What's On - Archive
The Arab the Jew and the Chicken - £12 (£9 concessions)
11th March 2008 to 30th March 2008 - 8pm
Theatre
‘The Arab, the Jew and the Chicken turns the Middle Eastern conflict into a comedic farce' BBC Arabic. ‘Conflict Relief slays stereotypes and skewers both sides with wit and absurdity' Jerusalem Report. The Arab the Jew and the Chicken is a fun, fast... more
11th March 2008 to 30th March 2008 - 8pm
Theatre
‘The Arab, the Jew and the Chicken turns the Middle Eastern conflict into a comedic farce' BBC Arabic. ‘Conflict Relief slays stereotypes and skewers both sides with wit and absurdity' Jerusalem Report. The Arab the Jew and the Chicken is a fun, fast... more
The Pink Bedroom
1st April 2008 to 27th April 2008
Theatre
‘This Pink bedroom. Incurable disease. Worse than drink or drugs it has broken my will and made me a lump of flesh.' A man and his mistress meet in the pink bedroom they have used for the last ten years, each blaming the other for the disintegration... more
1st April 2008 to 27th April 2008
Theatre
‘This Pink bedroom. Incurable disease. Worse than drink or drugs it has broken my will and made me a lump of flesh.' A man and his mistress meet in the pink bedroom they have used for the last ten years, each blaming the other for the disintegration... more
Sitting Around In My Pants - £10 (£7 concessions)
1st April 2008 to 6th April 2008 - 7:45pm
Theatre
"No Cause For A Llama" is the result of an Australian who escaped and ran, taking nothing but the clothes on his back and the stolen name. Once safe in the UK, he encountered like-minded people and proposed the nicked name as a useful moniker for a comedy... more
1st April 2008 to 6th April 2008 - 7:45pm
Theatre
"No Cause For A Llama" is the result of an Australian who escaped and ran, taking nothing but the clothes on his back and the stolen name. Once safe in the UK, he encountered like-minded people and proposed the nicked name as a useful moniker for a comedy... more
Two
15th April 2008 to 27th April 2008
Theatre
A normal night in a bustling Northern pub. The Landlord and Landlady serve a stream of customers with their customary smiles. But as the evening draws on, the quaint and convivial atmosphere dissipates to reveal something darker and more disturbing. ... more
15th April 2008 to 27th April 2008
Theatre
A normal night in a bustling Northern pub. The Landlord and Landlady serve a stream of customers with their customary smiles. But as the evening draws on, the quaint and convivial atmosphere dissipates to reveal something darker and more disturbing. ... more
Spring Awakening
29th April 2008 to 18th May 2008 - 7.30pm (no Monday performances)
Theatre
The year is 1891 - the setting, a small town in Germany - but how much has really changed? 'Spring Awakening', also known as 'The Children's Tragedy' has as much relevance today as it did when it was first written. The Broadway musical... more
29th April 2008 to 18th May 2008 - 7.30pm (no Monday performances)
Theatre
The year is 1891 - the setting, a small town in Germany - but how much has really changed? 'Spring Awakening', also known as 'The Children's Tragedy' has as much relevance today as it did when it was first written. The Broadway musical... more
Trojan Whores - £16 / (£12 concession)
29th April 2008 to 25th May 2008 - Start Time: 7:30 pm
Theatre
Three writers have collaborated to create a play rooted in myth but with powerful and direct relevance to the modern world. They explore three women who represent three female stereotypes - Helen the whore, Penelope the submissive wife, Klytemnestra the... more
29th April 2008 to 25th May 2008 - Start Time: 7:30 pm
Theatre
Three writers have collaborated to create a play rooted in myth but with powerful and direct relevance to the modern world. They explore three women who represent three female stereotypes - Helen the whore, Penelope the submissive wife, Klytemnestra the... more
Pearls Girls - Free
15th May 2008 to 20th June 2008 - 6pm until midnight
Gallery
The Others are proud to present Pearls Girls an exhibition of the latest collection from international artist Pearl Bates. Constantly inspired by the weird and wonderful Pearl explores the worlds cities and their inhabitants. Fusing styles to create... more
15th May 2008 to 20th June 2008 - 6pm until midnight
Gallery
The Others are proud to present Pearls Girls an exhibition of the latest collection from international artist Pearl Bates. Constantly inspired by the weird and wonderful Pearl explores the worlds cities and their inhabitants. Fusing styles to create... more
Four Monks & a Nun - Redemption - £7.50 conc / £10.00 full
20th May 2008 to 25th May 2008 - 7:45 pm
Comedy
Holy hilarity. It’s 2008 - Four Monks And A Nun are back. Following a stunning 2007, this group of Christian mixed race sketch comedians return with a brand new show entitled ‘Redemption’ (www.fourmonksandanun.com / www.myspace.com/fourmonksandanun)Four... more
20th May 2008 to 25th May 2008 - 7:45 pm
Comedy
Holy hilarity. It’s 2008 - Four Monks And A Nun are back. Following a stunning 2007, this group of Christian mixed race sketch comedians return with a brand new show entitled ‘Redemption’ (www.fourmonksandanun.com / www.myspace.com/fourmonksandanun)Four... more
Hannah & Martin - £16 and £12 (conc)
27th May 2008 to 22nd June 2008 - 7:30 pm (No Monday Performances)
Theatre
"Quite a find this play" "You will leave the theatre not only entertained, but almost certainly smarter" Time Out * * * * (4 Stars) In 1920s Germany, Hannah Arendt, a young Jewish student catches the eye of professor Martin Heidegger,... more
