
Wam Bam resident performers include the delightful Cabaret Rouge, the gorgeous
Buff Boys the deliciously naughty Bunny Galore and London's most sophisticated
DJ - the delectable Earl of Ealing.
Saturday February 18th
Experience an explosive cocktail of comedy and burlesque at London's most
prestigious variety night hosted by the sensational Lady Alex. Kick-starting
with free taster classes by the UK's first school of burlesque, Burlesque Baby,
this week's Wam Bam features angry protest songstress Loretta Maine, aerial
beauty Katherine Would a welcome return for whacky musical comedy duo Moonfish
Rhumba and the Wam Bam debut of a slice of heaven in high heels, Marianne
Cheesecake.
Wam Bam resident performers include the delightful Cabaret Rouge, the gorgeous
Buff Boys and London's most sophisticated DJ - the delectable Earl of Ealing.
Saturday February 25th
Experience an explosive cocktail of comedy and burlesque at London's most
prestigious variety night hosted by the sensational Lady Alex. Kick-starting
with free taster classes by the UK's first school of burlesque, Burlesque Baby,
this week's Wam Bam features mistress of the world famous Hurly Burly Show Miss
Polly Rae, hilarious comedy duo Raymond & Mr Timpkins, much loved barbershop
trio Scales of the Unexpected with their unique brand of modern mash ups and
extreme aerial and juggling performer Circus Latin Jose bringing some Latin
American spice to London's West End.
Wam Bam resident performers include the delightful Cabaret Rouge, the gorgeous
Buff Boys and London's most sophisticated DJ - the delectable Earl of Ealing.
Photo Credits: Craig Swatton.
Performance Time:
7pm (Burlesque classes 6pm)
Show starts 8pm and ends at 10pm
Event ends at 4am.
Seat prices:
£35 (in advance online)
£50 on door
£70 two course meal and show
£75 three course meal and show
£90 Premium show package including 3 course meal, complimentary glass of
champagne and half a bottle of wine per person
Box Office for the Production:
Online at: www.wambamclub.com
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100 Camden High Street, London NW1 0LU
Box office: see under individual event.
Online: see under individual event.
How to get Here:
Camden Town (Northern Line) is the nearest underground station.
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Camden People's Theatre |
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58 to 60 Hampstead Road, London NW1
2PY
Box office: 08444 77 1000 (Ticketweb - booking fee may apply)
Online: www.cptheatre.co.uk (Ticketweb
- booking fee may apply)
How to get Here:
Warren Street (Northern and Victoria Lines), Euston Square (Metropolitan,
Circle, Hammersmith and City Lines) and Euston (Northern and Victoria Lines and
mainline) are the nearest stations.
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above the Bridge House Public House,
Delamere Terrace, Little Venice London, W2 6ND
Box Office: 020 7289 6054
Online:
www.canalcafetheatre.com
How to get Here:
Warwick Avenue (Bakerloo Line) is the nearest station.
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2 White Church Lane London E1 7QR
Box Office: on the door. Venue number for information only - 020 8616
0776
Online: www.carnivale.co.uk is
the venue website for venue information only.
How to get Here:
Aldgate East (District, Hammersmith and City Line) is the nearest station.
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above The Castle Public House, 34-35 Cowcross Street, London
EC1M 6DB
Box Office: on the door
Online: none
How to get Here:
Farringdon (Metropolitan, Circle, Hammersmith and City Line) is the nearest station.
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Charlton Road, London, SE7 8RE
Box Office: see under individual event.
Online: see under individual event.
How to get Here: Charlton Main line station.
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38 Charterhouse Street, West Smithfield, London, EC1M 6JH
Box Office: 07963 680 859
Online: www.gethappycomedy.com
How to get Here:
Barbican and Farringdon (Circle, Metropolitan, Hammersmith and City lines)
are the nearest stations. Farringdon is also a mainline station.
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World's End Place, Kings Road, London, SW10 0DR
Box Office: 020 7352 1967
Online:
www.chelseatheatre.org.uk
How to get Here:
Fulham Broadway (District Line) is the nearest underground station.
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Chestnut Grove Theatre |
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Chestnut Grove School, 45 Chestnut Grove, Balham, London, SW12
8JZ
Box Office: See under individual production listings.
Online: See under individual production listings.
How to get Here:
Balham (Northern Line, also
mainline) is the nearest station.
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The Chocolate Factory Theatre |
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Clarendon Road, London, N22 6XJ
Box Office: 0208 889 2400
Online: bookings@mosaicarestaurants.com
How to get Here: Wood Green (Piccadilly Line)
and Alexandra Palace (Mainline) are the nearest stations.
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The Churchill Theatre |
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High Street, Bromley, Kent BR1 1HA
Box Office: 08448 717 620 (£2.75 per booking, not per ticket fee is
charged).
Online:
www.churchilltheatre.co.uk (£2.75 per booking, not per ticket fee is charged).
How to get Here: Bromley South or Bromley North (mainline) are the
nearest stations.
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The Church Street Theatre |
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Ryans Bar, 181 Church Street, Stoke Newington, London N16 0UL.
Box Office: online only.
Online Bookings:
www.churchstreettheatre.com (via
www.Ticketweb.co.uk, no booking fee)
How to get Here:
Stoke Newington (mainline) is the nearest station.
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Bussey Building, 133 Rye Lane, London, SE15 4ST
Box Office: see under individual events.
Online: see under individual events.
www.clfartcafe.org is the venue
website, for information only.
How to get Here: Peckham Rye (Main line) is the nearest
station.Friday 10th February until Friday 2nd March 2012
Press Night: Wednesday 15th February 2012
Panta Rei Theatre Collective presents the World Premiere of:
ROCINANTE! ROCINANTE!
devised by the company
directed by Chiara D’Anna
A site specific, promenade journey through the mind of Don Quixote de la
Manch.
At the venue used by the Royal Court’s Theatre Local, this devised site specific
performance considers madness in the light of two of its most celebrated
portrayals, Don Quixote and Hamlet. At night, Don Quixote arrives in a cemetery
with his old horse Rocinante accompanied as ever by Sancho Panza and Donkey.
They stumble upon Hamlet’s gravediggers, involved in alchemical experiments as
they debate the meanings of life, death and everything in between. But this
garden of souls is not all that it appears, and rational laws disappear to make
way for something absurd, surreal and grotesque.
Influenced by the dark imagery of Hieronymus Bosch, a cast of seven alternate
dynamic physical sequences with intimate poetic moments as the audience enter a
world of dreams, memories and visions, embarking on a surreal journey through
the restless mind of Don Quixote de la Mancha.
Almost exact contemporaries, Cervantes and Shakespeare died in 1616, on the same
date (23rd April), if the discrepancy of ten days between the Gregorian calendar
(Spain) and Julian calendar (England) is the be allowed for.
Panta Rei Theatre (“everything flows”) is a collective of international artists
promoting interdisciplinary collaborations to explore issues that transcend the
boundaries of cultural, economical and social backgrounds. Their work is
immersive, visually striking, surreal and multilingual.
Rocinante! Rocinante! is part of Panta Rei’s long-term project on theatre and
mental illness. The company has been collaborating since 2010 with Dr Zerrin
Atakan from the Institute of Psychiatry and Dr Nick Troop from the Performance
Psychology Lab, Hertfordshire University. Panta Rei’s past performances include
Samhain Night (Off the Grid, London), Lilith Rain (The Place), Masquerade and A
History of the Piazza through Commedia (Italian Cultural Institute).
www.pantareitheatre.com is the
company website.
Set Design: Nadia Malik and the ensemble
Costume Design: Nadia Malik
Music and Sound Design: Steve Mason
Cast: Chiara D’Anna, Juancho Gonzalez, Daniel Rejano Romero, Almundena
Segura, Stephanie Thorpe, Tommy Williamson and Anna Zehentbauer
Performance Times:
Monday to Saturday at
8pm
Runs 1 hour 10 minutes approximately, with no interval.
Seat Prices:
All tickets £10.
Please note that audiences stand throughout.
Box Office for this Production:
Online at www.pantareitheatre.com
or www.ticketweb.co.uk.
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170 Kensal Road, London W10 5BN
Box Office: 020 8960 4222
Online: www.ticketweb.co.uk (with £1 per booking, not per ticket, fee for box office
colletions / £1.65 for postage if time allows).
Venue Website: www.cobdenclub.co.uk
How to get Here: Nearest underground Westbourne Park (Hammersmith and City Line), then
6 to 7 minute walk at most. Buses: 23, 28, 31, 328.
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Gateforth Street (Off Church Street), London, NW8
8EH
Box Office: 020 7258 2925 (Open from Noon Monday to Friday. All major cards
accepted)
Online:
www.thecockpit.org.uk (most
productions bookable online)
How to get Here: Nearest underground Marylebone (Bakerloo Line and Mainline)
or Edgware Road (Bakerloo, Circle, District and Hammersmith Lines). Buses: 6,
16, 18, 98, 414.
First
Mondays in each month until 4th June 2012
THEATRE IN THE POUND
An evening of fifteen minute performances of new drama, writing, cabaret and all
things theatrical.
Theatre In The Pound is an award winning evening of new theatrical shorts at The
Cockpit. Every month we showcase new work from directors, writers and artists to
provide a platform for them, and a great evening of exciting performance for
you.
Theatre In The Pound is a not for profit evening of new drama, writing, cabaret
and all things theatrical, helping artists develop their work with support and
feedback.
...and it only costs a pound!
There is no need to reserve tickets, just turn up on the night.
On the first Monday of every month from October 2011 to June 2012.
Further info:
http://thecockpit.org.uk/pound.
Performance Times and Dates:
2012
Monday 6th February – 7pm
Monday 5th March – 7pm
Monday 2nd April – 7pm
Monday 7th May – 7pm
Monday 4th June – 7pm
Seat Prices:
All tickets £1
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Last Mondays in each month until 4th June 2012
JAZZ IN THE ROUND
Presenter of BBC's Jazz On 3, Jez Nelson, hosts a monthly barrier-busting
jazz/contemporary music binge every last Monday of the month.
The next event on February 27th features Shabaka and the Sons of Kemet with Seb
Rochford, Tom Skinner and Oren Marshall, preceded by Andrew McCormack (solo),
preceded by Flashmob with Ryan Williams, Rory Simmons, Will Collier and Nick
Smalley.
With audience on four sides, Jazz In The Round will disregard genre and other
limiting habits to showcase new talent alongside headline players in a concert
setting – with added solo spots from those that usually don’t do that sort of
thing. A DJ set from Jez himself in the bar to wind up the night.
http://thecockpit.org.uk/jazz has
the information.
Performance Times and Dates:
2012
Monday 27th February - 8pm (bar opens 6pm)
Monday 26th March - 8pm (bar opens 6pm)
Monday 30th April - 8pm (bar opens 6pm)
Monday 28th May - 8pm (bar opens 6pm)
Seat Prices:
All tickets £7
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Saturday 4th and Sunday 5th February 2012
WINTER COCKTAIL 2012
A hilarious cocktail of plays in English and Hindi to keep you warmly
entertained!
Funny, irreverent, upside down and all mixed up!
We won’t tell you much more about this production, or we’ll take the fun away.
Grab your poison from the bar, and jump straight into this one, and we promise
to make a memorable evening of drama, best enjoyed with an open mind, with a
dash of close friends and stirred with a set of strangers...
http://web.me.com/nehajain/Aks/Winter_Cocktail_2012.html is the event
website.
Performance Time:
7pm (Bar opens 6pm)
Seat Prices:
All tickets £10 (includes a complementary drink.)
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Wednesday 8th until Saturday 11th February 2012
EUROCRASH! THE MUSICAL
words by David Shirreff
music by Russell Sarre
directed by Ross Livingstone
Horribly topical: the drama of the euro - vicious verses and fabulous songs...
This is the semi-serious story of the euro, wrapped in a fairy tale. We meet
Mark and Gilda - the Hansel and Gretel of Euroland - as they discover the
fantasy world of the single currency; Papa Kohl and Madame Mitterrand, a
charming couple who hold it all together; the Snake, a clanky prototype;
Jean-Claude Trichet, the last great eurocrat; the PIIGS (Portugal, Ireland,
Italy, Greece and Spain), paying for past profligacy; the dark eminence of the
mighty Bundesbank; and the wild, exotic currencies of central Europe.
All this gives us something between Gilbert & Sullivan and Berthold Brecht, with
hard-hitting lyrics and great songs - all original. A thoroughly entertaining
show of not much more than an hour, which will appeal to experts and laymen
alike. No previous experience of the single currency is needed.
It is thought-provoking, even educational. A must-see for anyone involved in or
likely to be affected by the future of the euro.
EuroCrash ran successfully at the Old Sorting Office in Barnes, West London, in
September last year and is touring Berlin and Frankfurt the heart of Euroland in
January before coming to The Cockpit.
www.eurocrash.info is the production
website.
Performance Times:
Wednesday to Saturday at
8pm
Seat Prices:
All tickets £12 (£10 concessions)
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Sunday 12th February 2012
AN EVENING WITH KAYHAN KALHOR
Kamancheh virtuso Kayhan Kalhor in concert, a rare treat, here he is accompanied
by Fariborz Kiannejad on tombak hand drum.
A rare opportunity to here the kamancheh (upright fiddle) virtuoso in an
intimate setting.
Three-time Grammy Award nominee Kalhor is an internationally acclaimed virtuoso
on the kamancheh, who through his many musical collaborations has been
instrumental in popularizing Persian music in the West and is a creative force
in today's music scene. His performances of traditional Persian music and
multiple collaborations have attracted audiences around the globe. He has
studied the music of Iran's many regions, in particular those of Khorason and
Kordestan, and has toured the world as a soloist with various ensembles and
orchestras including the New York Philharmonic and the Orchestre National de
Lyon.
http://www.navaarts.co.uk is the company
website.
Performance Time:
7.30pm
Seat Price:
All tickets £25
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Friday 17th until Monday 20th February 2012
The Bridge presents:
TAKING CARE OF BABY
by Dennis Kelly
directed by Antony Law
‘There’s the truth, and there’s what people think is the truth, and it all
depends on how you slant it…’
Performance Time:
Friday to Monday at 7.15pm
Seat Prices:
All tickets £10 (£8 concessions)
You can reserve tickets for this show and then pay on arrival.
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Wednesday 29th February until Sunday 18th March 2012
Press Night: Thursday 1st March 2012
Swivel Theatre Company present:
TWELFTH NIGHT
by William Shakespeare.
Classic theatre.. with a twist.
Twelfth Night returns to the London fringe with a Swivel Theatre Company
production! Our manifesto is to produce classic theatre with a twist.
Set in 1940's Morocco, Swivel's unique interpretation will be a feast of live
music, traditional dance and raucous laughter. We are producing a modern
adaptation of Twelfth Night which is accessible for all ages - this play is for
everyone!
Swivel Theatre Company is delighted to welcome school groups and university
students to our production. The play will provide an invaluable learning support
for student’s study.
We offer a debate session after the play led by the Director and Assistant
Director for student groups at an extra cost.
http://www.12th-night-play.co.uk
is the production website.
Cast: Olivia - Anais Alvarado; Viola - Carolina Main; Feste - Leo-Marcus Wan;
Malvolio - Tiburcio Fortes; Andrew Aguecheek - Matthew Gibbs; Maria - Isabelle
Rose; Antonio - David Holmes; Sebastian - Eamon Ali; Sir Toby Belch - Tony
Wadham; Orsino - Aqil Zahid; Captain and Priest - Christian Fontaine.
Performance Times:
Tuesday to Sunday at 7.30pm
NO MONDAY PERFORMANCES.
Seat Prices:
All tickets £15 (£12 concessions) except
Student groups requiring the debate session: £13 per ticket
and
Preview performance on 29th February 2012: all tickets £7 (use code "PREVIEW"
during the checkout process to claim your discount)
Group bookings: Swivel Theatre Company is delighted to welcome school groups and
university students to our production. The play will provide an invaluable
learning support for student’s study. We offer a debate session after the play
for student groups of 10 or more, led by the Director and Assistant Director.
For groups under 20 we will give 1 complimentary ticket to teachers.
For groups over 20 we will give 2 complimentary tickets to teachers.
Groups must be booked over the phone (020 7258 2925). Student tickets are £12,
or £13 with the debate session.
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Merton Abbey Mills, London, SW19 2RD
Box Office: 020 8542 5511
Online:
www.colourhousetheatre.co.uk
How to get Here: Colliers Wood, South Wimbledon (Northern Line) are the nearest underground stations.
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58 Penton Street, Islington, London N1 9PZ
Box Office: see under individual event
Online: www.thecompassn1.co.uk
(information only)
How to get Here: Nearest underground station is Angel (Northern Line).
Tuesdays 7th and 21st February 2012
The Milk Monitors present:
AUSTENTATIOUS: AN IMPROVISED NOVEL
With a winning concept and an enviable line-up, Austentatious: An Improvised
Novel is one of the most unusual, eloquent and downright funny improvised comedy
shows in the UK.
Undoubtedly one of the most talked about shows on the improvised comedy circuit,
Austentatious: An Improvised Novel is an hour long comedy play spun in the
inimitable style of Jane Austen – and based entirely on audience suggestions.
A seasoned cast present an eloquent, irreverent, 100% improvised take on the
works of Britain’s best-loved novelist. Performed in period costume with live
cello accompaniment, Austentatious is an immersive and hilarious treat for fans
of Austen and improvised comedy alike. Previous titles suggested by the audience
have included: ‘Pride and Sandwiches’; ‘The Cat Who Made A Fine Match’; ‘Tory
Revolt’; and the unlikely supernatural thriller ‘@Jane Austen: #Zombies’.
Austentatious: An Improvised Novel is the brainchild of six-piece comedy
ensemble The Milk Monitors. Prior to this residency, the show has been performed
at The Old Vic Tunnels, The Sitcom Mission and venues around the West End.
Rather than offering the familiar roster of impro games and scenes,
Austentatious present an ambitious story with all the trappings of Austen’s best
work: rounded characters, delicate plotting, and real drama.
www.austentatiousimpro.com is
the company website.
Cast: Cariad Lloyd, Rachel Parris, Amy Cooke-Hodgson, Andrew
Murray, Graham Dickson and Joseph Morpurgo.
Performance Times and Dates:
7th and 21st February 2012 at 8pm.
Runs 1 hour approximately.
Seat Prices:
All tickets £5
Box Office for this Production:
Email austentatiousanimpronovel (put the @ symbol here)
gmail.com
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Glebe Avenue, Ickenham, UB10 8PD
Box Office: 01895 673 200
Online:
www.compasstheatre.co.uk
How to get Here: Nearest underground station is Ickenham (Piccadilly and
Metropolitan Lines).
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56 Shoreditch High Street, London, E1 6JJ
Box Office: see under individual event.
Online: see under individual event.
How to get Here:
Shoreditch High Street (Overground / Mainline) are the nearest stations.
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116 Douglas Road, Surbiton, KT6 7SB
Box Office: see under individual event.
Online: See under individual event.
How to get Here: Tolworth is the
nearest main line station.
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28 New Kent Road, London SE1 6TJ
Box Office: see under individual event.
Online: See under individual event.
How to get Here: Elephant and Castle (Bakerloo and
Northern Lines) is the
nearest underground station.
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40 Pitfield Street, London, N1 6EU
Box Office: 020 7729 2202 from 6.30pm to 9.30pm Tuesday to Sunday only /
Ticketweb 24 hour service on 0844 477 1000 (with booking fee).
Online: www.thecourtyard.org.uk
is the venue website via ticketweb.co.uk.
