LEAKED LINK TO CLOTHING OPTIONAL PERFORMANCE OF HAIR

Clothing optional performance for new production of HAIR

The private link to book tickets for a one off ‘clothing optional performance’ during the run of the new production of rock musical Hair at the Vaults in London….has been leaked out into the public domain.

First staged off Broadway in 1967, the new production of HAIR opens to celebrate its 50thAnniversary production. The iconic musical also became known for its subtle and fleeting nudity on stage, and audiences will now be able to watch the show naked for a special one-off performance.

The private link for this one off audience clothing optional performance, is intended as a safe space for both audiences and performers, and was sent out to naturist and life drawing clubs, before the link found its way onto social media.

Audiences are advised to bring a bag to carry their clothes in and a sarong or towel to sit on during the late night performance, on 11th November at 10pm. Those that have the official link will be able to buy tickets for this performance where you leave your worries and clothes at the door to enjoy the 60s vibe and the classic rock musical HAIR. The producers are now gauging the public interest of this performance, to see if there should be a further optional performance during the run of HAIR.

The Vaults will transform into a mini Woodstock, for a  60s experience as soon as the audience walk through the doors. However, the theatre auditorium is an intimate 200 seated audience.

This thrilling, young and moving production of HAIR as relevant now as it was in the 60s,created a huge buzz in Manchester when it opened at the award wining Hope Mill Theatre.The 50th Anniversary production of HAIR will run at The Vaults beneath Waterloo station, from October 4 2017 to January 14 2018.

This new production of HAIR, originally ran at the Hope Mill Theatre in Manchester and is directed by Jonathan O’Boyle and produced by Aria Entertainment, Senbla and the Hope Mill Theatre.

The Exorcist to be unleashed onto the West End stage for the very first time

BILL KENWRIGHT presents
THE EXORCIST

THE CHILLING BEST-SELLING NOVEL – THE SHOCKING OSCAR-WINNING FILM.

AND NOW THE NEW
STAGE PRODUCTION

INSPIRED BY TRUE EVENTS

“I’m telling you that ‘thing’ upstairs isn’t my daughter…”

Forty-five years after William Peter Blatty’s best-selling novel terrified an entire generation, The Exorcist will be unleashed onto the West End stage for the very first time in a uniquely theatrical experience directed by Sean Mathias and adapted for the stage by John Pielmeier.

The Exorcist will play a strictly limited run at the Phoenix Theatre from 20 October 2017 to 10 March 2018. Tickets will go on general sale at 4pm on Friday 11 August.

Widely considered the scariest movie of all time, the film adaptation of The Exorcist sparked unprecedented worldwide controversy when it was released in cinemas in 1973. Winner of two Academy Awards, William Friedkin’s masterpiece saw audiences petrified to the point of passing out and went on to become one of the top ten highest grossing films of all time.

“Oh please, Mother, make it stop! It’s hurting.”

When the medical profession fails to provide answers to young Regan’s strange symptoms her desperate mother Chris turns to a local priest for help. But before Father Damien can tackle what’s before him, he must overcome his own shaken beliefs, as this fight is for more than just one girl’s soul…

Sean Mathias has worked at the Royal National Theatre and many times in the West End and on Broadway, as well as extensively internationally. In 2009/2010 Sean’s production of Waiting For Godot played two seasons at the Theatre Royal Haymarket and toured the UK and internationally. In 2013 Godot played Broadway along with his production of Pinter’s No Man’s Land, the latter transferring to Wyndham’s Theatre in October 2017 starring Ian McKellen and Patrick Stewart, and won Best Revival at the Evening Standard Theatre Awards 2016.

The Exorcist is designed by Olivier Award-winning Designer Anna Fleischle (Hangmen) with lighting by Tim Mitchell (RSC/Guys and Dolls), composition and sound design by Adam Cork (London Road) and illusion design is by Ben Hart (Impossible).