27th May 2008 to 22nd June 2008 - 7:30 pm (No Monday Performances)
Theatre
"Quite a find this play" "You will leave the theatre not only entertained, but almost certainly smarter" Time Out * * * * (4 Stars) In 1920s Germany, Hannah Arendt, a young Jewish student catches the eye of professor Martin Heidegger,... more
Cloud Dance Festival - £10 and £7 (conc)
4th July 2008 to 6th July 2008 - 7pm
Theatre
Cloud Dance Festival returns for a three-night contemporary dance event on 4-6 July at The Courtyard Theatre. Showcasing new and emerging artists alongside established international companies, this event boasts the largest and most ambitious lineup... more
4th July 2008 to 6th July 2008 - 7pm
Theatre
Cloud Dance Festival returns for a three-night contemporary dance event on 4-6 July at The Courtyard Theatre. Showcasing new and emerging artists alongside established international companies, this event boasts the largest and most ambitious lineup... more
Heart & Sole/The Plan - £8, £6 (conc)
19th July 2008 to 20th July 2008 - 7.30pm
Theatre
Lynn Ferguson in Heart and Sole and The Plan EXCLUSIVE EDINBURGH FESTIVAL FRINGE PREVIEWS Prior to returning to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, award winning actress/playwright Lynn Ferguson will be performing ... more
19th July 2008 to 20th July 2008 - 7.30pm
Theatre
Lynn Ferguson in Heart and Sole and The Plan EXCLUSIVE EDINBURGH FESTIVAL FRINGE PREVIEWS Prior to returning to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, award winning actress/playwright Lynn Ferguson will be performing ... more
Counterfeit Skin - £16 and £12 (conc)
22nd July 2008 to 10th August 2008 - 7.30pm
Theatre
After it's phenomenally successful three-week run at the Courtyard Theatre Studio, Counterfeit Skin by Jason Charles is back by popular demand! A new and updated version will be performed in the main house with a brand new cast and director. "It may... more
22nd July 2008 to 10th August 2008 - 7.30pm
Theatre
After it's phenomenally successful three-week run at the Courtyard Theatre Studio, Counterfeit Skin by Jason Charles is back by popular demand! A new and updated version will be performed in the main house with a brand new cast and director. "It may... more
Cousins Rival Queens - £5
24th July 2008 to 25th July 2008 - 8pm
Theatre
A tale of treachery, the ties that bind and ultimately destroy. Two Queens, divided by politics and religion, whose mark upon British history has become fascinatingly familiar and yet how much do we really understand about these two women who... more
24th July 2008 to 25th July 2008 - 8pm
Theatre
A tale of treachery, the ties that bind and ultimately destroy. Two Queens, divided by politics and religion, whose mark upon British history has become fascinatingly familiar and yet how much do we really understand about these two women who... more
The Yellow Wallpaper - £8, £6 (conc)
30th July 2008 to 31st July 2008 - 7.45pm
Theatre
The colour is hideous. The pattern is torturing. It is a bad dream. An unsettling, chilling and claustrophobic Gothic Horror which incarcerates us in a disused nursery and draws us into an increasingly dangerous game with a menace intent on... more
30th July 2008 to 31st July 2008 - 7.45pm
Theatre
The colour is hideous. The pattern is torturing. It is a bad dream. An unsettling, chilling and claustrophobic Gothic Horror which incarcerates us in a disused nursery and draws us into an increasingly dangerous game with a menace intent on... more
Hamlet - £10
3rd August 2008 to 4th August 2008 - 7.00pm
Theatre
Directed by Shakespeare's Globe and RSC director Tim Carroll, Hamlet will be performed by a cast whose performances will be entirely determined by the audience itself! Each member of the company can play a number of characters. Only moments... more
3rd August 2008 to 4th August 2008 - 7.00pm
Theatre
Directed by Shakespeare's Globe and RSC director Tim Carroll, Hamlet will be performed by a cast whose performances will be entirely determined by the audience itself! Each member of the company can play a number of characters. Only moments... more
UPP Magazine Live - £5/4 with flyer/magazine
25th August 2008 - 7.30pm till Midnight
Music
Upp Magazine LIVE Line Up: DJ Set: Jon (Upp) Modboy (Nagar) Electric Room: State City Disco The Humanity El Wristo Wireways Acoustic Room: Ida Jacobsson Jake Morley Nicholas Grinyer Mark Matthews Plus Get a Bespoke T-Shirt made for you... more
25th August 2008 - 7.30pm till Midnight
Music
Upp Magazine LIVE Line Up: DJ Set: Jon (Upp) Modboy (Nagar) Electric Room: State City Disco The Humanity El Wristo Wireways Acoustic Room: Ida Jacobsson Jake Morley Nicholas Grinyer Mark Matthews Plus Get a Bespoke T-Shirt made for you... more
This Time - Keith Jack - £12, £8 (concs)
20th October 2008 - 7.30pm
Music
Released 15th September 2008 "This Time" is the debut album from Edinburgh born Keith Jack. Produced by John McLaughlin, "This Time" includes songs from great international songwriters including Ivor Novello award winning Steve Robson, Oscar winning... more
20th October 2008 - 7.30pm
Music
Released 15th September 2008 "This Time" is the debut album from Edinburgh born Keith Jack. Produced by John McLaughlin, "This Time" includes songs from great international songwriters including Ivor Novello award winning Steve Robson, Oscar winning... more
The Day They Banned Christmas - £10 and £8 concs.
