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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: 0844 478 0030
Online: www.abovethestag.com
How to get Here: Victoria (Victoria, Circle, District and Mainline) is the
nearest station.Tuesday 7th
until Thursday 9th July 2009Pink Pantos and
Above the Stag Theatre Presents:
GAY SCHOOL MUSICAL
the musical comedy in a league table of its own
book and lyrics by Jon Bradfield and Martin Hooper
music by Jon Bradfield and David McNulty
directed by Gary WrightThe show packs a school term into one
hour, with original songs that range from witty to heartfelt.
Strange Hill’s dysfunctional staff members, PE teacher Rod Cane
and Head of Drama Titania Tulip, battle it out with the geeks,
jocks and misfit students for love and stardom on the stage and
the sports field. Will new boy Seymour rekindle his summer
romance with cocky jock Bradley?
This sell-out musical comedy returns for 3 performances as part
of the venue’s Pride season.
Musical director: David McNulty
Cast: Adam Anderson, Victoria Barker, Anthony Bull, John Jack,
Peter Knight, Andy Rouse, Gemma Seren, Ross Henry Steele.
Performance Time:
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday at 7.30pm
Seat Prices:
All tickets £10 Box
Office for This Production:
Telephone: 020 8932 4747
Online:
www.abovethestag.com
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July until Sunday 16th August 2009
Press Night: Wednesday 15th July 2009Above
The Stag Theatre Presents:
B L I N K !
... and you missed it!
showstoppers from the musicals you missed.
devised and directed by Peter Bull and Tim McArthurWhy do
some musicals run forever and others …well, blink and you missed
them? Why do some musicals flop the first time around then go on
to have successful revivals? (Chicago and La Cage aux Folles
both failed to find an audience in London the first time
around.) Are some shows ahead of their time? Does the problem
lie with the book? Or do we find ourselves asking “What WERE
they thinking when they dreamt up that one?” – Yes, we’ve
included songs from the musical version of Silence of the Lambs,
which never made it to opening night! BLINK! pays tribute to
those shows that never found their audience, despite containing
some musical gems, many of which have become standards. A
tribute to some of the wonderful shows that closed before you
could catch them.
Show stopping songs from Matador, The Scarlet Pimpernel, The
Act, The Rink, Drowsy Chaperone, Ballroom, Silence!, Oscar,
Merrily We Roll Along, Ragtime, Metropolis, Side Show, Moby
Dick, Steel Pier, Children of Eden, City of Angels, Victor /
Victoria and more.
Musical staging: Tim McArthur
Musical director: Debbie Morris
Designer: Prav Menon – Johansson
Lighting Designer: Howard Hudson Cast: Julia G Addison,
Alexander Bradford, Nikki Gerard, Tim McArthur, Elena Rossi
Performance Times:
Tuesday to Friday at 7.30pm
Saturday at 5.30pm and 8.15pm
Sunday at 6.30pm
NO MONDAY PERFORMANCES.
Seat Prices:
All tickets £10
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20th and 27th July and 3rd August 2009Above The Stag Theatre
presents: WHAT MORE
CAN I SAY
musical direction by Barney Ashworth
Summer cabaret with John Jack. Direct from the West End, John
Jack and guests perform songs from the West End and Broadway.
John trained in Scotland and was the recipient of the Ian Bannen
Memorial Award for Best Actor, 2000. He was most recently seen
playing the role of Tony Tee, in the West End production of
Shout, at the Arts Theatre.
Guest performers include: Nicole Faraday, Tiffany Graves and
Paddy Navin. Performance Time:
7.30pm
Seat Prices:
All tickets £10 |
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. |
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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27 Arcola Street, London, E8 2DJ
Box Office: 0207 503 1646
Online: www.arcolatheatre.com
How to get Here: Nearest underground Highbury and Islington (Victoria Line), then Silverlink to
Dalston Kingsland Main line station. Buses: 38 from West End, 149 from London Bridge or 30, 56, 67, 76, 243, 277.
Access: If you require accessible transport, you might find it
easiest to take bus number 149 from Liverpool Street
Station and get off at Princess May Primary School (at
the end of Arcola Street, a few hundred yards from the theatre).Tuesday 30th June until Saturday 18th July 2009
Press Night: Thursday 2nd July 2009Tangram Theatre Company
presents The Royal Exchange Theatre production of:
DR KORCZAK’S EXAMPLE
by David Greig
directed by Amy Leach “I’ve trained them well. For a
perfect world. How will they survive this one?” Dr Januzs Korczak, founder of the Jewish orphanage,
finds his pacifist principles pushed to the limit by the Nazi regime and the
arrival of Adzio, a boy who believes in fighting back.
Based on true events, award-winning David Greig’s tender drama
recounts the last days of Dr Korczak. As the systematic emptying of the Ghetto
gathers pace during the summer of 1942, one man finds his pacifist principles
pushed to the limit, not only by the Nazi regime, but by the arrival of Adzio, a
young boy who believes in fighting back. This London
premiere of the critically acclaimed award-winning Royal Exchange Theatre
production brings together a new cast to tell the universal story of Dr Janusz
Korczak, one of the 20th century’s unsung heroes. This is family theatre at its
most moving.
In the light of continued national debate about child protection and the Jewish
Museum’s recent exhibition “Champion of the Child: Janusz Korczak”, Dr Korczak’s
legacy remains as relevant as ever. His writings became the basis of the UN
Convention on the Rights of the Child.
A children’s author, child therapist and founder of the Jewish Orphanage in
Warsaw’s Ghetto, Dr Korczak created a radical environment for the young people
in his care: a democratic utopia where children had rights and were treated as
equals.
Winner: Manchester Evening News Award for Best Studio Production 2008Mondays - Free Post-show discussion.
Design: Miriam Nabarro Cast: Alexandra Maher, Philip Rham, Craig Vye
Performance Times:
Monday to Saturday at 8pm
Extra performances Saturdays Saturday 4th, 11th and 18th July 2009 at 3pm
Seat Prices:
All tickets £15 (£10 concessions / £7.50 for under 13s. No concession Friday and
Saturday Evenings) except
Previews 1st and 2nd July 2009: all tickets £10 (£7.50 under 13s)
Tuesdays: "Pay What You Can" (subject to
availability)
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until Saturday 22nd August 2009Arcola Theatre and ATC present:
GHOSTS
or Those Who Return
by Henrik Ibsen, in a new version by Rebecca Lenkiewicz
directed by Bijan SheibaniMrs Alving is ecstatic when her son returns home
after years abroad. But within days she's forced to unearth the past and the
ghosts who refuse to be silenced.
Written as an expose of what Ibsen saw as the sexual hypocrisy of Victorian
society, Ghosts provoked one critic to describe it as “a dirty deed done in
public” and had audiences reaching for their smelling salts when it was first
staged in 1882. Excited by her son Osvald’s return to Norway after years abroad,
Mrs Alving is soon forced to unearth the past and ghosts who refuse to be
silenced.
The production marks ATC’s first project in a series looking at the theme of
memory which includes two new plays yet to be announced and a range of Spin Off
activities.
Free Post Show Discussions 5th and 10th August 2009.
www.atctheatre.com is the company
website.
Performance Times:
Monday to Saturday at 8pm
Extra performances Saturdays Saturday 15th and 22nd August 2009 at 3pm
Seat Prices:
All tickets £16 (£10 concessions. No concession Friday and Saturday Evenings) except
Previews 22nd, 23rd, 24th July 2009: all tickets £10
Saturday Afternoons all tickets £14 (£10 concessions)
Tuesdays: "Pay What You Can" (subject to availability)
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27 Arcola Street, London, E8 2DJ
Box Office: 0207 503 1646
Online: www.arcolatheatre.com
How to get Here: Nearest underground Highbury and Islington (Victoria Line), then Silverlink to
Dalston Kingsland Main line station. Buses: 38 from West End, 149 from London Bridge or 30, 56, 67, 76, 243, 277.
Access: If you require accessible transport, you might find it
easiest to take bus number 149 from Liverpool Street
Station and get off at Princess May Primary School (at
the end of Arcola Street, a few hundred yards from the theatre).
Monday 27th July until Saturday 15th August 2009
Press Night: Friday 31st July 2009
Dreck Productions in collaboration with the Austrian Cultural Forum London
presents:
DIRT
by Robert Schneider
His name is Sad. He is an illegal Iraqi immigrant. He walks our streets and
sells roses. In fact, he offered you one last night. Remember?
This haunting and humorous one man show tells the story of a desperately
alienated illegal immigrant from Iraq, living on the fringes of Western society.
He confronts xenophobia and latent racism as he peddles roses to eke out an
existence. Issues of identity, anti-foreign sentiment and self-worth are brought
to life through the character's disturbing psychological self-portrait.
Performance Times:
Monday to Saturday at 8.15pm
Runs 1 hour 10 minutes approximatly.
Seat Prices:
All tickets £14 (£10 concessions - not Friday and Saturday) except
Previews 6th, 7th and 8th May 2009: all tickets £10
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Tuesday 30th June until Saturday 25th July 2009
Press Night: Tuesday 7th July 2009Zecora Ura featuring The
Urban Dolls Project present:
A LAMENT FOR MEDEA
directed and devised by Jorge Lopes Ramos and PJMA reflection on
a night of betrayal and revenge, about pain and memory and the body, and lastly
it is about choices that define, final actions - going beyond the point of no
return. In stark contrast to the company’s recent six hour, overnight epic
Hotel Medea at Arcola over the winter months, A Lament For Medea is an intimate
and condensed performance, running for forty minutes for only twenty people at
one time. Audience members are invited to roll up their trousers and take a seat
around the edge of a pool of water along with five female actors, playing Medea,
her Maid and various members of the chorus; from soldiers, to priests to
paparazzi.
All actors are seated (strictly no splashing) for most of the performance in
order to focus simply on stillness and the sound of the voice, again in
counterpoint to the wild activity witnessed in the company’s previous work. The
piece comes from the same area of research as Hotel Medea the company began in
2006, examining the myth of Medea and our ever changing relationship to myth.
Here, the audience become intimate witnesses with Medea on the night she commits
the most terrible of all acts – the murder of her own children, in the aftermath
of the revelation of betrayal.
The show is a poem on the Myth of Medea - the actors do not tell her story in a
straight forward way, rather they simply, clearly, and directly present
language, imagery and rhythm. The piece has been in development over the last
two years including works in progress at Shunt Vaults, a theatre in Rio de
Janeiro, and a medieval nunnery in Italy.
The actors of both Zecora Ura and The Urban Dolls Project have lived and
worked together since 2006, between a secluded farm in Brazil and a Victorian
School in East London. Stage Manager: James Turpin
Lighting Design: Pablo Fernandez Baz
Medea: PJM Maid: Thelma Sharma, Chorus: Lisa Lapidge Becca Savory Antigoni
Spanou
Musician: Nwando Ebizie.
Performance Times:
Tuesday to Saturday at 7.30pm Runs 40 minutes approximately.
Seat Prices:
All tickets £12 (£9 concessions - not Friday and Saturday)
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27 Arcola Street, London, E8 2DJ
Box Office: 0207 503 1646
Online: www.arcolatheatre.com
How to get Here: Nearest underground Highbury and Islington (Victoria Line), then Silverlink to
Dalston Kingsland Main line station. Buses: 38 from West End, 149 from London Bridge or 30, 56, 67, 76, 243, 277.
Access: If you require accessible transport, you might find it
easiest to take bus number 149 from Liverpool Street
Station and get off at Princess May Primary School (at
the end of Arcola Street, a few hundred yards from the theatre).
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27 Arcola Street, London, E8 2DJ
Box Office: 0207 503 1646
Online: www.arcolatheatre.com
How to get Here: Nearest underground Highbury and Islington (Victoria Line), then Silverlink to
Dalston Kingsland Main line station. Buses: 38 from West End, 149 from London Bridge or 30, 56, 67, 76, 243, 277.
Access: If you require accessible transport, you might find it
easiest to take bus number 149 from Liverpool Street
Station and get off at Princess May Primary School (at
the end of Arcola Street, a few hundred yards from the theatre). |
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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.
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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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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 30th June until Sunday 5th July 2009
Nadine’s Window theatre company presents:
DAISY PULLS IT OFF
by Denise Deegan
directed by Nadine Hanwell
Can Grangewood School for Young Ladies accept
Daisy Meredith's humble Elementary School background? By facing her trials with
courage and honour, the answer might just be 'yes'...
Nadine’s Window theatre company presents three productions a year at the Barons
Court Theatre - due to a wonderful reception with Daisy last year
director/producer Nadine Hanwell has assembled the cast again for another fun
week. Produced by arrangement with the Really Useful Group Ltd.
www.myspace.com/nadineswindow
is the company website.
Cast includes: Lucy Austin - Daisy (centre photograph above), Rebecca Haigh
(lower photograph above, photographer Lesley Scoble).
Performance Times:
Tuesday to Saturday at 7.30pm
Sunday at 7pm
NO MONDAY PERFORMANCES.
Seat Prices:
All tickets £12 (£10 concessions)
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Tuesday 7th until Sunday 26th July 2009
The Irish Network of Dramatic Art (INDA) present:
BRIGHT COLOURS ONLY
by Pauline Goldsmith
This one-woman show which "finds humour in the darkest places and spits in the
eye of death". The play provides an irreverent evening of tears and laughter.
Cast: Susan Cummins
Performance Times:
Tuesday to
Sunday at 8pm
NO MONDAY PERFORMANCES.
Seat Prices:
All tickets £12 (£10 concessions)
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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.
Tuesdays 30th June, 28th July, 18th
August, 29th September and 27th October 2009
TEA DANCE
BAC invites you to put on your dancing shoes and step back into an age of
elegance. Dance the afternoon away with Mr. Wonderful in the beautiful
surroundings of our Grand Hall.
All ages are welcome and light refreshments are provided.
Performance Time:
1.30pm
Seat Prices:
All tickets £3.50 including refreshments.
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Monday 13th July until Saturday 1st August 2009
BAC presents:
N2O SEASON OF COMEDY
Two weeks of exclusive Edinburgh previews.
An inebriating mixture of previews and works-in-progress from some of the most
hilarious folks in comedy before they inject laughter into the 2009 Edinburgh
Fringe from 5th August. Catch the cream of this year’s Festival before they head
north of the border.
The stellar line up features a raft of Perrier and if.comedy Award winners, see
below for programme:
DANIEL KITSON Mon 13 July - Sat 25 July, 6pm
WORK IN PROGRESS: The Interminable Suicide of Gregory Church
Gregory had fifty seven letters to write. He’d never written that many letters,
not in one go. In fact, he’d never written a single letter and it was taking
significantly longer than he’d anticipated. He’d started, full of optimism,
curiously enough, at 9am and now here he was 8 hours later half way through
letter twenty four. He glanced at his watch and then at the noose hanging over
his head.
Gregory sighed.
Had he known how long suicide letters take, he thought, he wouldn’t have
cancelled the milk for the morning.
Work in Progress towards a new show about a death postponed by life.
£3 (£2 concs)
CHARLIE BAKER Mon 13 July, 8pm
The World’s Greatest Show-Off
In a city full of show-offs, why not see the greatest? Imagine Frank
Sinatra, Jack Black and Jethro had a son. Imagine no more as Charlie Baker
presents a preview of his debut Edinburgh show.
£8 (£5 concs)
THE COMEDY ZONE Mon 13 July, 9pm
Avalon annually hand pick the freshest talent on the stand up comedy scene, and
this event is always a must see at Pleasance in Edinburgh. 4 short sets by
up-and-coming stand ups. Past participants have included Noel Fielding and Chris
Addison.
£8 (£5 concs)
IDIOTS OF ANTS Tues 14 & Thurs 30 July, 9pm
This Is War
The Ants are back at N2O with their unique blend of fast-paced sketch comedy.
The creators of the most viewed BBC3 comedy clip on YouTube (search for
‘Facebook in real life’!) return with an all-new show.
£8 (£5 concs)
KEITH FARNAN Weds 15 July, 8pm
No Blacks. No Jews. No Dogs. No Irish. All Welcome
Whilst working in a restaurant in America, Keith came across one of these old
racist signs in the manager's office, a guy he had thought was a pretty decent
type. Amongst his employees were a young African-American waitress, a Jewish
waiter and Irish Keith. The story of that summer and the tension between a
racist chef and the multicultural staff frames Keith Farnan’s exploration of
racism and religion-ism in the bad old days. The BNP are on the rise, the
economic state of the world is in tatters, jobs are being lost and everyone’s
scared. But surely we’ll never see those types of signs again. Or will we?