LISTINGS

Bill Kenwright presents
THE EXORCIST

A play by John Pielmeier.
Adapted from the novel by William Peter Blatty.
Directed by Sean Mathias.

By Special Arrangement with Ben Sprecher and Stuart Snyder
In Association with Birmingham Repertory Theatre

Phoenix Theatre
Charing Cross Rd
London
WC2H 0JP

PLEASE NOTE this production contains material which may shock and offend. Recommended age guidance 18+.

First Performance: 20 October 2017
Booking to 10 March 2018

Monday – Thursday 8pm
‘Friday is Fright-Night’ 6pm evening and ‘Fright Night late show’ 9pm
Saturday 4pm and 8pm

http://www.atgtickets.com/shows/the-exorcist/phoenix-theatre/
0844 871 7629

Facebook@TheExorcistLIVE
Twitter@TheExorcistLIVE

Rehearsal shots for the classic musical Salad Days, directed by Bryan Hodgson (Union Theatre, 16 August – 9 September 2017)

FULL CAST

ANNOUNCED FOR

SALAD DAYS

AT THE UNION THEATRE, STRICTLY LIMITED SEASON

16 AUGUST – 9 SEPTEMBER 2017

 

63 years after its first London production, Salad Days returns in an exciting revamp of the much-loved classical musical. Reimagined for the Union Theatre, Bryan Hodgson’s new production is the highlight of this year’s off West-End season running from 16 August to 9 September 2017 at the Union Theatre.

The cast of Salad Days will be led by Lowri Hamer as Jane and Laurie Denman as Tim. Both are making their professional debut having recently graduated from Guildford School of Acting. They will be joined by Maeve Byrne as Asphynxia, Darrie Gardner as Mrs Dawes, James Gulliford as Nigel, Emma Lloyd as Rowena, Lewis McBean as Tom/Fosdyke, Sophie Millett as Lady Raeburn, Karl Moffatt as Uncle Clam, Tom Norman as Boot, Stephen Patrick as The Inspector, Francesca Pim as Fiona, Jacob Seickell as Troppo, Tom Self as The Tramp and Ashlee Young as Marguerite.

Salad Days is the delightful story of recent graduates Tim and Jane in the midst of a sunny summer in 1954. Glum with their overbearing and pushy parents insisting that they ‘find themselves something to do’, Tim and Jane take on a job looking after a piano in a park. Little are they prepared to deal with the magic that follows, getting them into all kinds of musical trouble and choreographic hilarity. Madness ensues!

Julian Slade and Dorothy Reynolds’ timeless musical is an absolute romp of polite naughtiness and saucy encounters, that endeavours to put a smile on your face and a tap in your toes. With an energetic and peppy score featuring songs such as ‘We Said We Wouldn’t Look Back’, ‘Look At Me, I’m Dancing’, and ‘We’re Looking For A Piano’, Salad Days is a classical musical glittered with thoughts of community, love and happiness that are still as necessary and vital today as they have ever been.

For the full 1950’s ‘picnic in the park’ Salad Days experience, there will be special limited-availability front row ‘PICNIC’ seats from which audiences can enjoy front-row action from cushions and blankets spread on the floor.

Salad Days is directed by Bryan Hodgson (Kray Kray at Theatre N16, Judy! at The Arts Theatre), with associate direction by Samuel Hopkins. Choreography is by Joanne McShane (A Christmas Carol at Blackpool Winter Gardens, Bad Girls and Soho Cinders at the Union Theatre), musical direction by Elliot Styche (MAMMA MIA! for RCCL/Little Star, Old Mother Goose and Dick Whittington at York Theatre Royal), set design by Catherine Morgan (The Arsonists and Punk Rock at Courtyard Theatre) and lighting design by Jack Weir (Summer

In London at Theatre Royal Stratford East, The Boys In The Band at the Vaudeville). Sasha Regan is producing for the Union Theatre, with Ben Dewynter co-producing.