21st October 2008 to 9th November 2008 - 7.30pm Tuesday - Sunday
Theatre
Dreams are crushed when a young British Olympic hopeful is killed in a terrorist attack. Unaware of the truth behind the bombings, his mother deals with the tragedy by turning her anger towards the people she thinks responsible. The... more
21st October 2008 to 9th November 2008 - 7.30pm Tuesday - Sunday
Theatre
Dreams are crushed when a young British Olympic hopeful is killed in a terrorist attack. Unaware of the truth behind the bombings, his mother deals with the tragedy by turning her anger towards the people she thinks responsible. The... more
Upp Magazine LIVE - £4 with flyer/magazine £5 without
27th October 2008 - 7.30pm til 12.30am
Music
Upp Magazine Live 27th October Band Line up: Electric Room: The Tacticians ..self assured Folk-Popl and infectious melodies.. 4/5 Rolling Stone Magazine The Fiction "the speeding blood rushing pop mentality of early career Buzzcocks being scratched,... more
27th October 2008 - 7.30pm til 12.30am
Music
Upp Magazine Live 27th October Band Line up: Electric Room: The Tacticians ..self assured Folk-Popl and infectious melodies.. 4/5 Rolling Stone Magazine The Fiction "the speeding blood rushing pop mentality of early career Buzzcocks being scratched,... more
Measure for Measure - £16 and £12 concs. Preview 29th October, all tickets £10
29th October 2008 to 23rd November 2008 - 7:30pm, No Monday Performance
Theatre
"What's this? What's this? Is this her fault or mine? The tempter, or the tempted, who sins most?" The city's laws have fallen into disuse; depravity and loose living have become rife. Angelo, the puritanical deputy left in charge... more
29th October 2008 to 23rd November 2008 - 7:30pm, No Monday Performance
Theatre
"What's this? What's this? Is this her fault or mine? The tempter, or the tempted, who sins most?" The city's laws have fallen into disuse; depravity and loose living have become rife. Angelo, the puritanical deputy left in charge... more
Monday Mix Up - £6
10th November 2008 - 8pm
Theatre
The Monday Mix Up returns to the Courtyard presenting a mixture of light hearted acts from London’s up and coming actors, comedians and singers. Email: jandiproductions@googlemail.com to book your tickets ... more
10th November 2008 - 8pm
Theatre
The Monday Mix Up returns to the Courtyard presenting a mixture of light hearted acts from London’s up and coming actors, comedians and singers. Email: jandiproductions@googlemail.com to book your tickets ... more
Chav Scum Kills God - £12.50, £10 Concs. (£5 for all local residents with proof of address - only available on the door from 11th - 16th November)
11th November 2008 to 30th November 2008 - 7.30pm Tuesday - Sunday
Theatre
One man and one man alone has been chosen to rescue Hell from great tyranny. His name? Chaverston Robert Scumthorpe (Junior). Petty criminal. Pit-bull breeder. And, how can we put this? ...chav. Now Robert must journey to the heights of Heaven, meet... more
11th November 2008 to 30th November 2008 - 7.30pm Tuesday - Sunday
Theatre
One man and one man alone has been chosen to rescue Hell from great tyranny. His name? Chaverston Robert Scumthorpe (Junior). Petty criminal. Pit-bull breeder. And, how can we put this? ...chav. Now Robert must journey to the heights of Heaven, meet... more
Upp Magazine LIVE - £4 with flyer/magazine £5 without
24th November 2008 - 7.30pm till Midnight
Music
Upp Magazine Live 24th November Band Line up: Electric Room: The Cotswolds george_barker@hotmail.com Connett djcmusic@hotmail.com Phantom elsie.martins@bbc.co.uk Pnak aleckronacker@hotmail.com DJ/Acoustic Room: Dexy dexyinfo@googlemail.com Dj's... more
24th November 2008 - 7.30pm till Midnight
Music
Upp Magazine Live 24th November Band Line up: Electric Room: The Cotswolds george_barker@hotmail.com Connett djcmusic@hotmail.com Phantom elsie.martins@bbc.co.uk Pnak aleckronacker@hotmail.com DJ/Acoustic Room: Dexy dexyinfo@googlemail.com Dj's... more
Hit Me! The Life & Rhymes of Ian Dury - £15 (£12 conc)
25th November 2008 to 14th December 2008 - 7.30 (Tues-Sun) and 7.30 and 10.00 on Fridays and Saturdays
Theatre
'HIT ME! The Life & Rhymes of Ian Dury' is a warts-and-all portrait of the man who put the phrase "sex and drugs and rock and roll" into the national psyche. Publicly, Ian Dury was a cheeky chappie and purveyor of saucy lyrics. Privately,... more
25th November 2008 to 14th December 2008 - 7.30 (Tues-Sun) and 7.30 and 10.00 on Fridays and Saturdays
Theatre
'HIT ME! The Life & Rhymes of Ian Dury' is a warts-and-all portrait of the man who put the phrase "sex and drugs and rock and roll" into the national psyche. Publicly, Ian Dury was a cheeky chappie and purveyor of saucy lyrics. Privately,... more
The Caucasian Chalk Circle - £12, £8 (concs) Group discounts available, Sundays pay what you can (on door sales only)
3rd December 2008 to 21st December 2008 - 7.30pm Tuesday - Sunday
Theatre
Is it true that ‘'In the worst and bloodiest times good people still exist''? REVOLUTION! The people with money are on the run and it is when power and money change hands that the poor suffer most. How much is our individual freedom at the mercy... more
3rd December 2008 to 21st December 2008 - 7.30pm Tuesday - Sunday
Theatre
Is it true that ‘'In the worst and bloodiest times good people still exist''? REVOLUTION! The people with money are on the run and it is when power and money change hands that the poor suffer most. How much is our individual freedom at the mercy... more
SUPATRONIX vs ROCKIT SCIENCE New Year's Eve - £15
31st December 2008 to 1st January 2009 - 10pm till 6am
Music
Room one (Supatronix):Truskool breakbeatSOTO (Botchit & Scarper)PLAZA DE FUNK (West, various)Jurassik (Supatronix)Missmax (Supatronix)AWE Soundsystem (We Have fun)Bossman Chief Simon Mercer (Fast Old Man)Room two: (Rockit Science)Party hip-hop, funk... more
31st December 2008 to 1st January 2009 - 10pm till 6am
Music
Room one (Supatronix):Truskool breakbeatSOTO (Botchit & Scarper)PLAZA DE FUNK (West, various)Jurassik (Supatronix)Missmax (Supatronix)AWE Soundsystem (We Have fun)Bossman Chief Simon Mercer (Fast Old Man)Room two: (Rockit Science)Party hip-hop, funk... more
The Art of Trauma and Peace - Free
8th January 2009 to 9th January 2009 - 6pm till 7.30pm
Gallery
A brand new exhibition opening at The Courtyard Gallery housed in The Courtyard Theatre on December 15th 2008. The Art of Trauma and Peace' will draw together for the first time, 25 artists from 7 countries with works created between 1978... more
8th January 2009 to 9th January 2009 - 6pm till 7.30pm
Gallery
A brand new exhibition opening at The Courtyard Gallery housed in The Courtyard Theatre on December 15th 2008. The Art of Trauma and Peace' will draw together for the first time, 25 artists from 7 countries with works created between 1978... more
My Best Friend - £15, £10 concs.
