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.
 

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.

THE LOWER DEPTHS
by Maxim Gorky
directed by Matt Beresford

Tuesday 21st until Sunday 26th September 2010

THE LOCAL STIGMATIC
by Heathcote Williams

This quirky thriller captures the verve and danger of London in 1964. We follow Ray and Graham – dog racing obsessives and unnervingly close friends – on a curious night out that ends on the most unexpected and arresting note. Through Heathcote Williams' witty and challenging dialogue we see glints of the new class tension – between the famous and the anonymous – a deep commentary on celebrity culture that is just as thought-provoking today.

Made as a film with Al Pacino, which was initially prevented from release, this short, sharp piece never pulls a punch.

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 9th until Saturday 25th September 2010
Press Night: Friday 10th September 2010

Dancing Brick Presents:

6.0: HOW HEAP AND PEBBLE TOOK ON THE WORLD AND WON
created by Valentina Ceschi and Thomas Eccleshare


A prescient tale for our times, touching on pertinent themes of ecology and sport.

Cast: Valentina Ceschi and Thomas Eccleshare
 

Seat Prices:
Contact venue for details.
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Saturday 23rd and Sunday 24th October 2010

BAC presents:

TWIN PEAKS WEEKENDER

Marking the twentieth anniversary of the first UK screening of David Lynch’s groundbreaking TV series, BAC announces the Twin Peaks Weekender, an epic event featuring Lynch inspired performances, games and live music in spaces around the building, with a thirty two hour screening of every episode of Twin Peaks, back to back, in the magnificent setting of the Grand Hall. Accompanied by food and drink like they serve at the Double R Diner and free bottomless coffee for all, the Twin Peaks Weekender is a unique celebration of the work of a great master, in the company of those who love him.

Upon entering, audiences are free to explore the building, or to get comfortable in the hall with their own blankets and cushions for the screening. True Twin Peaks freaks can win free entry to the weekend by entering a competition to create a shrine to Laura Palmer. Shrines will be all shapes and sizes, located all over the building and made from any material - as long as they demonstrate devotion to Laura Palmer. Winners will be chosen for their imagination, not their polish (for further information please visit the website). Dressing up is positively encouraged.

Created by David Lynch and Mark Frost, Twin Peaks, rated by Time magazine as one of the ‘100 Best TV Shows of All Time’, follows the investigation into the murder of Laura Palmer, a teenage schoolgirl, in a small American town. David Lynch is a three time Oscar nominated director, whose films include Blue Velvet, The Elephant Man and Mullholland Drive.

BAC is famed for creating innovative theatrical experiences that burst out of the theatre and use the other spaces in its magnificent, Grade II listed home, the Old Town Hall, in unusual and surprising ways.

Seat Prices:
£19.50 or £35 for a Gallery Ticket.
 

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.

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 here include ('concs' means concessionary pricing is available for those entitled to claim it):

DANCE

Americana
Monday 18 & Tuesday 19 October 7.30pm
£15, £9 (concs)
On the Road, Jack Kerouac.
Four dance works capture the history, culture and icons of Americana in an evening of dance created by three female choreographers. Artistic Director Yolande Yorke-Edgell takes her audience on a journey across America through the eyes of Jack Kerouac in ‘City Limitless’, featuring a specially commissioned film based on Kerouac’s journey across the States. Also featured are a brand new work for the company from dance maverick Wendy Houstoun, plus Meta 4 – another UK premiere from iconic US choreographer Bella Lewitzky.
 

CHILDREN'S EVENTS

Horrible Science
Tuesday 5 - Saturday 16 October
£18.50, £12.50 (children), £13.50 (concs), £56 (family of four), £9 (school groups)
various times
From the acclaimed producers of Horrible Histories comes the seriously squishy world premiere Horrible Science. Billy Miller has no idea what’s in store when he enters the crazy, awesome World of Horrible Science and soon he is under attack from beastly bacteria, vicious volts and foul fluids! Will he regain control before it’s too late?! Using actors and jaw-dropping 3D Bogglevision, this astounding show has the awful answers – guaranteed to thrill you and your children!

George’s Marvellous Medicine
by Roald Dahl adapted by David Wood
Tuesday 14 December 2010 - Saturday 22 January 2011
£19.50, £14.50 (children), £16.50 (concs), £60 (family of four), £9.50 (school groups)
various times
The Birmingham Stage Company is back at the Bloomsbury with a brand new adaptation of one of Roald Dahl’s funniest and most exciting stories. It follows the company’s acclaimed productions of Horrible Histories, Skellig and Danny The Champion Of The World. If you’re looking for fizztickling fun and wizzpopping magic all the family, then don’t miss George and his Marvellous Medicine!

TALKS

Ellen Macarthur
Full Circle
Thursday 9 September 7.30pm
£16.50
A special event to mark the publication of Ellen’s new book, Full Circle, which tells the amazing story of her last ten years. For the first time Ellen reflects on her spectacular, record-breaking, non-stop solo circumnavigation of the globe in 2005, from the 100ft high waves and unimaginable storms to the final nail-biting race against the clock. But she will also explain her decision to retire from competitive sailing at the end of last year. Could there be an even tougher challenge for Ellen than racing solo round the globe?

James Ellroy
Wednesday 6 October 7pm
£10
Join Time Out's Books Editor Chris Moss for a rare chance to spend the evening in conversation with enigmatic best-selling American author, James Ellroy .The Los Angeles-born author will discuss and read from his new book The Hilliker Curse, as well as a look back through his life's work including the highly acclaimed 'LA Quartet': The Black Dahlia, The Big Nowhere, LA Confidential and White Jazz.


 

MUSIC / THEATRE

The Arab Quarter & Mercedes Nieto
Oriental Dreams – Arabian Dance, Music & Poetry
Saturday 4 September 7.30pm
£23, £21 (concs)
A richly layered theatrical production of passion, great originality and beauty, celebrating new music by eminent composer Chalf Hassan and inspirational choreography by Melanie Norman, as well as the release of The Arab Quarter’s first CD. The Arab Quarter Band will include the Bashir Abdel Aal on ney, Emile Bassili on violin,George Dergham on keyboards, and Mazin Abu Sayf on accordion.

Rumer
Tuesday 14 September 7.30 pm
£15
Rumer's much-anticipated debut headline show at the Bloomsbury Theatre, following the release of her first single, Slow. Rumer's Bloomsbury show follows a summer spent bewitching crowds at the likes of Glastonbury Festival and Hard Rock Calling (where she supported Stevie Wonder). Having lined up big autumn dates with (amongst others) Joshua Radin and Jools Holland, this Bloomsbury show should be an early opportunity to catch the woman Burt Bacharach so wanted to see perform that he flew her to LA to see her sing. Supported by Jonathan Jeremiah.

A benefit evening in memory of Mark Blanco
Wednesday 15 September 7.30pm
£22, £19 (concs), £10 (UCL staff & students)
A night for justice, fund-raising, powerful performances and exciting music, all in memory of the late Mark Blanco. A brilliant life cut tragically short in suspicious circumstances in 2006. The fight continues and we persist. Justice will be done and Mark will be honoured. Comedy string quartet Graffiti Classics, Cuban rhythms from Ahmed Dickinson Cardenas and Emma Blanco and guest appearance from Michael Wolkind QC. Attend this unique evening; support the Justice for Mark campaign.

Dennis Locorriere & Tomorrow Road
Saturday 18 September 7.30pm
£20
Celebrating the release of his brand new CD Post Cool, the lead singer on all Dr Hook’s
hits returns to the Bloomsbury with a wonderful UK-based band, performing the best of
his solo work and the catalogue of classic songs from his former band.

London African Music Festival
Carmen Souza & Netsayi
Monday 20 September 7.30pm
£17.50, £15 (concs)
Lisbon-born Cape Verdean songstress Carmen Souza has it all: excellent repertoire, a mesmerizing, expressive and versatile voice that glides effortlessly through a huge range of registers and a spellbinding, charismatic stage presence. One of Zimbabwe’s most original voices Netsayi is a soulful and mesmerising singer whose music crosses any language barrier.

London African Music Festival
Waldemar Bastos & Nogabe
Tuesday 21 September 7.30pm
£20, £17.50 (concs)
Waldemar Bastos is the great voice of Portuguese Africa. A national hero in Angola, he went to Brazil, working closely with Djavan and Chico Buarque and then made his mark across the world recording for David Byrne’s label Luaka Bop in what he calls his ‘Afropean’ style. He takes influences from many cultures and makes them his own resulting in music of immense power. Opening the concert is the fabulously agile Malagasy guitarist Nogabe Randriaharimalala.

The Motown Story
Saturday 25 September 7.30pm
£15, £12 (concs)
The Motown Story is the spectacular new show telling the story of the world’s best loved record label. Performed by an international cast of 15 musicians, the show charts the events behind the rise of many of the world’s favourite artists. Featuring songs by The Supremes,The Temptations, The Four Tops, Martha & The Vandellas, The Miracles, Mary Wells, Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell and many more.