Bryan Hodgson, Director, said: “Salad Days is one of the all-time classics and I’m honoured to be reviving it at such a wonderful venue as the Union Theatre. We’re hoping to build a unique experience that will leave you tapping your toes ’til next Tuesday!”

Salad Days runs at the Union Theatre in Southwark from 16 August – 9 September 2017. Tickets: full price £25, concessions £22.50, front row ‘PICNIC’ seats sat on the floor with cushions and blankets £20 (limited availability). Box Office: 020 7261 9876 http://www.uniontheatre.biz/salad-days.html

Twitter: @SaladDaysLDN #SaladDaysLDN Facebook: @SaladDaysLDN

 

LISTINGS

Venue: Union Theatre, 229 Union Street, London, SE1 0LR

Dates: 16 August – 9 September 2017 (press performance 18 August)

Performances: Tuesday to Saturday evening: 7.30pm; Saturday and Sunday matinee: 2.30pm

Running Time: TBC

Suitability: suitable for all ages

Tickets: full price £25, concessions £22.50, front row ‘PICNIC’ seats sat on the floor with cushions and blankets £20 (limited availability) Bookings: http://www.uniontheatre.biz/salad-days.html

JANE MCDONALD IS ‘MAKING MEMORIES’ AT LEEDS GRAND THEATRE

JANE MCDONALD IS ‘MAKING MEMORIES’ AT LEEDS GRAND THEATRE
 

‘Local lass’ and show-business legend, Jane McDonald, will be appearing at Leeds Grand Theatre on Sunday 20th August for one night only.
 
The Yorkshire-born, Loose Women star will be performing both well-known songs and original scores, including ‘The Hand That Leads Me’ (written for her Mum), and ‘The Singer of You Song’ (written for her fans) as part of her Making Memories tour.
 
Speaking ahead of the show, Jane said: “I’m so thrilled with this show as I genuinely believe it’s my best to date. I work with such a talented team and have a fabulous set, which includes my rendition of ‘Memory’ – it gets me every time and the audience seem to love it.”
 
Jane recently received rave reviews and standing ovations for her lead role as Grizabella in Andrew Lloyd Webber’s CATS.
 
Jane McDonald is at Leeds Grand Theatre on Sunday 20th August 2017
 
Tickets are priced from £33.50 to 38.50
(prices include a £3 booking fee. Postage charge £1 where applicable)
 
Book online at leedsgrandtheatre.com or call Box Office on 0844 848 2700

Full cast for My Land’s Shore Fundraising Concert.

MY LAND’S SHORE FUNDRAISING CONCERT

All Star Productions present a Fundraising Concert at Ye Olde Rose and Crown Theatre in support of the Welsh Premiere of My Land’s Shore, in Merthyr Tydfil, February 2018.

The concert will feature songs by British Composers in support of a new British Musical and will be hosted by Tim McArthur with Musical Direction by Aaron Clingham.

LISTINGS INFORMATION

Venue: Ye Olde Rose and Crown Theatre, 53 Hoe Street, London, E17 4SA
Closest Tube/National Rail: Walthamstow Central, Victoria Line. (5 mins walk)
Dates: Sunday 3rd September 2017
Times: 5.00pm.
Price: £20.00 
Box Office: www.ticketsource.co.uk/allstarproductions 020 8520 8674
Cast: 
Tim McArthur
Kira Morsley
Kieran Brown
Christopher J Orton
Carolyn Maitland
Martin Neely
Hugo Joss Catton
Robert Metson
Michael Rees
Brendan Matthew
Shaun McCourt
Emma Hickey
Arabella Rodrigo
Maggie Robson
Katy Marie Baker
Rebecca Gilliland
Craig Rhys Barlow
Aled Powys Williams

Julie Ross

Musical Director: Aaron Clingham
Website: www.allstarpro.co.uk
Twitter: @mylandsshore

Designer of poppies at Tower of London presents staging for ballet World Premiere

Designer of poppies at
Tower of London presents bold new staging in World Premiere of

Bayadère – The Ninth Life.