20th January 2009 to 1st February 2009 - 7.30pm
Theatre
Bee and Em have been best friends for thirty years: they’re on holiday in rural France, away from the demands of work and family. But just as they’re setting the clocks forward, in steps Chris, a blast from their school days past. As the evening wears... more
20th January 2009 to 1st February 2009 - 7.30pm
Theatre
Bee and Em have been best friends for thirty years: they’re on holiday in rural France, away from the demands of work and family. But just as they’re setting the clocks forward, in steps Chris, a blast from their school days past. As the evening wears... more
Airswimming - £12, £10 conc (all tickets £8 Tuesdays)
27th January 2009 to 15th February 2009 - 7.30pm
Theatre
"They just forgot about us. Forgot about us for years and years and years. That's not how it was supposed to be" 1924. With no idea why she has been taken from her world of finishing schools and cocktail parties, Persephone... more
27th January 2009 to 15th February 2009 - 7.30pm
Theatre
"They just forgot about us. Forgot about us for years and years and years. That's not how it was supposed to be" 1924. With no idea why she has been taken from her world of finishing schools and cocktail parties, Persephone... more
When Do We Start Fighting? - £15, £10 conc, /Pay what you can on Sundays (door sales only)
3rd February 2009 to 1st March 2009 - 8pm Tues - Sun
Theatre
1969. The promise of the sixties turns to the confusion of the early seventies, and the Weatherman organisation gathers... Their primary aim: To violently overthrow the American government. However, after their first major street-action, ‘The Days Of... more
3rd February 2009 to 1st March 2009 - 8pm Tues - Sun
Theatre
1969. The promise of the sixties turns to the confusion of the early seventies, and the Weatherman organisation gathers... Their primary aim: To violently overthrow the American government. However, after their first major street-action, ‘The Days Of... more
The Possibilities - £12, £8 concs. Sundays Pay What You Can (on door sales only)
19th February 2009 to 8th March 2009 - 7.30pm, Tuesday - Sunday
Theatre
One of the best examples of Howard Barker's theatre of catastrophe, The Possibilities are well established in the international theatre repertoire. Consisting of a series of ten pieces on irrationality and the limits of logic, it portrays a set of characters... more
19th February 2009 to 8th March 2009 - 7.30pm, Tuesday - Sunday
Theatre
One of the best examples of Howard Barker's theatre of catastrophe, The Possibilities are well established in the international theatre repertoire. Consisting of a series of ten pieces on irrationality and the limits of logic, it portrays a set of characters... more
EAST: Elegy for the East and its Energetic Waste. - £15, £10 conc
2nd March 2009 to 29th March 2009 - 8pm
Theatre
As part of the Third Annual East Festival, Goldrush Productions proudly presents Steven Berkoff's EAST: Elegy for the East and its Energetic Waste. An electrifying new theatre production of Steven Berkoff's masterpiece written in 1975, East tells the... more
2nd March 2009 to 29th March 2009 - 8pm
Theatre
As part of the Third Annual East Festival, Goldrush Productions proudly presents Steven Berkoff's EAST: Elegy for the East and its Energetic Waste. An electrifying new theatre production of Steven Berkoff's masterpiece written in 1975, East tells the... more
Electra - £10, £8conc
10th March 2009 to 12th March 2009 - 7.30pm
Theatre
O my children, by Heaven I pray thee, Spare thy mother!" Prince Orestes returns to his birthplace to avenge the murder of his father, King Agamemnon. The perpetrator of the heinous crime was his own mother Queen Clytemnestra, now remarried... more
10th March 2009 to 12th March 2009 - 7.30pm
Theatre
O my children, by Heaven I pray thee, Spare thy mother!" Prince Orestes returns to his birthplace to avenge the murder of his father, King Agamemnon. The perpetrator of the heinous crime was his own mother Queen Clytemnestra, now remarried... more
The Collectors - £6,50, £5.50 conc
13th March 2009 to 15th March 2009 - Friday & Saturday at 19:30, Sunday at 15:00 and 19:30
Theatre
The Collectors is an innovative piece of new writing by young writer Ben Graham about the decline of an ancient family. Paul and Sophie LaMont are siblings, descended from an ancient and noble line. Yet now, their family and their house are... more
13th March 2009 to 15th March 2009 - Friday & Saturday at 19:30, Sunday at 15:00 and 19:30
Theatre
The Collectors is an innovative piece of new writing by young writer Ben Graham about the decline of an ancient family. Paul and Sophie LaMont are siblings, descended from an ancient and noble line. Yet now, their family and their house are... more
Hedda Gabler - £14 (Full) £11 (Conc), PRESS NIGHT’S 17th and 18th March all tickets £10
17th March 2009 to 5th April 2009 - 7.30pm
Theatre
"Control a human destiny?" HOW FAR WOULD YOU GO? Enter the debonair world of the 1950's, where hidden desires and careless living threaten the calm and "castles in the air" come crashing down. Hedda Gabler, the upper class daughter of a General has... more
17th March 2009 to 5th April 2009 - 7.30pm
Theatre
"Control a human destiny?" HOW FAR WOULD YOU GO? Enter the debonair world of the 1950's, where hidden desires and careless living threaten the calm and "castles in the air" come crashing down. Hedda Gabler, the upper class daughter of a General has... more
The Penelopiad - Adult £13.50 Concession £11 Group/School Bookings (20+) £9
31st March 2009 to 5th April 2009 - 7.45pm
Theatre
"Now that I am dead I know everything..." From the retrospective comfort of Hades, Penelope, wife to Odysseus and cousin to the beautiful Helen of Troy, recounts her version of one of the greatest stories of all time. With Odysseus at sea slaying... more
31st March 2009 to 5th April 2009 - 7.45pm
Theatre
"Now that I am dead I know everything..." From the retrospective comfort of Hades, Penelope, wife to Odysseus and cousin to the beautiful Helen of Troy, recounts her version of one of the greatest stories of all time. With Odysseus at sea slaying... more
Cat’s Cradle - £12 Full /£10 Conc /£7 Child (age 12-16)
7th April 2009 to 25th April 2009 - 8pm
Theatre
Miracle Theatre presents Cat's Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut Adapted and Directed by Bill Scott The future is an accident waiting to happen! An ingenious, thoughtful and funny multimedia adaptation of Vonnegut's best-selling satire on modern science. "Cat's... more
7th April 2009 to 25th April 2009 - 8pm
Theatre
Miracle Theatre presents Cat's Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut Adapted and Directed by Bill Scott The future is an accident waiting to happen! An ingenious, thoughtful and funny multimedia adaptation of Vonnegut's best-selling satire on modern science. "Cat's... more
Estranged - £15, £10 conc
7th April 2009 to 3rd May 2009 - 7.45
Theatre