Paris Washboard
Saturday 2 October 7.30pm
£15, £12 (concs)
Paris Washboard was created by the multi-instrumentalist, composer and orchestra director Daniel Barda to play music from the 20s and 30s (Fats Waller, JP Johnson and Ellington) alongside a further three outstanding musicians, Louis Mazettier (one of the world’s best stride pianists), Alain Marquet, whose fast fingered improvisations on the clarinet will leave you astounded, and Stephane Seva, who plays the washboard with infectious good humour – and sings too!

Badly Drawn Boy
Wednesday 27 October 7.30pm
£20
Celebrating the release of the Mercury Award winner’s new album, Is There Nothing We Could Do, the soundtrack to the ITV film The Fattest Man In Britain.

Show of Hands
Sunday 5 December 7.30pm
£17.50, £14.50 (concs)
After a busy summer of UK festival appearances, the 2010 BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards double winners return to the Bloomsbury, showing just why they have been showered with accolades. Accompanied by striking double bass player/ vocalist Miranda Sykes, England’s finest acoustic roots act will be showcasing the new album, Arrogance Ignorance and Greed, and delving into their rich back catalogue of original material.
 

COMEDY

Stewart Francis
Great Comedians Come In Cycles: DVD filming
Thursday 2 and Friday 3 September 7.30pm and 9.30pm
£15
As seen on Mock the Week, Michael McIntyre's Comedy Roadshow and 8 out of 10 Cats.

Time Out Live
Laugh Out Loud
Wednesday 8 September 7.30pm
£20
Headlined by the exquisite wit and boundless energy of Live at the Apollo star Russell Kane, with support from Andy Zaltzman, one of the finest satirical comics this country has ever produced, supremely silly Canadian Craig Campbell, Amused Moose Laugh-Off Award-winner Naz Osmanoglu, Star Stories regular Fergus Craig and our resident MC, Chortle’s best compere 2010 Jarred Christmas.

Relief-O-Matic
Monday 13 September 7.30pm
£15
Are your eyes often dry and tired in the evening? Do you suffer from those stubborn, hard to remove stains? Relief-O-Matic can't help you. But our patent-pending evening of comedy, stories and music is guaranteed to leave you feeling invigorated. Featuring Robin Ince, Ed Byrne, Ben Goldacre and some very special guests.

Charity Comedy Festival For UCLH in aid of the UCLH Cancer Centre
Wednesday 22 & Thursday 23 September 7.30pm
£17.50
Stars of the comedy world are coming together for two nights only to raise money for the UCLH Cancer Centre. The line up includes Jarred Christmas, Stewart Francis, Andrew Lawrence, Pete Johansson, Alex Zane and Dan Antopolski.

Collings & Herrin
podcast
Monday 27 September 8pm
£15
In February 2008 comedian Richard Herring star of Fist of Fun, and ‘Hitler Moustache’ joined forces with esteemed broadcaster Andrew Collins from 6Music and I love 1983 to create this unlikely but electric and cult double act. Unscripted, unrehearsed, unabashed: completely improvised banter, bickering and homoerotic tension which is sometimes funny, sometimes offensive, sometimes illuminating and sometimes just awful rubbish. Not for the easily offended.

Russell Kane
Smokescreens & Castles
Friday 8 & Saturday 23 October 8pm
£15, £12, £10
In his new show, the triple Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee and co host of ITV2’s I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here NOW! explores self, family, and the consequences of his Dad buying his own council house. Sociological silliness and high energy contortions guaranteed.

Richard Herring
As It Occurs To Me
Mondays 11 October & 1 November 7.30pm
£15, £12 (concs)
A new internet stand up and sketch show written and performed by the star of BBC2’s
Fist of Fun and TMWRNJ, Radio 2’s That Was Then This Is Now and stand up shows
 including Talking Cock, The Headmaster’s Son and Hitler Moustache.

Chris Addison
Wednesday 13 October 8pm
£17.50
Due to popular demand Mr Chris Addison off Bafta Award-winning comedy The Thick of It, In The Loop, Skins and Lab Rats is pleased to announce an autumn tour extension of his brand new critically-acclaimed show. Daftness! Whimsy! Jokes! Lies! Smartarsery! Flapping about! All present and correct.

Lee Nelson
Well Good Tour
Friday 15 October SOLD OUT
Monday 25 & Saturday 30 October 8pm
£15
If u is reading this then u is an idiot coz u don’t have to! If u is still reading this my name is Lee Nelson and I’m a massive legend. I live in London and I done a TV show on BBC called Lee Nelson’s Well Good Show. Over 500 million people watched it and it was such a success that I banged 62 birds. Since then I’ve been doin some relaxing and going out. Now I’m travellin around the UK doin live shows in places I ain’t never heard of.

Greg Davies
Firing Cheeseballs at a Dog
Thursday 21 October 8pm
£15
The hotly-anticipated solo show from Greg Davies. As the psychotic Head of Sixth Form Mr Gilbert in The Inbetweeners and the most out-of-shape member of We are Klang, Greg has been an increasingly familiar face on TV screens, regularly appearing on Mock the Week, 8 Out of 10 Cats and Never Mind the Buzzcocks. His first solo stand up show promises to address every single issue important to the human race. But it lies – it won’t address any. Come though, it’ll be funny.

Bright Club
Thursday 28 October 7.30pm
£5
UCL's intelligent variety night is coming home! After 18 months in comedy clubs and at fringe festivals, our team of comedians, lecturers, researchers and musicians will finally be appearing in their home theatre. Join Steve Hall (We Are Klang), Robin Ince (Nine Lessons and Carols) and the rest for this hilarious exploration of the buried and mysterious.

Time Out Live
Laugh Out Loud
Tuesday 2 November 7.30pm
£20
Headlined by Sheffield singer/songwriter and star of BBC Radio 4’s The Shuttleworths John Shuttleworth, supported by the fabulously filthy Scott Capurro, Mock the Week star Zoe Lyons, gloriously silly hospital radio DJ Ivan Brackenbury and our resident MC, Chortle’s best compere 2010 Jarred Christmas.

Mitch Benn & the Distractions
Rhyme Lord
Wednesday 3 November 8pm
£15, £13 (concs)
From BBC Radio 4’s Sony nominated Now Show, BBC1’s One Show and BBC1’s Watchdog, multi-award winner Mitch Benn and his band take to the road in a two hour show packed with new songs and old favourites. Described by The Times as “the country’s leading musical satirist”, for music and comedy fans of all ages this is an evening not to be missed.

Andrew Lawrence
Too Ugly For Television Tour
Thursday 4 November 7.30pm
£12.50, £10 (concs)
Life’s not fair and the world’s a disgusting place to live. Andrew Lawrence tries to find some consolation. Join him on his debut UK tour.As seen on BBC 1’s Michael Mcintyre’s Roadshow and Channel 4’s Best Of The Brighton Comedy Festival.

Sarah Millican
Chatterbox
Friday 5 & Saturday 6 November 8pm
£12, £10 (concs)
The star of Live at the Apollo, Mock the Week and if.comedy Best Newcomer, on her debut UK tour. The sweet and filthy Geordie’s stand-up show promises jokes about life, love and what to do when your boyfriend puts a sock on your boob during sex.

Pete Firman
Jokes & Tricks
Thursday 11 November 7.30pm
£15, £13 (concs)
Prepare to be amazed and amused by Britain’s leading comedy magician as he returns with “the best tricks in the universe”(Independent). After sell-out shows in 2007/08/09 Pete has established himself as one of Edinburgh’s hottest tickets. Now come and see him at the Bloomsbury.

Brendon Burns
Y’Know – Love ‘n’ God ‘n’ Metaphysics ‘n’ Shit
Saturday 13 November 8pm
£15
A comic love letter, and a preamble through the Edinburgh Comedy Award Winner’s brilliantly insane mind, this show has a giant twist in its tail… as always, nothing is as it seems. Hilarious, heartwarming… don’t miss it.

Frisky & Mannish
The College Years
Monday 6 December 7.30pm
£15
Following their critically-acclaimed, smash-hit debut ‘School of Pop’, F&M are back. Every truly great high-school show needs a kick-ass college sequel.This year, the dynamite duo are throwing down the intellectual gauntlet and inviting you to The College Years. A thesis in pop dialectics focusing on collision theory, and covering great pairings from Brandy and Monica, to Freddie Mercury and What’s-her-face Operabitch.

Angelos Epithemiou & Friends
Christmas Party
Tuesday 7 December 8pm
£15
The award-winning burger van owner and star of the BBC’s Shooting Stars, and friends.

Nine Lessons & Carols for Godless People
Wednesday 15 - Sunday 19 December 7.30pm
£25, £15 (concs)
Nine Lessons & Carols returns for a third year,having totally sold out every show in 2008 and 2009. Acts confirmed include Brian Cox, Ben Goldacre, Simon Singh, Chris Addison, Josie Long, Martin White and many more, who will be announced at www.newhumanist.org.uk. The show is hosted by Robin Ince.

Felix Dexter
Friday 21 January 8pm
£16
Critically-acclaimed for his characters and performance on BBC2’s Bellamy’s People and the star of Radio 4’s Down The Line, Felix Dexter is on tour with his new stand-up and character show.
 