How to get Here:
Old Street (Northern Line and mainline) is the nearest station. King's Cross
and Waterloo for National Rail services. Buses: 21,
43, 55, 76, 141, 205, 214, 243, 271, N35, N55, N76
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Croydon Clocktower, Katharine Street, CR9 1ET
Box Office: 020 8253 1030 (minicom 020 8253 1027)
Online:
www.croydonclocktower.org.uk
How to get Here:
East Croydon Station (10 minutes walk) / West Croydon Station (15
minutes walk). Buses (within 2 to 6 minutes walk): 50, 60, 75, 109, 119, 154,
166, 197, 250, 264, 312, 403, 405, 407, 412, 455, 466, 468. Trams to George
Street (3 minutes walk) / Reeves Corner (12 minutes walk)
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Dalston Superstore, 117 Kingsland Road, London, E8 2PB
Box Office: 020 7254 2273
Online:
www.facebook.com
How to get Here: Dalston Kingsland (mainline) is the nearest station. Buses:
67, 76, 149, 243.Every Third Thursday each month:
Holestar present:
LETS GET QUIZZICAL
Season two of the popular fun, alternative entertainment, disco and the
art/performance/DJ thing kicks off with special guest founder of Gay Bingo and
East End royalty.. .MA BUTCHER.
Cheaters are crap in the sack............. London's only all pop culture quiz
and danceteria.
See
http://www.facebook.com for more details.
Performance Time:
Third Thursday Each Month at 8.30pm
Event ends 2am
Seat Prices:
All tickets FREE.
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10 Dean Street, London, W1D 3RW
Box Office: 08456 027 017
Online:
www.pizzaexpresslive.com
How to get Here: Tottenham Court Road (Central and Northern Lines) is the
nearest underground station.
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The Old Debating Chamber, County
Hall |
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Opposite the entrance to the Movieum of London, County Hall,
South Bank, London SE1 7PB
Box Office: see under individual production information.
Online: see under individual production information.
How to get Here: Waterloo (Northern, Bakerloo and Jubilee Lines, also
mainline) and Westminster (Jubilee, District and Circle Lines) are the nearest stations.
Buses 211, 77 and 381 stop nearby.
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Dirty Dicks Public House |
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202 Bishopsgate, London EC2M 4NR
Box Office: 0207 283 5888
Online: not available
How to get Here: Liverpool Street (Central, Circle, Metropolitan,
Hammersmith and City and Mainline) is the
nearest station.
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Reigate Road, Dorking, Surrey. RH4 1SG
Box Office:01306
881 717
Online:
www.dorkinghalls.co.uk /
Twitter: @dorkinghalls
How to get Here: Dorking or Dorking (Deepdene) (mainline) are the
nearest stations.
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Downstairs at the King's Head Public
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2 Crouch End Hill, London, N8 8AA
Box Office: see under individual event
Online Bookings:
www.downstairsatthekingshead.com (not available for all events)
How to get Here:
Crouch Hill (London Overground) is the nearest station.
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The Drayton Arms Public House, 153 Old Brompton Road, SW5 0LJ.
Box Office: 020 7835 2301
Online:
www.thedraytontheatre.co.uk
How to get Here: Nearest underground stations are Gloucester Road or South
Kensington (both on the District, Circle and Piccadilly Lines). Buses C1 and
430.Tuesday 7th until Saturday 25th February 2012
Pistachio Choice present:
MACBETH
by William Shakespeare
directed by Jeffrey Kurtz
Greed, ambition, power...
And you thought it was just the bankers?
6 actors guide the audience intimately around Shakespeare's most sinister and
persistently relevant tragedy.
www.pistachiochoice.com is the
company website.
Performance Times:
Tuesday to Saturday at 7.30pm
Seat prices:
All tickets: £13 (£11 concessions - Proof must be shown on collection of
tickets. Limited number of tickets per performance) EXCEPT
Previews 7th until 11th February 2012: £10 (£8 Local Resident Discount - First
week only. To get the discount use the “code word” either online or at the box
office for bookings)
Box Office for this Production:
Online tickets available at:
www.ticketsource.co.uk/event/19380
Or pay at the Box Office: Cash Only
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217 City Road, Hoxton, London, EC1V 1JN
Box Office: see under individual event.
Online: www.eastbloc.co.uk
(information only)
How to get Here: Old Street (Northern and Main line) is the nearest station.
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above the Oxford Arms Pub, 265 Camden High Street, London NW1 7BU
Box Office: 020 7482 4857
or Ticketweb 08444 77 1000 (with postage fee if required)
Online: www.etceteratheatre.com
or www.ticketweb.co.uk (with postage fee if
required)
How to get Here:
Nearest Underground Station is Camden Town on the Northern Line.
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Park Lane, Croydon, CR9 1DG
Box Office: 020 8688 9291
Online: www.fairfield.co.uk
How to get Here:
Nearest Station is East Croydon,
a 3 minute walk away and West Croydon station is about a 12 minute walk.
Buses to Croydon Centre stop within easy walking distance of Fairfield
(Routes 50, 60, 64, 75, 109, 119, 154, 166, 194, 197, 198, 250, 264, 312, 367,
403, 405, 407, 409, 410, 412, 455, 466, 468, 726, 729, T33). The Tramlink stops
at East Croydon, George Street and Wellesley Road are all 3 minutes walk away.
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Above The Finborough Wine Cafe, 118 Finborough Road, London SW10 9ED
Box Office: 0844 847 1652
Online:
www.finboroughtheatre.co.uk
How to get Here: Earl's Court (District and Piccadilly Lines) is the
nearest underground station.
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Papatango Playwriting Competition 2012
Following the huge success of the Papatango New Writing Festival
2011 in partnership with the Finborough Theatre, the Papatango Playwriting
Competition 2012 offers two playwrights the opportunity to have their plays
professionally produced at the Finborough Theatre in December 2012. The winner
will receive a four week run at the Finborough Theatre and have their script
published by Nick Hern Books, and one runner-up will receive a three week run.
The final deadline for entries is 1st May 2012 at midnight.
The winning productions will run at the Finborough Theatre, London, from
Tuesday, 27 November to Friday, 22 December 2012.
For a full list of all the judges and full details on how to enter, please visit
the Papatango website at
www.papatango.co.uk.
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Tuesday 31st January until Saturday 25th February 2012
Press Night: Thursday 2nd February 2012
The Finborough Theatre present:
OUTWARD BOUND
by Sutton Vane
directed by Louise Hill
Seven passengers meet in the saloon bar of a ship as it sets sail from an
unidentified English port. Socialite Mrs Cliveden-Banks is on her way to join
her husband, a Colonel in the army; Mr Lingley has important business in
Marseilles; charlady Mrs Midget is making her first passage by sea; Reverend
William Duke is looking forward to a holiday, while Tom Prior intends to spend
the journey in the ship’s saloon bar. Also on board are Henry and Ann, a young
couple who seem anxious for the ship to leave port. But the travellers have more
in common than they dare to suspect. Out at sea, an eerie calm settles over the
ship as Tom is the first to discover the fate which awaits his fellow
passengers…
'Outward Bound' was first produced at a London Off West End theatre – the
Everyman Theatre, Hampstead (now the Everyman Cinema) and instantly became the
biggest hit of the 1923 season, going on to play for many years in the West End,
appearing at the Garrick, Royalty, Adelphi, Criterion, Comedy, Fortune and
Prince of Wales Theatres. The play was also a huge hit on Broadway in 1924,
where it was a similarly huge success in a production starring Alfred Lunt and
Leslie Howard. The play was made into a 1930 film in Hollywood by Warner Bros.
starring Leslie Howard and Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., and was filmed again as
Between Two Worlds in 1944 with John Garfield and Sydney Greenstreet. This
production is the first London production in more than fifty years, and returns
the play to a the same type of Off West End theatre where it began its life.
Designed by Alex Marker.
Lighting by Neill Brinkworth.
Costume Design by Gregor Donnelly.
Music by William Morris.
Cast: David Brett. Tom Davey. Derek Howard. Nicholas Karimi. Ursula Mohan.
Carmen Rodriguez. Natalie Walter. Paul Westwood. Martin Wimbush.
Performance Times:
Tuesday to Friday at 7.30pm
Saturday at 3pm and 7.30pm (3pm performances from the second week of the run,
Captioned performance third week of each run at 3pm).
Sunday at 3pm
NO MONDAY PERFORMANCES
Seat Prices:
Weeks 1 and 2
All tickets £13 (£9 concessions) except
Tuesday Evenings: all tickets £9
Saturday Evenings: all tickets £13
Previews (4th and 5th October 2011): all tickets £9
£5 tickets for Under 30’s for performances Tuesday to Sunday in the first week of each main run
when booked online.
£10 tickets for residents of the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea on the
first Saturday of the run only.
Weeks 3 and 4
All tickets £15 (£11 concessions) except
Tuesday Evenings: all tickets £11
Saturday Evenings: all tickets £15
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Sundays 5th, 12th, 19th February 2012 and Mondays 6th, 13th, 20th February 2012
Press Night: Monday 6th February 2012
Evergreen Theatrical Productions Ltd in association with Neil McPherson for the
Finborough Theatre present:
GAY'S THE WORD
music and book by Ivor Novello
lyrics by Alan Melville
directed by Stewart Nicholls
This is the first professional revival of the 1951
smash hit, in which Dame Cicely Courtneidge created a sensation.
Novello sends up his own Ruritanian extravagances in this backstage musical
comedy. Former stage star Gay Daventry opens a drama school and finds that what
is needed to get her back on top is, to name the show's hit song, Vitality!
Other numbers include If Only He'd Looked My Way (subsequently recorded by Frank
Sinatra), Bees Are Buzzin’ and the enchanting On Such A Night As This, all
combining Novello’s melodic talent with Alan Melville’s sharp wit.
An adapted version by special permission of Samuel French Ltd on behalf of the
Ivor Novello Trustees.
Book revised by Richard Stirling.
Choreographed by Stewart Nicholls.
Musical Direction by Ben Stock.
Designed by Samal Blak.
Cast: Sheila White, Helena Blackman, Doreen Hermitage, Ryan Hurst, Eileen Page,
Myra Sands, Elizabeth Seal and Paul Slack.
Performance Times:
Sundays and Mondays at 7.30pm
Seat Prices:
All tickets £18 (£15 concessions)
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Tuesday 28th February until Saturday 24th March 2012
Press Night: Thursday 1st March 2012
Lucy Jackson for Volta Theatre in association with Neil McPherson for the
Finborough Theatre and the National Theatre Studio present the Leverhulme
Bursary for Emerging Theatre Directors world première production:
DON JUAN COMES BACK FROM THE WAR
by Ödön von Horváth in a new version by Duncan Macmillan
directed by Andrea Ferran
The world premiere of a new version of the play.
Don Juan’s back from the War and he’s got some catching up to do. Berlin may be
crumbling, but after years of abstinence, the Don is ready for more of the
debauchery that once made his name. Yet despite his best efforts, the years of
excess are beginning to catch up with him. Amidst political upheaval and
economic ruin, Don Juan finds himself increasingly at odds with the man he used
to be. Is this notorious lothario finally about to experience a sudden change of
heart?
Ödön von Horváth’s startling tale of displacement and isolation in the aftermath
of the Great War is presented in a bold new adaptation by award-winning
playwright Duncan Macmillan.
This is the third production at the Finborough Theatre as part of the Leverhulme
Bursary for Emerging Theatre Directors, a partnership between the National
Theatre Studio and the Finborough Theatre, supporting a six-month attachment at
the internationally acclaimed National Theatre Studio, and a six month
attachment at the Finborough Theatre, culminating in a production at the
Finborough Theatre.
Designed by Ellan Parry.
Lighting by Neill Brinkworth.
Sound by Edward Lewis.
Dramaturgy by Deirdre McLaughlin.
Cast: Charlie Cameron. Laura Dos Santos. Eileen Nicholas. Miranda Pleasence.
Sarah Sweeney. Zubin Varla. Leah Whitaker.
Performance Times:
Tuesday to Friday at 7.30pm
Saturday at 3pm and 7.30pm (3pm performances from the second week of the run,
Captioned performance third week of each run at 3pm).
Sunday at 3pm
NO MONDAY PERFORMANCES
Seat Prices:
Weeks 1 and 2
All tickets £13 (£9 concessions) except
Tuesday Evenings: all tickets £9
Saturday Evenings: all tickets £13
Previews (4th and 5th October 2011): all tickets £9
£5 tickets for Under 30’s for performances Tuesday to Sunday in the first week of each main run
when booked online.
£10 tickets for residents of the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea on the
first Saturday of the run only.
Weeks 3 and 4
All tickets £15 (£11 concessions) except
Tuesday Evenings: all tickets £11
Saturday Evenings: all tickets £15
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Sundays 4th, 11th, 18th March 2012 and Mondays 5th, 12th, 19th March 2012
Press Night: Monday 5th March 2012
Bloomsday in association with Neil McPherson for the Finborough Theatre
presents:
AUTUMN FIRE
by T.C. Murray
directed by Veronica Quilligan
The first London production in 80 years.
Rural Ireland, the 1920s. Farmer Owen Keegan, a middle aged widower with two
grown up children, is famed throughout the county for his strength and vigour.
When he falls in love with Nance Desmond, an attractive young woman half his
age, he must fight the disapproval and hostility of his neighbours and
relatives, as the lives of Owen, Nance, and Owen's son and daughter are torn
apart by his passion.
Designed by Philip Lindley.
Performance Times:
Sundays and Mondays at 7.30pm
Seat Prices:
All tickets £13 (£9 concessions)
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Tuesday 27th March until Saturday 21st April 2012
Press Night: Thursday 29th March 2012
THE AMERICAN CLOCK
by Arthur Miller
directed by Phil Willmott
The first professional UK production in more than 25 years.
Performance Times:
Tuesday to Friday at 7.30pm
Saturday at 3pm and 7.30pm (3pm performances from the second week of the run,
Captioned performance third week of each run at 3pm).
Sunday at 3pm
NO MONDAY PERFORMANCES
Seat Prices:
Weeks 1 and 2
All tickets £13 (£9 concessions) except
Tuesday Evenings: all tickets £9
Saturday Evenings: all tickets £13
Previews (4th and 5th October 2011): all tickets £9
£5 tickets for Under 30’s for performances Tuesday to Sunday in the first week of each main run
when booked online.
£10 tickets for residents of the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea on the
first Saturday of the run only.
Weeks 3 and 4
All tickets £15 (£11 concessions) except
Tuesday Evenings: all tickets £11
Saturday Evenings: all tickets £15
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Sundays 1st, 8th, 15th April 2012 and Mondays 2nd, 9th,
16th April 2012
Press Night: Monday 9th January 2012
THE GRAND DUKE
music by Arthur Sullivan, libretto by W.S. Gilbert
directed by Martin Milnes
The first fully staged professional UK production since 1896.
Performance Times:
Sundays and Mondays at 7.30pm
Seat Prices:
All tickets £18 (£15 concessions)
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100 Wardour Street, London W1F 0TN
Box Office: see under individual event.
Online: see under individual event.
How to get Here: Tottenham Court Road (Northern and Central Lines) is the nearest underground
station.
Tuesday 8th May 2012
Chaz Royal & Secrets in Lace Present:
WORLD BURLESQUE GAMES 2012
The 6th Annual Edition of London Burlesque Festival.
Stars 100 of the World's best Burlesque and Variety performers!
TRIPLE CROWN Official Press Gala.
A fun filled evening that challenges Variety based Burlesque performers to
infuse extra dance genres, hidden talents & special surprise gimmicks to their
signature routines.
Performance Time:
7pm to 11pm
Seat Prices:
General admission and VIP tickets available, priced
£16.50 to £24.50.
Box Office for this Production:
www.WorldBurlesquegames.com (booking fees
apply).
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9 Alexandra Road (just off Hampden Road), Muswell Hill, London N10 2EY
Box Office: 020
8883 3570
Online: not available
How to get Here: Highgate (Northern Line) is the nearest underground
station.
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17 Queensberry Place, London, SW7 2DT
Box Office: 0207 073 1350
Online:
www.institut-francais.org.uk
How to get Here: Nearest underground station is South Kensington (Piccadilly,
District and Circle lines).
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50 Redchurch Street, London. E2 7DP
Box Office: online only.
Online: www.wegottickets.com
How to get Here: Shoreditch High Street (Mainline) is the
nearest station.
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(Above The Prince Albert Pub), 11 Pembridge Road, London, W11
3HQ
Box Office: 020 7229 0706
Online: www.gatetheatre.co.uk
How to get Here: Notting Hill Gate (Central, Circle, and District lines) is the
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Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts (RADA),
Malet Street, London WC1E 6ED.
Box Office: see under individual productions
Online: see under
individual productions.
How to get Here: Goodge Street (Northern Line) is the nearest underground station.
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Brixton Village, entrance in Coldharbour Lane, Brixton, London SW9 8PS.
Box Office: see under individual event.
Online: see under individual event.
How to get Here: Nearest underground Brixton (Victoria Line)
or Brixton Main line station.
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above The Green Man Public House, 36 Riding House Street, London
W1W 7ES
Box Office: on the door
Online: none
How to get Here:
Oxford Circus (Central, Bakerloo Line) or Goodge Street (Northern Line) is the nearest station.
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Greenwich Station Forecourt, London SE10 8JA
Box Office: 0208 858 9256
Online:
www.galleontheatre.co.uk
(or www.ticketweb.co.uk,
both with same booking fee)
How to get Here:
Greenwich is the nearest mainline and DLR station.
The Greenwich Playhouse will close its doors on the 10th April 2012 after twenty
years of service to theatre and following a final production by Galleon Theatre
Company of the great John Webster classic The Duchess of Malfi.
The Greenwich Playhouse will close in April 2012 as the theatre’s landlords -
Beds and Bars - have decided not to renew this popular South East London venue’s
lease in order to exploit commercial opportunities offered by the Olympics.
Theatre landlord’s Beds and Bars, run hostels throughout Europe, offering cheap
bunk-bed facilities for backpackers.
The Greenwich Playhouse is located in a building which has housed a studio
theatre since 1989. Galleon Theatre Company took residency at the venue in 1995
and has since staged an incomparable body of work. The Greenwich Playhouse is
Greenwich’s all year producing theatre. Annually it stages in the region of
12-14 theatre productions and these generate work and entertainment for some
15,000 people.
The venue and resident company’s artistic director, Alice de Sousa, said: “The
Greenwich Playhouse and Galleon Theatre Company have over two decades made an
immeasurable contribution to our capital’s cultural infrastructure. The
Greenwich Playhouse is one of London’s most established small scale theatres.
The work shown at this critically acclaimed venue draws annually from all over
the world and the immediate community many, many thousands of people. The
Greenwich Playhouse has been a platform for celebrating theatrical excellence
since 1995, when Galleon Theatre Company became resident. It has staged hundreds
of high quality theatre productions which have entertained and created work for
hundreds of thousands of people. It is regrettable that the theatre’s landlord
Beds and Bars, who have benefitted for eleven years from generous revenue
generated by the theatre’s substantial trade, should have their sights focused
on such short term objectives as the Olympics.’
The Greenwich Playhouse and Galleon Theatre Company are in discussions with
Greenwich Council, who have been active supporters of the organisation’s efforts
to find a new home in a borough where they have been resident for over sixteen
years.
Tuesday 17th January until Sunday 5th February 2012
Press Night: Thursday 19th January 2012
Act-On Productions present:
THE SWORD AND THE DOPE
by Michael Horspool
directed by Matthew Gould
This hilarious new musical has its roots firmly set in old fashioned British
Comedy. It takes inspiration from the old greats Morecambe and Wise; Tommy
Cooper; and Monty Python, who created their own unforgettable take on the story
of King Arthur.
The Sword and the Dope features twelve new songs including the 70s funk tune
‘The Black Knight, He’s Alright’; the Rock anthem ‘No Matter What’; ‘A Servants
Lot’ - a take on the Pet Shop Boys; and the fantastic musical theatre ballad ‘At
Least I’m Not From France’.
It offers its lead characters: Bosstock and Rumpkin (the West Country’s
fictional answer to Ant and Dec) a new twist in the telling of the King Arthur
story; and simultaneously introduces to some unforgettable characters such as
the soulful Black Knight; the unglamorous Lady of the Lake and her Geordie
cousin The Woman of the Pond; and last but not least the powerful Wizard Merlot.
The Sword and the Dope is an intelligent and witty new musical comedy which
delivers boundless fun and great theatrical entertainment for all the family.
The Pythonesque new musical comedy is transferring to the Greenwich Playhouse
after a successful run at the King’s Head Theatre.