Following the success of Counterfeit Skin, the Courtyard Theatre is pleased to present the premiere of Jason Charles's new play ESTRANGED. A new darkly comic family drama by Jason Charles. Estranged is set in a small village in Derbyshire. It tells... more
7th April 2009 to 3rd May 2009 - 7.45
Theatre
Following the success of Counterfeit Skin, the Courtyard Theatre is pleased to present the premiere of Jason Charles's new play ESTRANGED. A new darkly comic family drama by Jason Charles. Estranged is set in a small village in Derbyshire. It tells... more
THE UNDERGROUND’S HONOURABLE DISCHARGE - £7
20th April 2009 - 8pm
Theatre
Admiration Theatre presents THE UNDERGROUND'S HONOURABLE DISCHARGE An evening of solo shows from John Seaforth and friends Including Fred Roll, and Patricia Rodrigues and others. Full line-up tbc Funny, spontaneous and new 8pm Main House, Monday... more
20th April 2009 - 8pm
Theatre
Admiration Theatre presents THE UNDERGROUND'S HONOURABLE DISCHARGE An evening of solo shows from John Seaforth and friends Including Fred Roll, and Patricia Rodrigues and others. Full line-up tbc Funny, spontaneous and new 8pm Main House, Monday... more
Love and Understanding - £15, £12 conc
28th April 2009 to 17th May 2009 - 7.30pm
Theatre
Neal and Rachel live together in cordial estrangement, communicating with post-it notes as they struggle to resuscitate a romance left for dead by their fledgling medical careers. Enter compulsive liar, alcoholic and drug-addict Richie - a blast... more
28th April 2009 to 17th May 2009 - 7.30pm
Theatre
Neal and Rachel live together in cordial estrangement, communicating with post-it notes as they struggle to resuscitate a romance left for dead by their fledgling medical careers. Enter compulsive liar, alcoholic and drug-addict Richie - a blast... more
THE UNDERGROUND’S HONOURABLE DISCHARGE - 8pm
4th May 2009 - 8pm
Theatre
Admiration Theatre presents THE UNDERGROUND'S HONOURABLE DISCHARGE An evening of solo shows from John Seaforth and friends Including Fred Roll, and Patricia Rodrigues and others. Full line-up tbc Funny, spontaneous and new... more
4th May 2009 - 8pm
Theatre
Admiration Theatre presents THE UNDERGROUND'S HONOURABLE DISCHARGE An evening of solo shows from John Seaforth and friends Including Fred Roll, and Patricia Rodrigues and others. Full line-up tbc Funny, spontaneous and new... more
Heroine - £15, £12 conc
16th May 2009 to 6th June 2009 - 7:30pm
Theatre
Taken by force from the safety of her family, young and innocent Esther finds herself in the palace harem as hedonistic King Xerxes seeks a new wife. He chooses Esther. Meanwhile Haman climbs the Palace ranks with plans of killing the... more
16th May 2009 to 6th June 2009 - 7:30pm
Theatre
Taken by force from the safety of her family, young and innocent Esther finds herself in the palace harem as hedonistic King Xerxes seeks a new wife. He chooses Esther. Meanwhile Haman climbs the Palace ranks with plans of killing the... more
The Scum Also Rises
18th May 2009 to 20th May 2009 - 7.30pm
Comedy
Come and see an exclusive preview of this brand new BBCTV sitcom about the flaky, shaky, fakey ‘creatives' who work in the advertising industry. Underworked and overpaid, they're the people who spend all day trying to persuade you to buy things... more
18th May 2009 to 20th May 2009 - 7.30pm
Comedy
Come and see an exclusive preview of this brand new BBCTV sitcom about the flaky, shaky, fakey ‘creatives' who work in the advertising industry. Underworked and overpaid, they're the people who spend all day trying to persuade you to buy things... more
Emma - £10 / £7 conc.
20th May 2009 to 28th May 2009 - 7.30pm, Tuesday - Sunday (plus 4pm, Sunday 24th)
Theatre
"I have never been in love; it is not my way, or my nature; and I do not think I ever shall" Emma is quick-witted and beautiful, but headstrong. While she insists that she will never marry, she follows her romantic inclinations by match-making amongst... more
20th May 2009 to 28th May 2009 - 7.30pm, Tuesday - Sunday (plus 4pm, Sunday 24th)
Theatre
"I have never been in love; it is not my way, or my nature; and I do not think I ever shall" Emma is quick-witted and beautiful, but headstrong. While she insists that she will never marry, she follows her romantic inclinations by match-making amongst... more
Occulture Festival
23rd May 2009
Comedy
The original esoteric arts festival is back! Join our helmsman Gary Lachman, occult author and former Blondie bassist, at the Courtyard Theatre. With seven speakers, 11 performances, four films, two art installations and a packed occult bazaar... more
23rd May 2009
Comedy
The original esoteric arts festival is back! Join our helmsman Gary Lachman, occult author and former Blondie bassist, at the Courtyard Theatre. With seven speakers, 11 performances, four films, two art installations and a packed occult bazaar... more
A Midsummer Night's Dream - £10 / £7 conc.
30th May 2009 to 7th June 2009 - 7.30pm, Tuesday - Sunday (plus 4pm, Saturday 6th June)
Theatre
Come into Fairyland... Home to fabulous fairies and mind-altering mixes. Where anything is possible, nothing is as it seems, And no one knows who they'll meet in the dark. Young lovers fleeing their repressive university escape along the midnight... more
30th May 2009 to 7th June 2009 - 7.30pm, Tuesday - Sunday (plus 4pm, Saturday 6th June)
Theatre
Come into Fairyland... Home to fabulous fairies and mind-altering mixes. Where anything is possible, nothing is as it seems, And no one knows who they'll meet in the dark. Young lovers fleeing their repressive university escape along the midnight... more
Who Will Carry The Word? - £12 and £10 conc
9th June 2009 to 5th July 2009 - 8pm (Press night 11th June at 7pm)
Theatre
1943: 15 women - members of the French Resistance - are sent to Auschwitz as political prisoners. This is their story of hope, friendship and sacrifice to journey back and tell the truth to the world. In association with REDRESS, ROBERTS PRYCE... more
9th June 2009 to 5th July 2009 - 8pm (Press night 11th June at 7pm)
Theatre
1943: 15 women - members of the French Resistance - are sent to Auschwitz as political prisoners. This is their story of hope, friendship and sacrifice to journey back and tell the truth to the world. In association with REDRESS, ROBERTS PRYCE... more
Twilight of the Gods - £15, £12 conc
9th June 2009 to 5th July 2009 - 8pm
Theatre
RICHARD WAGNER and FRIEDRICH NIETZSCHE were good friends. But on the day of Wagner's greatest triumph, the opening of his Opera House at Bayreuth, Nietzsche angrily walked away from the friendship and later threatened to kill Wagner! Soon after... more
9th June 2009 to 5th July 2009 - 8pm
Theatre
RICHARD WAGNER and FRIEDRICH NIETZSCHE were good friends. But on the day of Wagner's greatest triumph, the opening of his Opera House at Bayreuth, Nietzsche angrily walked away from the friendship and later threatened to kill Wagner! Soon after... more
Shout Across The River - Tickets available free of charge by e-mailing mail@katemcgregor.co.uk and stating the performance date, time and number of seats required.
