Cast announcements for award-winning GENERATION GAMES double-bill
at the White Bear Theatre from 11th – 22nd April 2023
Two one-act comedy-dramas about Life, Love and Loss by Michael McManus and Charlie Ross MacKenzie
DEDICATED TO THE MEMORY OF PAUL O’GRADY
★ ★ ★ ★
“A compelling and emotionally charged watch…both plays are highly enjoyable”
JACK THE LAD MAGAZINE
Both plays portray the differences of perspective, the insecurities and the simple misunderstandings, sometimes heart-breaking, often hilarious, between men who grew up in different eras with different expectations and values.
Following its celebrated award-winning sell-out run in 2021, Generation Games returns to the White Bear Theatre from 11th – 22nd April. Originally titled Gay Generations, the acclaimed double-bill of gay-themed comedy dramas has been revised and features a sensational cast…
A Certain Term is written by Michael McManus, writer of the sell-out political radio play Maggie & Ted (Garrick Theatre and Yvonne Arnaud Theatre) and An Honourable Man (White Bear Theatre) and stars Simon Stallard, recently nominated for Off-West End Awards for Best Male Performance (Kes) and Best Male in a Supporting Role (Different From the Others). Simon has also appeared as Victor Frankenstein, Frankenstein (The Hawth Theatre); Olly Roberts, An Eton Mess (Reading at the Vaudeville Theatre); Narrator, Tainted: A New Musical written by Michael McManus and Charlie Ross MacKenzie (The Vaults Waterloo); and Luke McGibney who received an award nomination from Midlands Royal Television Society for Best Actor in award-winning British indie film Remora and whose other notable roles include prison instructor Andrew in The Barred (The Royal Court) and Basil Fawlty (Sydney Opera House).
The second play, I F____n’ Love You is written by and stars Charlie Ross MacKenzie, well-known stand-up comedian, writer, broadcaster and a presenter on BBC Radio Scotland. Charlie is joined on stage by Joe Ashman – also in A Certain Term (Our House; Rent; Netflix Original Emmy award-winning series Free Rein; BBC & Netflix collaboration Get Even; and William in BBC’s Casualty).
“Endearing, funny, feel good, profound”
LOUISE JAMESON
Bryan Hodgson will direct A Certain Term. Credits include: The Importance of Being Earnest (The Barn Theatre and The Turbine Theatre); Tainted (The Vaults); Salad Days (Union Theatre, Bath Theatre Royal, & UK Tour); Twang!! The Musical (Union Theatre); The Tailor-Made Man (White Bear Theatre); and Edward Applewhite will direct I F_____’ Love You. Edward has directed over 50 productions as Head of Drama and Director of the Acting Course at Tring Park School for the Performing Arts. As a writer he was commissioned to write a musical adaptation of Dickens’ A Christmas Carol, won a tourist award for a Murder Mystery weekend and wrote Lancashire’s contribution to Our Town celebrations in the Millennium Dome.
An unmissable double-bill of witty, sharp, clever new writing.
“It’s definitely a 10 from me”
ROBIN WINDSOR, PROFESSIONAL “STRICTLY” DANCER
Generation games runs at the White Bear Theatre from 11th April – 22nd April 2023
Tickets: https://www.whitebeartheatre.co.uk/whatson/Generation-Games
Address: 138 Kennington Park Road, London SE11 4DJ