Bayadère – The Ninth Life
World premiere: Thu 28 & Fri 29 September. 
Press Night: Thu 28 Sept, 8pm.

Shobana Jeyasingh’s latest dance work gets bold new stage design from Tom Piper, co-creator of the Blood-Swept Lands and Seas of Red poppy installation for the Tower of London, at The Lowry this September.

The world premiere of 
Bayadere – The Ninth Life (Thu 28 & Fri 29 Sept) is a radical reworking of the world-famous ballet La Bayadère by French choreographer Marius Petipa.

Award winning theatre designer Tom Piper is best known for his co-collaboration on the installation at Tower of London which had over 5 million visitors. In this new work, he and Jeyasingh have undercut the stereotypical exoticism of Victorian vision of the Bayadère.  Piper has created a series of shifting structures – museum-like vitrines and cages – to frame the nine exceptional dancers.

La Bayadere, a term used to describe Indian temple dancers, features one of ballet’s most celebrated scenes ‘Kingdom of the Shades.’ More than a re-telling, Jeyasingh’s new 2017 edit looks at the excesses of the 19th century classic, and the European fantasy of Indian culture over the centuries.

The work opens with Jas, a young British Asian male at a train station, messaging his friend about a ballet that his girlfriend has dragged him to see… La Bayadère. Jas feels disassociated from Petipa’s view of Indian culture and in his imagination he is transported to 19th century Paris. In 
Bayadere – The Ninth Life Jas is transported through history into Jeyasingh’s very own version of the ‘Kingdom of the Shades.’

Composer, producer and DJ Gabriel Prokofiev was nominated for a British Composer Award for his commissioned score for the original piece in 2015. For this new version, he intersperses the score with sounds from city streets to reflect the urban reality of the dancers’ 21st century world. French critic Théophile Gautier’s lascivious impressions of Indian temple dancers on their first visit to Europe in 1838 are spoken as part of the sound score.


Jeyasingh’s earlier version of Bayadère – The Ninth Life premiered at the Linbury Studio Theatre, Royal Opera House in 2015.

Listings Information
Bayadère – The Ninth Life
Dates: Thu 28 & Fri 29 September

Times: 8pm

Tickets: £16.50    

Website

STARS TURN OUT TO SUPPORT A MAD DRAG CHARITY EVENT

A MAD DRAG NIGHT
Café De Paris
3 Coventry Street,
London W1D 6BL
  
Sunday 27th August
Shows at 6.30pm/10.30pm
 
Christopher Biggins, Owain Wyn Evans, Sherrie Hewson, Laila Morse, Harriet Thorpe and Denise Welch,will join over forty performers as guest hosts for the third MAD DRAG NIGHT. Performers from West End shows including Dreamgirls, The Book Of Mormon, Aladdin, Wicked, Comedy Bank Robbery, The Wind in The Willows, Cats, Wonderland, Hair, Follies and more will drag up for the annual charity event which sees the West End community come together to support  The Make A Difference Trust.  Now in its third year the show  will be glitzier and glamier than before in its new home at the Café de Paris, where due to demand, there will be two shows. 
For over 28 years the Make A Difference Trust has worked with partners in both in the UK and Sub-Saharan Africa, to provide care, support, education and awareness to those living with HIV and AIDS
Promising a Draglicious Night of Extravaganza Eleganza  A MAD Drag Co-Creator Sean Parkins said “We are so excited to be able to bring A MAD Drag Night back for a third year and to move to the gorgeous Café De Paris, a beautiful venue which offers us the intimate cabaret setting which is just perfect for us. This year will see even more West End Performers Drag up in a true celebration of all things Drag all in aid of The Make A Difference Trust”
 