7th July 2009 to 8th July 2009 - 8pm (plus 3pm, Weds 8th July)
Theatre
Shout Across The River tells the story of a mother and daughter during an extremely eventful week in their lives. Set 'on the edge of London', this play is about a family clinging to each other for survival whilst the shadow of unemployment and recession... more
7th July 2009 to 8th July 2009 - 8pm (plus 3pm, Weds 8th July)
Theatre
Shout Across The River tells the story of a mother and daughter during an extremely eventful week in their lives. Set 'on the edge of London', this play is about a family clinging to each other for survival whilst the shadow of unemployment and recession... more
'It Speaks: Tales Of A Reluctant Showgirl' - £7
9th July 2009 to 10th July 2009 - 7.30pm
Theatre
"There's nothing quite like turning up at work to find a 35ft inflatable version of yourself, waving in the breeze, threatening to take out Sophie Ellis-Bextor..." Dragged up by a gogo-dancing alcoholic and 'rescued' from a life of vice by Jehovah's... more
9th July 2009 to 10th July 2009 - 7.30pm
Theatre
"There's nothing quite like turning up at work to find a 35ft inflatable version of yourself, waving in the breeze, threatening to take out Sophie Ellis-Bextor..." Dragged up by a gogo-dancing alcoholic and 'rescued' from a life of vice by Jehovah's... more
A Perfect Ganesh - Tickets available free of charge by e-mailing mstev@hotmail.co.uk stating the performance date, time and number of seats required.
10th July 2009 to 11th July 2009 - Friday 10th July at 8.00pm, Saturday 11th July at 3.00 and 8.00pm
Theatre
2 sparky American women take the trip of a lifetime to India in search of fulfillment under the gaze of the playful elephant-headed God Ganesha. Matthew Parker's colourful production stars Cory English (Producers - West End) alongside Annie Julian,... more
10th July 2009 to 11th July 2009 - Friday 10th July at 8.00pm, Saturday 11th July at 3.00 and 8.00pm
Theatre
2 sparky American women take the trip of a lifetime to India in search of fulfillment under the gaze of the playful elephant-headed God Ganesha. Matthew Parker's colourful production stars Cory English (Producers - West End) alongside Annie Julian,... more
In Bed With Messalina - All tickets £10
14th July 2009 to 2nd August 2009 - 8pm - Matinee Performances on 26th July and 2nd August at 4pm
Theatre
From humble beginnings as a dancer in Caligula's court, Messalina has risen to be one of the most famous and controversial figures in the Roman world. Since unexpectedly becoming Empress at the age of nineteen she has shocked the populace with... more
14th July 2009 to 2nd August 2009 - 8pm - Matinee Performances on 26th July and 2nd August at 4pm
Theatre
From humble beginnings as a dancer in Caligula's court, Messalina has risen to be one of the most famous and controversial figures in the Roman world. Since unexpectedly becoming Empress at the age of nineteen she has shocked the populace with... more
Pre-Edinburgh Season: TUG - £10 adult, £8 concession
24th July 2009 to 25th July 2009 - 8pm
Theatre
"It's a pretty big park... why don't you just f**k off somewhere else?" Just what is George, a smooth talking, high-flying lawyer, doing in a bleak London park, talking to ‘gentleman of the road' Sam? This blackly comic examination of... more
24th July 2009 to 25th July 2009 - 8pm
Theatre
"It's a pretty big park... why don't you just f**k off somewhere else?" Just what is George, a smooth talking, high-flying lawyer, doing in a bleak London park, talking to ‘gentleman of the road' Sam? This blackly comic examination of... more
The Seagull (Project) - £10
26th July 2009 - 7pm
Theatre
From the company who brought us a midnight performance of Hamlet and their unique 'Round 1' evening for new writing The Factory return to The Courtyard with; The Seagull Project directed by Tim Carroll This is a step further on from the Hamlet... more
26th July 2009 - 7pm
Theatre
From the company who brought us a midnight performance of Hamlet and their unique 'Round 1' evening for new writing The Factory return to The Courtyard with; The Seagull Project directed by Tim Carroll This is a step further on from the Hamlet... more
Pre-Edinburgh Season: Fat Club The Musical - Price: £8.50
30th July 2009 to 31st July 2009 - 7.30pm
Theatre
Fat Club: The Musical is a refreshingly original World Premiere which follows the lives of five larger than life dieters and their sadistic team leader. Does happiness really come hand in hand with being thin? Fat Club tackles a variety of important issues... more
30th July 2009 to 31st July 2009 - 7.30pm
Theatre
Fat Club: The Musical is a refreshingly original World Premiere which follows the lives of five larger than life dieters and their sadistic team leader. Does happiness really come hand in hand with being thin? Fat Club tackles a variety of important issues... more
The Trial of Marie Antoinette - Price: £15, £12 concs. For groups of over 10 the concession rate will apply. For educational groups of 10 or more, tickets £10.