£8 (£5 concs)
NEW ART CLUB Weds 15 July, 9pm
This Is Now
The critically acclaimed and award-winning Morecambe and Wise of dance mix
comedy with choreography and live art. It’s 1983 - Madonna releases her first
album, Karma Chameleon by Boy George’s Culture Club is the top selling single in
the UK, and the 13 year old future contemporary dance star Tom Roden illegally
tapes the first Now That’s What I Call Music LP onto a C60 cassette. Fast
forward twenty six years – Madonna is a divorcee, Boy George is in prison and
Tom has teamed with Pete to form New Art Club. Finding the old cassette in a
draw one day, the two of them listen to it together and a brand new show is
born. Join Britain’s funniest dance duo as they jump headlong into the dark pool
of days gone by and come out covered in a filthy 80s gunk.
£8 (£5 concs)
UNSUPERVISED DETENTION Thurs 16 July, 9pm
Sketch comedy that breaks all the school rules. Our delightful former pupils
present a perfectly behaved hour of social satire, surprising songs,
scintillating scenes and accordions, as they discover the world that awaits them
outside the school gates. Anyone who fails to attend will be locked in the
toilet.
£8 (£5 concs)
LLOYD LANGFORD Friday 17 July, 9pm
Every Day I Have The Blues
A new stand-up show about responsibility, growing older and blues music from the
misanthropic Lloyd Langford, writer for Never Mind The Buzzcocks and The Now
Show.
£8 (£5 concs)
FRISKY AND MANNISH Sat 18 July, 9pm
Frisky and Mannish’s School of Pop
Now one of the most in-demand acts on the comedy circuit, Frisky & Mannish were
last month nominated for Best Cabaret and Most Groundbreaking Act at the
Brighton Festival with their show School of Pop. Felicity Fitz-Frisky (an
English eccentric) and Hansel Amadeus Mannish (a gypsy genius), hail from the
world renowned Leipzig Conservatoire, and they are on a mission to re-educate
the world about the plethora of hidden elements dormant within the ubiquitous
pop classics like Come On Eileen and Thriller.
£8 (£5 concs)
PAPPY’S FUN CLUB Mon 20 July, 8pm
World Record Attempt: 200 Sketches in An Hour
The latest show from if.comedy Award nominees at Edinburgh 2007 and winners of
the Chortle award for Best Sketch Act in 2008. Pappy's Fun Club have recorded
their own TV show for Channel 4, their own radio show for Radio 4, and appeared
as part of Comedy Shuffle on BBC3 and Comedy Cuts on ITV2. Their sell-out third
Edinburgh show, Funergy, attracted further critical praise and was followed by a
tour of Britain and Ireland.
£10 (£6 concs)
TOM BASDEN Mon 20 July, 9pm
Now That’s What I Call Music-Based Comedy!
Following his if.comedy Award-winning solo debut in 2007, the multi-talented Tom
Basden returns with another show capturing the essence of the absurd once more.
A barrage of brand new music, ideas, pictures and photos, audiences are invited
into the mind of a truly original thinker, as Tom Basden explores the nonsense
of modern living with songs on an enormous range of subjects, from the
glitteringly abstract to the microscopically mundane. Dynamically dithering
around the stage, constantly surprising audiences with his offbeat ideas and
sheer ingenuity, Tom’s interpretation of the world is a disarmingly funny, if
peculiar take on life as we know it.
£8 (£5 concs)
PHIL NICHOL Tues 21 & Weds 22 July, 8pm
A Deadpan Poet Sings Quiet Songs Quietly…
2006 if.com Award winner Phil Nichol previews his new show. Ridiculously deadpan
one-liners, fantastically sublime comic poems and quietly engaging comedy songs
interspersed with the hare-brained musing of an idiot.
£10 (£6 concs)
CARL DONNELLY Tues 21 July, 9pm
Relax Everyone, it's Carl Donnelly
Relax everyone, multi-award winning newcomer Carl Donnelly is bringing his hotly
anticipated debut solo show to this year’s N20. Come along, kick back and laugh
yourself silly at his tales of life as a 21st century slacker. Winner of the
2006 Laughing Horse new act competition, the 2007 Chortle Award for best
newcomer and the 2007 Leicester Mercury Comedian Of The Year.
£8 (£5 concs)
STEFAN GOLASZEWSKI Weds 22 July, 9pm
Stefan Golaszewski is a Widower
In 2054, Stefan Golaszewski's wife died. Now, in 2056, he performs his new
one-man play dedicated to her memory. Crushed, alone and 76 years old, he
revisits their life together, from the moment they met to the moment she died,
and the love still decomposing in his heart. This bitter-sweet story is for
anyone who has ever suffered loss as Golaszewski depicts a seemingly perfect
life cut tragically short.
£8 (£5 concs)
The PENNY DREADFULS Thurs 23 & Fri 24 July, 8pm
The Never Man
A terrifying new comedy thriller set on a mysterious theme park island. The
competition-winners are thrilled to wake up on Beef Island, the joyous theme
park resort, full of everyone’s favourite beefy friends. But there’s no way out
for one man, waking up with a jolt, remembering nothing of his past. Beef by
beef he starts to uncover the horrifying secret behind the island.
£10 (£6 concs)
DAN ANTOPOLSKI Thurs 23 July, 9pm
Silent But Deadly
Triple Perrier Nominee and star of BBC2’s Hyperdrive shares his brand new show.
£8 (£5 (concs)
LAURA SOLON Fri 24 & Sat 25 July, 9pm
Rabbit Faced Story Soup
Laura Solon’s first live show since her 2005 Perrier Award winning debut. A
character based comedy narrative of a publisher whose world falls apart when her
most prized author goes AWOL and she starts talking to an imaginary rabbit to
get her through, assisted by a hopeless call centre worker, and Sir Michael, her
sex obsessed boss. From the star of Radio 4’S Laura Solon: Talking and Not
Talking, as well as a regular in BBC 1’s Harry and Paul, and ITV’s Al Murray’s
Multiple Personality Disorder.
£8 (£5 concs)
RICHARD HERRING Sat 25 July, 8pm
Hitler Moustache
Reclaiming Chaplin’s moustache for comedy, the star of The Headmaster’s Son and
90s double act Lee and Herring muses on iconography, whether racists are closer
than Liberals to believing that all people are the same and why an innocent
square inch of facial hair has taken the blame for Nazism.
£10 (£6 concs)
GINGER AND BLACK Mon 27 July, 9pm
The Extraordinary Life and Times of Harold
A wartime tale of Churchillian intrigue, suspense and mystery using songs,
sketches and animation featuring the highly original male female double act.
Ginger and Black recently provided tour support for Simon Amstell and became
Chortle Best Newcomer nominees.
£8 (£5 concs)
MARCEL LUCONT Tues 28 July, 9pm
Sexual Metro
France’s premier award-winning misanthropist, philosopher and lover brings his
‘wonderful French wit’ (Time Out) and ‘brilliantly brusque routines’ (Chortle)
to you, the ‘ignorant masses’ (Marcel Lucont).
£8 (£5 concs)
BRIAN GITTINS 29 July, 9pm
Roadside Café Owner
In 3 years on the circuit, Brian has written 14 jokes. He’s run them past his
wife, Cheryl. She said they had ‘disappointing punchlines’.
£8 (£5 concs)
HANS TEEUWEN Thurs 30 & Fri 31 July, 10.30pm
Dutch superstar, comedian, jazz singer and defender of free speech, Hans most
likes to spend his days in a hot bath contemplating world peace. But this summer
he is returning to BAC with his phenomenally surreal, critically acclaimed
cabaret ahead of his run at the Edinburgh Festival.
£10 (£6 concs)
ED ACZEL Fri 31 July, 9pm
Explains All The World’s Problems… And Then Solves Them
A new show to save the world, including such problems as the credit crunch,
climate change and, crucially, stand-up comedy. Please note there is a strict no
refunds policy on problems you feel he hasn’t solved.
£8 (£5 concs)
THE ORIGINAL TEMPO Sat 1 August, 9pm
Shut Up, Play!
Six Japanese musicians who make music from the unlikeliest objects. Teacups,
water, boxes, nutty antics, blown bubbles, glow-in-the-dark drumsticks, grunts,
squeals, sound loops and audience noises come together in a kaleidoscope of
sound, theatre and colour.
£8 (£5 concs)
Performance Times:
see under individual performances.
Seat Prices:
see under individual performances.
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Friday 17th July until Saturday 8th August 2009
Press Night: Wednesday 22nd July 2009
MAD FOREST
By Caryl Churchill
directed by Caroline Steinbeis
Explore the reactions of ordinary people living with the confused events of
December 1989 in Romania, focusing in particular on two families. The country is
under new leadership. But what really happened? Was there a revolution or was it
a putsch? Who was shooting, and under whose orders?
2009 marks the 20th anniversary of the revolution, which brought about the end
of Communist dictator Nicolae Ceauşescu’s reign and his subsequent execution. In
a remarkable exercise in theatre making, Caryl Churchill and a group of acting
students travelled to Romania only 3 months later, in order to write a play
based on the accounts of ordinary people and their experiences of the
revolution. They lived and worked with Romanian drama students and it was this
collaboration that resulted in the creation of Mad Forest.
The play premiered at Central School of Speech and Drama in June 1990 and was
performed at the Royal Court Theatre and the National Theatre of Bucharest that
Autumn. Predominantly a naturalistic piece, it is inter cut with brief, verbatim
excerpts as well as striking surreal scenes and images. A thrilling exploration
into the lives of ordinary people on the brink of a revolution, Mad Forest
attempts to shed light on the deep layers of confusion surrounding one of the
most important events in recent European history.
Caroline Steinbeis has become the twelfth winner of the annual JMK Award, the
UK’s most coveted accolade for young directors. The JMK Trust is kindly
supported by the Jerwood Charitable Foundation, BAC, and the Ian Ritchie
Foundation
Producer: Claire Birch
Set Designer: Max Jones
Lighting Designer: Johanna Town
Sound and Composition: Simon Slater
Costume Design: Rachael Canning
Performance Time:
Monday to Saturday at 7.30pm
Seat Prices:
All tickets £12 (£8 concessions) EXCEPT
Previews: All tickets £10
Tuesdays are "pay what you can" night.
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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. |
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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.
Saturday
18th and Sunday 19th July 2009
Thisisit! Theatre Company present the premiere of:
STORM IN A TEACUP
by Jessica Farley and Nicci Marsh
A satirical view of the arts world with the tone of Oscar Wilde. It plays with
the idea of alternate futures of the main character, Guy, in a style reminiscent
of the popular film, ‘Sliding Doors’.
Performance Time:
7pm
Performance runs 1 hour approximately.
Seat Prices:
All tickets £5 (£3.50 concessions - senior citizens and children under
12)
Box Office details for this event:
Telephone:
07501089450
Email: thisisittheatre@gmail.com
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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.
UPFRONT COMEDY
CONTAINS ADULT THEMES. NOT SUITABLE FOR THOSE AGED UNDER 16 OR THE EASILY
OFFENDED.
Upfront comedy brings you exciting nights of laughter.
Performance Times and dates:
contact venue for details.
Seat Prices:
All tickets £12 (£8 concessions)
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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."
2009 Events Include:
COMEDY
The Laughing Samoans
Prettyfull Woman
Wednesday 29 July 8pm
£17.50, £15.50 (concs)
The Laughing Samoans team of Eteuati Ete and Tofiga Fepulea’ return to the
Bloomsbury following a sell-out show in 2008 with their latest hit performance,
featuring iconic characters such as the flamboyant and outspoken Aunty Tala.
A Benefit Evening in memory of Mark Blanco
Wednesday 8 July 7.30pm
£25, £20 (concs)
A fund-raising event of music, word and humour to celebrate the life of Mark
Blanco, who died aged 30 in suspicious and tragic circumstances following an
altercation with Pete Doherty and friends.
A fake fur Vivienne Westwood coat and antiquarian books will be auctioned.
Featuring Jimmy Carr.
Rhys Darby – LIVE in London
27 July - 1 August 8pm (not 29 July)
£18.50
Not just Murray from Flight of the Conchords, Rhys has also recently been on the
big screen with Yes Man and The Boat That Rocked. A new show with stand-up and
characters.
TALKS AND EVENTS
Oxfam
Ox-tales
Tuesday 7 July 7.30pm
£8
Meet some of the UK’s biggest contemporary writers at the Bloomsbury Theatre and
help Oxfam to End Poverty Worldwide. Writers contributing so far include Kate
Atkinson, Sebastian Faulks, Helen Fielding, Giles Foden, Esther Freud, Xiaolu
Guo, Mark Haddon, Zoe Heller, Ian Rankin and many more.
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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 16th June until
Saturday 11th July 2009
Press Night: Thursday 18th June 2009
Merco Productions present:
THE SOUND
by David Mercatali
directed by Sebastian Rex
In an army barracks somewhere in remotest Europe, five people spend all day,
every day, guarding a spot. They know nothing else. But as they each become
convinced that they can hear a sound coming from somewhere near the barracks,
their rigid, routine-filled lives slowly begin to fall apart. 'The Sound' is a
searching examination of existence and fear, directed by Sebastian Rex, who also
returns to the Blue Elephant after the success of double-bill 'Toy Boy & Living
With...' last November.
Merco Productions returns to the Blue Elephant with another piece of new writing
following the acclaimed production of Weights in 2007.
General Management: Ben Monks for Supporting Wall
Photograph below synopsis by Tina Engstrom. Shows, left: Emily Sills, right:
Alexander Gatehouse.
Performance Times:
Tuesday to Saturday at 8pm
NO Sunday or Monday performances.
Seat Prices:
All tickets £9 (£7.50 concessions, £7 Southwark residents)
Previews on 16th and 17th June 2009: All tickets £6
Those aged under 26 can obtain FREE tickets (subject
to availability) under the Arts Council England "A Night Less Ordinary" Scheme,
in which the Blue Elephant Theatre have proudly been chosen to participate.
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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).Tuesday 23rd June until Friday 10th July 2009
C COMPANY presents:
TWO GENTLEMEN OF VERONA
by William Shakespeare
directed by Aileen Gonsalves
One of Will’s “early funny ones”, indeed it may even have been his first
play.
Set mostly in Milan (!) with Shakespeare’s smallest cast of characters indulging
in sexual masquerades as Love and Friendship are put through the comedy mangle.
Proteus promises to love Julia forever, until he meets Silvia. Will Silvia fall
for his charms, or stay true to Valentine, his best friend? Will Julia win back
her man?
2 guys, 2 girls and not necessarily happy ever after.
The Lunchbox Season at the Bridewell Theatre has become something of a local
phenomenon, regularly generating sell out shows. Our audience pays just £5 in
advance (£6 on the door) for a 45 minute show and can bring in their own food
and drink. The Lunchboxers are made up largely (but not exclusively) of City
workers who’s offices are close by. They find the haven of live comedy and drama
at a bargain price an ideal way to escape the stresses and worries of the slump
which has impacted so hard in this neighbourhood.
Performance Times:
Tuesday to Friday at 1pm
Runs 45 minutes approximately.
Seat Prices:
All seats £5 in advance or £6 on the door.
Box Office for this production:
020 7353 3331
Online: www.ccompany.cc
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Tuesday 7th until Saturday 11th July 2009
The Tower Theatre Company present:
DANGEROUS CORNER
by J B Preistley
directed by Nigel Martin
This elegant 'time' thriller, set in the 1930's, encompasses tales of mysterious
death, stolen money, gun shots and decadent living.
The turn of a card... the opening of a door.... or a tune from a music box.....
many things can determine fate. As publisher Robert Caplan is entertaining
friends with his wife, someone produces a musical cigarette-box that belonged to
Robert's dead brother, who allegedly shot himself after money from the firm went
missing. Could one of the guests really have seen it before?
As Robert relentlessly pursues the truth, he uncovers a hidden world of
deception, desire, theft and, maybe, murder. Priestley shows us that behind the
mask of 1930s upper-class respectability lays a world of reckless hedonism. And
telling the whole truth is like going round a corner on two wheels!
A post performance 'Q and A' session with director, cast and crew takes place on
Thursday 9th July 2009.
Performance Times:
Tuesday to Saturday at 7.45pm
Extra performance at 3pm on Saturday 11th July 2009
Seat Prices:
All seats £11 (£9 concessions)
Box Office for this production:
020 7353 1700
Online:
www.towertheatre.org.uk/boxo.htm
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Tuesday 14th until Saturday 18th July 2009
The Tower Theatre Company present:
THE LADY FROM THE SEA
by Henrik Ibsen, translated by Michael Meyer
directed by Jonathan Lermit
Ibsen came from a long line of sea-captains. During his exile in Germany and
Italy he longed for the sea. On returning to Norway, he stayed at Molde on the
Atlantic coast, and would stand for hours staring down into the fjords. There he
was told stories about the sea and the strange power it had over those who lived
near to it.
Ellida, the Lady from the Sea, has never felt settled inland with her husband
and two step-daughters. She remains irresistibly drawn to the demonic stranger
who attracts and appals in equal measure, and who contains all the force of the
sea. In her struggle for free will, who will win the battle for her mind and
soul?
This classic Ibsen play dramatically explores the timeless themes of family
tensions, forbidden love and growing up against the backdrop of the stunning
Norwegian fjords.