 

 

Rehearsal Photos for UK Tour of Frederick Knott’s WAIT UNTIL DARK

FULL CAST ANNOUNCED FOR

2017 NATIONAL TOUR OF

FREDERICK KNOTT’S THRILLER

“WAIT UNTIL DARK”

NATIONAL PRESS NIGHT TUESDAY 5 SEPTEMBER 2017

Graeme Brookes and Tim Treloar will play Croker and Roat respectively in Frederick Knott’s thriller, WAIT UNTIL DARK. They join the previously announced Jack Ellis as Mike, Karina Jones as Susy and Oliver Mellor as Sam Henderson. Shannon Rewcroft and Thomas McCarron complete the cast as Gloria and Policeman.

The tour will begin at Devonshire Park Theatre in Eastbourne on 24 August 2017, with a national press night on Tuesday 5 September 2017 in Richmond.

Graeme Brookes has just finished playing Alan in The Original Theatre Company’s production of Invincible in New York City, as part of the Brits Off Broadway festival, and on tour in the UK. Graeme’s other theatre credits include The Tempest (Teatr Modrzejewskiej/Colchester Mercury), A View from the Bridge, The Rivals; A Slight Ache/The Lover, King David – Man of Blood (all Colchester Mercury Theatre) and Transmissions (Birmingham Rep).

Tim Treloar most recently played Teddy in House and Garden at the Watermill Theatre, Newbury. His theatre credits include The Heart Of Robin Hood, Thomas More, Sejanus, Believe What You Will, Back To Methuselah , Richard II , Romeo And Juliet (all for the RSC), Birdsong (UK tour) and Henry V (National Theatre). His television credits include Dark Heart (ITV) and Father Brown, Framed, Casualty, Silent Witness, Doctors, Holby City and The Bench (all BBC).

Set amidst the social turbulence of 1960s London, the play follows the story of Susy, a blind woman who, left alone in her apartment, becomes the victim of an elaborate scam hatched by a group of conmen. Susy is left to fend for herself, and eventually finds a way to turn the tables on the conmen and give them a taste of life in the dark.

Frederick Knott, best known for writing Dial M For Murder, wrote WAIT UNTIL DARK in 1966. Audrey Hepburn starred as Susy in the 1967 film adaptation, for which she was nominated for both the Academy Award and Golden Globe for Best Actress. The film is often ranked as one of the top 100 scariest films of all time.

WAIT UNTIL DARK will be directed by Alastair Whatley, with designs by David Woodhead, lighting by Chris Withers, sound and music by Giles Thomas, fight coordination by Rc-Annie and casting by Ellie Collyer Bristow. The national tour is produced by Tom Hackney for The Original Theatre Company.

Website: www.waituntildark.co.uk

Facebook: /WaitUntilDarkByFrederickKnott

Twitter: @Wait_Until_Dark

 

2017 TOUR SCHEDULE

24 August – 2 September Devonshire Park Theatre, Eastbourne 01323 412000 www.eastbournetheatres.co.uk

4 – 9 September Richmond Theatre 0844 871 7651 www.atgtickets.com/richmond

12 – 16 September Everyman Theatre, Cheltenham 01242 572573 www.everymantheatre.org.uk

19 – 23 September Cambridge Arts Theatre 01223 503333 www.cambridgeartstheatre.com