Tuesday 28th September until Saturday 16th October 2010
Press Night: Thursday 30th September 2010

JUKAI
directed by Ailin Conant

‘Jukai’ follows the story of three women, linked by their shared connection to Aokigahara, a forest at the base of Fuji renowned for its natural beauty and haunted by its reputation for being the biggest hotspot for suicide in Japan. With ‘Jukai’ Témoin has merged the playfulness of Commedia and half-mask with the power of traditional Japanese movement and music to create a new and engaging theatrical style which irreverently vacillates between comedy and tragedy.

A movement-drumming piece which incorporates Japanese traditional drumming with mask and physical theatre.

Performance Times:
Tuesday to Saturday at 8pm

Seat Prices:
All tickets £9.50 (£7.50 concessions, £6.50 Southwark residents) EXCEPT:
Previews Tuesday 28th and Wednesday 29th September 2010: All tickets £6.50

THE CAVE
by Mervyn Peake
directed by Aaron Paterson

THE WHITE DEVIL
by John Webster
directed by Ricky Dukes

CLICHÉD
choreographer: Sebastian Rex

‘Mind The Gap’: is a playful exploration of story-telling. Four young friends sit, talk, sleep with each other and play games and tell stories in short staccato dialogue; their backgrounds are presented to the audience as the opposite to an explanation of their motives…

 

Tuesday 31st August until Saturday 4th September 2010

MEDEA, THE FOREIGNER
created by - Nicole Pschetz and Patrícia Carreira from Euripides' Medea
directed by Patrícia Carreira  

Set design - José Manuel Castanheira
Costumes - Lenka Padysakova
Lighting design - Aldeia da Luz (Hugo Coelho)
Movement direction - Nicole Pschetz
Assistant director - Sara Martínez-Viejo
Stage manager and production assistant - Beci Ryan
Graphic design - Mafalda Moreiro
Photographer - Sofia Berberan
Photography credit: © Sofia Berberan
Video - icreatefilms (Rungano Nyoni)
Set built by - Empresa Portuguesa de Cenários, Ltd
Produced by - Associação Cultural Cepa Torta, Lisbon

 

Performance Times:
Tuesday to Saturday at 7.30pm
Extra performance Saturday at 2.30pm

Seat Prices:
All tickets £12 (£9 concessions)
Tickets also gives free entry to the photo exhibition.



Booking For This Production:
Online through: www.stbridefoundation.org/bridewelltheatre/index.html
By telephone: 020 7427 4742
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Monday 13th until Saturday 18th September 2010

Joining Cantabile on piano will be Chris Hatt, Musical Director of the acclaimed West End hit show, Billy Elliot the Musical.

Performance Times:
Monday to Saturday at 7pm
Extra Family Matinee performance Saturday at 3pm

Seat Prices:
Evenings: All tickets £15 (£10 concessions)
Afternoon: All tickets £10 for adults, £5 for children.



Booking For This Production:
Online through: www.bridewelltheatre.co.uk
By telephone: 020 7427 4742

Tuesday 7th until Saturday 25th September 2010
Press Night: Thursday 9th September 2010

HAMLET
by William Shakespeare
directed by Tanith Lindon

Cast: Edward Cartwright, Helen Clapp, Davin Eadie, Josh Enright, Robert Paul, Lindsey Readman, Robin Rightmyer, Leanne Rivers, Adam Smethurst, Kane Surrey.

 

Performance Times:
Tuesday to Saturday at 7.45pm

Seat Prices:
All tickets £12 (£10 concessions)
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Tuesday 28th September until Saturday 16th October 2010
Press Night: Thursday 30th September 2010

CRIMES OF THE HEART
by Beth Henley
directed by: Jennifer Lunn

Design: Sophia Mason
Lighting Design: Josh Pharo



Cast: Lenora Magrath - Hilary Connell; Meg Magrath - Jennifer Armour; Babe Botrelle - Alice Anthony; Chick Boyle - Jenna Smith; Doc Porter - Davin Eadie; Barnette Lloyd - Richard Pepper.

 

Performance Times:
Tuesday to Saturday at 7.45pm

Seat Prices:
All tickets £12 (£10 concessions)
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Tuesday 9th November until Saturday 4th December 2010
Press Night: Thursday 11th November 2010

BLOODLINE
by Linda Wilkinson
directed by Simon James Collier

Duty Dynasty Death...

What it takes to keep a country safe - has been done.

Set during the most turbulent years of the Wars of Religion, in which thousands were slaughtered, Bloodline looks at how the future of England relied on just two people, whose actions shaped Europe for generations to come.

For fifteen years Bess of Hardwick and her husband George Talbot, 6th Earl of Shrewsbury, were the custodians of Mary Stuart, who was next in line to the English throne.

Mary was a staunch Catholic as well as being a beautiful and very dangerous woman. Yet neither Bess nor George were unwavering Protestants. George himself inclined towards Mary’s viewpoint, whilst Bess was uninterested in anything other than her own dynastic aspirations. At any time they could have easily decided that to support Mary, against Queen Elizabeth 1st, would be their path to glory.

Their custody of Mary bankrupted George, destroyed their marriage and sent him mad. It would have been so easy for it to have been otherwise. Yet these most unlikely of heroes, kept Mary secure, thus ensuring that England was not driven apart by the religious hatred unleashed elsewhere in Europe where massacre and the Inquisition left wounds that fester to this day.

Bloodline is the story of three people thrown together who find respect and love amidst a treachery of which they were all knowingly a part.

Movement: Omar F. Okai
Music: Renell Shaw
Set Design: David Shields
Lighting Design: TBC
Sound: Matt Hall
Costume: Christina Pomeroy
Graphic Design: Martin Butterworth
Casting/Associate Producer: Amy Rycroft
Production Photographs: Michael Brydon
Produced by Simon James Collier and Linda Wilkinson
 

Performance Times:
Tuesday to Saturday at 7.45pm

Seat Prices:
All tickets £12 (£9 concessions)
 

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Sunday 5th September 2010

PISTOL & JACK

A FREE showing of their new full-length show, currently in development for Edinburgh 2011.

Pistol & Jack are cabaret artists who perform character comedy spiked with their own special brand of mashed-up pop songs. She's an American pop princess and he's a Cockney rock god. Raw, clever, and camp, Pistol & Jack will take you through their hilarious and heartbreaking history while performing their mash-ups - rock and pop hits from Beyonce to Bowie - inventively woven together and performed like you've never heard them before.

Each month they host Pistol & Jack's Sunday Service, a TimeOut Critic's Choice night of comedy and cabaret at the Soho Theatre Bar featuring such acts as Scott Capurro, Moonfish Rhumba, and Patti Plinko & Her Boy. They also perform around the comedy and cabaret circuit at places like Madame Jojo's and the Royal Vauxhall Tavern.

See www.pistolandjack.com for more information, including photos, videos, and upcoming performance listings.

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.

 

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.

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. 

High Street, Bromley, Kent BR1 1HA
Box Office: 0870 060 6620 (£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.

Friday 3rd December 2010 until Sunday 9th January 2011
ALADDIN
Aladdin, the most mystical pantomime of all, flies into Bromley on a magic carpet this Christmas. Aladdin will be doing all he can to win the heart of the beautiful Princess, but the evil Abanazar will be trying to thwart his plans.
This years truly traditional pantomime promises all that is expected, glittering sets and costumes, amazing song and dance routines, romance, comedy, bags of audience participation, a magic carpet and the most important ingredient of all – a sprinkling of pantomime magic.
Times: Please contact the venue for details
Tickets: £18 to £25
 

Saturday 4th September 2010 in The Coles Shop

Second Skin Theatre present:

THE DARK MILLS FESTIVAL
by William Whitehurst

Arthur Cork has walled himself up in a derelict building living off pigeons and rainwater with only the ghosts of his past as tormenting company. But as the outside world draws ever closer Arthur's walls come tumbling down.

A rare chance to see William Whitehurst's acclaimed and controversial tale of the dreadful aftermath and consequences of child abuse, which led to the actor, Andy McQuade, being commissioned to write his autobiography, 'Breaking the Chain' which set out for the first time the years of abuse in his own past -which uncannily mirrored and paralleled that of the fictional character he played.

The show was invited to open the International Belgrade Festival of Mime in 2008 and from there toured the US to great critical acclaim, with The New York Sun describing it as a 'Must see' show.

The Dark Mills festival is a platform for alternative artists and bands, in its second year and this year's festival promises to be bigger and better than ever.

www.secondskintheatre.com is the production website.

Tuesday 28th September until Friday 1st October 2010

GLORIOUS!
by Peter Quilter

In 1940s New York, the singer everyone wanted to see was Florence Foster Jenkins, an enthusiastic soprano whose pitch and timing were far from perfect. Glorious! tells the hilarious story of Florence, her talented pianist, Cosme, and her eccentric friends on her journey to perform at the prestigious Carnegie Hall.

www.MagicHat-Productions.com is the company website.
 

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

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.