A post performance 'Q and A' session with director, cast and crew takes place on
Thursday 16th July 2009.
Performance Times:
Tuesday to Saturday at 7.45pm
Extra performance at 3pm on Saturday 18th July 2009
Seat Prices:
All seats £11 (£9 concessions)
Box Office for this production:
020 7353 1700
Online:
www.towertheatre.org.uk/boxo.htm
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Catford Broadway, Catford, London SE6 4RU
Box Office: 020 8690 0002
Online:
www.broadwaytheatre.org.uk
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.
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Brockley Jack Theatre |
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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.
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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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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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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.
Thursday 4th June until Sunday 5th July 2009
Press Night: Tuesday 9th June 2009
Camden People’s Theatre Presents:
SPRINT FESTIVAL 2009
A Festival of Adventurous Experiences In Theatre
Continuing CPT’s dedication to supporting new and innovative theatre makers,
Sprint returns for its 12th year at the venue with a brand new programme of
performance, aiming to expose audiences to a feast of ideas and give a voice to
artists working on the forefront of experimental work.
Since its inception in 1997 as a showcase for physical, visual and unusual
theatre Sprint has played host to some of the most respected artists in
contemporary work. This year looks to continue the tradition with a whole range
of pieces from emerging contemporary artists, with many of these using the
festival as an opportunity to premiere brand-new performances across a wide
range of mediums and styles.
Programme Includes:
Saturday 20th and Sunday 21st June 2009
8pm
All seats £12 (£8 concessions)
Helsinki Syndrome
My Body Lies Over The Ocean
Developed and performed on two continents, this intensely personal work looks at
temporary and unreachable distances via the mediums of performance, experiments
in new media, soft rock music and dance.
Tuesday 23rd July 2009
Contact venue for times and prices.
Complicite Education & South Camden Community School
New or Re-Do
This project between post-16 students and Complicite Education looks at how
culture reconsiders and reassesses its context and content and explores what is
really new in our society.
Wednesday 24th and Thursday 25th June 2009
8.15pm
All seats £12 (£8 concessions)
Sylvia Rimat
Being Here While Not Being Here
Performance artist Sylvia Rimat retraces her experience of fainting on stage in
a performance in 2003 by employing chalk signs, video snippets and a microphone
to examine how different modes of reality are composed.
Wednesday 24th and Thursday 25th June 2009
7.30pm
All seats £12 (£8 concessions)
Kings of England
Where We Live & What We Live For
Short narrations and performances by father-and-son Peter (74) and Simon (29),
concerning love, loss, happiness and the passing of time.
Friday 26th to Sunday 28th June 2009
8pm
All seats £10 (£6 concessions)
Mamoru Iriguchi
PREGNANT?!
In this performance lecture a psuedo-pregnant male traces his journey on overly
intimate relationships with others that take place in and around his imaginary
womb.
Tuesday 30th June and Wednesday 1st July 2009
8pm
All seats £12 (£8 concessions)
Song Theatre
My Sisyphean Merry-Go-Round
This image-based performance incorporates the essence of visual and physical
theatre to examine life as a merry-go-round, questioning what would happen if
Sisyphus finally reached his rock or Orpheus had not looked behind.
Thursday 2nd and Friday 3rd July 2009
8pm
All seats £12 (£8 concessions)
Katherine Fry and Jung Eun Yoo
The Time is 15:15
Devised with six performers using objects and gestures based on their memories,
The Time Is 15.15 examines the relationship between memory and identity, asking
questions such as: what is a human being without memory? What is it to recapture
the past?
Saturday 4th and Sunday 5th July 2009
Contact venue for times and prices.
Freya Elliot & Co
The Trip
Packed lunches, toilet stops, note passing, vomit bags, terrible singing - all
the pleasures of the school trip. The Trip is a journey of discovery and
disaster, which asks; where are we going? And when will we get there? With
surreal humour, video projections, and many surprises.
Performance Times:
See event for details.
Seat Prices:
See event for details.
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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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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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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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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 Churchill Theatre |
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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.
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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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Southampton Row, London WC1B 4AP
Box Office: 020 7269 1606
Online:
www.cochranetheatre.co.uk (with form for booking enquiries)
How to get Here: Holborn (Central and Piccadilly Lines) is the nearest underground
station. Euston is the nearest mainline station. Buses: 1, 8, 19, 25, 38, 55,
59, 68, 168, 171, 188, 242, 521. Car parking at Bloomsbury Square Car Park.
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Gateforth Street (Off Church Street), London, NW8
8EH
Box Office: 020 7258 2925 (Reservations can be recorded. Ticket holders then
pay on night by cash, cheque or credit cards only, no debit cards)
Online:
www.cockpittheatre.org.uk (no
booking available 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. |
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125 Kilburn High Road, London, NW6 6JH
Box Office: 08444 771 000 (Ticketweb)
Online: www.cocktaverntheatre.com
How to get Here: Kilburn (Jubilee Line) or Kilburn Park (Bakerloo
Line). Five minutes from Tricycle Theatre.Tuesday 23rd June
until Saturday 11th July 2009
Press Night: Friday 26th June 2009
Good Night Out Presents a comedy double-bill:
MAKE MINE A DOUBLE: FRY & LEY
LATIN! OR TOBACCO AND BOYS
by Stephen Fry
directed by Adam Spreadbury-Maher
and
the World Premiere of
LAST DRINKS
by Duncan Ley
directed by Nathan Godkin
It’s Happy Hour at The Cock Tavern Theatre with a comedy double-bill with an
Evening of Fry and Ley. At two for the price of one - Make Mine A Double!
Almost thirty years before Twitter, Stephen Fry’s razor sharp wit was discovered
in LATIN! OR TOBACCO AND BOYS. In the Classics department of a late 1970’s prep
school a young school master has more than just Latin textbooks in his hands.
His scheme to become headmaster is disrupted when his extra-curricular
activities with a 13 year-old pupil are uncovered by a rival senior colleague.
An outrageous comedy of buggery and blackmail ensues. Mixing immorality and
hilarity - this is vintage Fry at its very best.
We are honoured that Stephen Fry has given us his blessing to update LATIN!
OR TOBACCO AND BOYS (written in 1980 for Cambridge Footlights). In keeping with
Fry's satirical writing, any reference to a bright and promising pupil named
"KINNOCK" now becomes "MILLIBAND". Three years after Fry wrote the play Neil
Kinnock became Labour leader for ten years. Could history be about to repeat
itself... ! David Milliband would have been in Prep School in the late 1970's,
when the play is set.
Stephen Fry's references to paedophilia in the play provoke debate, and the
theatre has received several complaints. Our response is that the play deals
with the issue, but never legitimises or promotes it. LATIN! OR TOBACCO AND BOYS
is a comedy, albeit an outrageous and slightly twisted one!
Designed by: Sophie Mosberger
LAST DRINKS: A script that pays homage to the Samuel Beckett quote "nothing
is funnier than unhappiness". Drinking their way through the last barrel in an
East End pub, four motley boozers stave off closing time with bizarre
explorations of their absurd existence. Meanwhile the clock ticks on and the
wind outside threatens oblivion. Where has their memory gone? Why are they so
lucid after a whole barrel of ale? Is the landlady really the landlady?... Is it
LAST DRINKS yet?
Designed by: Sophie Mosberger
Formed in January 2009 The Cock Tavern Theatre is rapidly establishing itself at
the forefront of the London Fringe. Under the artistic leadership of Adam
Spreadbury-Maher it is committed to seeking out and providing a platform for
tomorrow’s leading playwrights and directing talent.
Performance Times:
Tuesday to Saturday at 7.30pm
Sunday at 5pm
No Monday performances.
Runs 2 hours 15 minutes approximately.
Seat Prices:
All seats £12 (£10 concessions) EXCEPT
Previews 23rd, 24th and 25th June: all tickets £10.
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Tuesday 14th July until Saturday 1st August 2009
Press Night: Friday 17th July 2009
Lumenis Theatre Company Present:
THE WRONG SLEEP
by Mary Mazzilli
directed by Adam Morley
A desolate town is shaken by a blast at its core. Suspicions abound, its
inhabitants should look inside where a stranger manipulates the society from
within. This stranger is Janet, a young woman torn between Islam, Christianity
and secularism. She is a victim of her confused childhood, of her sexuality and
of her mental disarray.
The play tells the story of a woman plagued by insomnia, the demons in her mind
and the demons of her past. During her sleepless nights violence and religion
lure her towards committing acts of terrifying brutality. Violence and sex are
the only ways Janet feels she can communicate with the world.
Partly inspired by true events, a darkly surreal play exploring religion,
terrorism, female sexuality and obsession.
In January 2007 this play had a reading at the
Pleasance. After developing the script through workshops it was performed at
Etcetera Theatre as part of the Camden Fringe Festival, 2008. The Cock Tavern
Theatre presents this new production as part of their dynamic season of World
Premieres.
Producer: David Ahlbrecht
Performance Times:
Tuesday to Saturday at 7.30pm
Sunday at 5pm
No Monday performances.
Runs 1 hour 15 minutes approximately.
Seat Prices:
All seats £12 (£10 concessions) EXCEPT
Previews 14th, 15th, 16th July 2009: all tickets £10.
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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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40 Pitfield Street, London, N1 6EU
Box Office: 0870 163 0717 (To contact the theatre directly, for enquiries
only, call 020 7729 2202 from 6.30pm to 9.30pm Tuesday to Sunday only)
Online: www.thecourtyard.org.uk
(via See Tickets with 10% per ticket booking fee and £1.50 per transaction
handling charge).
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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The Old Debating Chamber, County
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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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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.
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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.
Monday 3rd until Friday 7th August 2009
Not Stalking Productions presents a new play:
DO LOOK BACK IN ANGER
by Emma Hutchins
Ever wondered what happens in the margins of literature's greatest works...?
This jam-packed hour of theatre refreshingly re-imagines
characters from Wuthering Heights, Hamlet, Look Back in Anger, Macbeth and
Babydoll in a series of funny and moving scenes.
How did the newly hitched Lady M. think her marriage to Macbeth would pan out?
Why didn’t Alison stand up to Jimmy Porter and what might she say if she was
given half the chance? What does the Prince of Denmark do in his downtime, and
what if Ham and Phi’s love affair was more about smiley faces and chips than
tragedy and torment? What keeps the dangerously seductive Babydoll and
terrifiingly haughty Cathy awake at night? What links all these characters, and
what is their problem with the stories that have been told about them?
Do look Back in Anger is the new work from NOT Stalking David Tennant creator
Emma Hutchins. Emma first performed 'NOT Stalking David Tennant' at the Camden
Fringe 2007 prior to its critically acclaimed run at the Edinburgh Fringe 2008.
Prepare to laugh, cry and ponder what links these beguiling characters, what
might in fact link us all...
Part of The Camden Fringe 2009
Cast: Emma Hutchins and Steven George
Performance Times:
Monday to Friday at 7.30pm
Seat Prices:
All seats £7.50
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Above The Finborough Public House, 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.
Tuesday 9th June until Saturday 4th July 2009
Press Night: Thursday 11th June 2009
The Finborough Theatre present the world premiere of a new play:
S-27
by Sarah Grochala.
directed by Stephen Keyworth
Inspired by the events at the notorious S-21 prison in Cambodia and by the work
of the photographer Nhem En, a young soldier responsible for taking the ID
photos of thousands of people before they were tortured and killed by the Khmer
Rouge. Playwright Sarah Grochala draws on prison records and interviews with
both prisoners and Khmer Rouge cadres to create a startling and affecting drama.
An oppressive regime has rewritten history; there is no more family, no friends,
and no lovers, only the state. May is an idealist, fighting for a better world.
A good soldier, a perfectionist, she has sacrificed everything for this regime.
Her reward is a job photographing prisoners before they are executed. As the
enemy with both strange and familiar faces pass one by one before her
unflinching lens, May’s convictions are dramatically called into question, and
the daring possibility of once again dreaming of a life beyond these walls has
shocking consequences.
On April 17th 1975 the Khmer Rouge captured Cambodia’s capital and what followed
was a four-year reign of genocide as they returned the country to Year Zero. It
is estimated that some 2 million Cambodians, a quarter of the population, died
at the hands of the Khmer Rouge led by the infamous Pol Pot.
During this murderous period a secret torture and interrogation prison,
codenamed S-21, was operating from a former school, Tuol Sleng. Prisoners were
tortured until they confessed to whatever crimes their captors charged them
with, photographed and then executed. The prisoners' photographs and confessions
formed dossiers that were submitted to Khmer Rouge authorities as ‘proof’ that
the ‘traitors’ had been eliminated. Of the 14,200 known people who were
imprisoned at S-21, less than 20 are believed to have survived.
Cast:
Brooke Kinsella, Pippa Nixon, Jack Pierce, Tom Reed, Amelia Saberwal, Kate Ward.
An Exhibition of photographs – Facing Death Portraits from Cambodia’s Killing
Fields runs 1 May – 26 June at Photofusion Gallery.
http://www.photofusion.org/gallery/photography/exhibitions/future/default.htm
Performance Times:
Tuesday to Saturday at 7.30pm
Extra performances Saturday and Sunday at 3pm (Saturday afternoon performances
begin on the second week of each run)
Runs 2 hours approximately.
Seat Prices:
All seats £13 (£9 concessions) EXCEPT
Tuesdays: All seats £9
Saturday Evenings: All seats £13
Previews (first two performances of the production): All seats £9
Under 30's can buy tickets for £5 for the first week of this production when
booking online only via the venue website.
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Tuesday 7th July until Saturday 1st August 2009
Press Night: Thursday 9th July 2009
JQ Productions in association with Neil McPherson for the Finborough Theatre
present the world premiere of:
DEATH OF LONG PIG
by Nigel Planer
directed by Alexander Summers
Long Pig; A white man to be eaten.
“Here where the living eat the dead, the dead may eat the living too. Their
spirits are all around us now, carved in the rock, in the shells, in the trunk
of the Pandanu tree…”
Deep in the Polynesian islands of the Pacific Ocean, hungry spirits circle the
homes of writer Robert Louis Stevenson and artist Paul Gauguin. Join them in
their final hour to usher death into their island homes.
The path to Stevenson’s grave, his ‘Road to Paradise’, is complete; he can pass
on anytime he likes. But, having spent thirty years in rigorous combat with the
grim reaper, is he finally ready to concede defeat? His islander maid, Java is
terrified his spirit will get waylaid on its journey back to Edinburgh and stay
to devour her soul.
Gauguin too, is ready – he has bought rum, arsenic and morphine for his suicide
cocktail and is certain he’s not long for this world. It seemed easy enough to
avoid being arrested by the gendarme, but he’ll be damned if they give him a
Catholic burial in consecrated ground.
Set in the strange and supernatural surroundings of Samoa and Tahiti, Death of
Long Pig explores the duality of experience from the perspectives of two great
artists; one voyage made in the name of life and peace, the other hell bent on
heresy and suicide. An exotic and darkly comic new play.
Playwright, novelist and actor Nigel Planer was co-founder of London's Comedy
Store and Comic Strip clubs and went on to star in the TV classics The Young
Ones and The Comic Strip Presents as well as countless other TV and film
productions
Designed by Alex Marker
Lighting by James Smith
Costume Design by Penn O'Gara
Sound by Matt Downing
Cast includes: Amanda Boxer, Nicole Dayes, Colm Gormley, Sean Murray and Anthony
Ofoegbu.
Performance Times:
Tuesday to Saturday at 7.30pm
Extra performances Saturday and Sunday at 3pm (Saturday afternoon performances
begin on the second week of each run)
Runs 2 hours approximately.
Seat Prices:
All seats £13 (£9 concessions) EXCEPT
Tuesdays: All seats £9
Saturday Evenings: All seats £13
Previews (first two performances of the production): All seats £9
Under 30's can buy tickets for £5 for the first week of this production when
booking online only via the venue website.
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Sundays 12th, 19th and 26th July 2009 and Mondays 13th, 20th and 27th July 2009.
Press Night: Monday 13th July 2009
I WAS A BEAUTIFUL DAY
by Iain Finlay MacLeod
directed by Beckie Mills
How many stories can a simple map hold?
Dan is a survivor, but in hiding from the world. Invalided out of the first Gulf
War with shellshock, exiled from his native Isle of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides,
he now lives in a hospital on the mainland. He spends his time charting his
memories of home and war on maps, sheets and rocks, remembering even the
smallest detail, and conjuring mythical stories of home with his unpredictable
fellow inmate, Lube.
Anne works for the Ordnance Survey and has been sent way out west to add place
names and geographical features to the maps of Lewis. She is convinced that
Dan’s obsession with mapping his past is a treasure trove for the public good.
But can Dan find the courage to confront the past and return to the community he
left behind?
An intimate, funny and deeply moving tale of resilience, memory and cartography,
uncovering a few of the mysterious stories that make up the history of the
British Isles.