25 – 30 September Salisbury Playhouse 01722 320333 www.salisburyplayhouse.com

3 – 7 October Exeter Northcott Theatre 01392 726 363 www.exeternorthcott.co.uk

10 – 14 October Lichfield Garrick Theatre 01543 412121 www.lichfieldgarrick.com

24 – 28 October Malvern Festival Theatre 01684 892277 www.malvern-theatres.co.uk

31 October – 4 November Palace Theatre, Southend 01702 351135 www.palacetheatresouthend.co.uk

6 – 11 November New Wolsey Theatre, Ipswich 01473 295900 www.wolseytheatre.co.uk

14 – 18 November New Theatre, Cardiff 029 2087 8889 www.newtheatrecardiff.co.uk

21 – 25 November York Theatre Royal 01904 623568 www.yorktheatreroyal.co.uk

28 November – 2 December Yvonne Arnaud, Guildford 01483 440000 www.yvonne-arnaud.co.uk

Book Story | MONSTRO Theatre | Tour and Little Angel Studios

Book Story by MONSTRO Theatre
Learn to love your shelf
Little Angel Studios: Wednesday 27th September – Sunday 1st October 2017
Little Angel Studios Press Performance: Wednesday 27th September, 10.30am
Tour: Wednesday 27th September – Saturday 4th November

In this celebration of books, reading and libraries, the pioneers of the puppet musical MONSTRO Theatre and their talented band of performers use songs, puppetry and dynamic performance to tell the story of the story in the digital age.

This is the tale of some books, in a library. But these are no ordinary books and this is no ordinary library. It’s Brian’s library: a wonderful, magical place where the books like to flutter their pages and let their shelves go… Then one day Brian changes and the library goes quiet. What’s going on? The books had better stiffen their spines and get to the bottom of this mystery.

Book Story engages with the challenges of the digital age by exploring our deep fondness for the simpler age of the page. With singing books and shimmying librarians, it’s a production that’s funny, surreal, touching and completely unpredictable. As it celebrates our love of books, Book Story also celebrates the power of our imaginations and our human need to pass on all the stories of our lives: from mind, to page, to ear, to heart. It’s a tonic for the digital age.

Award-winning writer/director Ben Glasstone comments, This is a notion I’d had maybe ten years ago when sitting in a library and staring at a shelf of oversize books, thrown haphazardly together on a shelf. These books look like odd shelf-fellows. Why are they sitting next to each other on a shelf? Who put them there? How do they feel about it? Some years later, looking for an idea for a kids’ show for my theatre company I decided to pursue these questions further. Once you start to think about books as characters, you notice a lot of compelling analogies between people and books.

This is MONSTRO’s second full production, developed with support from The Arts Council, the Puppet Centre Trust, Little Angel Theatre, Worboys Productions and the House Network.

Little Angel:
Performance Dates Wednesday 27th September – Sunday 1st October 2017
Location Little Angel Studios, Sebbon Street Community Centre, Sebbon Street, N1 2EH
Box Office Tickets are available from www.littleangeltheatre.com or 020 7226 1787 priced from £10.

Tour Dates:
6th October Goodrich Village Hall, Goodrich
High Street, Goodrich HR9 6HX

7th October Spring Arts & Heritage Centre, Havant
56 East St, Havant PO9 1BS

8th October The Capitol Theatre, Horsham
North St, Horsham RH12 1RG

9th October Hook Library, Kingston
The Hook Centre, Hook Rd, Chessington KT9 1EJ

11th October Central Library, Redbridge
Clements Road, London IG1 1EA

13th October Trestle Arts Base, St Albans
Base, Russet Dr, St Albans AL4 0JQ

14th October Old Town Hall & Arts Centre, Hemel Hempstead
44A High St, Hemel Hempstead HP1 3AE

16th October Tooting Library, Wandsworth
75 Mitcham Rd, London SW17 9PD

18th – 21st Oct TakeOff Festival, The City Theatre, Durham
Fowlers Yard, 6 Back Silver St, Durham DH1

22nd Oct Gulbenkian, Canterbury
Gulbenkian, University of Kent, Canterbury CT2 7NB