Cast:
Oliver Mawdsley playing King Arthur, Neil, Sebastian; Jonny Muir playing Casey,
Chris, Guttersnipe; Jay Perry playing Sir Borris, the Black Knight; Natalie
Neagle playing Sir Lancelot, Woman of the Pond; Sarah Barker playing Carol,
Paris; Will Seaward playing Sir Percival, P.R., The Lady Of The Lake; Jonathan
Ashby-Rock playing Sir Backstabber, Stanley; Louise Gookey playing Lacy, JK,
Maiden, The Prophet; Jennifer Farrell playing Kate, Merlin, Margo, Bob, Paige;
Patrick Rowe playing Bosstock; Sam George playing Rumpkin; Michael Horspool
playing Sir Galahad, Merlot, Brian.
Performance Times:
Tuesday to Saturday at 7.30pm
Sundays at 4pm
Seat Prices:
All tickets £13 (£10 concessions)
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Tuesday 21st February until Sunday 18th March 2012
Press Night: Thursday 23rd February 2012
The Galleon Theatre Company present:
THE DUCHESS OF MALFI
by John Webster
directed by Bruce Jamieson
Webster’s timeless masterpiece and heart rending love story is an
intense study of a society that is broken: riddled with Machiavellian
corruption, incest, madness and illicit sexual desire. It exposes issues which
are of universal moral significance, and presents questions which have remained
permanently elusive. 'The Duchess of Malfi' daringly explores all that is
magnificent and reprehensible in humanity. It does this in a bold and shocking
manner that is tempered by beautiful and uplifting poetry.
In his play John Webster (1578-1634) created, through language
that is rich in imagery and incomparable in dramatic power, one of the greatest
dramas ever written in the English language, outside of Shakespeare’s canon of
work.
Galleon Theatre Company’s expertly directed, designed and acted
production of Webster’s much loved sexually and religiously provocative obra-prima,
will offer a rousing and at times deeply moving quality theatre experience which
will entertain and provoke.
Produced by Alice de Sousa
Costumes by Natasha Piper
Scenery by Charlotte Randell
Lighting by Philip Jones
Production Photography by Robert Gooch
Stage Combat / Fight Direction by Ian McCraccken
Cast: Emma Grace Arends (Cariola); Barry Clarke (Castruchio/Doctor); Alice De
Sousa (the Duchess of Malfi); Martin Foreman (Cardinal’s Man); Phil Gerrard
(Cardinal’s Man); Robin Holden (Ferdinand); Bruce Jamieson (the Cardinal);
Alexander Neal (Delio); Damian Quinn (Bosola); Alex Reece (Cardinal’s Man);
Darren Stamford (Antonio); and Tanya Winsor (Julia).
Performance Times:
Tuesday to Saturday at 7.30pm
Sundays at 4pm
Seat Prices:
All tickets £13 (£10 concessions)
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Greenwich Theatre, Crooms Hill, London SE10 8ES
Box Office: 020 8858 7755 (£1.50 per booking transaction fee, plus
optional 50p per booking postage if required and time allows)
Online:
www.greenwichtheatre.org.uk
(with 50p per ticket booking fee)
How to get Here:
Greenwich is the nearest mainline and DLR station.
Thursday 22nd March 2012 Speckulation Entertainment presents:
HELENA BLACKMAN: JOURNEY TO THE PAST
A nostalgic celebration of classic animated movie music. Following the success
of her debut album 'The Sound of Rodgers & Hammerstein', BBC How Do You Solve a
Problem Like Maria? finalist and West End star Helena Blackman returns with her
new solo show 'Journey to the Past,' a celebration of songs from the wonderful
world of classic animated movie music, on a UK tour from January 2012. Helena’s audience are in for a nostalgic ride through a
wealth of timeless songs. From moving renditions of Disney Classics;
‘When You Wish Upon A Star’ (Pinocchio) and ‘Part of Your
World’ (The Little Mermaid) to more modern numbers from Disney’s
latest animated fairytale Tangled and the Oscar Winning
Beauty & the Beast as well as many, many more. The intimate
performance, with Helena just inches from her audience, is sure to have most
reliving the soundtrack of their youth, whilst allowing younger generations
to discover these enchanting musical numbers for the very first time. Having captured the
nation’s attention and the unfailing support of Andrew Lloyd Webber on the BBC’s
How Do You Solve a Problem Like Maria?, Helena headlined the acclaimed UK tour
of Rodgers & Hammerstein’s South Pacific, and starred in the West End première
of Stephen Sondheim’s Saturday Night. Helena recently toured the UK as a guest
artist with number one charting classical singer Jonathan Ansell and performed
an evening of Rodgers & Hammerstein songs at the prestigious
Elgar Room at the Royal Albert Hall. Performance Time:
7.30pm
Seat Prices:
All tickets: £1
5 (£10 concessions)
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4th March 2012Sell a Door Theatre Company present:
LORD OF THE FLIES
by William Golding, adapted by Nigel Williams
directed by David Hutchinson
A plane has crashed on an uninhabited island. The only survivors are a group
of school boys. There are no homes or schools, no adults, no rules and before
long the boys’ fragile sense of order begins to collapse...
With the discovery of ‘the beast’, their games take on a more sinister
significance and this once well-behaved group of children quickly turns into a
blood-thirsty, murderous tribe.
The tour will visit venues in England from Liverpool, Manchester, Hull, Buxton
and Lincoln down to London, Milton Keynes, Chipping Norton, Grantham, Exeter,
Poole, Yeovil, Newbury, Worthing and Bishop Stortford.
www.selladoor.com is the company website.
Designed by Richard Evans.
Choreographed by Nicola London.
Lighting design by Ralph Stockeld
Cast includes: Ben Wiggins (Ralph), Dan Buckley (Piggy), Mark Smedley, David
Eaton, Michael Tantrum, Craig Webb, Matthew Crouzieres, Matthew Grace and Daniel
Ash. Featuring the voice of Hugh Bonneville as the Naval Officer.
Performance Times:
Tuesday to Saturday at 7.30pm
Extra performances Wednesday and Friday at 2.30pm
Sunday at 6pm
Seat Prices:
£20, £17.50, £15 (£15 concessions)
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291 Mare Street, London E8 1EJ
Box Office: 020 8985 2424 (50p per ticket booking fee
applies - maximum £5 per booking). Open 10am to 6pm (Monday to Saturday) or
until the end of the interval on performance nights. On Sunday performance days
opens at noon (telephone only). Accepts Visa, MasterCard, American Express,
Switch and Solo.
Online: www.hackneyempire.co.uk
How to get Here: Hackney Central is the nearest mainline station.
Buses: 30, 38, 48, 55, 106, 236, 242, 253, 254, 276, 277 , 394, D6, W15, N38,
N55, N106, N253.
EVENTS AT THIS VENUE - see
www.hackneyempire.co.uk for more details.
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291 Mare Street, London E8 1EJ
Box Office: 020 8985 2424 (50p per ticket booking fee
applies - maximum £5 per booking). Open 10am to 6pm (Monday to Saturday) or
until the end of the interval on performance nights. On Sunday performance days
opens at noon (telephone only). Accepts Visa, MasterCard, American Express,
Switch and Solo.
Online: www.hackneyempire.co.uk
How to get Here: Hackney Central is the nearest mainline station.
Buses: 30, 38, 48, 55, 106, 236, 242, 253, 254, 276, 277 , 394, D6, W15, N38,
N55, N106, N253.
EVENTS AT THIS VENUE: see
www.hackneyempire.co.uk for full
details.
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Herne Hill, London, SE24 9HU.
Box Office: see
under individual production.
Online: see under individual production.
How to get Here: Brixton (Victoria and main Line) and Herne Hill (main line)
are the nearest stations.Wednesday 15th February until
Saturday 10th March 2012
We Were Here and pilotLIGHT Theatre Company presents:
BRIGHTEST AND BEST
by Matthew Morrison
directed by Natalie Ibu
A play about how we get trapped by the choices we make. How
education prepares us for life. And how it screws us up. 'Brightest and Best'
follows management consultant Rob as he decides it's time to make a difference.
Only, his new start might be the beginning of the end.
www.pilotlighttheatre.com /
www.natalieibuwashere.co.uk are
the company websites.
Performance Times:
Wednesday to Saturday at 8pm
Extra performances Sundays 19th and 26th February 2012 at 4pm
Seat Prices:
All tickets £12 (£8 concessions)
Box Office for this
Production:
Online: www.ticketweb.co.uk or
www.wegottickets.com/pilotLIGHT
By telephone: 07921 623 327 or 07815 784 271
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Eton Avenue, London, NW3 3EU
Box Office: 020
7722 9301
Online:
www.hampsteadtheatre.com
How to get Here: Swiss Cottage (Jubilee Line) is the nearest underground station.
Use Exit 2.
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The Hangar Arts Trust |
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Unit 7A, Mellish House, Harrington Way, Charlton, London SE18 5NR
Box Office: see under individual events.
Online: see under individual events.
How to get Here: Woolwich Dockyard Station (mainline) is nearest. See
www.aircraftcircus.com for further details.
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Uxbridge Road, Hatch End, Middlesex, HA5 4EA
Box Office:
020 8416 8989
Online: www.harrowarts.com
How to get Here: Hatch End (mainline) is the nearest station.
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Hen and Chickens Theatre |
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Above the Hen and Chickens Public House, St Paul’s Road, London N1 2NA
Box Office: 0207 704 2001
Online:
www.unrestrictedview.co.uk
How to get Here: Highbury and Islington (Victoria and Mainline) is the nearest station.
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Victoria Embankment, London WC2N 5DJ
The Hispaniola is moored permanently on the Thames,
right outside Embankment tube.
Box Office: 020 7839 3011
Online: www.hispaniola.co.uk
How to get Here: Nearest underground Embankment (Northern, Circle, District and
Bakerloo Lines), Charing Cross (Bakerloo, Northern, Mainline).
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124 Westminster Bridge Road, London, SE1 7XG
Box Office: see under individual events.
Online: see under individual events.
How to get Here: Lambeth North (Bakerloo Line) and Waterloo (Northern, Bakerloo,
Jubilee and main lines) are
the nearest stations.
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The Horse and Groom Public House, 26 Curtain Road, Shoreditch, London, EC2A 3NZ
Box Office: 0871 984 1312 (information only - for event details see
individual listing)
Online:
www.thehorseandgroom.net (information only - for event details see
individual listing)
How to get Here: Old Street (Northern and main lines) is
the nearest station.
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20 to 32 Goodwood Road, New Cross Gate, London SE14 6BL
Box Office: 08447 404 305 (information only)
Online: www.zetatickets.co.uk
How to get Here: New Cross Gate (East London Line and
Mainline) is the nearest
station.
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130 Hoxton Street, London N1 6SH
Box Office: see under individual event.
Online: www.hoxtonhall.co.uk
(information only)
How to get Here: Old Street (exit 2 from the Northern Line and Mainline) or
Liverpool Street (Circle, Metropolitan, Hammersmith and City and
Mainline) are the
nearest stations. Rail: Dalston Kingsland (then bus). Bus: From Liverpool
Street heading North 149 & 242 Stop at Geffrye Museum. From
Hackney towards Central London 242, 243, 149, 67. Stop at
Geffrye Museum. From Angel (City Road) 394 stops at Hoxton
Street.
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Hoxton Square Bar and Kitchen |
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2 to 4 Hoxton Square, London, N1 6NU
Box Office: see under individual events
Online: www.hoxtonsquarebar.com
(venue information only)
How to get Here: Old Street (Northern and Mainline) is the
nearest station.
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Above the Prince Edward Public House, 73 Princes Square, Bayswater, London W2
4NY
Box Office: 0870 80 30 156
Online: www.humbletheatre.com
(information only). Email: boxoffice@humbletheatre.com
How to get Here: Notting Hill Gate (Central, District and Circle Lines) and
Bayswater (District and Circle Lines) are the nearest underground stations.
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Institute of Contemporary Arts (ICA) |
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The Mall, London, SW1Y 5AH
Box Office: 020 7930 3647
Online: www.ica.org.uk
How to get Here: Charing Cross (Northern, Bakerloo and main lines) is the nearest
station.
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Trinity Buoy Wharf, 64 Orchard Place, London E14 0JW
Box Office: 020 7503 1646 (via the Arcola Theatre)
Online: www.arcolatheatre.com
(via the Arcola Theatre)
How to get Here: Canning Town (Jubilee and DLR lines) is the nearest
station.
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410 Brockley Road, Brockley, London, SE4 2DH
Box Office: 0844 847 2454
Online: www.brockleyjack.co.uk
/ www.lastminute.com (no booking fee)
How to get Here:
Honor Oak Park and Crofton Park are the nearest mainline stations.
Buses 171, 172, 122 and P4 stop in front of the theatre.
Tuesday 28th February until Saturday 10th March 2012
Immersion Theatre presents:
JULIUS CAESAR
NOT SUITABLE FOR THOSE AGED UNDER 14 OR THE EASILY OFFENDED.
by William Shakespeare
directed by James Tobias and Roderick Morgan
Set amongst the sordid streets of a dystopian bohemia, we are confronted with
the remains of a once strong and powerful Rome. A city which has decayed into a
society of corruption and lawlessness, now governed in name by the powerful
Matriarch known as Caesar, but in reality by violence, ambition and brutality.
Immersion Theatre graphically brings to life this gritty, gothic underworld with
a focus on power, sex and morality. A cast of young talent brings an edgy, raw,
almost uncomfortable realism to the piece.
Please note this production contain scenes of violence and is suitable for over
14s only.
Design: James Tobias.
Cast: Cast: Anna Bond, Liam Mulvey, Rochelle Parry, James Clifford, Nick Bechman,
Anthony Pinnick, Tom Bates, Jodie Raven, Jasmine Desmond, Frank Teale, Eleanor
Burke, Chris Leaney.
Performance Times:
Tuesday to Saturday at 7.45pm
Seat Prices:
All tickets £12 (£10 concessions)
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269a Archway Road, Highgate, London, N6 5AA
Box Office: 0208 341 4421
Online: www.jacksonslane.org.uk
(booking via Ticketweb with postal charge)
How to get Here: Highgate (Northern Line) is the nearest
underground station.
Buses 43, 134,
263, N20, N134 and N43
stop outside or near the theatre.Thursday 15th
until 17th March 2012
Acrojou present:
WAKE
SUITABLE FOR THOSE AGED 12 AND OVER ONLY.
by Acrojou
directed and co-devised by Flick Ferdinando
The UK’s leading German wheel acrobats, Acrojou, present Wake, a dark, humorous
and uplifting study of one man’s DIY relationship with his own existence: love,
laughter, good manners, grief, death, home operations, wheels and waltzing.
Directed by Flick Ferdinando of renowned Company FZ, Wake is a poetic joy ride
through a sculptural and filmic landscape.
In an hour of visceral and fast moving storytelling, Wake features the stunning
physicality of German and Cyr wheels, strikingly choreographed acrobatics, a set
which, along with the hero, veers and shifts, collapses and is rebuilt, all
woven around emotive themes with the absorbing visuals for which Acrojou are
becoming renowned.
Acrojou was formed in 2006 by Jeni Barnard and Barney White with a Trafalgar
Square Festival commission (Dir. John Paul Zaccarini). This was followed by
nationwide and international performances, a Without Walls commission (Dir.
Flick Ferdinando), and UK and international residencies. Recent professional
development includes: Company Mossoux-Bonté, Centre De Développement
Chorégraphique du Val de Marne, Paris (Crying Out Loud/City Circ); The Blender
Project (Crying Out Loud/ The Jerwood Foundation); and independently with Rob
Tannion, Joyce Henderson, Peta Lily, and Frantic Assembly. Creating original,
designed performance on the kinetic canvas that circus provides, the company
endeavours to produce work with emotional integrity, bridging the gap between
visual art and physical performance.
This production is on National Tour from 19th January until 27th March 2012.
See their website (details below) for dates and locations outside London.
Supported by the National Lottery through Arts Council England and Kent County
Council. Co-produced with Jacksons Lane and supported by The Gulbenkian
(Canterbury), Farnham Maltings, The Hazlitt Arts Centre and Circomedia. Acrojou
are Mentored by Company FZ.
www.acrojou.com is the company website.
Performance Times:
Thursday to Saturday at 8pm
Runs 1 hour approximately.
Seat Prices:
All tickets £14.95 (£12.95 concessions)
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Royal Acadamy of Dramatic Arts (RADA),
Malet Street, London WC1E 7JN.
Box Office: see under individual productions
Online: see under
individual productions.
How to get Here: Euston Square (Metropolitan, Circle,
Hammersmith and City Lines) is the nearest underground station.
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Oakfield Road, Ilford, Essex IG1 1BT
Box Office: 0208 553 4466
Online: www.kmtheatre.co.uk (online booking not available).
How to get Here: Ilford is the nearest Main line station.
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The King's Arms Public House, 11a Northington Street, London WC1N 2JF.
Box Office: see
under individual event.
Online: see under individual event.
How to get Here: Chancery Lane (Central Line), Holborn (Central and
Piccadilly Lines) and Russell Square (Piccadilly Line) are the nearest underground stations.
Farringdon is the nearest mainline station.
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115 Upper Street, Islington, London. N1 1QN
Box Office: 020 7478 0160
Online Bookings:
www.kingsheadtheatre.com (via Ticketweb agency - booking fee may apply)
How to get Here:
Highbury and Islington (Victoria line / mainline) and Angel (Northern Line)
are the nearest stations.Sunday 5th February until Sunday 4th
March 2012
Press Night: Monday 6th February 2012
Charles Court Opera in association with the King's Head
Theatre present:
THE MIKADO
by Gilbert and Sullivan
directed by John Savournin
A sharp satire of 19th century British politics and institutions, set in the
fictitious Japanese town of Titipu, The Mikado is one of the most enduringly
popular musical theatre pieces in history.
Charles Court Opera give this all-time favourite a fresh and ambitious
re-working sung by an ensemble of nine singers, with the orchestral score
re-arranged and performed by the widely acclaimed Eaton-Young Piano Duo.
Charles Court Opera was formed in 2005 by John Savournin as a platform for
young talent in opera, operetta and music theatre. Six years after their first
production, CCO has produced over twenty operas, musicals and pantomimes, and
numerous concert performances around the world. They are now respected as one of
the UK's most exciting and diverse young opera and theatre companies. Unique to
the company is their collaboration with Park Lane Young Artists the Eaton-Young
Piano Duo, who arrange the orchestral scores complete for piano four hands or
two pianos, thereby allowing performances in venues previously inaccessible for
grand opera and operetta and introducing them to wider audiences without having
to compromise the musical substance.
Following a highly acclaimed, sell-out season in November 2011, Charles Court
Opera's bold new production of The Mikado returns to the King's Head Theatre for
a limited run of eight performances.
Musical Director: David Eaton
Designer: Gregor Donnelly
Performance Times:
5, 6, 12, 13, 20, 27 February and 4 March 2012 at 7.15pm
Extra performance 4 March 2012 at 3pm
Seat Prices:
All tickets £22.50 (reserved seating places), £17.50 (unreserved seating
places - £15 concessions unreserved seating)
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Sunday 26th February 2012
Open Door Opera present:
AMERICANA
directed by Lewis Reynolds
A semi-staged, theatrical performance of American music from composers Philip
Glass, Aaron Copland, Samuel Barber and John Cage.
Be prepared for an evening of beautiful music, celebrating the American song-
from traditional hymns and spirituals, through to 20th Century song cycles,
minimalism and the avant-garde.
www.opendooropera.com is the
company website.
Cast: soprano - Rebecca Dale, pianist - Sarah Latto, cellist - Daniel Edwards.
Performance Time:
7.15pm
Seat Prices:
All tickets £12 (£10 concessions)
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90 York Way, London, N1 9AG
Box Office: 020
7520 1490
Online: www.kingsplace.co.uk
How to get Here: King's Cross - St Pancras (Circle, Metropolitan,
Hammersmith & City, Piccadilly, Northern, Mainline and Victoria lines) is the nearest station.
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70 Landor Road, Clapham, London SW9 9PH
Box Office: 020 7737 7276
Online:
www.landortheatre.co.uk
How to get Here: Clapham North (Northern Line) is the nearest underground station.