16 Chenies Street, London, WC1E 7EX
Box Office: 020 7307 5060
Online: www.drillhall.co.uk (a small booking fee applies).
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.
 

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.

Monday 27th September 2010

LITTLE PIECES OF GOLD
A showcase for new drama

An eclectic mix of bold, fresh short plays from up-and-coming writers with something to say. Be the first to see writers, directors and performers bringing new work to a London stage.

For more information about the showcase or getting involved visit: www.littlepiecesofgold.com
 

Performance Time:
7.30pm

Runs 1 hour 30 minutes approximately.



Seat Prices:
All tickets £6.50
 

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.

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.

MISS JULIE
by August Strindberg in an version by Frank McGuinness
directed by Oliver Baird

Agape Theatre Company presents:

WHEN NO ONE IS WATCHING
written and directed by Mark Grey

DRACULA
adapted by Liz Lochhead, based on the novel by Bram Stoker.

Thursday 30th September until Saturday 30th October 2010
Press Night: Wednesday 6th October 2010
Captioned performance and post-show discussion: 20th October 2010 at 7.30pm
Audio described performance: 23rd October 2010 at 3pm

ENLIGHTENMENT
by Shelagh Stephenson
directed by Edward Hall

A young man disappears on a back packing holiday to South East Asia, leaving his parents in a state of turmoil. Desperation takes them down avenues they would never have previously contemplated as they find themselves caught up in a net of lies and deceit – darker than anything they had imagined.

A chilling modern mystery about the lengths to which people will go to find the missing pieces of their lives.


Cast: Daisy Beaumont (Joanna), Richard Clothier (Nick), Paul Freeman (Gordon), Julie Graham (Lia), Polly Kemp (Joyce) and Tom Weston-Jones (Adam).

FOURPLAY

Selected from over 300 submissions, the 4 short plays tell stories of intrigue, obsession, friendship and sexual deviancy showcase the very best in comedy theatre. Come and join Spilt Milk as they entertain you with the freshest new writing and first rate performances.

Seat Price:
All tickets £12 (£10 concessions)
 

Wednesday 18th August until Saturday 4th September 2010
Press Night: Friday 20th August 2010

RECIPE FOR A PERFECT WIFE

…you’re guaranteed to be served with a smile.

www.papacproductions.wordpress.com is the company website.

Performance Times:
Wednesday to Saturday at 9.30pm



Seat Prices:
All tickets £10 (£8 concessions)
 

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.
 

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.

Monday 2nd August until Sunday 5th September 2010
Press Night: Wednesday 3rd August 2010
 

Giant Olive Theatre Company presents:

ZIP: GUN & KNIFE CRIME
by Ray Shell, Sarah Henley, James Kenward and Workshop Participants
directed by Ray Shell

IT COMES DOWN TO TERRITORY.
Two crews
One squat
A fight to the death for supremacy
But
The ghosts who haunt the squat were there
first and are looking for NEW BLOOD.
Who will win? ZIP: A POST CODE WAR!

Staged by: Ray Shell
Choreography: Gary Lloyd, Warren Wilson, Shell, Henley and Kenward.
Programme Director Tamzin Paskins
Music: Anthony Warnes
Programme Director: Tamzin Paskins
Producer: George Sallis
Photograph (above) credit: © Andrea Hooymans for Giant Olive Theatre Company.

Seat Prices:
All tickets £10 EXCEPT
"Camden Fringe" performances: 27th, 28th, 29th August 2010: £7.50
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Tuesday 7th until Sunday 12th September 2010

CLEANING AGENTS
by Edwin Preece
directed by Stella Willow

A comedy about sex, whips, heart attacks and how to get your house clean.

A preview of a short comedy fresh from the Lost Theatre Festival.

 

Seat Prices:
All tickets £7
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Giant Olive’s NTA in association with Kingston University's 'Kudos' present:

TERRORISM
by the Presnyakov brothers

Introducing this year's most inventive and exciting work by students of Kingston University Drama Department. A preview as part of the Fringe Festival Hangover.


 

Seat Prices:
All tickets £10 (£8 concessions)
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WAR AND PEAS
by Dermot O'Dolan

Join Olga and Alexander (or is it Yuri?) as they hurtle through an evening of visitations from some strange, and sometimes familiar, characters. Is the stranger a spy, or their son? Is he a Brigadier or an Admiral? Will they save their apples from the tax inspector? Will Don Corleone find all his oranges?

War and Peas is a teatro misto of the Cherry Orchard, The Godfather, and Gardener's World. Sprinkle in a bit of Chernobyl, phishing e-mails and a Somalian Pirate, and you have an evening you'll struggle to forget.
 

Seat Prices:
All tickets £12 (£10 concessions)
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Giant Olive’s Fringe Hangover Festival, in association with The Off-Off-Off Broadway Company, presents:

THE SEXES
written and directed by Polis Loizou

Following last year's debut, 'Clothes To Fall Apart In', The Off-Off-Off-Broadway Company returns with 'THE SEXES' – a darkly amusing, gender-bending portrait of a relationship.


A preview as part of the Fringe Hangover Hangover Festival.

Seat Prices:
All tickets £10 (£8 concessions)
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TRADING FACES
created by the ensemble
directed by Sam Rumbelow

Can you have passion and not fall in love?
If you are involved can you have it all?
What if your passions get the better of you?

Following last year's critical success with “Work”, The Actors Ensemble presents 'Trading Faces,' an engaging and funny look at how we try to get what we want by trying to make things fit.

A preview as part of the Fringe Hangover Hangover Festival.
 

Seat Prices:
All tickets £12 (£10 concessions)
 

Little Angel Theatre presents:

FANTASTIC MR FOX
based on the book by Roald Dahl.

Mr Fox has three very nasty enemies, Boggis, Bunce and Bean. These greedy farmers hate Mr. Fox so much they will stop at nothing to get rid of him. They try to shoot, starve and dig him out of his hole, however Mr. Fox is much cleverer than they are and has a cunning plan of his own.

Based on the book by Roald Dahl. Directed by Steve Tiplady. Adapted by Sarah Woods. Music and Lyrics by Ben Glasstone. Designed by Peter O'Rourke.

Suitable for age 4+.


Performance Times:
Wednesday and Thursday at 10 am and 1 pm (11am and 2pm in half term week)
Fridays at 1 pm and 5 pm (11am and 2pm in half term week)
Saturday and Sunday at 11am and 2 pm

Ticket Prices:
All tickets: £12.50 (£10 concessions andchildren) EXCEPT
Friday Fives - Friday 5 pm shows: all tickets £5.
 

2010 events include:

Danger Mouse Saves the World
Saturday 4 September, 1.30pm and 4pm
Fabulous family entertainment with the world’s number 1 secret agent joined by Colonel K, trusty sidekick Penfold and arch enemies Baron Silas Greenback, Nero and Stiletto. There is even a special appearance from Agent 57 if you can spot him?
£10 (£7 concessions)

The V***** Monologues
Tuesday 14 September, 8pm
This sell out West End show returns with a star cast to be announced. A moving, hilarious collection of lusty, outrageous, poignant and thoroughly human stories from women around the world. As sharp as Sex and the City, as unmissable as Friends.
‘’See it even if you haven’t got one” Sunday Times
£19

Buddy Holly and the Cricketers
Thursday 16 September, 8pm
The longest-running and greatest Buddy Holly show with timeless hits including That’ll Be The Day, Peggy Sue, It Doesn’t Matter Anymore, Raining In My Heart and Oh Boy!
“The audience were dancing in the aisles and roaring for more” The Stage
£18 (£16 concessions)

Postman Pat: A Very Royal Mission
Saturday 18 and Sunday 19 September, 1pm and 3.30pm
A storm hits Pencaster throwing a planned royal visit into doubt. Only one man can be counted on – Postman Pat with his trusty sidekick Jess the Cat and his brand new helicopter!
Get ready for takeoff with Pat and his friends in 90 minutes of fun and participation.
£14 (£10 concessions), Family ticket £44

Forces Sweethearts
Tuesday 21 September, 2pm
Three sweethearts perform your favourite forties songs including those by Vera Lynn, Gracie Fields, Marlene Dietrich, Carmen Miranda and Anne Shelton. With tributes and nods to Alma Cogan, Ruby Murray, Doris Day and Eartha Kitt, George Formby, Flanagan and Allen, The Andrews Sisters, Glenn Miller, Judy Garland and Deanna Durbin.
£12 (£10 concessions)

Girls Night
Wednesday 22 September, 8pm
Five friends go from heartache to happiness on a wild karaoke night out. Grab your girlfriends and workmates for this hilarious musical comedy, including favourite anthems: It’s Raining Men, I Will Survive and many more.
£16 (£14 concessions)

Ellington Sings Ellington
Thursday 23 September, 8pm
Lance Ellington, a featured vocalist on Strictly Come Dancing performs some of the most beautiful songs ever written including Duke Ellington’s Satin Doll and Prelude to A Kiss, and his father’s (legendary bandleader Ray Ellington) - The Three Bears and That’s My Girl. An evening of enchantment and romance!
£16 (£14 concessions)