23rd Oct The Woodville, Gravesham
15A Wrotham Rd, Gravesend DA11 0PA

24th Oct Theatre Royal, Bury St Edmunds
Westgate St, Bury Saint Edmunds IP33 1QR

26th Oct Norden Farm Arts Centre, Maidenhead
Altwood Rd, Maidenhead SL6 4PF

27th Oct Arts Centre, Bridport
9 South St, Bridport DT6 3NR

29th Oct artsdepot, North Finchley
5 Nether St, North Finchley, London N12 0GA

4th Nov Astor Community Theatre, Deal
Stanhope Rd, Deal CT14 6AB

Casting announced for 2017 UK Tour of Frantic Assembly’s critically acclaimed Things I Know To Be True

A Frantic Assembly and State Theatre Company South Australia production
Originally produced in collaboration with Warwick Arts Centre in association with Chichester Festival Theatre and the Lyric Hammersmith

THINGS I KNOW TO BE TRUE

  • CASTING ANNOUNCED FOR 2017 UK TOUR OF FRANTIC ASSEMBLY’S CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED HIT PLAY THINGS I KNOW TO BE TRUE
  • MATTHEW BARKER AND KIRSTY OSWALD TO RETURN TO THE PRODUCTION, ALONGSIDE NEW CAST MEMBERS CATE HAMER, SELINE HIZLI, JOHN MCARDLE AND ARTHUR WILSON

Full casting has been announced for Frantic Assembly and State Theatre Company South Australia’s critically acclaimed Things I Know To Be True ahead of its return to the UK from 27 September 2017.

Original UK cast members, Matthew Barker and Kirsty Oswald, return to reprise their roles as Mark and Rosie respectively. Joining them in the company will be Cate Hamer as Fran, Seline Hizli as Pip, John McArdle as Bob and Arthur Wilson as Ben.

As beautifully touching as it is funny and bold, Andrew Bovell’s Things I Know To Be True tells the story of a family and marriage through the eyes of four grown siblings struggling to define themselves beyond their parents’ love and expectations.

Featuring Frantic Assembly’s celebrated physicality, and co-directed by Frantic Assembly’s Tony and Olivier Award nominated Artistic Director Scott Graham and State Theatre Company’s Artistic Director Geordie BrookmanThings I Know To Be True is a complex and intense study of the mechanics of a family that is both poetic and brutally frank.

The production will tour to the Oxford PlayhouseThe Lowry in Salford, Leicester CurveMercury Theatre in Colchester, York Theatre RoyalChester StoryhouseNuffield SouthamptonThe Lighthouse in Poole and Lyric Hammersmith.

Matthew Barker reprises the role of Mark from the 2016 UK tour of Things I Know To Be True. Matthew trained at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama. His theatre work includes Sweet Bird of Youth (Chichester Festival Theatre), Good People (Hampstead Theatre & Noel Coward Theatre) and Much Ado About Nothing (Derby LIVE). For the National Theatre he has appeared in Husbands and Sons, NT50, 13, Emperor & Galilean, Hamlet and The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time (also Gielgud Theatre). His work on television includes The Lost Honour of Christopher JefferiesDoctors, EastEndersJericho: The Killing of Johnny Swan and No Angels.

Cate Hamer plays Fran. With extensive credits across stage and television, her theatre work include Machinal (National Theatre), The Love of the Nightingale, Mary & Lizzie, The Tempest (RSC), Dona Rosita, The Tower, Volpone (Almeida Theatre), A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Shakespeare’s Globe Tour),  A Bed Amongst the Lentils (West Yorkshire Playhouse), Indian Ink (Salisbury Playhouse), Scenes From An Execution (Hackney Empire Studio), A Christmas Carol and Crime and Punishment (Glasgow Citizens) amongst many others. Her television credits include Eastenders, Holby City, The Town, Doctors, The Bill, Coronation Street, When I’m 64, Casualty, Inspector Lynley and Without Motive.