PLEASE NOTE: The Landor Theatre and Almost Normal Ltd have had to cancel the
entire first week of performances of "LUCKY STIFF," due to open on Wednesday 1st
February 2012 due to electrical difficulty at The Landor. Engineers are working
on the problem and the production is due to open on Tuesday 7th February 2012
for previews. Ticket Holders should contact the venue for assistance if
required.
Tuesday 7th until Saturday 25th February 2012
Press Night: Thursday 9th February 2012
Almost-normal in association with The Landor Theatre present:
LUCKY STIFF
book and lyrics by Lynn Ahrens
music by Stephen Flaherty
based on “The Man Who Broke The Bank at Monte Carlo” by Michael
Butterworth.
directed by Robert McWhir
The story revolves around Harry Witherspoon, an unassuming
English shoe salesman, who is forced to take the embalmed body
of his recently murdered, Atlantic City casino managing, Uncle
Tony on a vacation to Monte Carlo. Should he succeed in passing
his uncle off as alive, he will inherit $6,000,000 but if he
doesn’t the money goes to the Universal Dog Home of Brooklyn…or
perhaps it will go to the gun-toting wife of the casino owner…?
…but what’s the hen-pecked optometrist from New Jersey doing in
the South of France… or the Arab…or the Italian? Definitely,
Something Funny’s Going On!
If you enjoyed Tony Award winners Lynn Ahrens and Stephen
Flaherty’s Ragtime at The Landor Theatre in September, you may
be interested in seeing the show that started it all. In 1988
Ahrens and Flaherty exploded onto the musical theatre scene with
Lucky Stiff, a classic musical farce, complete with slamming
doors, mistaken identities, six million dollars in diamonds, and
a corpse in a wheelchair.
First produced by Playwrights Horizons Inc. off-Broadway in
1988. Presented by arrangement with Josef Weinberger Limited on
behalf of Music Theatre International of New York.
Musical Director: Terence Penk
Choreographer: James Houlbrooke
Lighting Designer: Ben Pickersgill
Cast: James Winter as Harry Witherspoon, Abigail Jaye as Annabel
Glick, Lucy Williamson as Rita La Porta, Miles Western as
Vincent Di Ruzzio, Mark Hayden as Luigi Gaudi, Ryan Bernstein,
Thomas Lloyd, Samantha Ridings and Jenna Ryder-Oliver in the
ensemble.
Performance Times:
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday at 7:30pm
Friday at 7pm
Saturday at 3pm and 7.30pm
Sunday at 3pm
Seat Prices:
All tickets £18 EXCEPT
Previews: Tuesday 7th and Wednesday 8th February 2012: all
tickets £10 - only available via the Box Office.
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Highgate Hill, Waterlow Park London
N6 5HG
Box office: 020 8348 8716 10.30am to 5.30pm Monday to Friday. Personal
callers at the box office are also welcome during these hours. Cheque and SAE
postal applications are also accepted. A £2 administrative fee is charged.
Online:
www.lauderdalehouse.co.uk (information only)
How to get Here:
Archway (Northern Line) is the nearest underground station. Buses : 210,
143, 271 all run direct to House.
Please note that sadly this venue is not wheelchair accessible.
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100 Camden High Street, London, NW1 0LU
Box office: 08444 77 1000 (Ticketweb - booking fee may apply)
Online: www.camdenfringe.org
How to get Here:
Camden Town (Northern Line) is the nearest underground station.
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Lion and Unicorn Theatre |
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Above the "Lion and Unicorn" Public House, 42 to 44 Gaisford Street, London NW5
2ED
Box Office: Ticketweb on 08444 77 1000 (booking fee may
apply) or Off West End Theatres on 0871 594 3123. Theatre direct number 020 7485
9897 (enquiries only)
Online:
www.giantolive.com (theatre website)
www.ticketweb.co.uk
(booking fee may apply via both).
How to get Here: Kentish Town (Northern Line) is the nearest underground station.
Tuesday 17th January until Sunday 5th February 2012
Press Night: Thursday 19th January 2012
The Lion & Unicorn Theatre present a season of new writing.
World Premiere:
DANCE CLASS
by Andre Radmall
The story of the madness and recovery of a wounded healer. Tom
is a psychiatrist but he’s also an alcoholic. His life changes
when his wife Eva learns to dance. Tom finds sensuality and
freedom when movement forces him out of his mind and into
his body, and out of his fears and into action.
Andre is a published author (Addiction 2011). As well as his
theatre work Andre has developed a successful private practice
in psychotherapy and coaching.
Designer - Maddy Sargent
Lighting designer and Stage manager - Marie Kearney,
Music and sound design - Juan Luis Ayala
Choreography - Heather Oakley and Salsatricity
Cast: Eva - Pippa Winslow, Tom - Andre Radmall, Ronnie - Walles
Hamonde, Maggie - Ellie Dickens.
Performance Times:
Tuesday to Saturday at 7.30pm
Sundays at 3.30pm
NO MONDAY PERFORMANCES.
Seat Prices:
All tickets £15 (£12 concessions)
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Wednesday 8th until Sunday 12th February 2012
Exchange Theatre presents: EXCHANGE
THEATRE WEEK
Since 2006, Echange Theatre Company translates, produces and promotes a
theatre based on diversity. With mega-multicultural shows such as The Exchange
at the Hackney Empire (2008) or The Flies by J.P.Sartre at Camden People's
Theatre (“Incredibly intense” The Scotsman, 2009), and translations of unknown
new plays such as Bal Trap (NY off-broadway 2011), or Square(d) (New Wimbledon
Studio 2010), Exchange Theatre is building a bridge between cultures and
languages. The company is currently resident company at the French Institute in
London where they work on a unique season of monthly bilingual kids shows. After
developing Scratch projects of new works in July 2011 at the Lion and Unicorn,
Exchange Theatre is delighted to come back for a week of showcase. Programme:
Wednesday 8th until Saturday 11th February
Lady MacWata
by Magali Muxart
directed by David Furlong
An actress prepares to play Lady Macbeth. She can’t find her dark and criminal
side, and decides to invoke « Mamie Wata », a witch from her childhood in
Africa. Elisa, the cleaner, shows up… A trip in the schizophrenia of actors, in
African mysticism, and into the curse of the Scottish play since its first
performance... Would these two women be able to undo the spell?
Performance is given in French.
Cast: Magali Muxart and Elisa Alexis.
Wednesday 8th, Thursday 9th at 8pm
Friday 10th, Saturday 11th at 9.30pm
Runs 1 hour 15 minutes approximately
All tickets £11 (£9 concessions) Friday 10th until Sunday 12th February
Clocks - Around Jules Verne in 80 minutes!
devised by David Furlong and Alex Kanefsky
Alex and David created "CLOCKS!" for the creative residency of kids shows at the
French Institute, as a hilarious 50 minutes rendition of a unknown Jules Verne
tale. The chemistry of the duo and the quirky nature of their double-act led
them to take on all of Jules Verne's work and Around Jules Vernes in 80 minutes
was born.
- Journey to the Center of the Earth, Twenty thousand leagues under the sea,
Five weeks in a balloon, Around the world in 80 days, Master Zacharius, Journey
to the center of the earth, all in 80 minutes!
With a steampunk pool of ridiculous props, a smoke machine and some costumes.
Watch the challenge ! This fantastically funny show features all your favourite
characters : Passe-Partout, Phileas Fogg, Captain Nemo and of course all the
incredible machines! Jules Verne pioneered the science-fiction genre. He wrote
about space, air, and underwater travel before any of it were even possible. He
is the third most translated author in the world. In February, Exchange Theatre
takes the young audience in a dazzling journey through all his major books.
Performance is given in English, and is suitable for the whole family.
Cast: David Furlong and Alex Kanefsky
Friday 10th at 7.30pm
Saturday 11th and Sunday 12th at 3pm
Runs 1 hour 20 minutes approximately
All tickets £11 (£9 concessions) Saturday 11th and Sunday 12th February
Le Deuil sied a Electre
(“Mourning becomes Electra”)
by Eugene O’Neill.
Performed by The Troupe, Exchange Theatre amateur’s group.
The story of the curse of the Mannon family is O'Neill's take on the Oresteia
and a way for this major playwright, Nobel prize winner, to talk about his own
family. It's also a great way for an amateur dramatic company to take their
first step into tragedy.
Performance is given in French.
Cast: The Troupe.
Saturday 11th at 7.30pm
Sunday 12th at 6.30pm
Runs 1 hour 15 minutes approximately
All tickets £9 (£7 concessions)
www.exchangetheatre.com is the company website.
Performance Times:
See under individual events above.
Seat Prices:
See under individual events above.
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Tuesday 14th February until Sunday 4th March 2012
Press Night: Thursday 16th February 2012 The Lion & Unicorn Theatre present a
World Premiere: A RUSSIAN PLAY
by John Thompson
directed by David SalterWithnail & I” meets “Crime & Punishment” in a new
black comedy. It's winter in 1916 and Russia's on the eve of the Bolshevik
revolution. In a cold, dingy room at the top of a slum dwelling, two friends are
hiding from their landlord. The friends share a very common problem – they have
no money. Finally, out of desperation, they decide to rent out one of their beds
to a lodger. However, the stranger's arrival creates a very unexpected result...
Performance Times:
Tuesday to Saturday at 7.30pm
Sundays at 3.30pm
Extra performance 16th February 2012 at 3.30pm
NO MONDAY PERFORMANCES.
Seat Prices:
All tickets £15 (£12 concessions)
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Little Angel Theatre (the Home
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14 Dagmar Passage, London N1 2DN
Box Office: 020 7226 1787 (£1.50 per booking, not per ticket, fee for
credit / debit cards)
Online:
www.littleangeltheatre.com (£1.50 per booking, not per ticket, fee for
credit / debit cards)
How to get Here: Nearest Underground Station is Angel on the Northern
Line, and Highbury and Islington on the Victoria Line and mainline.
Special Note:
Babies and children below the stated 'suitability' age for each
production will not be admitted into the auditorium except at designated 'Baby
Friendly' performances.
Activities: This theatre offers various puppet clubs for both adults
and children. For more details, see their website or contact the box office.
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Cecil Sharp House, 2 Regent's Park Road, London, NW1 7AY
Box Office: see under individual event.
Online:
www.localism.org.uk
How to get Here:
Camden Town (Northern Line) is the nearest underground station.
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London Bubble Theatre |
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Performing in their tent in London parks throughout the summer. See their
website for
details.
Box Office: 020 7237 1663
Online: www.fanmadetheatre.com
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50 to 52 Camden Square, London N1 9XB
Box Office: see under individual event. 020 7916 2222 (information only)
Online:
www.londonirishcentre.org
How to get Here: Nearest station is Essex Road (Main Line).
Thursday 16th February 2012
JOURNEY TO THE FIFTH PROVINCE
Inspired by the very special place story and poems have in Irish
tradition, Donal Cox draws on Ireland’s written heritage to open
unusual windows on life, calling up compelling stories and
characters. Exceptional musician Stephanie West, a holder of the
title ‘Harper of all Britain’, provides thrilling music to
accompany a journey to what W B Yeats called ‘the deep heart’s
core’. Bridie Breen (Manchester, Oct 2011) said: ‘What an
outstanding performance. Well deserving of full houses and
standing ovations! It took my breath away.’
Though Ireland today comprises just four distinct provinces
writers have long made reference to the existence of a fifth
located somewhere other than the everyday world. The show
invites audiences - with or without an Irish background - to
seek for themselves just what and where it might be. The
production takes a joyful and perceptive look at where we have
come from, where we find ourselves now and what might inspire us
in the face of an uncertain future.
‘Journey to the Fifth Province’ features actor Donal Cox and
Celtic harper Stephanie West in a feast of story, music poetry
and emotion. More magical than a play and more personal than a
concert, the show has something to say to everyone. On Thursday
16 February it plays at The London Irish Centre, Camden, during
a UK tour supported by the National Lottery through Arts Council
England. Embassy partnership for this performance is an
acknowledgement of the show’s value in reaching out to the
generations of Irish people who have uprooted to the UK,
re-affirming their identity in challenging times.
Watch a trailer at
www.fifthprovinceproductions.org.uk
Cast: Donal Cox, Stephanie West.
Performance Time:
7.30pm.
Seat Prices:
All tickets £10 (£8 concessions) in advance or £12 (8 concessions) at the
door on the night.
Box Office for this Production:
Online at
www.londonirishcentre.org
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Lower Space, 443 New Cross Road, SE14 6TA
Box Office: 0208 694 1888
Online:
www.thelondontheatre.com
How to get Here:
New Cross (Overground) is the nearest station.
Tuesday 31st January until Sunday 5th February
2012
THE BEAR/THE PROPOSAL
by Anton Chekhov
directed by Harry Denford
Two classic Chekhov comedy shorts.
Performance Times:
Tuesday to Saturday at 8pm
Sunday at 5pm
Seat Prices:
All tickets £10
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Tuesday 7th until Sunday 12th February 2012
THE BRIDGE
by Harry Denford
A revival of this comedy about the users of a Motorway Bridge
including a model railway obsessed Trafiic policeman from hell.
Performance Times:
Tuesday to Saturday at 8pm
Sunday at 5pm
Seat Prices:
All tickets £10
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Tuesday 14th until Sunday 19th February 2012
Compagnie du Cèdre & Words Up! present:
SHAKESPEARE UNBOUND: A GIFT TO THE FUTURE / THE LOVER THE WIFE
written and directed
by Colin David Reese
Two plays for the price of one tonight! The first looks at the
first draft of the Bards work and the second brings the wife and the mistress in
the same room for an uncomfortable encounter. 3 actors, 2 plays, 1 evening.
Shakespeare Unbound: A Gift to the Future: The date is 1623: John
Heminges returns to his house on the site of the Globe Theatre with a precious
package – the first edition of William Shakesepeare’s “Comedies, Histories and
Tragedies”. As he starts to read through the plays, the memories come flooding
back...
The Lover, The Wife: Christine is bourgeois, sexually inhibited and stuck
in her limited bourgeois world. One day, she decides to go and meet Lydia, her
husbands lover...
Cast: Elena Odessa Ray, Kim Tilbury, Colin David Reese.
Performance Times:
Tuesday to Friday at 7.30pm
Saturday at 2pm and 7.30pm
Sunday at 2pm and 7pm
Seat Prices:
All tickets £12.50
Box Office for this Production:
Online at
www.wegottickets.com
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Friday 24th and Saturday 25th February 2012
New Shoes Theatre Company presents:
MY NAME IS ANTONINO CALDERONE
by Dacia Maraini
directed by Nicolette Kay
The true confessions of a Mafia boss who controlled the affairs
of the Mafia in Catania, Sicily, until the late 70’s and when
arrested, in France. Calderone decided to co-operate with Judge
Giovanni Falcone who then spent over a year interviewing him.
Calderone’s sensational revelations led to 200 arrests and were
collected into a book “The Men of Dishonour”
The story told to us by this mafia penito is guilty of a certain
reticence, distortion, adjustments of his point of view. But it
is fundamentally sincere and you can tell by his tone that he
tells the truth. The simplicity of Calderone's evidence implies
complexity and slowly, slowly reveals the shadows that are
pressing on his conscience. The surprising thing is that
everything ultimately contributes to the formation of an
objective judgement on the Mafia. And such a personal, intimate
judgement cannot pupate, it transforms itself into an open
honest cultural awareness
Cast: Tim Woodwood.
Performance Times:
Friday and Saturday at 8pm
Seat Prices:
All tickets £10 (£8 concessions - Equity members and students)
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Wednesday 29th February until Sunday 4th March
2012
CLUB CLASS - THE AVIATION COMEDY
by Harry Denford
Join a cast of 4 dressed as cabin crew, playing everyone from
pilots to baggage handlers on this comedy charter flight to Portugal which has
toured over 180 UK theatres in the past 10 years and is written by a former
airline pilot and comedian.
Performance Times:
Wednesday to Saturday at 8pm
Sunday at 4pm
Seat Prices:
All tickets £10
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Tuesday 10th until Saturday 14th April 2012
UNDERGROUND
by Stefan Barry
This Irish touring theatre company bring you three short plays
based around the underground using physical theatre and comedy of the absurd.
Performance Times:
Tuesday to Saturday at 8pm
Seat Prices:
All tickets £10
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Tuesday 24th until Sun 29th April 2012
UNDER MILK WOOD
by Dylan Thomas
directed by Harry Denford
To begin at the beginning..... a cast of ten recreate the day in
the life of this Welsh coastal village in this play for voice.
Performance Times:
Tuesday to Saturday at 8pm
Sunday at 5pm
Seat Prices:
All tickets £10
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Tuesday 1st until Sunday 6th May 2012
CRISS CROSS I WAS TAKING A BATH
by Queen Ayacodobae
Lenea Herew plays the role of a good woman gone bad, really bad,
with a cause in mind. She has an agenda.
Performance Times:
Tuesday to Saturday at 8pm
Sunday at 6pm
Seat Prices:
All tickets £10
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208 Wandsworth Road, London, SW8 2JU
Box Office: 0844 847 1680 (Ticketweb, with booking fee); 0207 622 9208
(enquiries only)
Online: www.losttheatre.co.uk
How to get Here: 5 minutes walk from Stockwell Tube (Victoria Line and
Northern Line); 10 minutes walk from Vauxhall Station (Overground trains,
Victoria Line). Bus routes 88, 2, 77, 87, 196, P5, N87.Tuesday
14th until Saturday 18th February 2012
The LOST Theatre presents:
EXPOSURE
by Patrick Wilde
directed by Oliver Jack
"In the future, everyone will be world-famous for 15 minutes."
So said Andy Warhol in 1968. He was responding to the growing power of
television, but what he couldn’t have forseen is the power of the internet, of
Twitter and Facebook, where everyone has an opinion, everyone is published and
we all break the news.
Under the direction of our Director in Residence, Oliver Jack, LOST presents the
first public previews of Patrick Wilde’s black comedy about the ultimate modern
bet.
In a world of rolling news, phone hacking, tabloid sleaze, X Factor and Big
Brother, in this confused, celebrity-obsessed, news-obsessed, fame-obsessed
century, who is controlling what we think, need or want?
How far would you go to be famous?
How far would you go to get revenge?
How far is too far?
Cast: Charlie Cussons, Robyn Hoedemaker, Lisa Berry, George Lester, Luke
Stevenson, Georgina Morrell, Tom Miller, Kate Wyler, Jessica Butcher, Darren
Gosling.
Performance Times:
Tuesday to Saturday at 7.30pm
Seat Prices:
14th February: Pay what you can!
15th to18th February: all tickets £10
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Lyric Square, King Street, London,
W6 0QL
Box office: 0871 22 117 29
Online: www.lyric.co.uk
How to get Here:
Hammersmith (Hammersmith and City, Circle, District and Piccadilly Lines) is the nearest underground station.
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Logan Place, London' W8 6QN
Box Office: 0844 847 0550 (12 noon until 5pm Monday to Friday)
Online:
www.lamda.org.uk
How to get Here: Earl's Court (District and Piccadilly Lines) is the nearest
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8 to 10 Brewer Street, London, W1F OSE
Box Office: see under individual event.
Online: See under individual event.
How to get Here: Piccadilly Circus (Bakerloo and
Piccadilly Lines) is the
nearest underground station.
Monday 7th until Sunday 13th May 2012
Chaz Royal & Secrets in Lace Present:
WORLD BURLESQUE GAMES
2012
The 6th Annual Edition of London Burlesque Festival.
Stars 100 of the World's best Burlesque and Variety performers!
Events at this venue:
May 2012
May 7: VIP OPENING CEREMONIES
An intimate and exclusive Opening Gala to the highly anticipated
2012 London Burlesque Festival with special invited star
performers from the British & International Burlesque elite.
7pm to 11pm
Fully Seated: General admission and VIP tickets available.
£20.50 to £29.50
May 9: TWISTED CROWN
A shocking and rather sublime challenge of surreal Performance
Art, Twisted Cabaret and Neo-Burlesque, pushing the boundaries
of the acceptable to crown the biggest freak of them all!
7.30pm to 10.30pm
Fully Seated: General admission and VIP tickets available.
£16.50 to £29.50
May 13 VIP CLOSING CEREMONIES
An intimate and exclusive 'All-Star Roundup' of the Festival
with an Encore Presentation of 'World Games Winners' and special
invited star performers from the British & International
Burlesque elite.