Abba: the Show
Friday 24 September, 8pm
This award winning production returns with all the hits from the Swedish supergroup. Say 'Thank you for the music’, and become a 'Dancing Queen' all over again, you won't regret it!
£18 (£16 concessions)

The Glenn Miller Orchestra
Wednesday 29 September, 8pm
UK’s foremost Big Band music director Ray McVay leads the official Glenn Miller Orchestra on a trip down Memory Lane. With fabulous harmonies and a swinging jazz band, star musicians perform original arrangements of classics including: In the Mood, Moonlight Serenade, American Patrol and Glenn Miller favourites.
£18 (£16 concessions)

Genesis: Los Endos
Thursday 30 September, 8pm
Celebrating the music of Genesis, Los Endos capture the excitement of a live ‘70s Genesis concert. Featuring music from the band’s early heyday backed by a great sound and light show; this is a must see for Genesis fans.
£15 (£13 concessions)

An Evening of Burlesque with Miss Polly Rae
Friday 1 October, 8pm
Elegant showgirls combine Parisian charm with Las Vegas glamour in a critically acclaimed spectacle that marries live vocal talent with the art of burlesque.
Tantalising yet tasteful, camp and colourful, audiences are taken from burlesque’s music hall roots to the present day in the ultimate tease.
Over-18s only.
£18 (£16 concessions)

Big Girl’s don’t Cry: Franki Valli and the Four Seasons
Saturday 2 October, 8pm
The closest you’ll get to the Jersey Boys themselves. High quality, high octane excitement in a superbly crafted evening featuring hits including Sherry, Grease is the Word, Bye Bye Baby, Stay, Silence is Golden, Working My Way Back to You Babe and Oh What a Night.
£18 (£16 concessions)

Celtic Tenors
Sunday 3 October, 7pm
Three unique Irish tenors perform tenor classics such as Pavarotti and Bocelli standards as well as songs across classical, folk, Irish and pop genres with charm and wit. With solo performances and incredible harmonies.
“The finest version of ‘Danny Boy’ I have ever heard” Bill Clinton
£17 (£15 concessions)

Cuban Redd: Who feelz it - knows it…
Wednesday 13 October, 8pm
As part of Black History Month, local hero Cuban Redd, aka Shirley E Mason one of London's most popular storytellers, presents a personal journey through performance poetry.
£12 (£10 concessions)

The Rat Pack Spectacular
Thursday 14 October, 8pm
A trip back to Las Vegas’ halcyon days with the purveyors of cool: Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin and Sammy Davis Junior. With the Vegas Show Girls and special guest Marilyn Monroe enjoy swinging performances including Mr Bojangles, Chicago, What Kind Of Fool Am I, Volare and New York New York.
£18 (£16 concessions)

The Bee Gees Magic
Friday 15 October, 8pm
The Gibb Brothers entire glittering career in one spectacular live concert show. Hits include: Massachusetts, Words, Stayin’ Alive, How Deep is Your Love, Night Fever, You Win Again. With platinum-selling hits penned for other artists: Woman in Love, Grease, If I Can't Have You, Chain Reaction, Heartbreaker and Islands in the Stream.
£17 (£15 concessions)

The Elvis Legacy
Thursday 21 October, 8pm
Elvis’ life from the early 50’s, through the GI years, the 1968 comeback and the Early Vegas years: packed with greatest hits and displaying many Elvis owned items. Mark Summers as Elvis, has worked with members of the Presley family and appeared with Elvis’ original band; he is accompanied by the beautiful Las Vegas showgirls.
£16 (£14 concessions)

Joe Brown
Friday 22 and Saturday 23 October, 8pm
Returning with his five piece band music legend Joe has recently marked his 50th year as a professional entertainer. Expect timeless classics, rockabilly, gospel, country, folk and electric rock and roll interwoven with Joe’s effervescent delivery and humorous reminiscences.
£20

Felix Dexter - Multiple Personalities In Order
Thursday 28 and Friday 29 October, 8pm
Critically acclaimed for his characters and performance on BBC 2's ‘Bellamy's People’ and the star of Radio 4’s ‘Down The Line’ Felix Dexter returns with his new stand-up and character show.
"Wonderfully eccentric characters, lovely performance" The Mirror
“Brilliantly funny" The Guardian
£16

The Little Big Club: Live in Concert
Saturday 6 and Sunday 7 November, 1pm and 3.30pm
A brand new singing and dancing stage show that brings together the most popular and best loved preschool characters including Barney, Bob the Builder, Angelina Ballerina, Pingu, Fifi Forget-me-Not and Fireman Sam. A show younger members of the family will never forget!
£14 (£10 concessions), Family ticket £44

Rock ’n’ Roll Heaven
Saturday 13 November, 8pm
Spookily convincing portrayals of musical giants Elvis Presley, Roy Orbison, Buddy Holly, The Big Bopper, Jerry Lee Lewis and new addition Eddie Cochran will send shivers down your spine. With a superb five piece band, this show delivers the feel-good factor from start to finish.
£19 (£17 concessions)

Jack and the Beanstalk
Thursday 25 November 2010 – Sunday 2 January 2011
Times and prices vary – see box office for details
 

Acting Like Mad and New Diorama Theatre present:

SPARE
written and directed by Sebastian Rex

A raw, provocative and humorous look at human brutality and sexual abuse. In an unusual experiment in gender-neutral writing and gender-blind casting, the actors performing the roles will change for each performance: every night will begin with the performers selecting their character’s name at random. With 40,032 different possible casting combinations, each performance presents a different nuance to the power balance in the relationships at the heart of the play, in the company’s signature non-naturalistic style.

The Broadway, Wimbledon, London, SW19 1QG
Box Office: 0870 060 6646 (£2.50 per booking, not per ticket fee is charged).
Online: www.ambassadortickets.com (£2 per ticket plus £2.75 per booking, not per ticket 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.

The Broadway, Wimbledon, London, SW19 1QG
Box Office: 0844 871 7627 (£1.30 per ticket plus £2.75 per booking, not per ticket fee is charged).
Online: www.ambassadortickets.com (£1.30 per ticket plus £2.75 per booking, not per ticket 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.

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

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.

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.

Shakera Ahad will be working with Marilyn Ricci’s piece Sixteen looking at the experiences of two Somali sisters living in the UK who learn the terrible truth about their father.

Alex Rennie has selected No Big Deal written by Andy Prendergast. Mikey reunites with his high school teacher some time after their end of semester party and is seeking revenge.
Luisa Hinchliff will direct Letters to Sparkle by Paul Richards. Can romance really blossom over email?

Rebecca Adamson will direct Seeing Red by Charlie, the story of Lisa and Joe. Escaping from a night club scuffle, the two mates run up against their past and what really drew them together.

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.
 

16 Heneage Street, E1 5LJ.
Box office: see under event listing for details
Online: see under event listing for details
How to get Here: Aldgate East (District and Hammersmith and City Lines) is the nearest Underground station.
 

From Tuesday 21st September until Monday 11th October 2010, the Oval House Theatre are running OMO* LONDON - Nigeria in British playwrighting: A FESTIVAL to mark the 50th Anniversary of Nigerian Independence. A short season of work examines the identity, heritage, and legacy of Nigerian communities in the UK. It also celebrates Nigerian British playwrighting and explores the growing influence of Nigerian playwrights on British theatre and new-writing culture.

Alongside the Main House production of Arinze Kene’s debut full production, Estate Walls, directed by Ché Walker, noted playwright Oladipo Agboluaje curates a series of play readings exploring both the experience of Nigerians in the UK and the contemporary relationship between Nigeria and Great Britain.

The season is completed by an afternoon of debate and celebration of the work of Nigerian playwrights, working in collaboration with Goldsmiths College, University of London.

*Omo London means “Child of London”, from the Yoruba word “Omo”, meaning child or children.

Programme:

Every Monday from 27th September until 11th October 2010
LONDON NAIJA
3 plays ready for full production in 2011 receive staged readings by exceptional casts:
Monday 27th September 2010
6pm
Egusi Soup by Janice Okoh
As a British-Nigerian family pack their suitcases and prepare to head home for a funeral they realise they will need to get rid of some excess baggage first...
A fast, furious and funny new family drama about life in London, death in Lagos and soup on the kitchen table! Presented by Menagerie Theatre Company.
£5

Monday 4th October 2010
6pm
Fixer by Lydia Adetunji
Northern Nigeria. When militants attack a new oil pipeline, journalists, spin doctors and consultants rush to the scene. In the middle is one man who thinks he can play them all.
£5

Monday 11th October 2010
6pm
Pandora’s Box by Ade Solanke
On holiday with her streetwise teenage son in Lagos, a British-Nigerian mother is in turmoil. Should he be on the plane back to London with her? Or should she leave her only child in a strict Lagos boarding school rather than return him to the battlefields of inner London...
£5



Tuesday 28th September until Thursday 7th October 2010 (Tues – Thurs)
BRITIKO IDENTITY
Two collections of short plays written by young Nigerian British playwrights, led by rising star Arinze Kene, and curated by Oladipo Agboluaje and Ben Evans. Performed by Identity Drama School ­ Britain’s first Black drama school.
Britiko 1: Tuesday 28th, Wednesday 29th and Thursday 30th September 2010 at 8pm
Britiko 2: Tuesday 5th, Wednesday 6th and Thursday 7th October 2010 at 8pm
£5


Saturday 25th September 2010 from 2.30pm until 6.30pm
STAGES OF INDEPENDENCE
A debate exploring the past, present, and future of Nigeria in British Theatre. Curated by noted playwrights Oladipo Agboluaje and Mojisola Adebayo, in collaboration with Goldsmiths College, University of London.
Tickets £5
*£20 SPECIAL TICKET OFFER: All day Debate, Dinner, Drama. Includes admission to Stages Of Independence, dinner in our cafe/bar and a ticket to the evening performance of 'Estate Walls.'
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Tuesday 21st September until Saturday 9th October 2010
Press Night: Thursday 23rd September 2010
Signed performance: Thursday 7th October 2010 at 7.45pm
Audio described performance: Friday 8th October 2010 at 7.45pm

Inner City Theatre Presents a world premiere:

ESTATE WALLS
by Arinze Kene
directed by Ché Walker


This play follows the story of Obi, a young writer who dreams of leaving the estate in which he lives.