This play was commissioned by the Traverse Theatre in 2005 to open the new An
Lanntair Arts Centre in Stornoway, Lewis, before embarking on a Scottish tour
including the Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh. It now receives its English premiere.
Making his London debut, playwright Iain Finlay MacLeod is one of Scotland’s
most prolific contemporary Scots Gaelic writers, having written many works for
theatre, radio, film and television.
Designed by Anna Bliss Scully.
Cast: Nicholas Karimi, Kirsty Stuart, Robert Willox.
Performance Time:
7.30pm
Runs 1 hour 30 minutes approximately.
Seat Prices:
All seats £13 (£9 concessions)
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Tuesday 4th until Saturday 29th August 2009
Press Night: Thursday 6th August 2009
The Finborough Theatre
present the UK premiere of:
STATE FAIR
by Rogers and Hammerstein
directed by Thom Southerland
The European professional premiere of the classic Rodgers and Hammerstein
film and Broadway Stage musical.
Performance Times:
Tuesday to Saturday at 7.30pm
Extra performances Saturday and Sunday at 3pm (Saturday afternoon performances
begin on the second week of each run)
Seat Prices:
All seats £13 (£9 concessions) EXCEPT
Tuesdays: All seats £9
Saturday Evenings: All seats £13
Previews (first two performances of the production): All seats £9
Under 30's can buy tickets for £5 for the first week of this production when
booking online only via the venue website.
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Sundays 9th, 16th and 23rd August 2009 and Mondays 10th, 17th and 24th August 2009.
Press Night: Monday 10th August 2009
GENEROUS
by Michael Healey
directed by Eleanor Rhode
The London debut of multi-award-winning Canadian playwright . Directed by
Politically-charged, sharply-written and hilarious, an award-winning
tour-de-force from one of Canada’s most successful playw
ts.
Performance Time:
7.30pm
Seat Prices:
All seats £13 (£9 concessions)
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Sundays 6th, 13th and 20th September 2009 and Mondays 7th,
14th and 21st September 2009.
Press Night: Monday 7th September 2009
THE DRUID'S REST
by Emlyn Williams
directed by David Cottis
The first London revival in sixty years of the classic autobiographical Welsh
comedy.
Performance Time:
7.30pm
Seat Prices:
All seats £13 (£9 concessions)
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Tuesday 1st until Saturday 26th September 2009
Press Night: Thursday 3rd September 2009
The Finborough Theatre present:
TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE
by George Bernard Shaw
directed by Sarah Norman
A bizarrely hilarious and unfortunately contemporary analysis of out-of-control
wealth.
Performance Times:
Tuesday to Saturday at 7.30pm
Extra performances Saturday and Sunday at 3pm (Saturday afternoon performances
begin on the second week of each run)
Seat Prices:
All seats £13 (£9 concessions) EXCEPT
Tuesdays: All seats £9
Saturday Evenings: All seats £13
Previews (first two performances of the production): All seats £9
Under 30's can buy tickets for £5 for the first week of this production when
booking online only via the venue website.
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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.
Tuesday 9th June until Sunday 5th July 2009
Nomads of Bazar presents:
THE MAIDS
by Jean Genet
directed by Gael Colin
In the secrecy of Madame’s boudoir, surrounded by a sweet scent of gladioli and
mimosa two sisters viciously plot revenge against their employer...
Loosely based on the infamous Papin sisters, who brutally murdered their
employer and her daughter, the play is staged as a truly modern tale of the
beautiful and the damned. Set within the pop culture and media world of the 21st
century, the play challenges the boundaries between love, sexuality and criminal
intent.
Following a successful one week, sold out run at the Etcetera Theatre, Nomads of
Bazar are transferring Genet’s classic to Greenwich for a short season.
Designed by: Roberta Bratovic
Cast: Emilija Ellen, Irena Grgona and Claire Spence
Photograph above, by Yasmine Braa, shows from left to right Emilija Ellen,
Claire Spence and Irena Grgona.
Performance Times:
Tuesday to Saturday at 8pm
Sundays at 4pm
NO MONDAY PERFORMANCES.
Seat Prices:
All seats £12 (£10 concessions)
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Tuesday 7th until Sunday 12th July 2009
Press Night: Thursday 9th July 2009
Act Now! Drama Company presents:
SOMETHING WICKED THIS WAY COMES
adapted and directed by David Hunt from the works of William Shakespeare.
"Hell is empty and all the devils are here."
Tales of evil featuring Shakespeare’s most notorious villains and villainesses
In a desert place, three mysterious women conjure up Shakespeare’s most infamous
villains and villainesses, empowering them to commit their heinous crimes.
Iago from 'Othello,' the wicked Queen from 'Cymbeline,' Edmund, Goneril and
Regan from 'King Lear' Richard III, Titus Andronicus, Tamora of the Goths, the
Macbeths, the cunning Shylock from 'The Merchant of Venice' and Angelo from
'Measure for Measure' are brought together to illustrate the nature of their
Natures! This dark script consists of Shakespeare’s original text from his plays
and sonnets, approaching the question of what creates evil in the human mind.
The sinister hostesses of the drama are the wonderful mistresses of ceremonies,
the three weird sisters from 'Macbeth,' who invoke the most evil of
Shakespearean personae’s and their unsuspecting victims.
Performance Times:
Tuesday to Saturday at 7.30pm
Sundays at 4pm
NO MONDAY PERFORMANCES.
Seat Prices:
All seats £12 (£10 concessions)
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Tuesday 28th July until Sunday 16th August 2009
Press Night: Thursday 30th July 2009
Black Sun Theatre Company Present:
100% COMEDY
100% CHEKOV
directed by Jemma Gross
This new production features a collection of Anton Chekhov’s funniest and most
revered one-act plays including 'The Bear,' 'The Sneeze,' 'The Jubilee' and 'The
Wedding.'
Many of Chekhov’s one act and short stories were written as entertainment in his
local comic magazines and to support his family financially. He saw these as
‘amusing trifles’ but it is really through his shorter pieces of writing that
audiences can get a true sense of his comedic talents. These works provided a
platform for Chekhov’s full length plays by exploring themes of everyday life
and his brand of stock characters. Through these four ‘jests in one act’
presented by BlackSun this summer at the Greenwich Playhouse we will perform the
beginnings of a truly comedic writer.
BlackSun was formed by a group of like-minded actors to present classic plays to
a wider audience with the very highest standard of acting and by concentrating
purely on the writers’ text in the context of their time. This summer, come and
experience BlackSun’s 100% Comedy 100% Chekhov and discover a well-known
writer’s often unrealised comic side.
www.blacksuntheatrecompany.co.uk is the company website.
Cast includes: David Fensom, Andrew McDonald, Trudy Elizabeth Hodgson, Elyse
Marks.
Performance Times:
Tuesday to Saturday at 7.45pm
Sundays at 4pm
NO MONDAY PERFORMANCES.
Seat Prices:
All seats £12 (£10 concessions)
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Tuesday 18th August until Sunday 13th September 2009
CandyKing Theatre presents…
A DOLL'S HOUSE
by Henrik Ibsen in a new translation by Ida Forde
directed by Maria Chiorando
A drama about money, fraud, blackmail and love. It tells
the story of Nora, a wife who is prized by her husband Torvald for her good
looks
and childish devotion to him.
In order to pay for a trip to help Torvald’s
ailing
health, Nora secretly commits fraud. Her crime is discovered by the desperate
Krogstad, who callously blackmails her. When Torvald learns of Nora’s secret,
his reaction changes both their lives forever.
A Doll's House was revolutionary, one of the first dramas of the 19th century
to expose the dirty little secrets of middle class life.
Performance Times:
Tuesday to Saturday at 7.30pm
Sundays at 4pm
NO MONDAY PERFORMANCES.
Seat Prices:
All seats £12 (£10 concessions)
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Tuesday 20th October until Sunday 8th November 2009
Press Night: Thursday 22nd October 2009
SCARAMOUCHE
by Stephen Lanigan-O’Keeffe
directed by Stephen Lanigan-O’Keeffe and Paola Cavallin
The true story of a young man on the run from the
law, who finds himself adopted by a struggling commedia dell’arte troupe and
catapulted to stardom, having never appeared on stage in his life.
“SCARAMOUCHE” successfully fuses two art forms, the musical and
commedia dell’arte and is played out by a brilliant cast of 9 actor/musicians.
T
he show is bursting with songs, mime, colour and knock-about slapstick!
“SCARAMOUCHE” has something for everybody. Children and adults alike will be
captivated by the mask work, colour and physical spectacle that run throughout
the show. We can recognise ourselves in each of the classic characters and their
antics. The stylised 17th century setting puts our own celebrity-obsessed
culture under the microscope. This show celebrates and rejoices in its own
stagecraft, the drama and silliness of its physical comedy, its music and
lyrics, and shows that real life can be a performance in itself.
A non-stop, madcap, musical ride through the lives of the
commedia artistes.
Designed by: David Lane.
Performance Times:
Tuesday to Saturday at 7.30pm
Sundays at 4pm
NO MONDAY PERFORMANCES.
Seat Prices:
All seats £12 (£10 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.
Tuesday 3rd until Saturday 21st November 2009
Press Night: Thursday 5th November 2009
EVCOL Entertainment in association with Hackney Empire presents:
COLLISION
by Dominic Leyton
directed by Simon James Collier
‘… I’m not leaving until I get what I came for… if you don’t like it you’re
going to have to kill me!’
Tom has a well paid job and lives in an expensive apartment. So why is he
meeting with ‘D’, a smart, witty and desperate crack-head, in his King’s Cross
squat? Why is ‘Hoodwink’, a feared local villain, after both of them? Playing in
‘real time,’ 'Collision' is an intense and explosive look at sixty-five minutes
that will irreversibly change the lives of three complete strangers forever.
Produced by Simon James Collier
Set Design: Sophia Lovell Smith
Lighting Design: Ciaran Cunningham
Sound Design: Kyle MacPherson
Costume Designer: Christina Pomeroy
Co Producers: Tim Faulkner and Omar F. Okai
Graphic Design: Adam Dechanel
Production Photographs: Michael Brydon
Performance Times:
Monday to Saturday at 7.45pm
Seat Prices:
All seats £14 (£11 concessions) EXCEPT
Previews: all seats £10
Groups of 10 or more: £7.50 per ticket.
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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.
In the Marie Lloyd Bar:
Saturday 11th July 2009
Eat Your Heart Out present:
DRAG OUT OF SYNCH
Its clear I want to chain all burlesque performers to the gates of Camden
Town Hall and give them what for so I don't think we need a recap?
Its time to move on to more pressing matters....
If I was a drag queen, you would be reading the words of Shirley Bassey and not
my own.
For some reason the phenomenon of mouthing other peoples words in sequins is
acceptable - wrong!
Eat Your Heart Out present a special summer edition titled 'Drag out of synch' -
a progressive performance party pushing the gender boundaries (yes you may end
up fancying a lesbian dress as a boy). Tonight we present new work by the
leaders of the alternative drag scene in the UK - assured you won't have
to sit through 'rhubarb, rhubarb, rhubarb' in a Smithy's wig.
Live:
Gaggle (To be confirmed)
Holestar: The original 'tranny with a fanny'
Feral: Purveyor in sheep-performance-ragga-disco.
Scottee: Presents new piece 'Big Headed'
Stewart Rod: Dirty Drag King from the wrong side Whitechapel
Nando Messias: Pulling shapes and beautiful faces
Titus Groan: Trailer park debutant
Miss Annabel Sings...: Channelling Edith from the grave
Interactive:
Critics Voice - Live twitter feed from THEO ADAMS!
Film:
Melanie Peel by Dick Jewell
Hugh Cooney - Accessorize
Tenor Ladies - Preview
Held together by Scottee
Soundscaped by Uncle Jim.
Performance Time:
9.30pm (doors open 8pm)
Seat Prices:
All seats £5 in advance / £7 bought on the door.
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In the Main Theatre:
Part of the "Spice Festival":
CROSS ROAD BLUES
The Legend of Robert Johnson
CONTAINS STRONG LANGUAGE INCLUDING RACIAL ABUSE AND EXPLICIT DESCRIPTIONS OF
RAPE AND MURDER. NOT SUITABLE FOR CHILDREN OR THE EASILY OFFENDED.
book by David Walter Hall
music By Michael McHale
directed by David Walter Hall
An epic new stage show about delta blues singer Robert Johnson.
Brutal, poetic and ultimately devastating, Cross Road Blues recreates one of the
most compelling myths in American music: Robert Johnson’s alleged pact with the
devil, hatched out at a crossroads one dark Mississippi midnight.
Robert Leroy Johnson (Born 16th August, 1938) was an American blues musician,
among the most famous of Delta blues musicians. He was one of the most admired
and influential Delta blues artists despite his short life and the small number
of recordings that he left. His songs, such as "Sweet Home Chicago", "Come on in
My Kitchen", and "Crossroad Blues", are blues classics that influenced a
generation of musicians and laid the foundations for rock and roll music.
Johnson was a gifted singer, guitarist and songwriter whose life story is
shrouded in mystery and legend. Only two photographs are known to exist of him
and he recorded only 29 songs before his death in 1938 at the age of 27. Many of
his contemporaries believed that he met the Devil at a lonely crossroads at
midnight and made a deal to sell his soul in return for becoming the greatest
blues musician of all time.
Previously performed as a fringe two-hander, receiving five-star reviews and
sell out crowds, the play has now been reinvented on a Wagnerian scale. The
addition of an expansive choral score, performed by a twenty-voice choir
accompanied by a six-piece acoustic blues ensemble, promises to make this a
unique and truly frightening piece of theatre.
Musicians
featured include violinist Sophie Solomon, bassist Simon Little, guitarist Chris
Allard, slide guitar
Adam Morley aka Naughty Jack
Choir: Elysian Singers.
Cast:
Mario Vernazza -the Stranger, Christopher Clyde Green
- Robert Johnson.
Performance Time:
7.30pm
Seat Prices:
All seats £14.50 (£12.50 concessions, £11.50 Hackney Empire Friends members, £12
CAN members)
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Hen and Chickens Theatre |
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124 Westminster Bridge Road, London, SE1 7XG
Box Office: 07917157748
Online:
www.makingtheatrework.com
How to get Here: Lambeth North (Bakerloo Line) and Waterloo (Northern, Bakerloo,
Jubilee and main lines) are
the nearest stations.
Monday 5th October until Wednesday 25th November 2009
Msft present:
DYSSING MONADYS
Can dyslexics write, or is this just cruel fiction?
dyssing monadys is set to prove Labour MP Graham Stringer and Professor Dennis
Harding wrong, with the annual festival for dyslexic story makers called,
dyssing monadys.
The festival is completely funded by msft with the help of venue sponsor, The
Horse, and is part of Adult Dyslexia Awareness Week. All the box office proceeds
will be donated to the creation of a new charity called, DYS(the)LEXI, which
will campaign and promote the creative writing of dyslexic story makers in the
United Kingdom.
msft, the engine behind the festival, believes that being diagnosed with
dyslexia is no longer an embarrassment, and hopes dyssing monadys will
encourages dyslexic practitioners to come out of the creative closet. Dyslexia
can be a gift, not a ‘cruel fiction,’ as implied by Graham Stringer, the Labour
MP for Blackley, Greater Manchester.
Comments by Professor Dennis Harding, (The Times, May 31, 2009), implying that
dyslexic people, “...manipulating the assessment structure....” and that
dyslexia is more of a, “guise,” in which poorly performing students can get away
with bad spelling and grammar, are extremely damaging. “Although people with
dyslexia learn differently and struggle with left brain activities, they are
often original storytellers, and I hope that dyssing monadys will encourage a
more positive view of this learning disability.” Festival Producer, Lennie
Varvarides.
dyssing monadys is looking for 20 dyslexic story makers to promote and
celebrate. Participation is welcome from, poets, playwrights and filmmakers who
want to be part of this new permanent fixture in the London literary and fringe
scene.
Initial interest must be received by 30th July 2009 and final submissions before
the 30th August 2009. Please email dyssingmonadys(at)makingtheatrework.com for
more information and submission guidelines.
msft, formerly known as missfit productions, has been producing events since
2006 and specializes in raising the profile of emerging artists, across the
creative spectrum, (poets, performers, film makers and playwrights). msft aims
to create performance opportunities around London in quirky venues that promise
to nurture creative talent and artistic innovation. Why? - Because msft loves
theatre. Not just the finished product, but all the drama that brings the
product to life.
Performance Time:
Mondays and Wednesdays at 7.30pm (doors open 7pm)
Seat Prices:
All seats £6 (100% of box office will be donated to new charity called
DYS(the)LEXI)
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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 (Northern Line and Mainline) is the
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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
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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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Jacksons Lane Theatre |
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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.
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Oakfield Road, Ilford, Essex IG1 1BT
Box Office: 0208 553 4466
Online:
www.kenneth-more-theatre.co.uk (online booking not available).