7pm to 10.30pm
Fully Seated: General admission and VIP tickets available.
£22.50 to £34.50
Performance Times and Dates:
see under individual event above.
Seat Prices:
See under individual event above.
Box Office for this Production:
www.WorldBurlesquegames.com (booking fees
apply).
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46 Grafton Road, London, NW5 3DU
Box Office: 0207 916 0544
Online:
www.mapmusic.net/events.php
How to get Here: Kentish Town (Northern and main Lines) is the nearest
underground station. Kentish Town West (main line and London
Overground) statin is closer.
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Menier Chocolate Factory Theatre |
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51 Southwark Street, London SE1 1RU
Box Office: 020 7378 1713 (check website for opening times of venue box
office)
Online:
www.menierchocolatefactory.com
How to get Here: London Bridge (Northern, Jubilee and Main Lines)
and Borough (Northern Line) are nearest stations.
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Millfield Arts Centre |
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Silver Street, Edmonton N18 1PJ
Box Office: 020 8807 6680
Online:
www.millfieldtheatre.co.uk
How to get Here: Silver Street (mainline) is the nearest station. Buses 34,
102, 144 and W6 stop nearby. Tube stations (all Piccadilly line) include
Turnpike Lane Tube then buses 144, 217 or 231, Arnos Grove then 34 bus, Bounds
Green then 102 bus, Wood Green then 144 bus.
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Upstairs Function Room at The Miller |
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The Miller Public House, 96 Snowsfields Road, London Bridge,
London SE1 3SS
Box Office: see under individual events. 020 7407 2690 is the pub
telephone number.
Online: mail(at)themiller.co.uk (venue information only)
How to get Here: Borough (Northern Line) is the
nearest underground station. London Bridge (Jubilee, Northern, main line)
station is also nearby.
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388 Grays Inn Road WC1X 8BZ
Box Office: 08444 771 000
Online:
www.ticketweb.co.uk
How to get Here: Nearest station is King's Cross (Northern, Metropolitan,
Circle, Hammersmith and City, Piccadilly, Victoria and main line).
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246A Lower Road, Waterloo. SE1 8SJ
Box Office: see under individual production.
Online: see under individual production.
How to get Here: Waterloo (Jubilee, Northern, Bakerloo, Waterloo and City
and Mainline) is the nearest station. Lower Road is a private road and not on
maps. Take the 'Waterloo Road' exit signed to 'Old Vic Theatre,' turn right and
right again down the first service lane under the arches (next to Paul’s
Patisserie). Network Theatre is 40 yards on the left past loading bays.
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New Britannia Theatre |
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Above The Britannia Pub, Victoria Park Road, London, E9 7BT.
Box Office: 0203 370 0011
Online:
www.newbritanniatheatre.co.uk
How to get Here: Nearest mainline station is London Fields.
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15 to 16 Triton Street, Regents Place, London. NW1 3BF
Box Office: 020 7383 9034
Online: www.newdiorama.com
How to get Here: Nearest underground station is Great Portland Street
Station (Circle, Hammersmith and Metropolitan lines). Buses 18, 27, 30, 88, 205,
453, C2, N18 stop nearby.
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271 to 273 City Road, London, EC1V 1LA
Box Office: 0844
412 4307 (booking fee applies)
Online:
www.redliontheatres.co.uk (booking fee
applies)
How to get Here: Angel (Northern Line) is the nearest underground station.
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New Wimbledon Theatre |
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The Broadway, Wimbledon, London, SW19 1QG
Box Office: 0870 060 6646 (£2.85 per booking, not per ticket fee is
charged). Groups Line: 0844 871 796. Access Booking Line: 0844 871 7677.
Online: www.atgtickets.com (a
per ticket booking fee, and a per booking, not per ticket transaction fee is charged).
How to get Here: Wimbledon (District Line, Tramlink and mainline)
station is 5 minutes walk from the theatre - turn left on the Broadway after
leaving the station. South Wimbledon (Northern Line) is the next nearest
underground station. Buses 57, 93, 131,163, 164, 200, 219, 493.
Saturday 11th February 2012 Speckulation Entertainment presents:
HELENA BLACKMAN: JOURNEY TO THE PAST
A nostalgic celebration of classic animated movie music. Following the success
of her debut album 'The Sound of Rodgers & Hammerstein', BBC How Do You Solve a
Problem Like Maria? finalist and West End star Helena Blackman returns with her
new solo show 'Journey to the Past,' a celebration of songs from the wonderful
world of classic animated movie music, on a UK tour from January 2012. Helena’s audience are in for a nostalgic ride through a
wealth of timeless songs. From moving renditions of Disney Classics;
‘When You Wish Upon A Star’ (Pinocchio) and ‘Part of Your
World’ (The Little Mermaid) to more modern numbers from Disney’s
latest animated fairytale Tangled and the Oscar Winning
Beauty & the Beast as well as many, many more. The intimate
performance, with Helena just inches from her audience, is sure to have most
reliving the soundtrack of their youth, whilst allowing younger generations
to discover these enchanting musical numbers for the very first time. Having captured the
nation’s attention and the unfailing support of Andrew Lloyd Webber on the BBC’s
How Do You Solve a Problem Like Maria?, Helena headlined the acclaimed UK tour
of Rodgers & Hammerstein’s South Pacific, and starred in the West End première
of Stephen Sondheim’s Saturday Night. Helena recently toured the UK as a guest
artist with number one charting classical singer Jonathan Ansell and performed
an evening of Rodgers & Hammerstein songs at the prestigious
Elgar Room at the Royal Albert Hall. Performance Times:
3pm and 7.45pm
Seat Prices:
All tickets: £15
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Wednesday 22nd
until Saturday 25th February 2012 The Paper Birds
present:
THIRSTY
True Stores from the front line of Binge Drinking Britain
devised by the company in collaboration with Wendy Houstoun and Kirsty Housley
A forensic examination of the highs and horrors of binge drinking, this hit of
Edinburgh Fringe 2011 mixes verbatim text from real life (often hazy)
confessions alongside live music and extraordinary physical performance where
the input of their esteemed collaborators is felt. Why, as a nation, are we so
thirsty?
The company set up a hotline where hundreds left stories ranging from bizarre
stag night excess to sexual abuse (as female binge drinking rises) and even
accidental deaths. This performance of a country’s love affair with booze
remains objective in its investigation of the highs and lows. It is performed
with Fringe First Award winners The Paper Birds’ trademark honest, direct and
humorous style as one epic night out on the town by Jemma McDonnell and Kylie
Walsh.
The Paper Birds are Jemma McDonnell (Artistic Director), Elle Moreton (Creative
Producer) and Kylie Walsh (Outreach Director). They strive to create and share
devised work that is culturally, socially and politically observational. Their
productions emerge from a female perspective and often this female voice will
prioritise stories of women.
These performances are
part of a UK National Tour from 30th January to 2nd April 2012,
www.thepaperbirds.com has more
information.
Performance Times:
Wednesday to Saturday at 7.45pm
Seat Prices:
All tickets: £12
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The Broadway, Wimbledon, London, SW19 1QG
Box Office: 0844 871 7646 (£1.30 per ticket plus £2.75 per booking, not per ticket fee is
charged). Groups Line: 0844 871 796. Access Booking Line: 0844 871 7677.
Online: www.ambassadortickets.com (a
per ticket booking fee, and a per booking, not per ticket transaction fee is charged).
How to get Here: Wimbledon (District Line, Tramlink and mainline)
station is 5 minutes walk from the theatre - turn left on the Broadway after
leaving the station. South Wimbledon (Northern Line) is the next nearest
underground station. Buses 57, 93, 131,163, 164, 200, 219, 493.
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Upstairs at The North London Tavern, 375 Kilburn High Rd, London, NW6 7QB
Box Office: see under individual productions.
Online: see under individual productions.
How to get Here:
Nearest Underground Station is Kilburn (Jubilee Line)Every last Thursday in the Month
Kayla Forde hosts:
KAYLAS COMEDY
Last Thursday of the month comedy venue, with a relaxed atmosphere. Bar and food
available.
www.kaylascomedy.co.uk is the
company website.
Performance Time:
8.30pm (doors open 8pm)
Runs 1 hour approximately.
Check with venue that event is happening before travelling.
Seat Prices:
All seats £6
Box Office for this production:
Online: www.wegottickets.com
Telephone: 07773 951 099
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Old Lilian Baylis School, Lilian Baylis Old School Site, Lollard St, SE11 6PY
Box Office: 020 7582 7680 (Oval House Theatre)
Online: www.ovalhouse.com
How to get Here: Lambeth North (Bakerloo Line) is a 7 minute walk.
Buses: 3, 59, 159, 360 |
187- 211 St. John's Street, Clerkenwell, London. EC1V 4LS
Box Office: see under individual event.
How to get Here: Farringdon (Metropolitan, Circle, Hammersmith and City Lines and mainline) is the nearest station.
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2A Norwood High Street, London, SE27
9NS
Box office: 020 8670 3474
South London Theatre is a private members' club. New members are always welcome
and joining as a full member entitles you to two free tickets for your first
show. The box office opens every Wednesday and the night before each show,
between 7pm and 9pm. It is also open one hour before curtain up on every show
night. Members can buy tickets at any time, including the night of the show.
Non-Members must join or have their tickets bought for them by a member at least
48 hours before a show.
Online:
www.southlondontheatre.co.uk (information only)
How to get Here:
West Norwood (Main Line) is the nearest station.
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Old Queen's Head Public House, 44
Essex Road, Islington, London, N1 8LN
Box office: see under individual event.
Online: see under individual event.
www.theoldqueenshead.com is the
venue website.
How to get Here:
Angel (Northern Line) is the nearest underground station. Essex Road is the
nearest mainline station.
Last Saturday of every month.
Luisa and Rebecca present:
SATURDAY MATINEES
Short Plays at the Old Queens Head.
Writers: Andy Prendergast, Marilyn Ricci, Paul Richards, Charlie Hughes D’eath.
Directors: Luisa Hinchliff, Alex Rennie, Shakera Ahad, Rebecca Adamson.
Producer Rebecca Adamson has teamed up with director Luisa Hinchliff to produce
this new show. Luisa is currently assisting Anna Ledwich on 'Lulu', the latest
in the New Directions collaborations between the Gate Theatre and Headlong.
Luisa and Rebecca met through a directing programme run by the Young Vic Theatre
in South London. They wanted to create an informal event where people could come
along to their local, have a beer and a good pub lunch and get to see some
theatre to boot. Emerging writers and directors are given a platform to have
their work heard without the pressure of pushing the piece straight into a
scratch night at a theatre.
Hot on the success of the regular Bare Bones new writing nights
currently running at another lovely pub venue just down the road, the same team
now bring you Saturday Matinée. The show runs on the last Saturday afternoon of
every month, presenting new short plays as rehearsed readings and in the
wonderful Victorian living room complete with its own bar.
Trying to attract as many new Matinée goers as possible, the team will only
charge a ‘pay what you can’ fee on the door and hope to build up a group of
regular visitors happy to drop in once a month to see some of the finest new
writing in the UK. There will be an opportunity to give feedback afterwards in
the bar for those who would like to, however this is totally optional – notes
scribbled on cards or emails are also most welcome! The afternoon will also be a
fantastic opportunity for emerging directors based in London to direct new
writing with very little time commitment – something the team felt was
desperately needed by directors and actors alike to maintain the skills they
have worked so hard to gain.
Performance Time:
3pm
Runs 1 hour approximately, with no interval. Bar open
throughout.
Seat Prices:
All tickets: "Pay What You Can" at the door on the day. No advance booking.
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418 St John Street, London EC1V 4NJ
Box Office: 0844 412 4307
Online:
www.redliontheatres.co.uk
How to get Here:
Angel (Northern Line) is the nearest Underground station.
Buses 4, 19, 30, 38, 43, 56, 73, 153, 214, 341.
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1 Clarence Street, Richmond, Surrey, TW9 2SA
Box Office: 020 8940 3633 (10am to 7pm Monday to Saturday)
Online:
www.orangetreetheatre.co.uk
How to get Here: Richmond (District Line, London Overground and SouthWest
Trains to/from Waterloo) is the nearest station.
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Station Approach Road, London SE1
Box Office: 0844 871 7628 or at the Old Vic
Theatre in person.
Online: www.oldvictunnels.com
How to get Here: Waterloo (Jubilee, Northern, Bakerloo, Waterloo and City
and Mainline) is the nearest station.
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52-54 Kennington Oval, London SE11 5SW
Box Office: 020 7582 7680 (3pm to 10pm Tuesday to Saturday)
Online: www.ovalhouse.com
How to get Here:
Nearest Underground Station is Oval on the Northern Line or Vauxhall
(Victoria Line and BR).
Bus: 3, 36, 59, 133, 155, 159, 185, 436
Access: Full ground floor access. Downstairs theatre, cafe, foyer, and toilets
are wheelchair accessible. Induction loop. Disabled drivers are welcome to use
our staff car park. Escorts accompanying wheelchair users come in free. All
shows performed in the Upstairs theatre will also be broadcast live to the
wheelchair accessible auditorium downstairs (to right of Box Office). Full S.A.D. access code available on request.
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Derbyshire St, Bethnal Green, London E2 6HG
Box Office: 020 7739 9001 (information only) For bookings, see under
individual listings.
Online: www.oxfordhouse.org.uk
(information only) For bookings, see under individual listings.
How to get Here: Bethnal Green (mainline) and Bethnal Green (Central Line)
stations are nearby.
Google Map.
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Three Horseshoes, 28 Heath Street, London, NW3 6TE.
Box Office: 020 7435 3648
Online:
www.pentameters.co.uk
How to get Here:
Hampstead (Northern line) is the nearest Underground Station. Bus: 46 and 268
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Pollard Row, Bethnal Green, E2 6NB
Box Office: as stated under listings.
Online: as stated under listings.
www.peopleshow.co.uk for information
only.
How to get Here: Bethnal Green (Central Line) is the nearest underground station.
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152 to 154 King's Road London SW3 4UT
Box Office: 08456 027 017
Online:
www.pizzaexpresslive.co.uk
How to get Here: Nearest underground Sloane Square (Circle and District Lines)Thursdays 1st March, 12th
April, 3rd May, 7th June, 5th July, 9th August, 13th September, 11th October,
8th November, 6th December 2012 CABARET
CONFIDENTIAL
Host Jamie Anderson introduces four up-and-coming musical theatre and cabaret
performers.
Performance Time:
8.30pm (doors open 7pm)
Seat Prices:
All tickets: £12
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1 Phoenix Street, London, WC2H 0DT
Box Office: as stated under listings.
Online: as stated under listings.
www.phoenixartistclub.com for information
only.
How to get Here: Tottenham Court Road (Central and Northern Line) is the nearest underground station.
Tuesday 24th January until Sunday 19th February 2012
Press Night: Thursday 26th January 2012
Second Skin Theatre present:
LA CHUNGA
by Mario Vargas Llosa
directed by Andy McQuade
'When a woman falls in love, she becomes weak’
In Llosa's own words LA CHUNGA was written ''to project into dramatic fiction
the human totality of actions and dreams, of facts and fantasies.'' The Phoenix
Artist Club is the perfect subterranean setting for this exploration of morality
and sexuality that reveals what occurs deep in the Peruvian underbelly.
Under Artistic Director Andy McQuade's powerful direction, this masterful
tale of fantasy and delusion finds self-styled 'superstuds' whiling away the
hours over endless drinking and games of dice at the infamous 'Chunga's Bar'.
The arrival of the beautiful Meche exposes their innermost desires and dreams
until even the impervious bar owner, Chunga herself, falls under the spell of
this enigmatic beauty.
The playwright, a Nobel Prize Laureate, attended the performance on the 24th
January 2012 and proclaimed that Second Skin Theatre's production was unlike any
he had ever seen and hailed the cast as being "fantastic".
Following this memorable opening night, Artistic Director of Second Skin Theatre
Andy McQuade was awarded Best Director (Theatre) 2012 by Fringe Report.
Produced by Samuel Julyan
Set Design by Guy Burnett
Costume Design by Vasiliki Syrma
Lighting Design by Anna Sbokou
Stage Manager Giovanna Lo Conte
Assistant Directors Jessica Ruano and Genevieve Girling
Cast: Chunga - Victoria Grove, Meche - Nika Khitrova, Lituma - Corin Rhys Jones,
El Mono - Marco Aponte, José - Tyler Coombes, Josefino - Patrick Doherty /
Stephen Connery-Brown.
http://secondskintheatre.com is
the company website.
Performance Time:
Tuesday to Thursday at 7.30pm
Sundays at 3pm
Seat Prices:
All tickets: £10
Box Office for this Production:
Online at:
www.ticketweb.co.uk
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17 Duke's Road, London WC1H 9PY
Box Office: 020 7121 1100
Online: www.theplace.org.uk
How to get Here: Euston (Northern, Victoria, Mainline and London Overground)
is the nearest station.
Saturday 25th February 2012
LOOKING FOR THE INVISIBLE: THE ABSTRACT IN SOUTH ASIAN
ARTS
Leading critics, artists and performers from the UK and India meet in London
for a special half-day seminar exploring the influence of South Asian
perspectives on contemporary art and culture. The Symposium will follow the
artistic journeys of individual panellists from a variety of media as they
reveal the influences and inspirations which lead to their most important
output.
The ultimate aim of the day is to explore notions of ‘the abstract’ – or
non-narrative expression – from a cross-cultural perspective. The panellists
will narrate and present their work through informal conversations with their
peers and cultural critics. Audience members will be invited to join the debate
– a unique opportunity to engage with an international panel of leading
creatives.
Fourth in a series of public discussions exploring the influence of South
Asian culture on contemporary art and culture
Chaired by Middlesex University’s Professor of Dance Christopher Bannerman, head
of the Centre for Research into Creation in the Performing Arts
Created by Akademi, the leading organisation for South Asian dance in the UK.
Eleven international artists and cultural leaders will take part in the
symposium including: Gautam Malkani, Financial Times journalist and author of
Londonstani; theatre director Tim Supple, previously of the Young Vic, whose
most recent work includes Dash Arts' pan-Indian, multi-lingual A Midsummer
Night's Dream; celebrated Delhi-based artist and photographer Sheba ChhaChhi,
choreographer Shobana Jeyasingh artistic director and choreographer for leading
contemporary arts company Shobana Jeyasingh Dance Company and respected
Madras-based arts and culture critic Sadanand Menon.
Performance Time:
2pm to 6pm
Seat Prices:
All tickets: £15 (£10 concessions)
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Carpenters Mews, North Road, LONDON N7 9EF
Box Office: 020 7609 1800
Online: www.pleasance.co.uk
How to get Here: Nearest underground Caledonian Road (Piccadilly Line).
Kings Cross and Caledonian Road & Barnsbury are the nearest mainline stations.
Buses: 10, 17, 91, 259, 274
Wheelchair Access: Yes
Friday 17th February 2012 (Stage Space)
The Wireless Theatre Company Presents:
OPEN SPOTS
by Stephen Hill and James Gill
A LIVE audio recording of a new comedy about stand up comedy.
www.wirelesstheatrecompany.co.uk is the company website.
Performance Time:
7.45pm
Seat Prices:
All tickets £10 (£8 concessions)
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22 Betterton Street. Covent Garden London WC2H 9BX
Box Office: information 020 7420 9887 (for bookings see under
individual event)
Online: information
www.poetrysociety.org.uk/content/cafe/ (for bookings see under
individual event)
How to get Here: Covent Garden (Piccadilly Line) or Holborn (Piccadilly and
Central Lines) are the nearest underground stations.
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Victoria Embankment, London EC4Y 0HJ
Box Office: see under individual event.
Online: See under individual event.
How to get Here: Temple (Circle and
District Lines) is the
nearest underground station.
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Princess Alexandra Hall |
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Royal Over-Seas League, Over-Seas House, Park Place, St James's
Street, London SW1A 1LR
Box Office: on the door.
Online: www.rosl.org.uk is the venue website for venue information only.
How to get Here:
Green Park (Jubilee, Victoria and Piccadilly lines) is the nearest
underground station.