Assistant Directed / Produced by: Stef O’Driscoll
Designed by: James Cotterill

Cast: Ashley Chin, Sophie Benjamin, Huss Garbiya, Daniel Green, Ricci Mcleod.



 

Seat Prices:
All tickets £12 (£6 concessions) EXCEPT
Previews on Tuesday 21st and Wednesday 22nd September 2010: all tickets £6
and
Omo London Festival Gala on Friday 24th September 2010: all tickets £15 include buffet and drinks before show.

Sunday 27th June until Sunday 4th September 2010

Samuel Joseph presents:

NEW CABARET SEASON
Live at The Pheasantry

Following the news that Pizza on the Park will, regrettably, close permanently on June 19, 2010, the exciting new season of cabaret performances previously booked there will transfer, in its entirety, to iconic venue The Pheasantry, situated in the heart of the Kings Road, Chelsea.

Continuing the 30 year tradition of superb intimate live entertainment enjoyed at Pizza on the Park, the producers look forward to The Pheasantry becoming a new residence for the thriving cabaret art form, and hopefully making an invaluable contribution to the spectrum of London entertainment.

Schedule:

September
4 GARY WILLIAMS 8.30PM £20.00
5 MORGAN JAMES 8PM £17.50
11 PARTNERS IN CRIME 8.30PM £17.50
12 KELLY PRICE 8PM £17.50
19 MARTIN MILNES 8PM £17.50
23 JOE STILGOE 8.30PM £17.50
24 - 25 CAROLINE NIN 8.30PM £20.00


October
FASCINATING AIDA
October 5 - 9, 12 - 16, 19 - 23 8.30PM £25.00
 

Performance Times:
see under each event above for details.


Seat Prices:
see under each event above for details.
 

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.

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.
 

PETER GILL SEASON

THE SLEEPERS DEN
by Peter Gill
directed by Adam Spreadbury-Maher

Designer: Julia Berndt

 

Performance Times:
Tuesday to Friday at 7.45pm
Saturday at 3pm and 7.45pm
Sunday at 3pm
NO MONDAY PERFORMANCES.


Seat Prices:
Tuesday to Thursday Evenings, and all afternoons: all tickets: £14 (£12 concessions)
Friday and Saturday Evenings: all tickets £15 (£13 concessions)
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PETER GILL SEASON

Tuesday 19th October until Saturday 6th November 2010
Press Night: Thursday 21st October 2010

Adam Spreadbury-Maher and Ben Cooper for Good Night Out Presents "Peter Gill, The First Two Plays" Season:

OVER GARDENS OUT
by Peter Gill
directed by Sam Brown

The relationship between young Jeffry and Dennis, bright but hampered by their family backgrounds. This darkly humorous play ironically highlights the sombre way in which the boys' surroundings slowly cripple their individuality.

Designer: Annemarie Woods

Performance Times:
Tuesday to Friday at 7.45pm
Saturday at 3pm and 7.45pm
Sunday at 3pm
NO MONDAY PERFORMANCES.


Seat Prices:
Tuesday to Thursday Evenings, and all afternoons: all tickets: £14 (£12 concessions)
Friday and Saturday Evenings: all tickets £15 (£13 concessions)
 

Saturday 4th until Sunday 26th September 2010
Press Night: Thursday 9th September 2010

Planet Theatre presents:

THE SPANISH TRAGEDY
by Thomas Kyd
adapted and directed by Adrian Brown

Designed by Becky Gunstone


Cast includes: Nic Choulman, Raymond Daniel-Davies, Sean Garvey, Clive Greenwood, Jan Hirst, Hayward Morse.

 

Performance Times:
Tuesday to Saturday at 7.30pm
Sunday at 3pm (except Sunday 19th September 2010 at 7.30pm only)
NO MONDAY PERFORMANCES.


Seat Prices:
All tickets: £12 (£10 concessions)
 

See their website for details of scheduled events. www.rvt.org.uk

EVENTS INCLUDE:

Every 2nd Friday of the month.
KIMONO KRUSH
www.myspace.com/kimono_krush
Doors 9pm - 2.30am
Entry: £5 to RAMI (Darling Bears) and you are in

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.

3rd Friday of the Month
LATE EVENING : Boogaloo Stu presents... SPLOSH-A-RAMA!
A brand new night with veteran showbiz entertainers Boogaloo Stu, Le Gateau Chocolat and Princess Knickers - in celebration of the pie-fight as art form, a monthly Sploshfest of crazy cabaret antics culminating in the inevitable Food Fight on da stage in da house.
10.30pm - late
Entry £5

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

Wednesdays
Comedy Bear Pit At the RVT
A fun and off the wall mix of stand up comedy, cabaret and daft skills that will have you rocking with laughter, a perfect mid week brightener. Be there or be not amused.
Host: Miss Cathy P. See www.rvt.org.uk for weekly performers list.
Cathy P loves making people laugh and has been doing so since she was a nipper, but then being brought up in Hull she has found a lot to laugh at in life.
Though trained as an actress, she soon left that behind to begin her stand up/performing career as one of the first ever turns at RVT’s Duckie working in the acclaimed duo The Divine Feud with Chris Green (Tina C and Ida Barr)
Door 7pm, Show 8.30pm, open ‘til 12.
Tickets £6.00

3rd FRIDAY OF THE MONTH
Alparet
After his sell-out success at the Leicester Square Theatre Basement, Alp Haydar brings his signature rabble-rousing and up-beat performance style to The Royal Vauxhall Tavern. Accompanied by his musical partner, multi-talented composer and accompanist Richard Link, Alp croons his way through Christmas songs old and new, steering a nostalgic and giddy sleigh ride through the frozen wastes of the North Pole straight onto Santa's lap.
Doors 7pm, Show 7.30 - 8.30pm
Entry £5

Wednesdays 1st September - 6th October
DAVID HOYLE IN
SLURRY
A weekly show of music, poetry and live art.
Doors: 7pm, Show: 8.30pm
Tickets £8.50 available on ticketweb.co.uk plus some held on the night, on the door, always.

Thursday 16th September
A Tranny Is Born with Miss Kimberly
One woman live cabaret show singing jazz, blues and torch songs accompanied by her infamous musical director Richard Link, drummer Velibor Krstic and guitarist Thierry P. Beaulieu.
Miss K can be seen around town, Europe, Czech Republic, Russia, Australia, Israel, and the United States with her one woman live cabaret show singing jazz, blues and torch songs accompanied by her musical director Richard Link. Miss K studied musical theatre at the City Lit Institute in London and acting at the New York Academy of Theatre Arts under the direction of Philip Nolan. With a powerful strong belting voice, she entertains her audiences with memories of being a little black girl growing up in Detroit, a tribute to Destiny’s Child and Shirley Bassey with the Billie Holiday story. Miss K sends a message of LOVE to her audiences in a rendition of a Diana Ross hit from the 70's, 'Reach Out and Touch’ and chooses members in the audience to sing with her. Miss K also tells the story about being a strong black educated woman with 5 kids and two on the way by a man who thought she could never live without him in a rendition of I will Survive. Miss K residents are Shoreditch Hse and The Cellar Bar. She is also a regular at the Royal Vauxhall Tavern and the glamorous’s Pigalle.
Doors 7pm, Show: 8pm
Tickets: £5
Advance tickets: www.ticketweb.co.uk / www.lastminute.com / on the night, on the door, always.