How to get Here: Ilford is the nearest Main line station.
Wednesday
22nd until Saturday 25th July 2009
Stage One Theatre Company present:
FOOTLOOSE THE MUSICAL
Life in small-town Bomont is peaceful until city boy, Ren - played by West
End actor, Simon Lipkin (Avenue Q, The Wedding Singer, Footloose) - arrives. He
is prepared for the adjustment to his new High School but what he isn't prepared
for are the local laws - including a ban on dancing - which are the brainchild
of a local preacher bent on exercising control over the town's youth, held back
by the memory of a tragedy. When the Reverend's rebellious daughter sets her
heart on Ren her boyfriend tried to sabotage his reputation and many of the
locals are eager to believe the worst about the new kid in town...
Footloose boasts an incredible score of 80’s classics including ‘I’m Free’, ‘The
Girl Gets Around’, ‘Holding On for a Hero’, ‘Almost Paradise’, ‘Let’s Hear it
for the Boy’ and of course the title track. This exuberant, fast-paced musical
kicks up a high-octane storm, a joyous celebration guaranteed to have audiences
on their feet and dancin’ in the aisles... there’s just no stopping the music!
Based on one of the top-grossing movies of the eighties (which launched the
careers of Kevin Bacon, Sarah Jessica Parker and Jon Lithgow and spawned one of
the top-selling soundtracks ever), 'Footloose The Musical' became one of the
most explosive movie musicals of all time and captured worldwide audiences with
its spirit, dazzling dance routines and electrifying music. The movie remains a
highlight of the 80s dance-movie phenomenon that included such films as 'Flashdance,'
'Fame' and 'Dirty Dancing.'
Whatever the barometer may say, this summer it’s going to be in the 80s! Hot
on the heels of musical comedy The Wedding Singer, award-winning Stage One
Theatre Company are all set the ignite the stage once more.
www.sotheatre.com is the company
website.
Performance Times:
Wednesday to Friday at 7.45pm
Saturday at 3pm and 7.45pm
Seat Prices:
All seats: £13 EXCEPT
Club Members: £11 (if paying a week or more in advance)
Under 18s at all performances: £9
Saturday Afternoon all seats: £9
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115 Upper Street, Islington, London. N1 1QN
Box Office: 0844 412 2953 (Seatem Agency)
Online Bookings:
www.kingsheadtheatre.org
How to get Here:
Highbury and Islington (Victoria line / mainline) and Angel (Northern Line)
are the nearest stations.
Tuesday 26th May until Sunday 5th July 2009
Press Night: Friday 29th May 2009
The King’s Head Theatre, Skullduggery Theatre Company, Jacki
Barlia Florin and Patricia Greenwald present:
NAKED BOYS SINGING 2009
directed by Phil Wilmott
musical director Elliot Davis
One of Off Broadways’ longest running successes is to receive a make over for
an exciting new London production this summer. This perfectly proportioned, 65
minute review will feature 7 good looking and talented male actors celebrating
the glories of the naked male body through a series of catchy, pithy cabaret
numbers both funny and poignant.
The long running New York production is equally popular with gay and straight
audiences and its famous fans include Ricki Lake, Harvey Fierstein, Molly
Ringwald, Deborah Gibson, Betty Buckley, Bernadette Peters…. and 55 members of
the NYPD! Director Phil Willmott is looking forward to shaping a new production
specifically for London audiences. “This isn’t a tacky strip show; it’s a sexy
and often sophisticated piece of musical theatre. I’m looking forward to
unleashing its potential in one of the capital’s best venues for cabaret and
review.”
Choreography by Andrew Wright
Cast – Stephen Butler, Duncan Leighton, David Lucas, Adam Mendlesohn, Matthew
Russell-Jones, Nathan Taylor, Joe Van Haeften
Performance Times:
Tuesday to Friday at 8pm
Saturday at 8pm and 10pm
Sunday at 4.30pm
Runs 1 hour 10 minutes approximately.
Seat Prices:
£20 premium reserved, £15 general unreserved, £12.50 concessions.
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Wednesday 8th July until Saturday 15th August 2009
Hartshorn-Hook Productions presents:
WHAT'S WRONG WITH ANGRY?
written and directed by Patrick Wilde
Two beautiful boys fall in love, but that love is a crime.
An award-winning, funny, heart-breaking and ultimately triumphant tale of
courage and defiance.
The production is challenging everyone to stop and think about how things once
were, and how it is essential that we keep fighting for equality when there are
still places where a society of oppression exists. As a piece of political
theatre it was a huge part of the movement towards real equality for gay people.
The laws started to be relaxed, but inequality persisted.
Even in the UK, with the BNP winning seats despite policies aimed at
re-criminalizing homosexuality, Wilde’s play is as important as it was when it
was first written. When this play opened at a small fringe theatre in London in
1993 it played to six people. By the end of the three-week run, thanks to some
rave reviews and word of mouth, people (including Sir Ian McKellen) were queuing
round the block.
The play’s combination of politics, humour, a fantastic pumping soundtrack and a
heart breaking love story has meant it has sold out almost everywhere it has
played. Though it tells of a time when things in theory were much tougher for
young gay people, it still stands a celebration of the human spirit and
determination to triumph. This slicker, shorter version directed by the
playwright himself remains a poignant reminder of how recently things were very,
very different.
Hartshorn-Hook Productions is one of the hottest new companies on the circuit.
The team’s hard work, creativity and fresh-faced innovation has given them huge
success in previous years at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe with a number of
outstanding shows.
Performance Times:
Tuesday to Friday at 7.30pm
Saturday at 3.30pm and 7.30pm
Sunday at 3.30pm only.
NO MONDAY PERFORMANCES.
Seat Prices:
All tickets £15 (£12.50 concessions)
Booking for this production:
By phone: 0207 226 1916
Online at: info@kingsheadtheatre.org
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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.Every second Sunday of the month - contact box office for exact dates.
Sunday night cabaret:
SIT DOWN SUNDAYS
SIT DOWN SUNDAYS, a monthly showcase of the very best in new sketch
and character comedy. The show will take place on the second Sunday of each
month, and promises to serve up some of the brightest new comedy talents.
Performance Times and schedule:
Every second Sunday of the month at 8pm - contact box office for exact dates.
Seat Prices:
All tickets £5 (except where stated)
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Every last Sunday in the month
in 2009
Abandon Theatre present:
YOUR LINE OR MINE?
Comedy for a Fiver!
"Your Line or Mine?” is about as entertaining a Sunday evening as you can
possibly get. The show milks popular theatre sports like a cow does its calf. Or
is that the other way around? There are some truly brilliant impromptu
one-liners that have the audience in raptures. This is a highly recommended
show. Tim Kernutt Theatre Review Seatwave
Continuing their monthly comedy residency slot at The Landor. Your show, Your
Line… Your choice. “Your Line or Mine?” is a fast-paced, laugh-a-minute,
rapturous improvised comedy show.
The performers interact directly with the audience and create comedy out of
whatever is on the audiences’ minds: current affairs, politics, movies, music
and darn right inexplicably extravagant suggestions!
"Your Line or Mine?" has been performed across London at various venues, at
Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2006 and 2007.
“Your Line or Mine?” continues its monthly residency (last Sunday of the month)
at The Landor for the remainder of the year
Performance Times and schedule:
Every last Sunday of the month at 8pm - contact box office for exact dates.
Seat Prices:
All tickets £5
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Tuesday 14th until Sunday 19th July 2009
Press Night: Tuesday 14th July 2009
TOO MARVELLOUS FOR WORDS
The Songs of Johnny Mercer
directed by Robert McWhir
musical direction by Andrew Friesner
Those who entertain, and those who love entertainment, have long known Johnny
Mercer’s work. Now it’s your turn!
From the mid 1930s through the mid 1960s many of the songs Mercer wrote were
among the most popular hits of the time. Born in Savannah, 100 years ago this
year, Johnny’s exposure to black music was perhaps unique among the white
songwriters of his generation. The music he loved – Jazz and Blues – was booming
in Harlem when he moved to New York, and Broadway was singing along to the like
of George Gershwin, Cole Porter and Irving Berlin. He may have collaborated with
the greats - Harold Arlen, Hoagy Carmichael and Henry Mancini among them, but
Mercer has remained the unknown of the American Musical Scene – the guy behind
some of the greatest music of the 20th century.
Song after song trips a memory synapse…Think The Days of Wine And Roses,
Ac-cent-tchu-ate The Positive, One For My Baby and of course Moon River... Sit
back, relax and remember an incident, a friend, a lover, a beautiful day…
Performance Times:
Tuesday to Saturday at 7.30pm
Extra performance Sunday 19th July 2009 at 2.30pm
Seat Prices:
All tickets £12 (£10 concessions)
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Tuesday 21st July until Saturday 8th August 2009
Press Night: Wednesday 22nd July 2009
Roland Egan Productions present:
STOCKWELL:
THE INQUEST INTO THE DEATH OF JEAN CHARLES DE MENEZES
created by Kieron Barry from the inquest transcripts
directed by Sophie Lifschutz
Opening exactly four years after the terrible events of 22nd July 2005 that
culminated in the tragic death of the innocent Brazilian Jean Charles de Menezes,
at a theatre a few hundred yards from the scene of the shooting, Stockwell
weaves together the diverse voices from the inquest’s many witnesses, charting
the desperate acceleration towards one of the most controversial moments in the
history of the Metropolitan Police.
In addition to exploring the sequence of events that led to the fatal shooting,
the play also paints a vivid portrait of a city still in shock from the “7/7”
attacks and a jittery and overstretched police force following the failed 21st
July tube bombings at Shepherd’s Bush, Warren Street and Oval the previous day.
Surveillance and firearms officers, senior police coordinators, civilian
witnesses to the shooting and relatives of de Menezes all contribute their
accounts in a dramatic reworking of the inquest that delivered its verdict last
December.
Jean Charles de Menezes, a 27 year-old Brazilian national working in the UK as
an electrician, was shot nine times at close range on a train at Stockwell tube
station by the Metropolitan Police’s Specialist Firearms Command Unit. The
Independent Police Complaints Commission launched two investigations into the
shooting, concluding that no officer would face disciplinary charges. From 22nd
September to 12th December 2008, an inquest met to investigate the events of
22nd July. 100 witnesses and over £3 million later, it returned an open verdict.
Performance Times:
Tuesday to Saturday at 7.30pm
Extra performance Sunday 2nd August 2009 at 2pm.
Seat Prices:
All tickets £12 (£10 concessions)
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Highgate Hill, Waterlow Park London
N6 5HG
Box office: 020 8348 8716
Online:
www.ticketsource.co.uk/venividitheatre
How to get Here:
Archway (Northern Line) is the nearest underground station. Buses : 210,
143, 271 all run direct to House.
Tuesday 25th until Friday 28th August 2009
Press Night: Wednesday 26th August 2009
Veni Vidi Theatre Company in association with Lauderdale House
presents:
MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING
by William Shakespeare
directed by Natalie-Anne Downs
This glorious comedy of romance, villainy and merriment,
featuring the illustrious dueling couple Benedick and Beatrice, will be brought
to life for the first time in the unique and beautiful setting of the Tea Lawn
at Lauderdale House, offering an evening of entertainment for both children and
adults to enjoy.
Lauderdale House one of London’s finest country houses, once
home to Nell Gwynne, celebrated Restoration actress and mistress of King Charles
II, will mark a theatrical landmark this year as it sees the premiere of its
first outdoor summer production, Much Ado About Nothing produced in association
with Veni Vidi Theatre Company
Costume Design by Vasiliki Sirma
Set Design by Scenic View
www.venividitheatre.com
is the company website.
Performance Times:
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday at 7.30pm
Friday at 8pm
Seat Prices:
All tickets £12 (£10 concessions, £8 for under 16s) EXCEPT
Tuesday 25th August 2009 preview: all tickets £6
A £2 discount applies to tickets booked more than 24 hours before the
performance.
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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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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.ticketweb.co.uk
/ www.offwestendtheatres.com
(booking fee may apply via both). Theatre website
www.lionandunicorntheatre.com
How to get Here: Kentish Town (Northern Line) is the nearest underground station.
Monday 15th June until Sunday 5th July 2009
The Lion and Unicorn Theatre Presents:
TRAP FOR A LONELY MAN
by Robert Thomas
translated by Lucienne Hill and John Sutro
directed by Lydia Milman Schmidt
'At least ten thousand wives leave their husbands every year in France alone,
and ninety-nine out of a hundred come trotting back within a week.'
Set in an isolated chalet in the French Alps, Trap for a Lonely Man is a
gripping psychological thriller concerning a man who has lost his wife, and is
rapidly losing his mind. Who is telling the truth and to what lengths can a
person go to distort the facts?
Produced by Terra Incognita Theatre Company in association with Giant Olive
Theatre Company.
www.giantolive.com is the company
website.
Cast: Joe Shefer (Man), Tom Carter (Inspector), Amy Son (Woman), Andy Solts
(Priest), Steve Cain (Tramp), Denys Gaskill (Nurse).
Performance Times:
Nightly at 7.30pm EXCEPT 17th, 19th, 21st, 22nd and 29th June 2009.
Seat Prices:
All tickets £10 (£8 concessions)
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Tuesday 21st until Friday 31st July 2009
Giant Olive Theatre Company at The Lion and Unicorn Theatre presents the world
premiere of:
POP8
A major new dance theatre piece set in Kentish Town.
Featuring video footage of a special performance piece “There”, filmed in
Kentish Town, Antonia Franceschi and members of Ballet Black perform this
visceral edgy new movement piece, with original music composed by Zoe Martlew
and Allen Shawn, and a special piece choreographed by Mark Baldwin.
Innercity. A composer, director and six dancers. All encounter memories, fear,
dreams, hope and desire. Events shape us. Talent defines us. Loss can be a
catalyst. Two roads merge in a sister’s heart.
Pop8 is the first in a series of projects by Giant Olive Theatre Company to
produce, promote and support exciting new contemporary movement, dance and
theatrical performances incorporating accomplished and emerging artists.
www.giantolive.com is the company
website.
Performance Times and dates:
Tuesday 21st July: 8pm
Wednesday 22nd July: 8pm
Saturday 25th July: 2.30pm and 8pm
Sunday 26th July: 2.30pm and 8pm
Tuesday 28th July: 8pm
Wednesday 29th July: 8pm
Thursday 30th July: 8pm
Friday 31st July: 8pm
Seat Prices:
All tickets £16.50 (£15 concessions, £13.50 Camden residents)
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Tuesday 11th August until Saturday 12th September 2009
Press Night: Thursday 13th August 2009
Giant Olive Theatre Company at The Lion and Unicorn Theatre presents
a new play:
KITTY & DAMNATION
by Joseph Crilly
directed by Rafe Beckley
1829 Ireland and a bold and beautiful young country girl encounters the famous
actor Edmund Kean. She decides to follow him and her destiny to the great city
of London...
Kitty & Damnation is a most turbulent and adventurous drama of heartfelt love
and human frailty, involving touching pathos andsporadic episodes of mirth and
joviality. It features deceit, gallantry, honest righteousness - and some
frightful villains.
Playwright Joseph Crilly’s previous plays include ‘Secondhand Thunder’ which was
produced by Tinderbox Theatre Company and which won the 1998 Stewart Parker
Award, a national new writing award in Ireland.
Cast: Ruairi Conaghan, Eddie Kingham, Shane Armstrong, Peter Gerald, Hugo
Terry, Charlotte McCurry, Aimee Parkes and the voice of Hugh Bonneville as
Justice Ross. Also featuring the voice of Hugh Bonneville as Justice Foss.
Performance Times:
Tuesday to Saturday at 7.30pm
Seat Prices:
All tickets £12 (£10 concessions)
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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: This theatre offers various puppet clubs for both adults
and children. For more details, see their website or contact the box office.
Saturday 25th April until Sunday
5th July 2009Little Angel Theatre present:
HANDA'S HEN
based on the book by Eileen Browne
directed by Marleen Vermeulen
When Handa and her friend Akeyo go looking for Grandma’s black hen Mondi, they
find two fluttery butterflies round the hen house, three stripy mice under the
grain store, four little lizards behind the pots… But where is Mondi?
This beautiful show has over 50 puppets all newly created for this production,
and is for 2-5 year
olds.
Please note that children
under age 2 will only be admitted to baby friendly shows.
Designed by Lyndie Wright and Sarah Wright
Performance Times:
Wednesday to Sunday at
10am, 11.30am and 1.30pm EXCEPT
Fridays 1st, 8th and 29th May and 5th and 26th June 2009 when performances will
take place at 11.30am, 1.30pm and 5pm.
Seat Prices:
Adults £8 (£6 concessions)
Children £6
EXCEPT
Friday 5pm performances: All tickets £5
and
Preview Weekend: All tickets £5 on 25th and 26th April 2009.