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34 Hereford Road, London, W2 5AJ
Box Office: 020 7221 6063 / 08444 77 1000 (Ticketweb Agency, booking fee may apply)
Online: www.the-print-room.org (Ticketweb
Agency, booking fee
may apply)
How to get Here: Royal Oak (Hammersmith and City Line) is
the nearest underground station.
Wednesday 21st March until Saturday 28th April
2012
Press Night: Thursday 29th March 2012
The Print Room presents a new stage adaptation of:
UNCLE VANYA
by Mike Poulton
directed by Lucy Bailey
First published in 1897, Uncle Vanya finds an elderly Professor
and his glamorous wife visiting a rural estate that supports their urban
lifestyle. Vanya an Astrov fall for Elena and Sonya (the Professor's daughter)
meanwhile suffers from the awareness of her own lack of beauty and from her
unrequited feelings for Dr. Astrov. Matters are brought to a crisis when the
Professor announces his intention to sell the estate, Vanya and Sonya's home and
raison d'être, with a view to investing the proceeds to achieve a higher income
for himself and his wife.
Uncle Vanya was Chekhov’s twelfth play, following The Three
Sisters. It was a redraft of the great Russian dramatist and short story
writer’s earlier work, The Demon. It received its premiere at the Moscow Arts
Theatre in 1899. Mike Poulton’s new adaptation of Chekhov’s enduring
masterpiece on frustrated longing and wasted lives will be his fourth revision
of the work for a contemporary audience, following two for Derek Jacobi
(Chichester and Broadway) and one for the Mercury Theatre Colchester.
Designed by William Dudley.
Cast includes: Iain Glen, Charlotte Emmerson
Performance Times:
Monday to Friday at 7.30pm
Saturday at 3pm and 7.30pm
Seat Prices:
All tickets: £20 (£15 concessions)
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No.1 Mark Lane, London, EC3R 7AH
Box Office: 020 7283 1940 (information only). For booking details see
under individual event.
Online: www.proudcabaret.com
(information only). For booking details see under individual event.
How to get Here: Aldgate East (District and Hammersmith and City Lines)
or Fenchurch Street (mainline) are the nearest stations.
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The Horse Hospital, Chalk Farm Road, NW1 8AH
Box Office: 0207 482 3867 (information only)
Online: www.proudcamden.com is
the venue website.
How to get Here: Camden Town and Chalk Farm (Northern Line) are the nearest
underground stations.
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Lavender Road, Rotherhithe, London SE16 5DZ
Box Office: see under individual event below.
Online: see under individual event below.
How to get Here: Limehouse (DLR) is the nearest station.
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Local Board Road, Watford, Hertfordshire, WD17 2JP
Box Office: 01923 772320
Online: www.pumphouse.info
How to get Here: Watford High Street and Bushey are the nearest mainline
stations. Buses 142 and 258 stop near Local Board Road.
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Ravenna Road, Putney, London SW15 6AW
Box Office: 020 8788 6943 or as stated under listings.
Online: www.putneyartstheatre.org.uk
or as stated under listings.
How to get Here: Putney (District Line) is the nearest underground and mainline station.
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16 Chenies Street, London, WC1E 7EX (formerly
the Drill Hall)
Box Office: 020 7908 4800
Online: www.rada.ac.uk
How to get Here:
Goodge Street (Northern Line) is the nearest underground
Station. Buses: 10, 24, 29, 73 and 134 all stop nearby. By rail: The nearest rail station is Euston. Car Parking: Non-metered parking is available in Chenies Street after 6.30pm
Monday to Saturday and all day Sunday. There are disabled parking bays directly
outside the Drill Hall.
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255 to 257 Archway Road, Highgate, London N6 5BS
Box Office: 0208 348 5050 (open to personal callers 1 hour before
performance time)
Online:
www.theredhedgehog.co.uk
How to get Here: Highgate (Northern Line) is nearest underground station.
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20 to 22 Highbury Corner, London N5 1RD
Box Office: see under individual event for details.
Online: see under individual event for details.
How to get Here: Highbury Corner (Victoria, London Overground and Main Line) is nearest station.
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265 Poyser Street, Bethnal Green E2 9RF
Box Office: see under individual event
Online: see under individual event.
How to get Here: Bethnal Green (Central Line) is the nearest
underground station.
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35 - 47 Bethnal Green Road, London E1 6LA
Box Office: 020 7613 7498
Online: www.richmix.org.uk
How to get Here: Nearest underground Liverpool Street (Central, Circle,
Metropolitan and Hammersmith and City Line and Mainline)
or Old Street (Northern and Mainline). In addition
to any events listed below, the venue also has a packed programme of film, dance,
music and education projects for young people. See their website www.richmix.org.uk
for details.
FRINGE THEATRE
Saturday 18th February 2012
The Love Project
4.30pm
Free
Based on verbatim interviews with individuals living on the Kingsland Road this
show interlinks the personal love stories that unite the East London community.
Saturday 18th February 2012
Entries on Love
6pm
Free
'Entries On Love' is a new play exploring the ways in which we define love.
Inspired by Sternberg's triangular theory of love, it takes us on a journey
through the possible combinations made up of three components: passion, intimacy
and commitment.
Saturday 18th February 2012
Bloody Love
8pm
Free
Bloody Love tells the story of 15 year old Joe Davies and the people he left
behind when he was murdered on Christmas eve 2010.
Saturday 18th February 2012
Muju: Interfaith Love
9pm
Free
MUJU, the interfaith Muslim-Jewish theatre company housed at the Tricycle, use
drama and comedy to explore and celebrate tolerance and faith. In 2010 MUJU's
devised political comedy show, Extreme Prevention, toured to over a thousand
people.
Monday 20th February 2012
Monologueslam UK
8pm
£10
Presented by TriForce Promotions. The ultimate showcase for actors from all
backgrounds and profiles, performing for a welcoming audience and a panel of
people in a position to move their careers.
Saturday 10th March 2012
Phantasmagoria
7.30pm
£8 (£6 concessions)
Phantasmagoria is a cabaret-esque, amusing and yet disturbing piece, revealing
subtle parallels between show business and real life. They play with physical
and visual performance to explore unfamiliar approaches to familiar cabaret
staples, such as the femme fatale singer, the ventriloquist, the freak show and
the striptease.
Monday 16th April 2012
Monologueslam UK
7.30pm
£5 in advance/ £7 at the door on the night.
Presented by TriForce Promotions. The ultimate showcase for actors from all
backgrounds and profiles, performing for a welcoming audience and a panel of
people in a position to move their careers.
Friday 20th April 2012
Descent
7.30pm
£5 in advance/ £7 at the door on the night.
OTB Productions return to Rich Mix with Descent their regular night of new short
plays by up and coming writers. The night provides a platform for undiscovered
voices and a unique opportunity for writers to showcase their talent and get
their scripts heard. OTB work in collaboration with some of London’s best up and
coming actors and directors in order to produce the freshest and most exciting
new works the city has to offer.
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107 Kingsland High Street, London, E8 2PB
Box Office: 020 7241 9410
Online:
www.riocinema.ndirect.co.uk
How to get Here: Dalston Kingsland (mainline) is the nearest station.
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Crisp Road, London W6 9RL
Box Office: 020 8237 1111 (with a per ticket booking fee)
Online: www.riversidestudios.co.uk
(with a per ticket booking fee)
How to get Here: Nearest underground station is Hammersmith (Piccadilly,
District and Hammersmith & City lines). Buses: 9, 10, 27, 33, 72, 190,
209, 211, 220, 266, 267, 283, 295, 391, 419, H91.Friday 10th
February until Saturday 10th March 2012
Press Night: Wednesday 15th February 2012
Cardboard Citizens present:
A FEW MAN FRIDAYS
by Adrian Jackson
Prosper is an ex-Rasta lost in London, trying to make sense of his dog-filled
dreams. Madame Talate remembers her island as a paradise and Teddy Hibbert loves
turtles but has trouble remembering people. Their stories collide in a dream
turned nightmare of one Stu Barber.
In the late 1960s the Chagos islanders were evicted from their Indian Ocean home
to make way for a US military base. Set against the actual events of their
displacement and fight for justice, A Few Man Fridays, begins in the age of Cold
War secrets and ends in the era of global warming. Moving, gripping and funny, A
Few Man Fridays unearths an inglorious episode of British history, and explores
the fantasies of the powerful, set against the dreams of the powerless.
Cardboard Citizens stages this compelling story in its trademark style where
personal testimony and historical narrative meet to forge epic, mesmerising
theatre, fusing music, video, and YouTube footage. The Company has been working
with homeless people for 20 years, bringing stories of the dispossessed from the
margins to the fore.
Performance Times:
Monday to Saturday at 7.45pm (15th February 2012 at 7pm)
Extra performance Saturdays at 2.30pm
Seat Prices:
All tickets £20 (£15 concessions) EXCEPT:
Previews on 10th, 11th, 13th and 14th February 2012: all tickets £10
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2 Shepperton Road, London N1 3DT
Box Office: 020 7704 6665
Online:
www.rosemarybranch.co.uk
How to get Here: Highbury and Islington (Victoria and mainline), Old
Street (Northern and mainline) and Angel (Northern Line) are the nearest stations.
Buses 76, 141, 21, 271,
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56 Park Street, London SE1 9DT
Box Office: 020 7261 9565
Online: www.rosetheatre.org.uk
How to get Here: London Bridge (Northern and Mainline) is the nearest
station.
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24-26 High Street, Kingston, KT1 1HL
Box Office: 0870 830 0200 (via See Tickets, with booking and handling
fees)
Online:
www.rosetheatrekingston.org (via See Tickets, with booking and handling
fees)
How to get Here: Kingston (Mainline) is the nearest
station.
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Chalk Farm Road, London NW1 8EH
Box Office: 0844 482 8008
Online: www.roundhouse.org.uk
How to get Here: Chalk Farm (Northern Line) is the nearest underground
station.
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372 Kennington Lane, London, SE11 5HY
Box Office: 020 7820 1222
Online: www.ticketweb.co.uk
or email: bookings@rvt.org.uk
How to get Here: Vauxhall (Victoria Line) is the nearest
underground station.
See their website for details of scheduled events.
www.rvt.org.uk
EVENTS INCLUDE:
Every Sunday
S.L.A.G.S / Chill-Out
Huge dance anthems and commercial house from the DJs Simon Le Vans, Andy
Almighty & Sean Sirrs.
2pm ‘til Midnight. The genius of The D. E. Experience (aka Jonathan Hellyer) on
stage at 5.30pm.
Entry £7
Photograph shows Alison Jiear singing with The D.E. Experience.
Every Tuesday
Bar Wotever - where Queer talents meet every Tuesday!
About Bar Wotever: Bar Wotever features an open stage for up and coming queer
talents to show off, open decks where you can play your own music plus dancing
into the night. The people are friendly, mixed across ages, ethnicities, genders
and sexualities. Over the past 4 years. Bar Wotever has hosted some of the best
queer stars including Rae Spoon, Aliens Ate My Schnitzel, The Ballet, David
Mills, Timberlina, Dorian Wood, Lazlo Pearlman, The Wau Wau Sisters & Scottee.
It has also been responsible for premièring early works by Josephine Wilson, Jet
Moon, Mr Meredith and many more. With Bar Wotever relocating to the Royal
Vauxhall Tavern, you can expect new up and coming queer performers and artists
as well as established names from all over the world, secret gigs, film
screening nights (for the first time) and a host of , other events including
benefit nights, fashion shows, birthdays, leaving dos and weddings.
For the night's performers see www.rvt.org.uk.
Doors 6pm - Midnight
Entry FREE
All Welcome
Saturdays
DUCKIE
Post-Poofter Purveyors of Progressive Working Class Entertainment. Hosted by Amy
Lamé, music by Readers Wifes.
9pm - 2am.
Entry £6
Every Fourth Friday:
MARVELLOUS
The Infamous Alternative Club Night
Hosted by the inimitable Joan Dairy-Queen.
DJs are the excellent... DJ Lush, Jonny Slut , Wayne Shires and Felix who will
be playing all thrills and no fillas, plus visuals and acts that will amaze!
“A STAR RETURNS, again...!”
9pm till 3am
Entry £6
MONDAYS
The Big Bingo Show
with Timberlina & Hey Baylen
It's SO much more than bingo- this is bingo WITH BALLS!! A sensational night of
reckless hilarity, great music, spontaneous dance routines, bearded ladiness and
topical banter- what better way to start the week!
Music from DJ Hey Baylen.
Doors 7pm, Eyes Down 8.30pm -10.30pm, party ‘til midnight.
Heineken £2 a pint, House spirits £2
FREE on the door, £1 per game.
WEDNESDAY 15th FEBRUARY 2012
DR SKETCHY
At Dr. Sketchy we want to make life drawing more than nude models and serious
sketching.
So we've scoured this great city to find beautiful burlesque performers, bizarre
circus acts, and rippling hunks of man-flesh.
Then we let them loose on stage to release the artist in you! In between each
round of sketching our larger-than-life models you get a chance to grab a drink
get comfortable and take in some of the finest burlesque, comedy, music, poetry
and quirky cabaret performances the big smoke has to offer.
Dr Sketchy isn't about being an amazing artist, it’s about having a go! So don't
be shy and put pencil to paper, move it around and see what happens – you might
be surprised! Materials provided, all you need bring is your enthusiasm!
Tickets £10 advance, £15 on the door.
Doors 7pm, show 8pm
THURSDAYS UNTIL 9th FEBRUARY
ARTWA*K!
with OPHELIA BITZ
ArtWa*k! Returns To The RVT for 2012 Fringe Showcase: Award-Winning Antique Porn
and Anarchic Cabaret
Not content merely to win the OldVicNewVoices Creative Directors Award and the
Erotic Awards 2011, ArtWa*k! is now nominated for Best Ongoing Production and
Best Compere at the London Cabaret Awards. To celebrate our first momentous year
ArtWa*k! is becoming a touring Fringe festival show, scheduled to appear at
Brighton, Edinburgh and Adelaide Cabaret Festival in 2012.
Taking all the very best, sauciest, silliest and most interesting developments
from the speak-easy style ArtWa*k! events and collaborating with musical
director Micheal Roulston, 2012’s show is a more refined, linear and directly
political affair, studded liberally with rare antique skin flicks and hostess
Ophelia Bitz’s trademark bawdy humour.
The four dates at the Royal Vauxhall Tavern will be an exciting showcase of all
that ArtWa*k has to offer a salivating public, with heaps of new material, guest
performances from the more obscure and esoteric members of the performance
community and a smutty, silly night out for all.
18+, LGBTQ Very Friendly!
www.artwa*k.co.uk
www.opheliabitz.com
Doors 7pm, Show 8.30pm
Preview: January 19th: Tickets: £5
January 26th, Feb 2nd and 9th : Tickets: £8
Advance tickets: www.ticketweb.co.uk,
www.lastminute.com and some held on the
night, on the door, always.
WEDNESDAY 22nd and THURSDAY 23rd FEBRUARY
ALP HAYDAR
Having earned a TimeOut Critic's Choice for his last show, Alp returns to the
RVT, broken and alone, having lost the affections of his Jihadist boyfriend
Mohammed due to the electric shock therapy administered by his mother, Sharia
Law.
In this new show we see Alp undergoing gender reassignment, in a bid to fool his
ex into loving him again, a story of love, betrayal and murder and hate.
Mixing live performance and ambitious video work, this schizophrenic one-man
pantomime will leave you dazed and delighted.
Doors 7pm, Show 8.30pm.
Tickets £7
Advance tickets: www.ticketweb.co.uk
and some held on the night, on the door, always.
WEDNESDAY 29th FEBRUARY
Myra Dubois in
SING OUT LOUISE!
A monthly cabaret of musical theatre.
The West End is in a pretty poor state. The proposed Westminster Council parking
charges are threatening to keep the minority that can afford to drive away from
the droll West End shows they love (Mama Mia, We Will Rock you, Jersey Boys;
we’re talking about you). Let’s all go to Vauxhall on a bus!
Myra DuBois trawls through the bowels of Musical Theatre to bring you a low-brow
evening of cheap laughs and naff show-tunes. She used to be in amateur
dramatics, so she knows what she’s talking about.
Joining Myra on the night are the folk from Radio Jiblets who’ll be throwing
back the wine, reviewing Myra’s performance LIVE and INFRONT of her - and
providing us with a post-show-podcast of our very own to take home.
The line up will see a selection of Cabaret performers addressing the subject of
’Musical Theatre’ alongside the occasional stage school graduate displaying
their carefully honed craft. It’s a West End Show in a South London Pub, and why
not?
Doors 7pm, Show 8.30pm
Tickets are £7.50 in advance or £9.50 on the door.
£6 concession for NUS/Equity members with proof of membership on the door.
Traditional Pub Food available on the night. We recommend the scampi.
WEDNESDAY 8th FEBRUARY
COMEDY CABINET
Comedy Cabinet brings you the best of the best of hot new comedy and cabaret,
hosted by Ben Fogg, The ElectroFuture BeardClub and Viv Groskop further acts tbc.
Doors 7pm, Show 8.30pm
Tickets £5 on the door, or two for £5 in advance from the RVT website.
THURSDAY 16th FEBRUARY
ALP HAYDAR IN ATLANTIS
Fresh off the heels of his Time Out Critic’s Choice show Alp Haydar’s Flight 666
To Bermuda, Alp returns to the RVT to premiere his new comedy cabaret piece.
The sole survivors of a plane crash, terrorists Alp and his Jihadist boyfriend
Mohammed fight for survival on a mysterious island, which reveals it's secrets
through the ultimate battle for truth, good against evil, and gayness versus
Sharia Law.
Exploring socio-political themes through wanton eroticism, original songs and
impressive on-stage video visuals (Alp's work having most recently been screened
at the BFI Southbank as part of the Gay & Lesbian Film Festival), this
schizophrenic one-man pantomime will leave you dazed and delighted.
Enjoy some of Alp's work at
www.youtube.com/alparet
Doors 7pm, Show 8.30pm.
Tickets £7
Advance tickets: www.ticketweb.co.uk
and some held on the night, on the door, always.
THURSDAYS 1st, 8th, 15th, 22nd,
29th MARCH
BURGER QUEEN 2012
Scottee welcomes you back for a super sized second helping of his infamous
beauty pageant Burger Queen! Every Thursday in March, he will be whittling down
a wide range of fantastic fatties in his unique game show for fat people. Each
chunky contestant will endure three rounds designed to find the perfect chub to
be crowned Burger Queen 2012. Rounds include trend (flaunting your fat fashion),
taste (your signature dish served to our judges) and talent (light entertainment
for heavyweights).
Each heat is judged by some wonderful faces including Nick Grimshaw, Paloma
Faith, Cock N Bull Kid, Alison Hammond, Immodesty Blaize, Sue Tilley, Princess
Julia, BQ '11 winner Nina Neon, not to mention Scottee's Mum and our resident
judge & plus size princess Amy Lamé.
The winner will receive £100 cash, £400 worth of gifts from our sponsors, a
bottle of plonk, the coveted Burger Queen medal, the golden unhappy meal and the
chance to perform at the Roundhouse CircusFest in 'Camp'!
More? Over the course of the contest Scottee will also be putting himself
through the murky world of fad diets, celebrity fitness DVD's and some
alternative exercise classes – NHS’ answer to Fanny Craddock, Dr Tim Crocker-Buque
will be keeping an eye on him and vlogging his progress!
Other highlights include guest performances from chubby chasers Myra Dubois,
Timberlina, Russella & Tenor Ladies, Sami Knight is on the decks playing big
(gastric) band tunes, the amazing 'What's Jude eating this week?' is back, the
weekly Pie Chart Rundown and of course 'the show's not over till the Miss
Annabel Sings
Heat 1 - 1st March
Heat 2 - 8th March
Heat 3 - 15th March
Heat 4 - 22nd March
Grand Final - 29th March
Doors 7pm, Show 8pm
£7 or £11.99 with the RVT Burger and Chips
(Meat or Vege options available).
Tickets are available on the door but advance booking is advised.
More info and advance tickets from
http://burger-queen.info
The search to find the perfect porker has begun - who will become Burger Queen?