Wednesday 20th October
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 £8.50 advance, £10 on the door.
Doors 7pm, show 8pm

Wednesday 27th October
FEMMES BY THE THAMES
Hosted by Rosie Wilby
Claire Dowie
"Unsung hero" of the ‘80s returns to stand up comedy after 25 years of stand up theatre
Jo Selby
Character comedian, Winner of London Fringe New Comedy Award 2009
Carly Smallman
Musical comedian, ‘genius breath-of-fresh-air humour’ QX
Aoife Mannix and Janie Armour
Poet Aoife and musician Janie embark on an exploration of new ways of combining spoken text with music, resulting in Different Words for Snow – a fusion of voice, accordion, piano, mandolin, trombone, percussion and bass.
Renata Muss
Classically trained pianist and kooky comedy songstress recently compared to Tim Minchin, ‘a heady mix of Mozart and wrongness’ TNT
Sarah Bennetto
Storytelling, songs and comedy from performer who has graced stages at Melbourne Comedy Festival, Edinburgh Fringe and more
Doors 7pm, performances start at 8.30pm.
Admission £5 on the door

Friday 29th October
QUEER QUESTION TIME at the RVT
JOIN YOUR HOST STEWART WHO? AND A PANEL OF POLITICIANS, POLICY MAKERS, POWER BROKERS, POSERS AND POTENTIAL PRIME MINISTERS DEBATING THE THINGS WE HOLD DEAR AND QUEER.
Come prepared for lively debate as the opinionated get to opine, the outspoken cause outrage and the unreserved are unrestrained.
7pm - 8.45pm : submit your questions on the door and get yourself ready for...
9 - 10pm+ : Hard Hitting Debate
11.15pm: live performance, followed by dancing to 2am
Submit your questions also by email to askqqt@gmail.com
FOOD SERVED at the bar. See http://www.rvt.org.uk/content/menu for the full menu.
Join the Facebook Group: QQT
Doors 7pm, debate 9-10pm, open ‘til 2am
Entry £7.50 (NUS & unwaged : 2 for 1)
Advance tickets: www.ticketweb.co.uk / on the night, on the door, always.


 

100-110 Euston Road, London NW1 2AJ
Box Office: See under individual event.
Online: See under individual event. www.shaw-theatre.com (venue website)
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.
 

Tuesday 6th April until Saturday 25th September 2010

Shunt present:

MONEY

In a tobacco warehouse by London Bridge sits the giant centrepiece of our great industrial exposition - an abandoned relic of Victorian technology .

The original purpose of the machine is unknown. If it were built today it would probably fit into the palm of your hand but, in that Golden Age, colossal bulk was the plat du jour.

The future is behind us. The end of the empire is just around the corner

MONEY takes place in an extraordinary three-storey set built in the centre of an empty warehouse in Bermondsey Street. The audience are led inside, where the action unfolds around, above and below them.

But all is not well with the machine. It hisses steam; over-stressed gears throb and grind beneath our seats. The lights keep going out and the jukebox is on the blink. Meanwhile a strange, feral child is stalking the ventilation ducts...

Inspired by Émile Zola's novel L'Argent - which was in turn inspired by the events surrounding the collapse of the Union Générale - a nineteenth century French banking fiasco.

Dispensing with most of the text, Shunt reshape the work in their inimitable aesthetic of fractured narrative, electrifying imagery and all-out sensory assault.

MONEY is loud, disorientating and absurd - a unique theatrical experience that puts the audience in the thick of it.


Performance Times:
Tuesday to Saturday at 7.30pm (doors open at 6.30pm)
Thursday, Friday and Saturday late shows at 9.45pm (doors open at 9pm)

Performance runs 1 hour 30 minutes approximately with no interval.


Seat Prices:
All tickets: £20 (plus £2 per ticket booking fee)
 

Shunt is famous for inhabiting strange underground spaces and creating site-specific performances. At the Vaults under London Bridge Shunt produced Tropicana and Amato Saltone both supported by the National Theatre. Inspired by the vast labyrinth of these arches Shunt made the Shunt Lounge. It ran for three years as a member’s art bar showcasing over 1500 artists and creative organisations. In October 2009, Shunt had a record attendance of 11,000 and a further 8,000 who had to be turned away due to our licensing capacity.Now Shunt is opening a New Lounge - with more tables, chairs, and sofas than ever before. Shunt is run by artists, so the art is a first priority. The New Lounge, just like the old one, is a sustainable business model where every penny goes back into the art.

Performance Times:
Thursday 6pm until 1am
Friday and Saturday 6pm until 3am


Seat Prices:
All tickets: £10.
Please book in advance if possible, though a limited number of tickets will be available on the door. PHOTO ID IS REQUIRED FOR ADMISSION.
 

Every second Thursday each month until 9th December 2010:

LET'S GET QUIZZICAL!

Performance Times:
Doors Open 7pm
Quiz starts at 8.30pm
Dancing follows until 1am


Seat Prices:
Free Entry and Free to enter the quiz.
 

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.

Shipwright Arms, Shipwright Yard, (Corner of Bermondsey Street and Tooley Street), London SE1 2TF
Box Office: 0844 847 1656 (Ticketweb, with postage fee if required)
Online: www.southwarkplayhouse.co.uk (Ticketweb, with postage fee if required)
How to get Here: London Bridge (Northern and Jubilee Lines, also mainline) is the nearest station.

Thursday 2nd until Saturday 4th September 2010

DIDO AND AENEAS
music by Henry Purcell
words by Nahum Tate
directed by Daniel Winder

Considered to be one of England’s earliest operas, Dido and Aeneas was Purcell’s first and only all sung opera. The words are by Nahum Tate who was England’s poet laureate from 1692 to 1715. An exciting collaboration between Iris Theatre, The Orchestra of St Paul’s and the Syred Consort will create a new, moving production of the work.

Conductor: Ben Palmer

 

Sunday 5th, Sunday 12th, Sunday 19th September 2010

RUSSELL HOWARD

Russell Howard, regular on Mock The Week and star of his own TV show Russell Howard’s Good News. A mix of his work in progress stand-up and random musings based on the audience questions and suggestions, this could be your chance to be part of something exciting and unexpected.

Performance Time:
7.30pm

Seat Price:
All tickets £5
This production is currently "Sold Out." A limited number of "Day Tickets" will be available on a "First Come, First Served" basis at the door on the night from 7pm.
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Friday 3rd and Tuesday 7th September 2010

JENNY ECLAIR

Jenny Éclair visits the Tabard in preparation for her autumn tour; Old Dog, New Tricks. Off she goes again, proving that there’s life in the old dog and what’s more, she’s got some new tricks!

Performance Time:
7.30pm

Seat Price:
All tickets £10
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Wednesday 1st September until Saturday 9th October 2010

AL MURRAY

Tabard Theatre regular Al Murray returns during September and October for some early evening runs for his forthcoming tour.

Performance Times and Dates:
1st, 3rd, 7th, 9th, 14th, 16th, 20th, 21st, 22nd September and 9th October 2010 at 5pm

Seat Price:
All tickets £10
This production is currently "Sold Out." A limited number of "Day Tickets" will be available on a "First Come, First Served" basis at the door on the night from 7pm.

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.

Tuesday 21st September until Saturday 16th October 2010
Press Night: Thursday 23rd September 2010

THE RIPPER'S 5
by Karlton Parris and Louisa Jay
directed by Karlton Parris

The dead will dance with the living…

The haunting story of Edgar, Queen Victoria’s grandson - a man who will do anything to discover who Jack the Ripper was and is desperate to talk to the only people who can really know; the Ripper’s five victims.

Performance Times:
Tuesday to Saturday at 7.30pm
Sundays at 2.30pm only
Extra performances Tuesdays at 2.30pm. These performances are particularly aimed at schools and other groups.

Seat Prices:
All tickets: £15 (£12 concessions)

Box Office for this production:
Online via www.ticketweb.co.uk
 

Thursday 26th August until Sunday 12th September 2010
Press Night: Friday 27th August 2010

VISITS
by Jon Fosse
directed by Lars Harald Gathe

Visits is a play that shows us a great rift within families; between individuals who are hanging dangerously over emptiness, because they are unable to hang on to each other. One of the least performed Jon Fosse’s plays. Written in 2000, Frogme Theatre Company presents the UK premiere in the scrap assemblages of Theatre Delicatessen’s unique space. The production is supported by Royal Norwegian Embassy in the UK.

Designed by Christopher Faulds
Produced by Berislav Juraic
Lighting design by Chris Randall

Cast: Cornelius Garrett, Ben Hale, Ami Sayers, Nikki Squire

Performance Times:
Tuesday to Sunday at 7.30pm


Seat Prices:
All tickets: £10 (£9 concessions)
 

Booking Details for this Production:
www.frogme.co.uk
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Tuesday 14th September until Saturday 16th October 2010
Press Night: Tuesday 21st September 2010

theatredelicatessen presents:

THEATRE SOUK

Located in the cavernous former offices of the Uzbekistan Airways, moments from the bustle of Oxford Street, Theatre Souk will transform TheatreDelicatessen’s pop up home into a theatrical market place, filling its performance spaces, corridors, kitchens and toilets with interactive work, created by some of London’s best emerging and experimental theatre makers.

From puppet poker and a game show in which the audience member is the contestant, to intimate one on one performances, the original works all offer a unique take on the theme of money. Artists barter with audience members to come and see their work: choose from the twenty shows on offer or simply relax with a drink in the cabaret bar. In the midst of the recession, Theatre Souk prompts us to reflect on our money: how we get it, how we spend it, what it means to us, and how a new artistic economy might operate.