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2009 SUMMER PARTY
Following the huge success of last year’s Summer Party the Little Angel Theatre
will once again open its doors for Islingtonians young and old to sample the
delights of puppetry! The one-day festival will take place in the theatre and St
Mary’s Church Gardens. Inside, attendees will be treated to free performances of
Little Angel’s hit show Handa’s Hen and sneaky backstage tours of the entire
theatre and workshop, as well as an exclusive chance to “meet-the-puppets”.
Outside you can make your own puppet to take home as the day features
demonstrations and workshops led by professional puppeteers.
The event kicks-off at 1.00pm with a stunning parade of carnival puppets made by
the children from our Saturday Puppet Club. Make sure you stick around as there
will be stalls selling Little Angel merchandise, toys, facepainting and a ton of
homemade cake! The theme this year is “Angels and Demons” so fancy dress is
encouraged.
Suitable for all ages.
Performance Time:
1pm until 5pm
Seat Prices:
All tickets FREE.
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until Sunday 26th July 2009PUPPET
GRINDER CABARET
NOT SUITABLE FOR CHILDREN OR THE EASILY OFFENDED.For adults only, this
regular spectacle of dazzling delights has rapidly gained a faithful following.
Following huge success in London over the last two years, the cabaret offers an
assorted feast of accomplished and new-fangled acts to suit all tastes - an
eclectic and entertaining mixture of live puppetry and animated short films. An
evening dashed with raciness and raunch, tied together with magnificent and
truly skilful puppetry.
The Cabaret is an extended Edinburgh preview – before the show shoots off to the
Assembly Rooms for the Edinburgh Fringe Festival!
Comedian Dave Gibson will compere the Cabaret - a front runner at the Big Big
New Act of the Year, So You Think You're Funny and The New Act of the Year
competitions. (“Crazy fun" - Dave Calhoun, Time Out). All puppetry acts and
films are drawn from the best of the best that have performed at the Cabaret
over the last two years – but because it is cabaret, you’ll be in for a surprise
at each performance as the acts rotate regularly. Details of the headliners and
all performers will be available shortly.
Performance Time:
8pm
Seat Prices:
All tickets £12.50 (£10 concessions)
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Performing in their tent in London parks throughout the summer. See below for
details.
Box Office: 020 7237 1663
Online: www.fanmadetheatre.com
How to get Here: See under each location for details.Sunday 5th until
Sunday 26th July 2009
The London Bubble Theatre Company present:
THE ODYSSEY
by Homer, adapted by Simon Startin
directed by Jonathan Petherbridge
Outdoor promenade theatre adaptation of classic adventure tale by Homer,
performed in parkland, suitable for all the family.
The idea for the show was among 53 suggestions put forward by the audience
members and supporters who signed up as Stakeholders of Fan Made Theatre. The
Stakeholders then voted from a shortlist of five proposals selected by Creative
Director, Jonathan Petherbridge, and a panel of six advisers. Stakeholders have
continued their involvement in the show by attending rehearsals and contributing
props.
Music by Martina Schwarz.
Design by Jane Linz Roberts.
Cast includes: Eva Alexander (Penelope), Nicholas Goode (Telemachus), Gwilym
Lloyd (Odysseus); Dan Copeland (Zeus), Grethe Jensen (Athene), Matthew Woodyatt
(Eurylochus)
Performance Locations, Dates and Times:
Sydenham Wells Park SE26:
Sunday 5th until Sunday 12th July 2009 at 7.30pm (no performance Wednesday 8th
July 2009).
Nearest train station: Sydenham (mainline). Buses: 202, 356.
Oxleas Woods SE9: Tuesday 14th until Tuesday 21st July 2009 at
7.30pm (no performance Friday 17th July 2009).
Nearest train station: Welling (mainline). Buses: 89, 122, 161, 178, 386, 48
Southwark Park SE26: Thursday 23rd until Sunday 26th July 2009.
Nearest tube: Bermondsey or Canada Water (Jubilee Line).
Seat Prices in all locations:
All tickets £15 (£8 concessions)
£1 off each ticket when booking as a group of 6 or
more.
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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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New End Theatre, 27 New End, London NW3 1JD
Box Office: 0870 033 2733
Online: www.newendtheatre.co.uk
How to get Here: Hampstead (Northern Line) is the nearest underground station.
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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.
Saturday 22nd August until Saturday 5th September
2009
Press Night: Wednesday 26th August 2009
Entertainment UK Ltd in association with Disney Theatrical
Productions present:
HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL 2
directed by Jeff Calhoun
High School’s out and the East High Wildcats need summer jobs!
Troy, Gabriella, Taylor and Chad all land work at an exclusive country club but
it’s not going to be an easy ride as the scheming siblings Ryan and Sharpay are
vacationing there too and plan on having some fun of their own. The action
builds to the country club’s all important Midsummer Night’s Talent Show, but
will the Wildcats be ready in time? Will Troy duet with Sharpay or Gabriella,
will Ryan finally realise his sister’s true motives and will squabbles,
double-crossing and a baseball tournament stand in the way of their performances
and, ultimately, their friendships?
The new theatrical adaptation of the hit Disney Channel Original
Movie comes to the UK stage courtesy of the first stage production’s creative
team and features a score which includes all the songs from the chart-topping
sequel’s soundtrack.
Cast includes: Liam Doyle and Les Dennis.
Photo credit: Hugo Glendinning. These
photographs MUST NOT be used on other websites without permission of the
photographer. Any breach of this rule will be reported to the copyright owner.
Performance Times:
Monday to Saturday at 7pm
Extra 2pm performances on 22, 23, 26, 28, 29 August 2009; 2, 5 September 2009.
No performance 24th August 2009.
Seat Prices:
Stalls: £30, £26, £22
Dress Circle: £30, £26
Upper Circle: £22, £10, £13
remember to add £2 per ticket booking fee to all prices, plus £2.75 per booking,
not per ticket, transaction fee.
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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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418 St John Street, London EC1V 4NJ
Box Office: 020 7837 7816
Online:
www.oldredliontheatre.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.
Tuesday 16th June until Saturday 4th July 2009
Press Night: Wednesday 17th June 2009
Pocket Punks Present the World premiere of a new play:
NEVERMIND
by Martin Sadofski
directed by Dylan Brown
A play about love, loss and Kurt Cobain.
'Suicide is the single biggest cause of accidental or violent death among men in
the UK statistics show. Well over a thousand men a year take their own lives in
the UK mainly by hanging'.
“Suicide is not chosen; it happens when pain exceeds resources for coping with
pain.”
This is a strong personal and bleakly funny play about suicide. It is about
John, a music journalist coming to terms with his own failings. He has failed as
a journalist, a lover and as a son. Following the death of his father he returns
home. He believes he is doing his family duty by caring for his mother. She in
turn thinks he needs looking after. Neither can cope with their grief and both
strive to protect each other from their pain. This only serves to exacerbate
their lack of real communication.
As John struggles to finish his book ( a biography of Nirvana’s lead singer Kurt
Cobain.) his mental health begins to quickly fracture. He is visited by the
clearly fucked-up Kurt Cobain who begins to torment him about his life. Just as
it looks as if John will take Kurt’s advice and kill himself, his girlfriend
arrives. Can Helen’s love save John? A battle ensues for his soul.
The play touches on several key issues - The inability to cope with loss.
Depression and suicide and the futility of fame. In the end John has to make the
terrible decision - is it courage or cowardice to take your own life?
Cast includes: Chris Coghill, Daniela Denby-Ashe.
Performance Times:
Tuesday to Sunday at 7.30pm
Seat Prices:
All tickets £13 (£11 concessions)
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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.Tuesday 16th June until Saturday 4th July 2009
Press Night: Thursday 18th June 2009
Signed performance: Tuesday 30th June 2009 at 7.45pm with Jacqui Beckford.
Audio described performance: Friday 3rd July 2009 at 7.45pm with Eleanor
Margolies and Ruth James
StoneCrabs Theatre presents a Yukio Mishima double bill:
HANJO
and
HELL SCREEN
by Yukio Mishima
directed by: Franko Figueiredo and Kwong Loke
Following their sell out Mishima Double Bill of “Sotoba
Komachi” & “Damask Drum” at Greenwich Playhouse in 2004, StoneCrabs Theatre is
thrilled to be back with another Yukio Mishima double bill.
Both plays are infused with a strong sense of loneliness, and the need for,
pursuit and possession of love. Mishima’s characters become tragic
heroes/heroines trapped inside their own desires. Framed within the poetry of
the playwright’s modern texts, derived from the constructs of Noh (a major
formof classic Japanese music drama) and Kabuki (highly stylised classical
Japanese dance-drama), these plays explore contemporary issues which have
pre-occupied us since time immemorial.
Hanjo 班女: In this bittersweet story of unrequited love, the beautiful
Hanako looks for her lover, Yoshio, at a train station. With an opened fan in
her arms, peering into the face of every man who alights, she returns each time
disappointed to her waiting-room bench. Will her lover return to her, or will
she continue her lonely search. Meanwhile. Jitsuko, who bought Hanako from her
geisha contract, does all she could to retain the status quo.
Hell Screen 地獄変: When Yoshihide is commissioned by the Lord Horikawa to
paint Hell, he sets about having his sadistic vision recreated live before him
so that he may paint it with measured strokes... Revealed in a cup of sake with
a crimson maple leaf floating on it, his conceit comes with a hellish twist–
causing a beautiful maiden to be roasted alive in the inferno of a falling
carriage. Such is the price of true art.
Discussions on "Mishima
and his place in modern Japanese Literature" take place on
Friday 19th
June
2009 led by Stephen Dodd, Snr. Lecturer at SOAS and
Wednesday 24th
June
2009 led by Duncan Adam, Ph.D Researcher, SOAS.
Set and Costume: Wai-yin Kwok
Lighting: Pablo Fernandez Baz
Sound: Dinah Mullen
Video/Image: James Scott
Performance Times:
Tuesday to Saturday at 7.45pm
Seat Prices:
All tickets: £12 (£6 concessions)
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IN THE GALLERY
Wednesday 17th June until Saturday 4th July 2009
Recipe for Life: An exhibition for Refugee Week’
What is in your Recipe for Life?
Family?
A safe place to live?
Love?
The right to speak your mind?
Respect from others?
Understanding and learning about different cultures?
Free education?
Art about identity and values
Art for learning
Art for expression
Art and human rights
Art for positive images
An exhibition celebrating the work of young people in Lambeth, exploring how
they perceive human rights in the world.
Refugee Week is a UK-wide programme of arts, cultural and educational events
that celebrate the contribution of refugees to the UK, and encourages a better
understanding between communities.
Opening Times:
Tuesday to Saturday 3pm until 10pm
Admission FREE.
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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. |
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5-6 Playhouse Court, 62 Southwark Bridge Road, London, SE1 0AT
(the premises were formerly occupied by the Southwark Playhouse)
Box Office: See under individual production listings.
Online: See under individual production listings.
How to get Here:
Borough (Northern Line), London Bridge (Jubilee and Northern lines, also
mainline) and Southwark (Jubilee Line) are the nearest Underground Stations. Buses:
381, 344.
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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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11-13 Knightsbridge, London, SW1X 7LY
Box Office: 08456 027 017
Online:
www.pizzaexpresslive.co.uk or see under individual production listing
How to get Here: Nearest underground Hyde Park Corner (Piccadilly Line) -
use exit 4.
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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
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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. |
35 - 47 Bethnal Green Road, London E1 6LA
Box Office: 020 7613 7498
How to get Here: Nearest underground Liverpool Street (Central, Circle,
Metropolitan and Hammersmith and City Line and Mainline)
or Old Street (Northern and Mainline).
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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). |
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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,
38, 56, 73, 171A all run nearby. |
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.Saturday 8th until Sunday 23rd August 2009
Look Left Look Right present:
THE CARAVAN
original concept by Mimi Poskitt
edited by Liam O’Driscoll, Mimi Poskitt and Ben Freedman
On the second anniversary of the 2007 UK floods that left thousands of people
homeless, caused thirteen deaths and approximately £2 billion of damage,
documentary theatre piece The Caravan presents fascinating memories and moving
accounts from those people worst affected, inviting an audience of eight to step
inside a small caravan and hear interviews re-enacted, word for word, alongside
visual and audio footage. In the ensuing chaos of the wettest summer on record
fifty thousand people were forced to live in caravans and two thousand
households remained in them one year on. Two years later one hundred people are
still there and in Hull alone, 300 people are now displaced as a consequence of
the floods.
The Caravan will tour to some of the worst affected areas, where people
originally interviewed for the piece still live. Four interviewees were from
Tollbar, where The Caravan appears the week of the 26th June, the exact day the
area flooded. One couple featured are from Witney, the Oxford date visited the
week of the 29th June when the Evenlode and Windrush rivers burst their banks to
flood the town.
The company worked in partnership with local authorities, regional media, the
Environment Agency, the National Flood Forum, the Association of British
Insurers, the Landmark Information group and community groups to identify,
interview, consult and engage with people who had been affected by the floods.
They found the story of the floods inadvertently became the story of how human
disregard for the environment could and had ruined people’s lives, taking away
their homes and making them refugees in their own communities.
Look Left Look Right is a documentary-theatre company established by Ben
Freedman and Mimi Poskitt. They initially found success with 'Yesterday Was a
Weird Day: Reflections on July 7th,' developed in the four weeks following the
7/7 bombings in 2005 and premiered at the Edinburgh Fringe in August that year.
The company specialise in making theatre and documentaries that examine how
people are affected on an everyday basis by big national and international
events. Aiming for a neutral, transparent medium their work prioritises people’s
words and language. The ethos of the company is to look left, look right: always
trying to listen to as many different viewpoints as possible.
The Caravan tours following a Fringe First Award at Edinburgh Fringe, wide
critical acclaim and sell out runs at Edinburgh Fringe and London’s Royal Court
Theatre, where the caravan was parked in the middle of Sloane Square.
The audience is invited to read and listen to the full interviews after the
performance. An exhibition space also includes photos and documents donated by
interviewees and information on flooding and the environment. As a fluid
interactive project, there is also an opportunity for the public to contribute
by recording their own thoughts on the floods. These contributions will feed
into the future development of the piece.
Cast: Brett Johal, Davies Palmer, Rachel Dale and Sanchia McCormack
Performance Times:
Saturday 8th and Sunday 9th August 2009: 2pm,
2.45pm, 3.30pm, 4.15pm, 5pm
Monday 10th until Friday 14th August 2009: 5.30pm, 6.15pm, 7pm, 7.45pm, 8.30pm
Saturday 15th and Sunday 16th August 2009: 2pm, 2.45pm, 3.30pm, 4.15pm, 5pm
Monday 18th until Friday 21st August 2009: 5.30pm, 6.15pm, 7pm, 7.45pm, 8.30pm
Saturday 22nd and Sunday 23rd August 2009: 2pm, 2.45pm, 3.30pm, 4.15pm, 5pm
Seat Prices:
contact venue for details. |
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Royal Vauxhall Tavern |
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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.
Tuesdays 14th and 21st July 2009
TENOR LADIES
A concept band manufactured by leading London performers Scottee and Sami
Knight.
The Tenor Ladies are here to save music from its self - what happened to putting
on the ritz and showing a bit of thigh? Since when did we all become emotional
folk artists writing songs about the trees?! There's a time and a place for that
kind of thing but the Tenor Ladies aren't interested.
Scottee commented 'We're like the Funny Girls of Blackpool meets the Benny Hill
girls - overworked, over paid and over weight.'
Come see their debut shows at Royal Vauxhall Tavern in July before their debut
EP, world tour, perfume, TV show and autobiography. Welcome to the world of Big
band, Big hair, Big voices from Big fat girly boys.
Scottee has performed at some of the worlds most prestigious galleries &
theatres including: Tate Britain; Tate Modern; ICA & Royal Festival Hall, as
well as gracing the pages of Dazed & Confused, i-D, Paper, W and Time Out. His
brash, clumsy and obnoxious approach to performance has left audiences confused,
annoyed and amused. Whatever you think of Scottee - he probably won't care.
"London's most experimental talent" - Time Out.
Sami Knight: Photographer Sami Knight turned his self portrait photographic
style on its head when he created his lush of a persona Mitzi Von Melbatoast,
and let her loose on the world of performance. An emerging face on the
performance scene he's already turning heads and ears with his old school
cabaret style singing and supreme voice.
www.scottee.co.uk and
www.samiknight.com are the cast
websites.
Musical Director Nigel Stewart
Cast: Scottee, Sami Knight, Nigel Stewart.
Performance Time:
9pm (doors open 8pm)
Seat Prices:
All tickets £5 on the door.
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OTHER EVENTS INCLUDE:
Every 2nd Friday of the month.