Seline Hizli plays Pip. Seline trained at RADA. Perhaps best known for playing Margaret in ITV’s Grantchester, her other television credits include Land Girls, Appropriate AdultCall the Midwife, Luther and Mum. Seline’s theatre credits include One Night in NovemberBlood Wedding (Royal & Derngate), The House of Bernarda Alba (Almeida Theatre), Jumpy (Royal Court & Duke of York’s Theatre), The Republic of Happiness (Royal Court), Dirty Butterfly (Young Vicand Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown (Playhouse Theatre).

John McArdle plays Bob. With credits across stage and screen from the past 37 years, John is known best for his work on telelvision, including the roles of Billy Corkhill in Brookside and Ronnie Hale in Emmerdale. Other screen credits include Mersey Beat, New Tricks, Waterloo Road, Prime Suspect 5, Waking the Dead, Law and Order UK, Vera, Casualty and Holby City amongst others. His extensive theatre credits include Lennon (Liverpool Everyman), Our Country’s Good (Liverpool Playhouse), The Crucible (Sheffield Crucible), Brassed Off (York Theatre Royal & UK Tour), The Arbour (National Theatre), with film credits including There’s Only One Jimmy Grimble, Charlie Noades R.I.P, Through My Eyes and The Rochdale Pioneers. For BBC Radio 4, his work includes A Clockwork Orange, The Spire, King of the Hill, and Stockport, So Good They Named It Once. John has also written and published his autobiography titled You Never Said Goodbye.

Kirsty Oswald plays Rosie. Her previous work with Frantic Assembly has included Desdemona in Othello and last year’s production of Things I Know to Be True (UK Tour). Other theatre credits include The Father (Duke of York’s Theatre), The Judas Kiss (Hampstead Theatre &  Duke of York’s Theatre), The Winter’s Tale (Sheffield Crucible) and We Are Proud To Present… (Bush Theatre). Her television credits include The CoronerBeowulfRipper Street, Holby City and Doctors, and film credits include GutterdammerungA Little Chaos and Dirty Weekend. She has also worked extensively across BBC Radio. Training at Rose Bruford, she won the prestigious Highly Commended Award at the Spotlight Prize.

Arthur Wilson plays Ben. His theatre work includes Man and Superman (National Theatre), Richard II (Shakespeare’s Globe), Home – Edinburgh (National Theatre of Scotland), Peter Pan (Kensington Gardens, 02 & US Tour), Persuasion (Manchester Royal Exchange), The Crunch (Look Left Look Right), Project Space (Secret Cinema) and The Borrowers (Citizens Theatre). His television credits include Call The MidwifeLaw and Order,20 AnythingThe Academy and Sea of Souls.

LISTINGS

27 – 30 September 
Oxford Playhouse
11-12 Beaumont Street, Oxford, OX1 2LW
01865 305 305
www.oxfordplayhouse.com

3 – 7 October
The Lowry (Quays Theatre)
Pier 8, The Quays, Salford, M50 3AZ
0843 208 6000
www.thelowry.com

10 – 14 October
Leicester Curve
60 Rutland St, Leicester LE1 1SB
0116 242 3595
www.curveonline.co.uk

17 – 21 October 
Mercury Theatre, Colchester
Colchester CO1 1PT
01206 573948
www.mercurytheatre.co.uk

31 October – 4 November
York Theatre Royal
St Leonard’s Pl, York YO1 7HD
01904 623568
www.yorktheatreroyal.co.uk

7 – 11 November
Chester Storyhouse
Hunter St, Chester CH1 2AR
01244 409113
www.storyhouse.com

14 – 18 November
Nuffield Southampton
University Rd, Southampton SO17 1TR
023 8067 1771
www.nstheatres.co.uk

21 – 25 November
The Lighthouse, Poole
21 Kingland Rd, Poole BH15 1UG
01202 280000
www.lighthousepoole.co.uk

11 January – 3 February 2018
Lyric Hammersmith
Lyric Square, King Street, London, W6 0QL
020 8741 6850
www.lyric.co.uk

Running time approx 2 hours, including an interval
Contains strong language
Suitable for ages 14+