TheatreDelicatessen specialises in creating new work in alternative performance spaces, bringing pop up theatre to magnificent empty buildings in Central London. They are currently resident in a derelict space between Selfridges and St Christopher’s Place on the fringe of Oxford Street, which has been transformed into a theatre, cabaret venue and bar, as well as a site for promenade performance.

Says Joint Artistic Director Jessica Brewster, "Theatre Souk will be a theatrical happening like no other: taking place in Theatre Delicatessen’s extraordinary pop up venue in the former Uzbekistan Airways offices, the event will plunge audiences into a buzzing, secretive world of artists literally plying their wares from every nook and cranny of the building. As recession prompts us to reflect on the economic future for the arts, Theatre Souk is a playful celebration of the wealth of London’s creative culture."

Formed in 2007 by Artistic Directors Jessica Brewster, Frances Loy and Roland Smith the company has staged six productions including 2010 Edinburgh hit Pedal Pusher, Mercury Fur and The Winter’s Tale. TheatreDelicatessen explores text-based theatre, creating immersive performances by working with ensemble casts.

www.theatredelicatessen.co.uk is the company website.

 

Performance Times:
Tuesday to Saturday from 7pm


Seat Prices:
Admission £7. Audiences then barter prices for each individual performance.

Booking Details for this Production:
www.theatredelicatessen.co.uk
 

Tristan Bates Theatre present:
Midnight Matinees
4th September 2010
Midnight
Tickets: £5
Midnight strikes, coaches turn into pumpkins and the arty folk come out to play at the Tristan Bates Theatre. The Midnight Matinees are a monthly late-night happening that test and develop new work from some of the UK’s most innovative artists. Special guests in September include Pistol and Jack.


Tristan Bates Theatre and Theatre Nomad present:
The Seven Dials Festival
In the The Phoenix Garden, St Giles Churchyard, near the Tristan Bates Theatre(
4th September 2010
12 Noon - All day
Tickets: Free
All day festival in the Seven Dials, Covent Garden area. Outdoor performance, music, comedy and market stalls

David Shilling presents:
Rich Isn't Easy
5th until 7th September 2010
Sunday at 2.30pm, Monday and Tuesday at 7.45pm
Tickets: £100 each or £500 for two "preferred tickets" plus signed copy of the script.
Box Office: http://www.richisnteasy.com/book.html
World renowned hat designer, David Shilling's debut play is a satirical glimpse into the world of money, celebrity, sex, fashion and art.
 

Simon James Collier, in association with Fallen Angel Theatre and Ben David Productions
presents:


THE REMAINS OF THE DAY
based on the Novel ‘The Remains of the Day’ by Kazuo Ishiguro
Music, Book and Lyrics by Alex Loveless
directed by Chris Loveless

Darlington Hall lies dormant, its prior distinction a passing memory. In the twilight of his life, Stevens, long-standing and devoted butler to the late Lord Darlington struggles to meet the needs of its new owner. Convinced he requires more staff in order to remedy his professional woes, Stevens sets out to meet his one-time housekeeper and bring her back to Darlington Hall. But as his journey progresses, Stevens begins to question his former employer’s convictions and to wonder whether he has lost much more than simply a housekeeper.

The Remains of the Day examines the nature of dignity and the intellectual and emotional servitude of blind devotion.

Alex Loveless’ evocative score combines the immediacy of musical theatre with classical and folk traditions of the early 20th Century to form a compelling through-composed musical drama.

Seat Prices:
£15.50 (£12.50 concessions)
 

Thursday 23rd September 2010 until Sunday 31st October 2010
Press Night: Tuesday 28th September 2010

Ovation, in association with Alex Segal presents the London Fringe Premiere of:

THE DROWSY CHAPERONE
by Lisa Lambert, Don McKellar, Bob Martin and Greg Morrison
directed by Racky Plews

Cast: Siobhan McCarthy - as Drowsy Chaperone; Michael Howe as latin lothario Aldolpho; Ashley Day as Robert; Amy Diamond as Janet; Matthew Lloyd Davies as Man In Chair; Gavin Keenan as George; Graham Lappin as Mr. Feldzeig; Ursula Mohan as Mrs. Tottendale; Jo Parsons and Giovanni Spano as the Gangsters; John Rawnsley as Underling; Tanya Robb as Kitty.
 

Seat Prices:
Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Sundays: £12 (£10 concessions)
Fridays and Saturdays: £16 (£14 concessions)
 

above the Wheatsheaf Public House, 25 Rathbone Place, London W1T 1DG
Box Office: 020 7580 1585 (give name, date, number of tickets. Collect by 8.10pm 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 30th September until 16th December 2010


GRAND THEFT IMPRO

Veteran comedy improvisers Grand Theft Impro are back to their regular weekly show in central London from the start of October. Every Thursday, Phil Whelans, Dylan Emery and Drew Leavy will be creating sketches on the spot from audience suggestions along with special guests from the world of comedy.

GTI generally announces guests a week or so before they are on but the pool of previous guests includes Phill Jupitus, Tony Slattery, Suki Webster, The Penny Dreadfuls, Niall Ashdown, Pippa Evans and Ruth Bratt plus a host of other performers from around the world. Every week is different!

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 until 16th December 2010 from 8.30pm until 10.15pm (doors open 8.15pm)


Seat Prices:
All tickets £5

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.
 

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.

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.

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.

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.
 

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

Tuesday 3rd August until Saturday 4th September 2010
Press Night: Wednesday 4th August 2010

Black and White Rainbow present:

CYRANO DE BERGERAC
adapted by Ranjit Bolt from the play by Edmond Rostand
directed by Simon Evans

This London premiere of Ranjit Bolt’s translation blends classical and contemporary dynamics to transport an audience into the midst of this infamous and heart wrenching love story. A rehearsal process focusing on the epic search for ideal love, and a design concept which will convert the White Bear into an never-before-seen in-the-round space, will carry the audience, with Cyrano, on an epic journey from Paris to the war of Arras and back to the French capital fifteen years later.

From young National Theatre Staff Director Simon Evans, the young rising star behind the White Bear-to-Trafalgar-Studios transfer of Madness in Valencia in February comes another large cast (twelve in all) classic adaptation for a small studio space. Black and White Rainbow’s ambitious aim to deliver epic, vibrant stories to intimate studio settings will be well realized in the White Bear space, with its capacity of fifty. The production will be the company’s third of this kind.

Produced by Lucy Oliver-Harrison
Designer: Kate Matthews
Stage Manager: Ceri Payne
Sound Designer: Edward Lewis


Cast: Cyrano - Gwilym Lloyd; Montfleury / Friar - Dave Frias-Robles; Christian - Philip Scott-Wallace; De Guiche - Samuel Donnelly; Cuigy / Musketeer / Musician - Christopher Tester; Rageneau - Ben Higgins; Ligniere / Carbon - Alexander Barnes; Duenna - Lucy Evans; Valvert - Christos Lawton; Roxane - Georgia Maguire; Le Bret - David Mildon; Amelie / Lise / Mother Marguerite - Naomi Bullock.

 

Seat Prices:
All tickets: £13 (£10 concessions)
 

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.

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.

Sunday 26th September 2010

A VERY MUSICAL EVENING
In Aid Of Teenage Cancer Trust

The evening will also include a Prize Auction as well as a Word Auction, where multi-award winning theatre composer and lyricist duo Stiles and Drewe will create a song during the interval based on words provided by the audience. All monies raised by this event will go towards TCT funding a TCT Trek Challenge.

Every year 2000 teenagers in the UK are diagnosed with cancer. Teenage Cancer Trust is a charity that focuses on the needs of teenagers and young adults with cancer, leukaemia, Hodgkin's and related diseases by providing specialist teenage units in NHS hospitals. The units are dedicated areas for teenage patients, who are involved in their concept and creation. Medical facilities on the units are colourful and vibrant environments, equipped with computers, TVs, game consoles – designed to be places where friends and family feel comfortable to visit.

Units cost over £2million each to build and Teenage Cancer Trust aims to complete at least 22 units in the UK so that every teenager and young adult with cancer in the UK has access to these facilities.

www.teenagecancertrust.org is the charity website.


Artists appearing include (subject to change and confirmation): Jonathan Groff (Glee), Gareth Gates (Pop Idol/Les Mis), James Bourne (Busted/Loserville), The Priscilla Divas, Stiles and Drewe, The Casablanca Steps, Lawrence Layton (C4’s Fear of Flying) and Graham Gouldman (10CC) plus other guests to be announced.
 

JILL HALFPENNY CELEBRATES THE GREAT BRITISH SONGBOOK...

Millbrook, Guildford, GU1 3UX
Box Office: 01483 44 00 00 (£1.50 per ticket booking fee is charged).
Online: www.yvonne-arnaud.co.uk (information only - online booking not available)
How to get Here: Guildford (mainline) station is 7 minutes walk from the theatre.

Other theatres worth noting for a range of productions include:

www.edwardalderton.org Edward Alderton Theatre, Bexleyheath

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A comprehensive discussion of the London Fringe may be had at www.fringereport.com