KIMONO KRUSH
KIMONO KRUSH goes Big Apple on its next installment on Friday 12th June; with
the European launch of PINUPS magazine issue 9 and the world’s first travelling
homo nightclub THE NYC DOWNLOW just before they hit Glastonbury, June is a
celebration of the city that never sleeps. Plus NYC-style go-go dancers,
cheese-cake freaks, geeks, gurls, trannybears and much more….
www.myspace.com/kimono_krush
Doors 9pm - 2.30am
Entry: £5 to RAMI (Darling Bears) and you are in
Saturdays 11th, 18th, 25th July 2009 and all Saturdays
in August
Duckie
Post-Poofter Purveyors of Progressive Working Class Entertainment. Hosted by Amy
Lamé, music by Readers Wifes.
9pm - 2am.
Entry £5
Sundays 28th June; 4th, 5th, 12th, 19th, 26th July plus Sundays in
August and August 31st
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
Saturday 4th July 2009: S.L.A.G.S /Chill-Out Pride Special
The ultimate post-PRIDE party night with back-to-back dance classics and RVT
anthems from DJs Simon Le Vans, Andy Almighty and Sean Sirrs. Plus an exclusive
pride night performance from the genius that is The D. E. Experience (aka
Jonathan Hellyer) on stage at 10pm.
8pm - 4am
Advance tickets £10 (or £12 on the door)
Photograph shows Alison Jiear singing with The D.E. Experience.
3rd Friday of the Month
EARLY EVENING: DAME JAYNE’S DEN OF MEN
Male Burlesque with in house band. Performers include Dame Jayne, Spencer Maybe,
Fred Bear, Circus Stephen, Brokeback Disco.
7pm - 9.30pm
Entry £8.00
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 Wednesday until 22nd July 2009
Edinburgh Fringe Previews
8th July 2009: Tiffany Stevenson & John Gordillo: Along Came A Spider
15th July 2009: Piff the Magic Dragon (John Van Der Putt) & Ava Vidal
22nd July 2009: Zoe Lyons : Miss Machismo / Barry and Stuart : Powered by Demons
Doors 7pm, Show 8.30pm, Open ‘til Midnight
Tickets £6
Every 4th Friday of the month
EARLY EVENING: KUNST, followed by Klub KUNST
An evening of neo-Weimar cabaret featuring the finest performers from the UK and
abroad, hosted by the 'compere without compare', Mr Dusty Limits. Hilarious,
scandalous and always entertaining it is a showcase of the best in the 'new
cabaret' scene! Followed by Klub KUNST, a fabulous club night with an eclectic
mix of dance music from all eras and stunning live performances.
Doors: 7pm
Cabaret: 9-11pm, Club 11pm to 3am
Entry: £8 before 11pm, £5 after for Klub KUNST.
Dress Code: Gothic/Romantic/Punk/Asylum Chic - dress up to win prizes! The very
well-dressed get free entry. Food is available in the form of loverly platters
of tasty things. Show runs 9pm to 11pm. Club runs 11pm to 3am.
Note also that you can get two-for-one tickets (booking fee applies) by booking
in advance through Lastminute.com
FRIDAY 3rd July :
Captain Kinky Pinky & Club Wotever present
GLITTER GALORE
Dress to impress!
pre Pride party open for All!
An unashamed 80s colourfashioncrash kinda party where you are the star! Come and
mix with fellow fab superstars of Captain Kinky Pinky fame and Club Wotevers
cool laid back fashionistas. All genders and expressions allowed – fun is the
leading word
DJs:
SiouxEllen and Syntheticboi (Mermaids Purse) - 80s Retro revival
Dj Raju Rockit playing wotever takes his fancy ;) uplifting, playful, dancy,
prancy hits, punk, electro, hiphop, funk sounds
and Katja Gustafsson from Captain Kinky Pinky & Combustion direct from her
European Tour with hard hitting feminist electro.
Live Set:
Project Caramel - They are political, gender queer, fun, and beatboxing
performers from Hackney
MC & Host: Jet Moon
9pm until 3am
Tickets £5 in advance / £8 on the door
TUESDAY 7th July
GLAM SLAM
A poetry SLAM competition in two rounds.
First Round: 4 Competing Categories:
DARK poem - a sad poem wearing all black
GLAD poem - a happy poem in colourful clothes
SHAG poem - sexy words in lingerie, fetish, flesh
DRAG poem - gender-bending words in drag
Second Round: A Grand Final on the night, with a £100 Grand Prize for the
BEST VERBAL VOGUE!
See more details here:
http://blog.myspace.com/glamslamuk
Also: non-competitive open mic slots
Special GUEST performers: Susie Showers (winner of last year's Glam Slam UK) The
Fallen Raconteur, Hilda Eusebio...and a special appearance by Qwee (all the way
from Texas).
DJ: Sina Evil (Club Sensible, Pie&Mash)
MC: Ernesto Sarezale (In the Name of the Flesh)
Doors 7pm, Show 8.30pm, open ‘til midnight.
Entry: £5; £3 concessions; FREE for slammers/performers.
Thursdays 9th, 16th and 23rd July
THE KITTEN CLUB
Come join The Kitten Club Burlesque Cabaret at The Famous Royal Vauxhall Tavern
for a glamorous night of song, dance, satire, comedy, magic and more (or less as
the case may be - miaow!).
www.thekittenclub.com is the website.
Doors 7pm, Show 8.30pm, Open ‘til Midnight
Tickets £10 / £7conc.
Monday 27th July until Friday 28th August
HOT AUGUST FRINGE
A riot of stand-up, sketch comedy, cabaret, magic, burlesque, theatre and dance
the 'RVT: Hot August Fringe' will see four different shows a night tread the
boards at the Royal Vauxhall Tavern for a unique festival of 100 cutting-edge
performance throughout the festival. Interested performers go to:
www.hotaugustfringe.com to download
an application. A full list of performers will be available shortly.
Performances at 6pm, 7:30pm, 9pm and 11pm.
Audiences pay a flat fee of £12.50 to see all the shows in one night. The
programme will be eclectic and inclusive and everyone is welcome -- from
die-hard RVT regulars, to first-timers looking for a fantastic night out.
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100-110 Euston Road, London NW1 2AJ
Box Office: 0871 594 3123
Online: www.theshawtheatre.com
(with 10% booking fee per ticket)
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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11-12 Walkers Court, Brewer Street, Soho, London, W1F 0ED
Box Office: 020 7439 4089
Online:
www.Seetickets.com
or www.ticketweb.co.uk
How to get Here: Nearest underground station is Piccadilly Circus
(Piccadilly and Bakerloo line).
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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).
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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 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.
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Wardour Street, London W1
Box Office: 020 7736 9002
How to get Here: Nearest underground Piccadilly Circus (Piccadilly and
Bakerloo Lines).Wednesday 15th July 2009:
The Lord Chamberlain’s Men present:
TWELFTH NIGHT
by William Shakespeare
directed by Andrew Normington
A night of Cross-Dressing and Stockings!
Performing at the beautiful St Anne’s Churchyard commonly known as Soho
Green, this Elizabethan company arrive in the centre of Soho for one night only.
Founded in 2004, The Lord Chamberlain’s Men Theatre Company is the modern
incarnation of Shakespeare’s original troop of the same name. Performing with an
all-male cast, they aim to revive the traditions of Elizabethan theatre and to
bring to life the greatest works of drama as they would first have been
performed.
From May to September, the company will be touring the country with their
production of Twelfth Night. The open-air play, which will visit some of
Britain’s most beautiful and historic houses and castles, encourages audience
members to bring along picnics, deckchairs, and a glass of something chilled to
enjoy with their evening of Shakespearean fun.
Produced by Mark Puddle
Musical Direction by Jonathan Yesten
Choreographed by Darren Royston
Cast: Mawgan Gyles, Shaun Mckee, Joe Marsh, Mark Martin, Paul Brendan, Connor
Williams and Tom Micklem.
Performance Time:
7pm
Runs 2 hours 20 minutes including an interval.
Seat Price:
All tickets £14.50 (£8.50 concessions)
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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. |
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
nearest station.Tuesday 23rd June until Sunday 19th July 2009
Press Night: Thursday 25th June 2009
Antic Disposition presents:
MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING
by William Shakespeare
directed by Ben Horslen and John Risebero
France, 1945. The war may be over, but the battle of the sexes has only
just begun. As peace breaks out, dashing soldier Claudio is
quick to propose to the beautiful Hero, but their celebrations
are soon threatened by the scandalous rumours spread by the
wicked Don John. Will confirmed singletons Beatrice and Benedick
stop sniping at each other long enough to save the day and
perhaps find love themselves?
Antic Disposition presents a new production of one of
Shakespeare's greatest comedies, a feast of music, romance and
verbal jousting that will delight and entertain absolutely
anyone who has ever been in love.
Produced by Antic Disposition
Designed by John Risebero
Lighting design by Howard Hudson.
Performance Time:
Tuesday to Friday at
7.30pm
Saturday at 3.30pm and 7.30pm
Sunday at 3.30pm only
Seat Price:
All tickets £16 (£14 concessions)
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Tuesday 8th December 2009 until Sunday 3rd January 2010
Press Night: Thursday 10th December 2009
Antic Disposition presents:
A CHRISTMAS CAROL
directed by Ben Horslen and John Risebero
On a foggy, freezing Christmas Eve, tight-fisted Ebenezer
Scrooge is visited by the ghost of his deceased business
partner, Jacob Marley. To help Scrooge avoid the ghastly fate
that awaits him beyond the grave, Marley arranges for him to be
visited by three spirits. But can the Ghosts of Christmas Past,
Present and Yet to Come persuade Scrooge to open his heart to
the magic of Christmas before the sun rises?
Antic Disposition's magical new musical brings Charles
Dickens' much-loved tale to life, accompanied by a memorable
medley of seasonal songs and carols.
Produced by Antic Disposition
Designed by John Risebero
Lighting design by Howard Hudson.
Performance Time:
Tuesday to Friday at
7.30pm
Saturday at 3.30pm and 7.30pm
Sunday at 3.30pm only
Seat Price:
All tickets £18 (£14 concessions / £10 children aged 12 and under)
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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: 08448 472 264 (Ticketweb. Booking fees may apply).
Enquiries: 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, H91Sundays 10th May, 7th
June and 5th July 2009
ASPIDISTRA SUNDAYS
West London’s freshest and most original comedy night returns with an evening of
quirky and surprisingly funny character-based comedy. Immerse yourself in the
weird and wonderful world of the Aspidistras and banish the looming spectre of
another working week (at least for a few hours).
'Aspidistra Sunday' is graced with some of the finest comedy talent London has
to offer, including The Aspidistras (“Bone dry, original and very funny” –
Word), Dan Skinner’s bizarre and hilarious alter ego Angelos Epithemiou, Nivea
Funny Women Awards nominee Jess Ransom, Paramount Comedy’s Britain’s Best Mates,
and many more. Aspidistra Sunday is always a night to remember, so come down,
sit back and laugh your way into the week.
Performers include: The Aspidistras Dark and delirious character comedians
Maria Hodson and Geraldine Coyne
www.theaspidistras.com; Britain’s Best Mates Jamie Glassman and Matthew
Steer’s intense bromance features on Paramount Comedy Channel’s Short Cuts
www.myspace.com/britainsbestmates; Jess Ransom - One half of Nivea Funny
Women Awards finalists Girl & Dean -
www.girlanddean.co.uk; Dan Skinner - Member of double act Mr Winchester and
Tommy; Shirley and Shirley Quirky, and irreverent humour from Joanna Carolan and
Pascale Wilson
www.shirleyandshirley.com; Broken Biscuits Regulars at the BBC Comedy
Presents monthly event and currently working on a TV pilot
www.myspace.com/458928686. And
many more!
Performance Time:
7.30pm
Runs 2 hours with one interval.
Seat Price:
All tickets £7.50
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Wednesday 1st until Saturday 4th July 2009
WOLFBOY
adapted from Brad Fraser’s original play by Russell Labey and Leon Parris
music and lyrics by Leon Parris
directed by Russell Labey
Two teenage boys share an intimate adventure in a boy’s home. Bernie has
attempted suicide and David is a street hustler who may or may not have the
powers of a wolf. Of course we all know werewolves don’t exist. And people have
to grow up. And stories must end. And as this one does we move further from
fantasy to the cold reality of the corruptive devastation that is wrought by
child abuse and neglect.
The world premiere of this psycho-sexual musical thriller previews here
before moving up for the festival in Edinburgh playing at the George Square
Theatre 4 between 7th and 31st August 2009.
Cast includes: Lee Latchford-Evans and Paul Holowaty (pictured above).
Performance Times:
Wednesday to Saturday at
7.30pm
Seat Price:
All tickets £13 (£11 concessions)
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Tuesday 14th until Saturday 18th July 2009
Echange Theatre presents:
A Feydeau Double-Bill: Two newly translated farces by Georges Feydeau
MADAME'S LATE MOTHER
and
A HOUSE BATH
translations by David Furlong and Fanny Dulin
directed by Samuel Miller
Two classics of French comedy based on the simplest misunderstanding:
A House Bath: At night, Madame wants to have a bath, being
prepared with much attention by the maid. When Madame changes her mind, the maid
decides she might as well have one when suddenly Monsieur comes back...
Madame’s Late Mother: At 4 O’clock in the morning. A row: she
wants to sleep, he comes back from a party. Suddenly the doorbell rings...
The Genius of French comedy brought back to the London Stage. Georges Feydeau
is an illegitimate son of Napoléon III, very young, he neglected school to make
théâtre. Inspired by Maxim’s, Cancan, la belle époque, he wrote some vaudeville
masterpiece such as A Flea in Her Ear and Sauce for the Goose mocking the
bourgeoisie. Georges Feydeau, made France laugh through his vaudevillian farces
and, in the process, dominated the genre. Some have seen in Feydeau a precursor
of Dadaism, surrealism, and the absurd. In 1941, Madame’s Late Mother was his
first play to enter the “repertoire” of the Comédie-Française, soon to be
followed by some of his other plays, thus establishing him as a modern
“classic.” In the 60’s, Feydeau was brought to the London stage but is rarely
performed since.
As part of The Bastille Week, for the first time in thirty years, Echange
Theatre is re-translating and producing a Feydeau double-bill. Short one act
plays by Feydeau have rarely been translated and he is most known for full
length plays. Echange Theatre is the only company in London to translate and
produce forgotten French plays such as this and bring them to the London stage.
www.exchangetheatre.com is the
company website.
Cast: Niall Costigan as Cocarel and Emma West as Madame Cocarel, David
Furlong as Lucien and Fanny Dulin as Yvonne.
Performance Times:
Tuesday to Saturday at
7.30pm
Seat Price:
All tickets £11 (£9 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.
Wednesday 26th until Saturday 29th August 2009
TARA presents:
TANABATA 'STAR' FESTIVAL
Enchanting storytelling theatre for families and children aged 4 to 8 years old.
A story of fragility and love based on the legend in which the two stars
Hikoboshi (Alter) and Orihime (Vega) meet over the Milky Way (Amanogawa) and
fall in love.
When you see two stars shining more brightly than the others on the moonlit
night of Tanabata, that is the time the star lovers meet and pledge their love
to each other
Children will learn the Tanabata song and make a wish to hang on the bamboo
tree.
This dynamic new project has been developed with TARA’s International
Associate Artist, designer Nanako Kume, from Tokyo.
Performance Times:
Wednesday, Thursday and Friday at 10.30am and 1.30pm
Saturday at 10.30am, 1.30pm and 3.30pm
Seat Price:
All tickets £5.50 (£4.50 concessions)
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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 9th June until Saturday 4th July 2009
Press Night: Friday 12th June 2009
THE MOUNTAINTOP
by Katori Hall
directed by James Dacre
“Well, I don't know what will happen now. We've got some difficult days ahead.
But it really doesn't matter with me now. Because I've been to the mountaintop.”
Martin Luther King retires to room 306 in the Lorraine Motel the night before
his assassination. He has just delivered a speech to a Memphis church
congregation during the sanitation workers' strike. When a mysterious young maid
from the motel visits him, King is forced to confront his past and the future of
his people.
Designer: Libby Watson
Lighting Designer: Emma Chapman
Sound Designer: Richard Hammarton,
Video; Dick Straker for Mesmer
Voice and Dialect: Charmian Hoare
Cast: David Harewood, Lorraine Burroughs
Performance Times:
Tuesday to Saturday at 7.45pm
Sundays at 5pm
NO MONDAY PERFORMANCES.
Seat Price:
All tickets £13 (£8 concessions) except
Tuesdays - "Pay What You Can" nights. On these evenings cash or cheque only are
accepted, on the night of performance. Other performances are bookable as usual
in advance using all payment methods.
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26 Crowndale Road, London NW1 1TT
Box Office: see under individual productions.
Online: see under individual productions.
How to get Here:
Nearest Underground Stations are Mornington Crescent or Camden Town on the Northern Line.
Bus: 24, 27, 29, 46, 134, 214
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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).
MONDAY NIGHT
COMEDY EVENINGS
In the theatre bar.
Programme (always subject to change):
Monday 6th July 2009: Comedy line up. Exact cast to be confirmed.