THURSDAY 10th MAY
BRITISH & WORLD MALE CROWN
1 COMBINED SHOW
A Boylesque double header bringing the best in British & International Male
Strip Tease & Variety, battling out for reign supreme to crown a new 'King' of
the Burlesque stage.
7pm to 11pm
General admission and VIP tickets available.
£16.50 to £29.50
Advance tickets:
www.WorldBurlesquegames.com
(booking fees apply).
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275 Pentonville Road, Kings Cross, London, N1 9NL.
Box Office: 08444 771 000 (Ticketweb agency, with booking
fee)
Online:
www.ticketweb.co.uk
(Ticketweb agency, with booking fee)
How to get Here: King's Cross (Victoria, Northern, Piccadilly, Circle,
Metropolitan, Hammersmith and City, Thameslink, Main Line) is the
nearest station.
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The Battersea Barge, Nine Elms Lane, SW8 5BP (behind the Fed Ex
building)
Box Office: 020 7403 4866 (general venue information
only)
Online:
www.morelondon.com/scoop.html for information only. No
booking is usually required.
How to get Here: London Bridge (Northern,
Jubilee and main lines) and Tower Hill (District, Circle and DLR lines) are
the nearest stations.
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100-110 Euston Road, London NW1 2AJ
Box Office: 0844 248 5075 unless otherwise stated.
Online:
www.shaw-theatre.com unless otherwise stated.
How to get Here: Euston Square (Circle, Metropolitan and Hammersmith and
City Lines) is the nearest Underground station. Kings Cross (Victoria,
Piccadilly, Northern, Circle, Metropolitan and Hammersmith and City Lines, also
mainline) and Euston (Northern and Victoria Lines, also mainline) stations are
also close by. Bus routes 10, 30, 73, 91, 205, 390 and 476.
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42-44 Bermondsey Street, London, SE1 3UD
Box Office: online only.
Online:
www.shunt.co.uk
How to get Here: London Bridge (Mainline, Jubilee and Northern lines) is the
nearest station.
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Barbican Centre, Silk Street, London EC2Y 8DS
Box Office: 020 7638 8891
Online: www.barbican.org.uk
How to get Here: Barbican (Circle, Hammersmith and City, Metropolitan lines)
or Moorgate (Circle, Hammersmith and City, Metropolitan, Mainline) are the
nearest stations.
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The Social, 5 Little Portland St, London, W1W 7JD
Box Office: 020 7636 4992 (information only)
Online: www.thesocial.com
(information only)
How to get Here: Oxford Circus (Bakerloo, Central and Victoria Lines) is the
nearest underground station.
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40 Greek Street, London, W1D 4EB
Box Office: see under individual event.
Online: see under individual event
How to get Here: Leicester Square (Northern and Piccadilly Lines) is the
nearest underground station.
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21 Dean Street, London W1D 3NE
Box Office: 020 7478 0100
Online:
www.sohotheatre.com
How to get Here: Nearest underground station is Tottenham Court Road
(Northern and Central lines).Monday 27th February until
Saturday 3rd March 2012
Mercury Musical Developments presents:
A SONG CYCLE FOR SOHO
book by Andrew Brinded
directed by Simon Greiff
A musical song cycle that explores Soho's rich history. It showcases the work of
several British composers and lyricists, both established and emerging,
including Douglas Hodge, Christopher Hamilton, Stuart Matthew Price, Dougal
Irvine, Susannah Pearse, Tim Sutton and Stiles & Drewe.
Musical Direction: Sarah Travis.
Cast: Michael Cantwell, James Gillan, Claire Moore, Niamh Perry.
Performance Times:
Monday to
Saturday at 7.45pm
Seat Prices:
All tickets £15 (£12.50 concessions) EXCEPT
First preview: £10
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2a Norwood High Street, West Norwood, London, SE27 9NS
Box Office: 020 8670 3474
Online:
www.southlondontheatre.co.uk
How to get Here: West Norwood (mainline) is the nearest station.
Buses 2, 68, 196, 315, 322, 432 and 468.
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Shipwright Arms, Shipwright Yard, (Corner of Bermondsey Street and Tooley
Street), London SE1 2TF
Box Office: 020 7407 0234
Online:
www.southwarkplayhouse.co.uk
How to get Here: London Bridge (Northern and Jubilee Lines, also
mainline) is the nearest station.
Access: Please inform Southwark Playhouse of your access requirements at
least 48 hours before you attend the performance by phoning 020 7407 0234.
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North Side of Church, St Andrew Church, Holborn Viaduct, London.
EC4 3AB.
Box Office: see under individual event for details.
Online: see under individual event for details.
How to get Here: Chancery Lane (Central Line - use exit 3) or Farringdon (Circle
and Metropolitan Lines) are the
nearest underground stations.
City Thameslink, Farringdon and Blackfriars
are the nearest main line stations.
Buses 8, 17, 25, 45, 46, 575, 674, 521
stop
nearby. Parking: NCP at the corner of Shoe Lane.
Unrestricted street parking after 18.30 and on Saturday
afternoons. No parking on site.
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Shoreditch High Street, London, E1 6JN
Box Office: see under individual productions.
Online: see under individual productions.
How to get Here:
Shoreditch High Street is the nearest mainline station.
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Rowington Close, Paddington, W2 5TF
Box Office: See under each production as each company has differing
arrangements.
How to get Here: Warwick Avenue (Bakerloo Line) is the nearest
underground station.
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Stoke Newington Church Street, London N16 9ES
Box Office: See under each production as each company has differing
arrangements.
How to get Here: Buses 73 and 476 stop nearby.
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Bedford Street, Covent Garden, London, WC2E 9ED
Box Office: see under individual event for details.
Online: see under individual event for details.
How to get Here: Covent Garden (Piccadilly Line) or Leicester Square (Northern
and Piccadilly Lines) are the
nearest underground stations.
Buses 6, 9, 11, 13, 15, 23, 24, 29, 87, 91, 139, 176 stop
nearby.Sunday 19th February 2012
Iris Theatre present:
WORKIN PROCESS 3 - BLIND DATE
“Kate Bush-adoring song writing star seeks Billy Joel-loving
music God for celestial conjunction”
"Composer seeking wordy lyricist for a hot date on a piano."
“Hammerstein looking for Rodgering”
Workin Process 3 - Blind Date has taken the very best new
composers and lyricists and matched them up with each other in
brand new partnerships for a musical theatre 'blind date'.
Having been paired up via personal ads they left on our ‘dating
site’ our musical theatre writers have been given two months to
come up with songs inspired by our sparkling July romantic
comedy, 'As You Like It.'
An esteemed panel of industry leaders will judge the final
numbers and decide upon a winner on the evening. As yet there is
no Cilla Black, but already confirmed as judges on the night are
Simon Grieff, Director & Producer of SimG Records, and Lousie
Gold, West End Musical Actress from such shows as Oliver!, Mary
Poppins, Mamma Mia etc. More panel members are soon to be
confirmed.
The evening will include work from fourteen brand new writing
teams including many of the hottest young names in new musical
theatre: Lee Freeman & Olivia Thompson, James Lark & Louise
Ainsley, Luke Freeman & Mary Evans, Nicola Jane Buttigieg &
Raphael Smith, Harrison Atlee & Bethany Jameson, Rose Lewenstein
& Jake Brunger, Becky Applin & Jay Richards, Noam Galperin &
Carl Miller, Stephanie Amies & Joe Giuffre, Ian Lawson & Katy
Darby, James Veitch & Buffy Sharpe, Felix Hagan & Melissa
Beattie, Christopher Hamilton & Blanche Girouard, Amy Mallett &
Kent De Pinto.
www.iristheatre.com is
the company website.
Performance Time:
6.30pm (doors open 6pm)
Runs 2 hours 30 minutes approximately.
Seat Prices:
All tickets £7
Box Office for this Production:
Online:
www.seetickets.com
By Phone: 0870 830 0200
A £1 per ticket booking fee and £1.50 per booking, not per
ticket, handling fee applies both online and by phone.
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St Stephen’s, Rosslyn Hill, Hampstead, London NW3 2PP
Box Office: 0870 230 5540
Online:
www.anticdisposition.co.uk
How to get Here: Belsize Park (Northern Line) is the
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Theatre Square, Stratford, London, E15 1BX
Box Office: 0844 357 2625
Online:
www.stratford-circus.com
How to get Here: Stratford (Jubilee and Central lines) is the nearest Underground Station. This
station also has mainline services from Silverlink, and is connected to the
Docklands Light Railway (DLR).
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61-65 Great Queen Street, London, WC2B 5BZ
Box Office: on the night at the venue.
Online: www.ticketweb.co.uk in advance.
How to get Here: Holborn (Piccadilly and Central Lines) is the nearest
tube station.
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2 Bath Road, London W4 1LW
Box Office: 020 8995 6035
Online:
www.tabardtheatre.co.uk
(via Ticketweb. Booking fee may apply)
How to get Here:
Turnham Green (Piccadilly and District Lines) is the nearest tube station.
Buses: 27, 94, 267, 337, 391, E3, H91Tuesday 31st
January until Saturday 18th February 2012
Press Night: Wednesday 1st February 2012Strawberry Blonde Curls present:
ELASTIC BRIDGE
by Strawberry Blonde Curls based on a concept by Eddie FortuneThree
strangers: Kurt, an accountant, Sylvia, an actress and Alex a librarian find
themselves with seemingly insurmountable problems and all gathered on the same
bridge. Is this a coincidence or fate? With the intent of ending it all, and as
secrets are shared the unlikeliest of friendships emerge. And will they save
each other before they save themselves? A powerful yet subtle tragi-comedy
about three distressed individuals who coincidentally all meet at the same
bridge to end it all. This raw, high energy, piece explores how far people will
go before they will eventually snap.
Strawberry Blonde Curls are a theatre company based in the Northwest of England.
This production of Elastic Bridge has previously been performed at Unity
Theatre, Liverpool and the Lowry, Salford, playing to sell-out crowds. It now
plays a three week run at the Tabard Theatre.
Cast: Rosie MacPherson, John Tomlinson and Andrew Draper.
Performance Times:
Tuesday to Saturday at 7.30pm
Runs 1 hour 10 minutes approximately with NO
interval.
Seat Prices:
All tickets £14 (£12 concessions)
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Albert Embankment, Vauxhall, London, SE1 7TP
Box Office: on the door. Information: 020 7582 1066
Online: none. Information:
www.tamesisdock.co.uk
How to get Here:
Vauxhall (Victoria and Main Line) is the nearest station.
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356 Garratt Lane, London SW18 4ES
Box Office: 0208 333 4457
Online:
www.ticketweb.co.uk
(booking, with £1.65 per booking postage fee / £1 for collection at venue),
www.tara-arts.com
(venue)
How to get Here:
Earlsfield is the nearest Mainline station.
TARA Studio is a unique and intimate theatre in South London. Our
pioneering cross-cultural programme offers a varied blend of cutting edge, live
performances.
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Thameside Complex, Grays RM17 5DX
Box Office: 0845 300 5264
Online:
www.thurrock.gov.uk/theatre
How to get Here: Grays Station (mainline) is 200 metres walk away.
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Above the Latchmere Pub, 503 Battersea Park Road, London SW11 3BW.
Box Office: 020 7978 7040 or email
info@theatre503.com.
Online: www.theatre503.com
How to get Here: Sloane Square (District and Circle lines) is the nearest underground station,
then bus 319. Alternatively South Kensington (Piccadilly, District and Circle
lines) then bus 49 or 345.
By rail: Clapham Junction (from Victoria or Waterloo) then 10 minutes walk or bus
49, 319, 345 or 344.
By bus: 44, 49, 319, 344, 345, N19.
Local free parking on street after 5pm.Tuesday 7th
February until Saturday 3rd March 2012
Press Night: Thursday 9th February 2012
Natural Shocks and Theatre503 present a new play:
MATHEMATICS OF THE HEART
by Kefi Chadwick
directed by Donnacadh O’Briain
Transferring after great acclaim at Brighton Fringe 2011, this funny and
tender play about the unpredictability of love finds Professor of Chaos Theory
Dr Paul MacMillan’s life grinding to a halt a month after the death of his
father. However, with the arrival of beautiful PhD student Zainab, his brother (Chancer)
in the spare room, girlfriend Emma pushing for a future and the unearthing of a
surprise possession of the dearly departed, Paul’s life is about to get a lot
more complicated…
www.mathematicsoftheheart.co.uk is the production website.
Producer: Donnacadh O’Briain
Assistant Director: Katy Rudd
Designer: Signe Beckmann
Lighting Designer: Alex Wardle
Assistant Director: Katy Rudd
Original Music and Sound Design: Philip Stewart
Cast: Chancer - Mark Cameron, Zainab - Bella Heesom , Emma - Isabel Pollen, Paul
- tbc.
Performance Times:
Tuesday to Saturday at 7.45pm
Sunday at 5pm
NO MONDAY PERFORMANCES. Runs 1 hour 30
minutes approximately.
Seat Prices:
All tickets £14 (£9 concessions)
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26 Crowndale Road, London NW1 1TT
Box Office: 020 7387 6617
Online: boxoffice (insert the @ symbol here) theatrotechnis.com
How to get Here:
Nearest Underground Stations are Mornington Crescent or Camden Town on the
Northern Line. Bus: 24, 27, 29, 46, 134, 214Thursday
1st March until Sunday 18th March 2012
Press Nights: Friday 2nd March 2012 (The Bacchae), Tuesday 6th March 2012 (4:48
Psychosis), Saturday 10th March 2012 (Lord of the Flies)
Fourth Monkey Theatre Company present their Rep Season 2012:
In repertoire:
THE BACCHAE
by Euripides
directed by Natalie Katsou
LORD OF THE FLIES
adapted by Nigel Williams from the William Golding novella
directed by Steven Green
4:48 PSYCHOSIS
by Sarah Kane
directed by Hamish MacDougall
Featuring an ensemble cast of 27 actors, critically acclaimed theatre company
Fourth Monkey return to London hot on the heels of their successful October
season of Repertory work.
Now returning to the intimate, unconventional Theatro Technis in Camden, the
season that will literally transform the stage, by raising the floor and
introducing a conceptual lighting and set design, the conventional stage of
Theatro Technis will be metamorphosed for each play.
Set design by Eleanor Field
Lighting Designer Pablo Fernando-Baz
Performance Times and Dates:
The Bacchae:
Thurs 1st March - 7.45pm,
Friday 2nd March - 7.45pm,
Sat 3rd March- 3pm, 7.45pm
Sun 4th March - 3pm, 7.45pm
Mon 5th March - 7.45pm
Mon 12th March- 7.45pm
Sat 17th March 3pm
4:48 Psychosis:
Tues 6th March - 7.45pm
Weds 7th March- 7.45pm
Thurs 8th March- 7.45pm
Sun 11th March- 3pm, 5.30pm
Friday 16th March - 7.45pm
Sat 17th MArch - 5.30pm, 7.45pm
Lord
of the Flies:
Friday 9th March - 7.45pm
Sat 10th March- 3pm, 7.45pm
Tues 13th March - 7.45pm
Weds 14th March- 7.45pm
Thurs 15th March- 3pm, 7.45pm
Friday 16th March- 3pm
Sunday 18th March - 3pm
Seat Prices:
All tickets £12 (£10 concessions)
Box Office for this Production:
online:
www.wegottickets.com/fourthmonkey
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Gerry Raffles Square, Stratford, London. E15 1BN
Box Office: 020 8279 1160 or 1161
Online: www.stratfordeast.com
How to get Here: Stratford (Jubilee and Central lines) is the nearest Underground Station. This
station also has mainline services from Silverlink, and is connected to the
Docklands Light Railway (DLR).
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Open Stage Scheme Needs Volunteers
Theatre Royal Stratford East is launching the pilot stage of its ground-breaking
Olympic project Open Stage – a scheme that will see the first 6 months of the
2012 programmed by the people of East London and beyond.
Open Stage is a big, bold, ambitious project that seeks to challenge the
traditional process of programming shows for the stage whilst harnessing the
imagination of the public, turning their ideas into reality.
There are two ways to get involved. Firstly, they need energetic volunteers to
go out and ask the public what they want to see on the Stratford East stage in
2012. So if you enjoy meeting people, have local knowledge of East London and
want to be part of creating the theatre’s future, visit
www.openstage2012.com
Secondly, they are looking for people to contribute their own ideas. You can do
this by inviting them to visit your group or sign up to the Open Stage e-list at
www.openstage2012.com and take part
in a trial questionnaire. The ideas collected during the pilot scheme will
directly influence the Open Stage project.
Those who participate will have the opportunity to meet new people, gain new
skills and experiences and most importantly have a say in how Open Stage will
work.
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MONDAY NIGHT
COMEDY EVENINGS
In the theatre bar.
See
www.stratfordeast.com
for latest schedule.
EXTRA SUNDAY PERFORMANCES: take place on the
last Sunday of each Month. See
www.stratfordeast.com
for schedule.
Performance Times:
Monday performances start at 8pm.
Seat Prices:
Tickets are free, but arrive early to secure a seat... or you could be left
standing!
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269 Westferry Road London E14 3RS
Box Office:
020 7515 7799
Online: www.space.org.uk (via
Ticketweb, with booking fee for some productions)
How to get Here: Nearest underground Canary Wharf (Jubilee Line) and
Mudchute on the DLR. Buses: 135, D3, D7, N550.Friday 10th February 2012GERBILS IN A
GLASS CAGE
directed by Tanja Pagnuco
A Scratch Performance.
Lee Sar harbours a secret desire of fulfilling a life-long dream. After back
paddling, taking wrong turns and being trapped under her husband's grip, she is
finally ready to break free. But, her sister Lee Aun arrives in London with
disturbing news from Singapore and coerces Lee Sar to return to her homeland.
With it will come money. Lee Sar has to make a choice. Will she be forever bound
to her past? Will she never assert her true self?
Laced with humour and dramatic poignancy, this moving new play by Rosaline Ting
explores a sense of belonging and identity. It reveals fascinating aspects of
Chinese culture with universal echoes.
Director Tanja Pagnuco uses sound as a central element to tell the story.
Gerbils scratch at a cage, wind rattles the glass conservatory, music drifts
from an upstairs bedroom... the sound becomes at times a humourous device
forming a counterpoint to the dramatic narrative; and at other times, it
heightens the emotions. As the play unfolds, the audience gradually submerge
into a sensory experience, allowing them to feel Lee Sar's plight.
Performance Time:
7.30pm
Seat Prices:
All tickets £5
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Saturday 18th February 2012Leering Falcon Players present:
(...ACT LIKE IT NEVER HAPPENED).
NOT SUITABLE FOR CHILDREN UNDER 18 OR THE EASILY OFFENDED.In the summer of
2012 The Olympic Games will reach East London. So will thousands of trafficked
women and children. (…act like it never happened). tells a story where the
victims, the perpetrators, the masterminds, the politicians and the activists
slowly discover that all their lives are intrinsically linked.
Contains very strong language and adult themes.
Performance Times:
Tuesday to Saturday at 7.30pm
Seat Prices:
All tickets £12 (£8 concessions)
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until Saturday 3rd March 2012Just Enough present:
THE TWO NOBLE KINSMAN
When two cousins fall in love with the same woman, someone’s bound to lose out…
Escaped convicts, Amazonian princesses and May Day revellers all gather in a
wood near Athens, and so the stage is set for disguises, unrequited love and the
most chivalrous fight-to-the-death between two best friends.
Shakespeare’s last and least-known play is brought vividly to life by Just
Enough, who infuse the production with live music, period songs and contemporary
dancetheatre to compliment the lyrical beauty of Shakespeare’s final poetry, and
Fletcher’s comic interludes.
Just Enough’s production previewed at the RSC’s Dell Theatre in August 2011, and
comes to The Space for the company’s London debut.
Performance Times:
Wednesday to Saturday at 7.30pm
Seat Prices:
All tickets £12 (£10 concessions)
______________________________ Friday 17th March 2012
RumDoxy Theatre Company present:A
MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM
“On whose eyes I might approve
This flower’s force in stirring love…?”
RumDoxy Theatre Company invite you to follow the Puck-induced mayhem of
misplaced love as they present A Midsummer Night’s Dream.