4th August 2009 to 30th August 2009 - 7:30pm (no Monday performances)
Theatre
Paris. 1793. The King is dead, and the revolution is entering its most chaotic, terrifying phase. In a medieval prison, Marie Antoinette awaits trial before her people for the crime of being Queen. The Trial of Marie Antoinette is a new play by... more
4th August 2009 to 30th August 2009 - 7:30pm (no Monday performances)
Theatre
Paris. 1793. The King is dead, and the revolution is entering its most chaotic, terrifying phase. In a medieval prison, Marie Antoinette awaits trial before her people for the crime of being Queen. The Trial of Marie Antoinette is a new play by... more
Mistero Buffo by Dario Fo - All tickets £10
11th August 2009 to 30th August 2009 - 8pm
Theatre
Some forty million people throughout the world have watched Dario Fo perform this brilliant one man show. Displaying the same subversive wit of his notorious West End hits, Accidental Death of an Anarchist and Can't Play Won't Pay!, these 'comic mysteries'... more
11th August 2009 to 30th August 2009 - 8pm
Theatre
Some forty million people throughout the world have watched Dario Fo perform this brilliant one man show. Displaying the same subversive wit of his notorious West End hits, Accidental Death of an Anarchist and Can't Play Won't Pay!, these 'comic mysteries'... more
House of Goddess' - £15/£12 (Concession) previews 1st -3rd £10/£7 conc
1st September 2009 to 27th September 2009 - 7.30pm
Theatre
How far would you go to kill someone you love? A young Brazilian woman becomes entangled in the dangerous world of gangsters at the glamorous Gentleman's club ‘House of Goddess' in order to plot against her father. On her road to revenge she... more
1st September 2009 to 27th September 2009 - 7.30pm
Theatre
How far would you go to kill someone you love? A young Brazilian woman becomes entangled in the dangerous world of gangsters at the glamorous Gentleman's club ‘House of Goddess' in order to plot against her father. On her road to revenge she... more
Colder Than Here - £15, £12 conc
1st September 2009 to 19th September 2009 - Tues - Sat 7.45pm, Wed Matinee 3.30pm
Theatre
Colder Than Here is an astute and humorous portrayal of a family pulling together in the face of impending grief. It takes a timely look at society’s changing attitudes towards the process of dying and the ceremonies associated with death. Myra is terminally... more
1st September 2009 to 19th September 2009 - Tues - Sat 7.45pm, Wed Matinee 3.30pm
Theatre
Colder Than Here is an astute and humorous portrayal of a family pulling together in the face of impending grief. It takes a timely look at society’s changing attitudes towards the process of dying and the ceremonies associated with death. Myra is terminally... more
London Butoh Festival 2009 - £95, £85 concessions
19th September 2009 to 20th September 2009 - 10am until 5pm
Theatre
50 years of Butoh 1959-20092009 marks the 50th anniversary of Butoh and the continuing influence of this Japanese art form on the development of world contemporary performance. Founder Tatsumi Hijikata's first performance... more
19th September 2009 to 20th September 2009 - 10am until 5pm
Theatre
50 years of Butoh 1959-20092009 marks the 50th anniversary of Butoh and the continuing influence of this Japanese art form on the development of world contemporary performance. Founder Tatsumi Hijikata's first performance... more
Natema - Live (Brazilian Music) - Free
26th September 2009 - 9pm till 12.30
Music
Natema project brings together different extrems of electronic music combined with Brazilian folk rythms.Making use of exotic instruments like the alfaia, berimbau and the pandeiro (brazilian tambourine) plus accordion, guitar and bass guitar together... more
26th September 2009 - 9pm till 12.30
Music
Natema project brings together different extrems of electronic music combined with Brazilian folk rythms.Making use of exotic instruments like the alfaia, berimbau and the pandeiro (brazilian tambourine) plus accordion, guitar and bass guitar together... more
'Your Fault' - £14, £10 conc
29th September 2009 to 4th October 2009 - 7.30pm, Matinee 3rd October 3.30pm
Theatre
As Andrew and his friends prepare for their G.C.S.E's, it proves hard for them to stay out of trouble, but is it their fault? See how Andrew struggles to fit in with his friends and keep his family happy at this crucial time in his life. And as his teacher... more
29th September 2009 to 4th October 2009 - 7.30pm, Matinee 3rd October 3.30pm
Theatre
As Andrew and his friends prepare for their G.C.S.E's, it proves hard for them to stay out of trouble, but is it their fault? See how Andrew struggles to fit in with his friends and keep his family happy at this crucial time in his life. And as his teacher... more
London Butoh Festival 2009 - £85 £75 conc
3rd October 2009 to 4th October 2009 - 12pm - 5pm
Theatre
50 years of Butoh 1959-20092009 marks the 50th anniversary of Butoh and the continuing influence of this Japanese art form on the development of world contemporary performance. Founder Tatsumi Hijikata's first performance took place in 1959,... more
3rd October 2009 to 4th October 2009 - 12pm - 5pm
Theatre
50 years of Butoh 1959-20092009 marks the 50th anniversary of Butoh and the continuing influence of this Japanese art form on the development of world contemporary performance. Founder Tatsumi Hijikata's first performance took place in 1959,... more
London Butoh Festival Introductory Sessions
3rd October 2009 to 17th November 2009 - 10 am - 11.30
Theatre
Also available as a starter to this day or as a stand alone session is an introductory session with Fran Barbe between 10am and 11.30am on the Sat of the weekend. (Please see book tickets to include this optional extra in your workshop package) This... more
3rd October 2009 to 17th November 2009 - 10 am - 11.30
Theatre
Also available as a starter to this day or as a stand alone session is an introductory session with Fran Barbe between 10am and 11.30am on the Sat of the weekend. (Please see book tickets to include this optional extra in your workshop package) This... more
'Permission' - £14, £10 conc
7th October 2009 to 11th October 2009 - 7.30pm
Theatre
(Contains some explicit dialogue) Jill loves Jack and Jack loves Jill. But this relationship is far from being a nursery rhyme.The path to true love, is never simple. Not when your partner is receiving seductive text messages and is hanging around with... more
7th October 2009 to 11th October 2009 - 7.30pm
Theatre
(Contains some explicit dialogue) Jill loves Jack and Jack loves Jill. But this relationship is far from being a nursery rhyme.The path to true love, is never simple. Not when your partner is receiving seductive text messages and is hanging around with... more
'The Passing of Great Aunt Grace' - £14, £10 conc
13th October 2009 to 18th October 2009 - 7.30pm (No Show on Fri 16th)
Theatre
At the tender age of thirteen a young girl called Grace, leaves behind her beloved country and sets sail alone, journeying across to the other side of the world. The plan was for Grace to find her fortune and return home a grown woman. For Grace, all... more