SPECIAL EDINBURGH COMEDY PREVIEW:
Tuesday 2nd July 2009 at 8pm
Chris McCausland and Nathan Caton
Join two hilarious comics for a night of laughter and jokes as Chris McCausland
and Nathan Caton tickle your funny bone!
EXTRA SUNDAY PERFORMANCES:
Will be announced soon.
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: see under individual production listings.
Online: see under individual production listings.
How to get Here: Nearest underground Canary Wharf (Jubilee Line) and
Mudchute on the DLR. Buses: 135, D3, D7, N550. |
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
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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)Tuesday 9th June until Saturday 4th July 2009
Press Night: Friday 12th June 2009
Box of Tricks Theatre presents the world première of:
WHISPERING HAPPINESS
by Kenneth Emson
directed by Hannah Tyrrell-Pinder
A lyrical and theatrical portrait of urban life, exploring happiness at a
time of despair. The story focuses on two teenagers – Simon and Hayley – caught
in a world in turmoil, where the cities and countryside have been torn apart. As
society becomes increasingly apathetic, the State has seized power and relocated
to the country, forcing those left behind to fend for themselves in a desolate
wasteland.
Drugs, gangs and violence reign as communities fall apart and tower blocks
crumble. The future seems to be beyond Simon and Hayley’s control until a
shadowy figure appears offering a way out, promising happiness. But nothing is
as it seems when Simon finds himself in a police interview room, searching for
answers. A political play of personal journeys, Whispering Happiness explores
the choices we must make when the future lacks hope.
This provocative urban fairytale is a relevant and unflinching examination of
the conflicts facing modern society, tackling the big questions facing us today.
Through an engaging and human narrative, it asks what happiness can mean when
hope is gone, in a world where the police and the State have assumed absolute
power, leaving disaffected youth, knife crime and poverty in their wake.
Developed with support from Old Vic New Voices, 'Whispering Happiness' is the
second part of Emson’s ambitious Town/Country Trilogy.
Box of Tricks Theatre is rooted in story-telling, committed to developing and
producing the best new work around; discovering, nurturing and promoting the
next generation of new playwrights. Plays that have an immediacy and relevance
today: the stories that need to be told, the voices that need to be heard.
Designed by Georgia Lowe.
Lighting Design by Steven Moseley.
Sound Design by Chris James.
Cast: Abigail Hood, Richard James-Neale, Jim Sturgeon, Henry Maynard, Jamie MacLachlan.
www.boxoftrickstheatre.co.uk
is the company website.
Performance Times:
Monday to Saturday at 7.30pm
Extra performance Saturday 4th July 2009 at 3pm
Seat Prices:
All tickets £13 (£10 concessions)
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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.
Every Wednesday from Wednesday 10th June until Wednesday 30th
September 2009
SEX, DRUGS, THERAPY AND MAYHEM
written and directed by Stephen M. Hunt
Set in a small alcohol / drugs rehab, this multi-racial, hilarious comedy has a
deeply
disturbing sting in its tail. Each scene takes a step back in time towards the
cause
of all the mayhem - the end is the beginning. The rehab's governors are bailing
out,
the police are moving in - powerful stuff, sex.
Lighting: Hannah Guppy
Fight Choreographer: Hilary Catherine Gillespie
Music; Stephen M. Hunt
Stage Manager: Jamie Anderson
Photography: Tom Lee.
Cast: Novette Cummings, Mandeesh Gill, Hilary Catherine
Gillespie, Steve Lorient,
Tommy Oneill, Richard Ward.
www.sexdrugstherapyandmayhem.webeden.co.uk is the production website.
Performance Times:
Every Wednesday at 8pm (doors open 7.30pm)
No performance Wednesday 22nd July 2009.
Seat Prices:
All tickets £8 (including booking fee)
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295 Regent Street, London W1B 2HL
Box Office: 07708 740 913.
Online:
www.theatredelicatessen.co.uk
How to get Here: Oxford Circus (Victoria, Bakerloo and Central lines) is
the nearest Underground Station.
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204 Union Street, London SE1 0LX
Box Office: 020 7261 9876
Online:
www.upandcoming.webeden.co.uk
How to get Here: Southwark (Jubilee Line) is the nearest Underground
Station.Tuesday 16th June until
Saturday 4th July 2009
Press Night: Thursday 18th June 2009
Upstart Theatre present:OH WELL NEVER
MIND BYE
by Steven Lally
directed by Tom Mansfield
“They should know that people are forcing us to take sides. That our paper is
susceptible to whichever pressure group shouts the loudest, to the point where
it changes facts and stops us doing our jobs.”Written after extensive
research, this production portrays the difficulty of avoiding distortion and
bias in the modern media, against the background of the shooting of innocent
Brazilian electrician Jean Charles de Menezes by armed police on 22nd July 2005.
In the offices of a fictional newspaper, news editor James Fisher is struggling
to keep his team on task as they report the failed bombings of July 21st, 2005.
Charlotte, his most talented reporter, has been taken off essential duties after
a report she sent from the occupied West Bank angered a pro-Israel pressure
group. The team’s new addition, George, is beginning to ask awkward questions
about the accuracy of the reports coming in off the wire. Only the cynical Fin
seems to actually get the job done. When news comes in the next morning of a
police shooting at Stockwell underground station, the divisions within the team
become even more pronounced as Charlotte seeks to bypass the paper’s
pro-security editorial line and report the unpalatable truth.
Jean Charles de Menezes was shot by police as he sat on a Northern Line train at
Stockwell tube station, after being mistaken for a suspect in the previous day’s
attempted suicide bombings. Initial media reports claimed that he had jumped
ticket barriers, was wearing an unseasonably thick jacket, and that he’d run
away from police. All of these accusations were entirely mistaken, yet they are
remembered by many people today as fact.
Nearly four years after his death, Jean Charles’ story remains a stark reminder
of the need to question both official and media accounts of deaths at the hands
of police. The recent death of Ian Tomlinson during the G20 demonstrations,
which was reported by the media as an accident before a member of the public
posted footage on YouTube of Tomlinson being struck by a riot police officer
moments before suffering a fatal heart attack, reminds us that official accounts
of these kind of events are still not always fully scrutinised in a media
environment which values speed over accuracy. Oh Well Never Mind Bye explores
the reasons for this with sympathy, precision and a rich vein of dark humour.
The Press Night on Thursday 18th May 2009 will also feature a post-show
discussion chaired by Pedro de Senna, Senior Lecturer in Drama at Bucks New
University. The panel for the discussion will include playwright Steven Lally,
Yasmin Khan of the Justice4Jean Campaign, Mike Rowbottom (Senior Lecturer in
Journalism, Bucks New University), and freelance journalist Brendan Montague.
www.upstart-theatre.co.uk is
the company website.
Cast: Matthew Duggan, Susanna Fiore, Charlotte Flintham, Benjamin Peters.
Performance Times:
Tuesday to
Saturday at 7.30pm
NO SUNDAY OR MONDAY PERFORMANCES
Runs 1 hour 30 minutes including one interval.
Seat Prices:
All seats £12 (£10 concessions on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday Evenings
Only).
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Saturday 8th August 2009
Press Night: Thursday 16th July 2009The Union Theatre is proud to present:
An all-male cast in
THE PIRATES OF PENZANCE
by W.S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan
directed by Sasha ReganFrederic was as a child apprenticed to a band of
tenderhearted, orphaned pirates by his nurse who, being hard of hearing, had
mistaken her master's instructions to apprentice the boy to a pilot. Frederic,
upon completing his 21st year, rejoices that he has fulfilled his indentures and
is now free to return to respectable society. But it turns out that he was born
on February 29 in leap year, and he remains apprenticed to the pirates until his
21st birthday. By the end of the opera, the pirates, a Major General who knows
nothing of military strategy, his large family of beautiful but unwed daughters,
and the timid constabulary all contribute to a cacophony that can only be
silenced by Queen Victoria's name. On December 10th, 1879, Lambeth born,
Arthur Sullivan had written a letter to his mother about a new opera, upon which
he was hard at work in New York. “I think that it will be a great success, for
it is exquisitely funny and the music is strikingly tuneful.”
True enough, The Pirates of Penzance was an immediate hit and takes its place
today as one of the most popular and enduring pieces of Gilbert & Sullivan’s
work.
This will be the third all-male Gilbert & Sullivan at The Union Theatre
following H.M.S. Pinafore and The Mikado (see reviews attached). Director Sasha
Regan most recently directed Sweeney Todd alongside Musical Director Christopher
Mundy, for which they both received glowing reviews. Choreographer Lizzi Gee
completes the team.
Choreographer: Lizzi Gee
Musical Director: Christopher Mundy
Producers: Regan De Wynter
Performance Times:
Tuesday to
Friday at 7.30pm
Saturday at 3pm and 7.30pm
Sunday at 3pm
NO MONDAY PERFORMANCES.
Seat Prices:
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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.Until Sunday 5th July
2009
ZANNA, DON'T!
Zanna, Don't! is set in a world where to be homosexual is the norm and to be
straight is unthinkable! All is well in Heartsville, the quarterback of the
football team is starring in the school musical, everyone is excited about
Mike's chess match until...(gasp)...a guy and a girl realise they have feelings
for each other! Zanna, the school's magical matchmaker, takes it upon himself to
help, but all does not go exactly to plan!
www.zannadont.co.uk is the
production website.
Performance Times:
Tuesday to Saturday at 8pm
Sundays at 4pm
NO MONDAY PERFORMANCES.
Seat Prices:
All tickets £12 (£10 concessions) EXCEPT
Saturday Evening performances: All tickets £15 (£12 concessions)
_________________________ Saturday 11th July until
Sunday 16th August 2009
Press Night: Tuesday 14th July 2009
Stage Taylor in association with Upstairs at the Gatehouse presents:
CALL ME MADAM
music and lyrics by Irving Berlin
book by Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse
directed by Thom Southerland
Once President Harry S. Truman appointed Washington hostess Perle Mesta as
Ambassador to Luxemburg, the foundation was laid for a musical comedy that would
kid politics-foreign and domestic alike.
Ambassador Sally Adams, with slim credentials, is sent off to administer in
the tiny duchy of Lichtenburg. It’s not long before her down-to-earth, typically
undiplomatic manner has surprised and charmed the local gentry, especially the
handsome Prime Minister. A second romance is blossoming between her Ivy League
aid and Lichtenburg’s enchanting young Princess. The course of love is
threatened by the stuffy opposition, who eventually succeed in wrangling Sally’s
recall, but not before all has resolved happily for both pairs of lovers.
Irving Berlin’s sensational score includes hits such as “It’s a Lovely Day
Today”, “You’re Just in Love” and “The Hostess with the Mostes’ on the Ball”.
Presented by arrangement with JOSEF WEINBERGER LIMITED on behalf of R&H
Theatricals of New York.
Choreography by Drew McOnie
Musical Direction by Alex Weatherhill
Lighting Design by Steve Miller
Set and Costume Design by Alison Brookes
Cast includes: Beverley Klein as Sally Adams, Mark Henry-Evans as Kenneth Gibson
and Kate Nelson as Princess Maria.
Performance Times:
Tuesday to Saturday at 7.30pm
Sundays at 4pm
NO MONDAY PERFORMANCES.
Runs 2 hours 30 minutes approximately.
Seat Prices:
All tickets £12 (£10 concessions) EXCEPT
Saturday Evening performances: All tickets £15 (£12 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
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
4th June until 30th July 2009
GRAND THEFT IMPRO
The GTI veterans are back with their weekly improvised sketch show. Phil Whelans,
Drew Leavy and Dylan Emery will be joined by a series of special guests from all
over the world in their Thursday night show at The Wheatsheaf in London.
GTI is a snappy, fast-paced and wildly imaginative improvised sketch show, in
which Dylan, Phil and Drew are joined every week by the stars from the world of
improvisation and comedy. Regular guests include Phill Jupitus, Tony Slattery,
Niall Ashdown, Andre Vincent, Pippa Evans (this year shortlisted for If.com
comedy award and winner of Best Newcomer, Funny Women Fringe Awards), Ruth Bratt
and Phil Pellew.
GTI has been Pick of the Week for the Independent on Sunday, Jim Sweeney's Time
Out Comic's Choice and London Lite's 'Must Go' show.
Fearlessly inventive, exciting and funny sketches, skits and songs, all made up
on the spot, all inspired by audience suggestions.
www.grandtheftimpro.com is the show
website.
Performance Times and dates:
Every Thursday from 4th June until 30th July 2009 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
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(Jerwood) Vanbrugh Theatre |
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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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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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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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Watford Palace Theatre |
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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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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
Tuesday 23rd June until Sunday 19th July 2009
Press Night: Thursday 25th June 2009
Partisan
Theatre, in association with Stepping Out, The White Bear Theatre and Simon
James Collier presents:
MOONSHADOW
by Steve
Hennessy
directed by Chris Loveless
"Psychiatry
is the Crucifixion without the Resurrection” – R. D. Laing
11 minutes past 11, August 11th 1999…
John is determined to get down to Cornwall for the total eclipse. Not easy when
you're sectioned in a secure ward. But he knows he has to be there - it says so
in the Book of Revelations. And Judy wants to help him now. By playing Madame
Butterfly. Meanwhile a life and death drama is being played out between the
psychiatrist treating them both and one of the nurses... As the eclipse draws
near, the hospital becomes a cosmic battleground. Light and darkness. Life and
death. Good and evil. Madness and sanity. The last apocalyptic battle.
Steve Hennessy has had nineteen stage plays produced in Bristol including the
Lullabies of Broadmoor trilogy. He runs Stepping Out Theatre, a Bristol based
company formed in 1997. Stepping Out is the country’s leading mental health
theatre group. It has produced a wide range of work on mental health themes and
is open to people who have used mental health services and their allies.
www.steppingouttheatre.co.uk is the company website.
Set/Poster Design: Ann Stiddard
Lighting Design: Cristina de la Paz
Cast: Annabel Bates: Judy; Michael Dylan: John; Oliver Hume:
Doctor Brown; Beverley Longhurst: Lucy
Performance Times:
Tuesday to Saturday at 7.30pm
Sundays at 5pm
NO MONDAY PERFORMANCES
Runs 1 hour 15 minutes approximately.
Seat Prices:
All tickets £12 (£10 concessions)
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Tuesday 21st July until Sunday 9th August 2009
Press Night: Wednesday 22nd July 2009
Baseless Fabric Theatre Company present:
'TIS PITY SHE'S A WHORE
by John Ford
directed by Joanna Turner
“if a young wench feel the fit upon her, let her take anybody, father or
brother, all is one”
John Ford’s classic tragedy of passion, madness, murder and sibling incest
set against a contemporary background of lust and greed in the urban noughties.
This production will relocate Ford’s tragedy from seventeenth century Parma to
pre-credit crunch London. The story of Annabella and Giovanni’s doomed
incestuous love is as vital and visceral today as it was in Ford’s time and his
depiction of a vicious urban world dominated by money and exchange readily
translates to the contemporary arena.
The action of ‘Tis Pity She’s a Whore is set around the love affair between
brother and sister Giovanni and Annabella. Annabella is being approached by a
number of suitors and her wealthy father is concerned that she make the best
match to further the family’s position. She is not interested in any of the
suitors and when her brother confesses his sexual love for her she readily
acquiesces. While their father continues to broker favourable unions for
Annabella she falls pregnant by Giovanni. Annabella finally agrees to marry the
aristocratic Soranzo but it is too late - her father’s machinations and the
incestuous affair result in a tragedy of madness and murder. The heavily
pregnant Annabella is killed by Giovanni and he carries her heart onto the stage
on a dagger.
The issue of brother/sister incest is as taboo, morally ambiguous and socially
unacceptable today as it was in Ford’s time. Although there is an intensity and
purity to the siblings’ love that has echoes with other tragic love stories, in
particular Romeo and Juliet, reinforced by Ford’s use of a friar and a nurse as
his protagonists’ confidantes, the audience is never left to forget that they
are witnessing incest. Ultimately Ford treats his characters with a compelling
ambiguity. Both are complicit in the affair yet it is Giovanni who seems more
culpable with his manipulations and final murderous act, while Annabella’s
innocent sexuality is her downfall.
Baseless Fabric Theatre Company’s production of ‘Tis Pity She’s a Whore will
provide a unique opportunity to see John Ford’s classic play in a contemporary
context which focuses as much on the colourful social background to the piece as
the incest for which the play is notorious. Gripping and unsettling it is a
timeless masterpiece of Caroline theatre.
Designer Katherine Webb
Lighting Designer Avril Cook
Fight Director Ronin Traynor
Performance Times:
Tuesday to Saturday at 7.30pm
Sundays at 5pm
NO MONDAY PERFORMANCES
Seat Prices:
All tickets £12 (£10 concessions)
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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.
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Other theatres worth noting for a range of productions include:
www.edwardalderton.org
Edward Alderton Theatre, Bexleyheath
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