Explore the fantasy world placed in the mind of the four lovers and ‘sleepy
sickness’ sufferers. A fresh look at one of Shakespeare’s most loved plays, A
Midsummer Night’s Dream is part of our Shakespeare On A Shoe-string Collection;
90minute Shakespeare maintaining the classic language of the era.
Originating from Wiltshire, RumDoxy are an emerging theatre company that aims to
produce exciting and entertaining theatre for all ages.
Performance Time:
7.30pm
Seat Prices:
All tickets £10 (£8 concessions)
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Saturday 7th April 2012Space Productions present:
THE LIFE AND ADVENTURES OF NICHOLAS NICKLEBY
by Charles Dickens, adapted by David Edgar
Space Productions celebrates 200 years since the birth of Charles Dickens by
staging one of his most loved stories.
Following the death of his father, Nicholas, his sister and mother, must depend
on his uncle, Ralph Nickleby for support and guidance. For Ralph, the descent of
his poor relations, interrupting his relentless pursuit of money, is an unwanted
distraction. The pride and honour in Nicholas set against the pragmatism and
impatience of Ralph sets a spiral of events in motion, reaching from Dotheboys
Hall in Yorkshire to the Crummles theatrical troupe in Portsmouth.
Drama, comedy and romance combine in this epic adventure, performed over two
parts with an exciting ensemble cast.
Performance Times:
Tuesdays and Thursdays: Part 1 at 7.30pm
Wednesdays and Fridays: Part 2 at 7.30pm
Saturday: Part 1 at 3.30pm and Part 2 at 7pm
Seat Prices:
All tickets £10 (£8 concessions) for one part
OR
All tickets £16 (£14 concessions) for both parts if booked in a single
transaction.
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Saturday 2nd June 2012
Lazarus Theatre Company Present:
KING LEAR
by William Shakespeare
directed by Ricky Dukes
Divided by love, jealousy and betrayal, Lear is forced into a world of
isolation, destruction and fear by those closest to her, a world where hope is a
distant ideal a barbarous land in which a mother must fight her own daughters in
order to survive. A Queen, a mother and the most famous female monarch of all
time... Lear.
Lazarus returns to Shakespeare for one of the most sensational of all the
tragedies. Through the use of ensemble, text, music and movement a company of
over twenty actors shall create a world re-imagined, where a female monarch
clings to her identity, throne and Kingdom.
Performance Times:
Monday to Saturday at 8pm
Extra performance Saturdays at 4pm
Seat Prices:
All tickets £12.50 (£10 concessions)
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Tuesday 8th May until Saturday 2nd June 2012
Lazarus Theatre Company Present:
AS YOU LIKE IT
by William Shakespeare
directed by Gavin Harrington-Odedra
An enchanted forest, a pair of Lovers who’s escape from a corporate city leads
to one of the most endearing stories ever written. Passion, love and disguise,
Shakespeare’s exhilarating tale of mistaken identity, gender reversal and above
all love comes to the stage in this new ensemble production of As You Like It.
One of the greatest Shakespearian comedies, this production with a company of
over twenty actors shall through the use of ensemble, text, music and movement
create a forest of confusion, zeal and laughter where anything is possible.
Performance Times:
Monday to Saturday at 8pm
Extra performance Saturdays at 4pm
Seat Prices:
All tickets £12.50 (£10 concessions)
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28 Commercial Street, London, E1 6AB
Box Office: see under individual event.
Online: See under individual event.
How to get Here: Aldgate East (Hammersmith and City and
District Lines) is the nearest underground
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Russet Drive, St Albans, Herts, AL4 0JQ
Box Office:
01727 850950
Online: www.trestle.org.uk
How to get Here: St Albans (Thameslink) is the nearest station.
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269 Kilburn High Road, London, NW6 7JR
Box Office: 020 7328 1000
Online:
www.tricycle.co.uk
How to get Here: Kilburn (Jubilee Line) is the
nearest station.
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Tristan Bates Theatre |
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1a Tower Street, London, WC2H 9NP
Box Office: 020 7240 6283
Online:
www.tristanbatestheatre.co.uk
How to get Here: Nearest underground Leicester Square (Piccadilly Line)
Monday 13th February 2012
Lumenis Theatre
Company presents:
CELEBRATING LONDON AND MULTICULTURALISM
A free event presenting new work by emerging and established practitioners
including drama, dance and live performance, followed by a panel of experts (Kumiko
Mendl Artistic Director Yellow Earth among others) and networking possibility
With the approaching of London Olympics a debate on multiculturalism cannot be
more relevant. This is the first in a series of events on multiculturalism and
focuses on how London perceives itself and other cultures in terms of
confrontation and dialogue.
There will be also the opportunity to talk to David Ahlbrecht AC Orange UK
and US Representative on bringing a show to China. AC Orange is one of the
biggest Chinese promoter and is seeking theatrical productions that can be
easily translated to a Chinese audience (in particular but not limited to
musical theatre, dance, opera). www.juooo.com.
If you have a show or a production running or that you have recently produced
come and talk to David.
Programme:
The Customer Is Always Wrong by Bill Aitchison: One of a kind artist,
traveler and all round professional eccentric Bill Aitchison has been taking the
citizenship test... in Southern China. Having performed his one-man show in
Beijing, Shanghai and Xiamen, he returns to the UK with insights, dodgy
translations and a lot of plastic. Performed in English and Mandarin.
www.billaitchison.co.uk
Bitter Translation by Alexandre Ross a stage reading directed by
Christopher O'donnell
Jennifer is the most beautiful and perfect girl in the world and for their
anniversary, Tim has whisked his princess off to China for a romantic
anniversary.
Is China really a romantic place for a pair of twenty-something Londers? Is 30
yuan a fair price for pride and revenge?
Written by a young new talent and based on his recent experience in Beijing,
this dark comic play tells the story of an odd triangle – Jennifer, Tim and a
‘rickshaw-man’.
Cast: Chris Chan as Rickshaw-man, Matthew Carrington as Tim, Rebecca Kenny as
Jennifer
www.alexandreross.co.uk
FOR HOW MUCH? (extracts)
Faceless ....distorted fingers reaching out to the skies... spinning coins on
the ground...
Is this the cost of the goods we buy and consume? Is this the cost we do not
have to pay?
Originally commissioned by the International Organisation for Migration U.K.
(IOM) as part of their Buy Responsibly campaign this dance theatre piece takes
inspiration from the lives of the people who have worked under forced labour in
India, Africa, South America and parts of Europe and from the sculptures by
London-based artist May Ayres and her critique of consumerism and capitalism.
Choreography: Annarita Mazzilli Music: Andy Higgs
www.annaritamazzilli.weebly.com
www.lumenistheatre.co.uk is the
company website.
Performance Time:
7.30pm
Seat Prices:
All tickets FREE, but booking is essential -
see below.
Box Office for this Production:
Email: boxoffice (insert the @ symbol here)
tristanbatestheatre.co.uk
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10 Hoxton Street, London N1 6NG
Box Office: 0207 324 5591 (information only)
Online: www.wegottickets.com
(with booking fee)
How to get Here:
Old Street (Northern Line and Mainline) is the nearest station.
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490 Commercial Road, London, E1 0HX
Box Office: varies by event, see
website for details.
Online: www.troxy.co.uk
How to get Here:
Limehouse (DLR Line) is the nearest underground station.
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147 Tooley St, More London, Southwark, London SE1 2HZ
Box Office: 020 7645 0560
Online: www.unicorntheatre.com
How to get Here: London Bridge (Northern,
Jubilee and main lines) and Tower Hill (District, Circle and DLR lines) are
the nearest stations.
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204 Union Street, London SE1 0LX
Box Office: 020 7261 9876
Online: www.uniontheatre.biz /
www.ticketsource.co.uk/uniontheatre
How to get Here: Southwark (Jubilee Line) is the nearest Underground
Station.Wednesday 15th
February until Saturday 10th March 2012
Press Night: Friday 17th February 2012Regan De Wynter Productions present:
PATIENCE
Or
‘Bunthorne’s Bride’
by W.S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan
directed by Sasha ReganA satire on the British aesthetic movement of the
1870’s. Patience is the story of coy lovers, and ridiculous poetic jousting
for the attention of a pretty young milkmaid who has no interest in poetry, all
performed with typically British humour and sparkling music. First Performed
23 April 1881 at the Opera Comique, London.
Choreographed by Drew McOnie
Musical Supervision by Michael England
Musical Direction by Richard Bates
Design by Kingsley Hall
Lighting design by Steve Miller
Performance Times:
Tuesday to Saturday at 7.30pm
Sunday at 2pm and 6pm
Extra performance 10th March 2012 at 2pm
NO MONDAY PERFORMANCES.
Seat Prices:
All tickets £18 (£15 concessions)
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Upstairs at the Gatehouse Theatre |
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The Gatehouse Pub, junction of Hampstead Lane and North Road, Highgate. N6
4BD.
Box Office: 020 8340 3488 (50p per ticket credit card booking fee)
Online:
www.upstairsatthegatehouse.com
How to get Here: Nearest Underground Station is Highgate or Archway on the Northern Line, then
bus 143, 210 or 271 up Highgate Hill.
Wednesday 8th February until Saturday 3rd March
2012
Press Night: Thursday 9th February 2012
The Merry Opera Company presents:
LA TRAVIATA
translated, adapted and directed by Kit Hesketh-Harvey
In the cultural melting-pot of East London’s galleries, clubs
and cafés, burlesque artiste Violetta is the reigning queen,
adored by everyone from barristers to baristas.
But she’s hiding a fearful secret. When she unexpectedly and
unconditionally falls for young City trader Al, neither has any
idea where it might lead. Especially since Al harbours a secret
too...
Music Director: Stephen Hose
Musicians: Nicholas Allen (cello), Neil McTaggart (violin), Mark
Chivers (viola), Niall Webb (woodwind). Stephen Hose (piano and
accordion)
Assistant Director: Preece Killick
Set Design: James Perkins
Costume Design: Fi Russell
Lighting Design: Derek Carlyle
Cast: Robin Bailey (Alfredo), Oliver Brignall (Gaston), Paloma
Bruce (ensemble/Violetta cover), Claire Egan (Violetta), Kristin
Finnigan (Flora), Marcin Gesla (Baron), Anna Jeruć-Kopeć (Violetta),
Marcin Kopeć (Baron), Joe Morgan (Alfredo), Gemma Morsley
(Flora), Matthew Quirk (Germont), Stephen John Svanholm (Germont)
and Glenn Tweedie (Gaston)
Performance Times:
Tuesday to Saturday at 7.30pm
Sunday at 4pm
NO MONDAY PERFORMANCES.
Seat Prices:
All tickets:
Sunday to Thursday £12 (£10 concessions)
Friday and Saturday £16 (£14 concessions)
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above the Old Blue Last Public House, 38 Great Eastern Street, EC2A 3ES
Box Office: 020 7253 2135 (cash or cheque only for telephone and on the
door sales)
Online:
www.lightsoflondonproductions.co.uk (via Paypal with 50p charge)
How to get Here: Old Street (Northern and Main Line) is the nearest station.
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above the Wheatsheaf Public House,
25 Rathbone Place, London W1T 1DG
Box Office: 020 7580 1585 (give name, date, number of tickets. Collect by
8pm on the night of performance).
Online: see under individual production.
How to get Here: Tottenham Court Road (Northern and Central lines) is the
closest underground station.
Every Thursday from 25th January until 29th March 2012
GRAND THEFT IMPRO
Veteran comedy improvisers Grand Theft Impro are back to their regular weekly
show in central London from January. Every Thursday, Phil Whelans, Dylan Emery
and Cariad Lloyd will be creating sketches on the spot from audience suggestions
along with special guests from the world of comedy.
In the meantime, all three of the Grand Theft
team have been getting up to exciting stuff, Cariad Lloyd getting a Best
Newcomer nod in the Comedy Awards at last year's Edinburgh Fringe; Dylan Emery's
Showstopper going from strength to strength after its radio 4 series with
another West End run due soon; and Phil Whelans writing his Radio 4 sitcom due
for broadcast this year.
Guest stars:
After at least as many line up changes as the Sugababes, the core team of Cariad,
Dylan and Phil will be joined every Thursday by guest stars from the worlds of
comedy and impro. Previous guests have included Phill Jupitus, Tony Slattery;
Fast and Loose regulars Pippa Evans, Ruth Bratt, David Reed and Humphrey Kerr;
and frequent Comedy Store Players Suki Webster and Niall Ashdown.
GTI has been a Time Out Recommended Show continuously for the past three years;
it has been London Lite's Show to Go and was Jim Sweeney's Comic's Choice.
www.grandtheftimpro.com is the show
website.
Performance Times and dates:
Every Thursday from 8.30pm until 10.15pm (doors open 8.15pm)
Seat Prices:
All tickets £7
Booking for this production:
By Telephone on: 020 7580 1585 or email
tickets@grandtheftimpro.com.
Give a name, a date and a number of tickets. You must show up by 8pm on the
night to pick up the tickets.
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Malet Street, London WC1 6ED
Box Office: 020 7908 4800
Online: http://www.rada.org/events/
How to get Here:
Goodge Street (Northern Line) and Tottenham Court Road (Central and Northern
Line) are the nearest stations.
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82 Great Eastern Street, Shoreditch, EC2A 3JF.
Box Office: 0203 487 0939
(enquiries only)
Online:
www.thevictorianvaults.com (information only)
How to get Here: Old Street (Overground trains,
Northern Line). Sunday 12th until Saturday 18th February 2012
Behind the Bikeshed presents:
BE STILL MY BLEEPING HEART
A pop-up art exhibition with four performances inspired by the
art work.
"From the spinning jenny of the industrial revolution, to the androids and
spaceships of Star Wars, and now the iPod, the smartphone and the tablet, the
age of the machine is here to stay.."
www.behindthebikeshed.com is the company website.
www.facebook.com/behindthebikeshed
www.twitter.com/behindbikeshed
Performance Times:
Sunday 12 Feb: 3pm
Wednesday 15 Feb: 8pm
Thursday 16 Feb: 8pm
Saturday 18 Feb: 3pm
Outside performance times, the exhibition is open
Monday 13 Feb until Friday 17 Feb
12pm - 6.30pm
Saturday 18 Feb
10am - 1.30pm
Seat Prices:
Performance: all tickets £4 (advance booking not required)
Exhibition: Free admission.
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81 Wardour Street W1D 6QD
Box Office: 020 7439 4089 for information only. See under individual productions
for booking.
Online:
www.village-soho.co.uk for information only. See under
individual productions for booking.
How to get Here: Piccadilly Circus (Piccadilly and
Bakerloo Lines) is the
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54 Holywell Lane, London EC2A 3PQ
Box Office: online only.
Online: www.nabokov-online.com
How to get Here:
Old Street (Northern Line) and Liverpool Street (Circle, Hammersmith and
City, Metropolitan and mainline) are the nearest stations. Buses 8, 388, 149,
55, 67, 47, 216, 35, 242. Car park at Great Eastern Street.
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66 Stoke Newington Road, London, N16 7XB
Box Office: none.
Online:
none.
How to get Here:
Nearest station is Dalston Kingsland (main line).
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Volupte, 7-9 Norwich Street, London, EC4A 1EJ
Box Office: 020 7831 1622
Online: www.volupte-lounge.com
(information) reservations@volupte-lounge.com (bookings)
How to get Here: Nearest Underground Stations: Chancery Lane (Central Line)
Farringdon (Metropolitan, Hammersmith & City and Circle Lines.) Nearest mainline
station: City Thameslink.
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Warehouse Theatre, Croydon |
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Dingwall Road, Croydon CR0 2NF
Box Office: 020 8680 4060 (enquiries 020 8681 1257)
Online:
www.warehousetheatre.co.uk
How to get Here:
East Croydon is the nearest mainline station. Buses: T33, 64, 119, 130, 194,
196, 197, 312, 367, 466 and 726.
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Waterloo East Theatre |
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Brad Street, London, SE1 8TN
Box Office: 020 7928 0060
Online: www.waterlooeast.co.uk
(no booking fee)
How to get Here: Waterloo (Jubilee, Bakerloo, Northern, Waterloo & City and
Mainline) is the nearest station.Tuesday 7th until Sunday 26th
February 2012
The Tell Theatre Company presents a Double Bill:
A RESPECTABLE WEDDING
by Bertolt Brecht
translated by Jean Benedetti
directed by Penny Cliff
and
BUD
by Nick Darke
directed by Penny Cliff
From the special day, when “the angels sing in heaven”, to the first sign of
“acid drops scorching holes in the starched napkin of our marriage”, ‘A
Respectable Wedding’ and ‘Bud’ lift the veil of marital bliss to reveal a
cracked reality.
Come and be entertained this February with 2 classic plays for the price of 1!
The Tell Theatre Company, in its first season of themed plays, offer a marriage
of two wonderfully funny dark comedies.
www.thetelltheatre.com is the
company website.
Performance Times:
Tuesday to Saturday at 7.30pm
Sunday at 4pm
NO MONDAY PERFORMANCES.
Seat Prices:
All tickets £12 (£10 concessions)
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High Street, Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire. WD3 1EH
Box Office: 01923 711063
Online: www.watersmeet.co.uk
How to get Here: Rickmansworth (Metropolitan Line) is the nearest
underground station.
Wednesday 21st until Saturday 24th March 2012
Magic Hat Productions present:
THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST
In 1890s England, Algernon and his friend Jack are a spirited
pair of London dandies who are keen to win the hands of the women they love.
Their chosen brides, Cecily and Gwendolen, are their perfect women - except that
they have a particular disliking to any name but Ernest. Adopting this unusual
name is the least of their troubles when Lady Bracknell arrives. Quizzing Jack
over his social pedigree, Lady Bracknell is utterly dismayed when he appears to
have been parented by a handbag. She presents him with an ultimatum; unless he
can prove that he is of suitable origin within the week, the marriage will be
off.
Mistaken identities, concealing the truth, farcical comedy and wit are all
present in this Oscar Wilde classic.
www.MagicHat-Productions.com
is the company website.
Performance Times:
Wednesday to Saturday at 7.30pm
Extra performance Saturday at 2.30pm
Seat Prices:
In advance: All tickets £13 (£11 concessions - Senior Citizens, Under 12s
and Students)
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Clarendon Road, Watford, Hertfordshire, WD17 1JZ
Box Office: 01923 225671
Online: www.watfordtheatre.co.uk
How to get Here: Watford Junction and Watford High Street mainline
stations are 10 minutes walk from the theatre. A car park is nearby in Clarendon
Road.
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183 Euston Road, London, NW1 2BE.
Box Office: see under individual productions.
Online:
www.wellcomecollection.org for information only. For booking,
see under individual productions.
How to get Here:
Nearest Stations are Euston Square (Metropolitan, Circle and Hammersmith
and City Lines) or Euston (Northern and Victoria Lines and Mainline).
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White Bear Theatre Club |
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White Bear Public House, 138 Kennington Park Road, London SE11
4DJ
Box Office: 020 7793 9193
Online:
www.whitebeartheatre.co.uk
How to get Here: Kennington (Northern Line) is the closest underground
station. Buses: 133, 159, 109
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The Wilmington Arms Public House, 69 Rosebury Avenue,
Clerkenwell, LONDON. EC1R 4RL.
Box Office: 020 7837 1384 (enquiries only).
Online:
www.thewilmingtonarms.co.uk (information only)
How to get Here: Angel (Northern Line) is the
closest underground station, around 20 minutes walk away.
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1 Graces Alley, London, E1 8JB.
Box Office: 020 7702 2789.
Online: www.wiltons.org.uk (via
Ticketweb - booking fees may apply on some events)
How to get Here: Angel (Northern Line) is the
closest underground station, around 20 minutes walk away.
(venue photograph above - credit: G. Allen)
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The Winterflood Theatre |
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City of London School, Queen Victoria Street, London EC4V 3AL
Box Office: see under individual event.
Online: see under individual event.
How to get Here: Mansion House (Circle and District Lines) is the nearest
underground station.
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Ye Olde Rose and Crown Theatre |
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Above Ye Olde Rose and Crown Public House, 53 Hoe Street, Walthamstow, London,
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