13th October 2009 to 18th October 2009 - 7.30pm (No Show on Fri 16th)
Theatre
At the tender age of thirteen a young girl called Grace, leaves behind her beloved country and sets sail alone, journeying across to the other side of the world. The plan was for Grace to find her fortune and return home a grown woman. For Grace, all... more
Acid Jazz Records 21st Anniversary Party - £10
16th October 2009 - 9.30am to 3.30am (no access after 2,45am)
Music
Acid Jazz Records are about to celebrate their 21st anniversary in some style at a venue just a hundred yards around the corner from the east London label's legendary and late lamented Blue Note club in Hoxton Square!The label, founded by Eddie Piller... more
16th October 2009 - 9.30am to 3.30am (no access after 2,45am)
Music
Acid Jazz Records are about to celebrate their 21st anniversary in some style at a venue just a hundred yards around the corner from the east London label's legendary and late lamented Blue Note club in Hoxton Square!The label, founded by Eddie Piller... more
London Butoh Festival 2009 - £85 £75 conc
17th October 2009 to 18th October 2009 - 12pm - 5pm
Theatre
50 years of Butoh 1959-20092009 marks the 50th anniversary of Butoh and the continuing influence of this Japanese art form on the development of world contemporary performance. Founder Tatsumi Hijikata's first performance took place in 1959, and since... more
17th October 2009 to 18th October 2009 - 12pm - 5pm
Theatre
50 years of Butoh 1959-20092009 marks the 50th anniversary of Butoh and the continuing influence of this Japanese art form on the development of world contemporary performance. Founder Tatsumi Hijikata's first performance took place in 1959, and since... more
The Witch of Edmonton - £15, £12 conc
20th October 2009 to 15th November 2009 - 7.30pm (No Monday Performances)
Theatre
The Witch of Edmonton by Rowley, Dekker and Ford. (New Adaptation by Natasha Dawn) We all know the dark history of London - Jack the Ripper's Whitechapel, Sweeney Todd's Fleet Street.... but do you know about Witches in North London?... more
20th October 2009 to 15th November 2009 - 7.30pm (No Monday Performances)
Theatre
The Witch of Edmonton by Rowley, Dekker and Ford. (New Adaptation by Natasha Dawn) We all know the dark history of London - Jack the Ripper's Whitechapel, Sweeney Todd's Fleet Street.... but do you know about Witches in North London?... more
Twelfth Night - £12, £10 conc
20th October 2009 to 25th October 2009 - 7.30pm
Theatre
Savio(u)r Theatre Company is dedicated to uniting British and American artists through theatre. The productions we create will highlight these relationships and the ways they affect and challenge one another. A tale of twins shipwrecked... more
20th October 2009 to 25th October 2009 - 7.30pm
Theatre
Savio(u)r Theatre Company is dedicated to uniting British and American artists through theatre. The productions we create will highlight these relationships and the ways they affect and challenge one another. A tale of twins shipwrecked... more
Ghost Song Shakespeare - £12, £10 conc
30th October 2009 to 1st November 2009 - 7.30pm
Theatre
Admiration Theatre presents GHOST SONG SHAKESPEARE The haunted weekend This Halloween, come down to Hoxton for a montage of theatre spectaculars in all shapes and sizes... We have Shakespeare, contemporary writing and Stanislavski, Lecoq devised pieces,... more
30th October 2009 to 1st November 2009 - 7.30pm
Theatre
Admiration Theatre presents GHOST SONG SHAKESPEARE The haunted weekend This Halloween, come down to Hoxton for a montage of theatre spectaculars in all shapes and sizes... We have Shakespeare, contemporary writing and Stanislavski, Lecoq devised pieces,... more
London Butoh Festival 2009 - £95, £85 concessions
31st October 2009 to 1st November 2009 - 10am till 5pm
Theatre
50 years of Butoh 1959-20092009 marks the 50th anniversary of Butoh and the continuing influence of this Japanese art form on the development of world contemporary performance. Founder Tatsumi Hijikata's first performance took place in 1959, and since... more
31st October 2009 to 1st November 2009 - 10am till 5pm
Theatre
50 years of Butoh 1959-20092009 marks the 50th anniversary of Butoh and the continuing influence of this Japanese art form on the development of world contemporary performance. Founder Tatsumi Hijikata's first performance took place in 1959, and since... more
Faithless Bitches - £14, £12 (Concessions, Equity, Unemployed, Disabled, Senior Citizens) £10.50 Under 26s (including students). Groups 7+ £10.50
3rd November 2009 to 6th December 2009 - 3 November - 6 December, times are Tuesday - Saturday 8pm, Sunday 7:45pm.
Theatre
Truly Fierce Productions presents the world premiere of the outrageous comedy Faithless Bitches. Brace yourself for the startling story of former skid row starlet Monique Masters as she claws her way from the gutter to the Hollywood hills...... more
3rd November 2009 to 6th December 2009 - 3 November - 6 December, times are Tuesday - Saturday 8pm, Sunday 7:45pm.
Theatre
Truly Fierce Productions presents the world premiere of the outrageous comedy Faithless Bitches. Brace yourself for the startling story of former skid row starlet Monique Masters as she claws her way from the gutter to the Hollywood hills...... more
Dale Bassett - Never Knowingly Understated - £12 £8 conc
9th November 2009 - 8pm
Comedy
An evening of cabaret frivloity with songs old and new and a smattering of laughter (hopefully)... more
9th November 2009 - 8pm
Comedy
An evening of cabaret frivloity with songs old and new and a smattering of laughter (hopefully)... more
London Butoh Festival 2009 - £85 £75 conc
14th November 2009 to 15th November 2009 - 12 noon - 5pm
Theatre
50 years of Butoh 1959-20092009 marks the 50th anniversary of Butoh and the continuing influence of this Japanese art form on the development of world contemporary performance. Founder Tatsumi Hijikata's first performance took place in 1959, and since... more
14th November 2009 to 15th November 2009 - 12 noon - 5pm
Theatre
50 years of Butoh 1959-20092009 marks the 50th anniversary of Butoh and the continuing influence of this Japanese art form on the development of world contemporary performance. Founder Tatsumi Hijikata's first performance took place in 1959, and since... more
Jeux De Massacre - £10, £7 conc
8th December 2009 to 20th December 2009 - 7.30pm No Mondays
Theatre
A rollercoaster ride of fear and laughter, at the end of which you will be left with very few answers and a lot of questions... "There are more dead people than living. And their numbers are increasing. The living are getting rarer." - Eugene Ionesco... more
8th December 2009 to 20th December 2009 - 7.30pm No Mondays
Theatre
A rollercoaster ride of fear and laughter, at the end of which you will be left with very few answers and a lot of questions... "There are more dead people than living. And their numbers are increasing. The living are getting rarer." - Eugene Ionesco... more
Tower Hamlet - £12, £10 conc
2nd February 2010 to 21st February 2010 - 7.30pm
Theatre
Director John Seaforth and Admiration Theatre present Shakespeare’s greatest play Hamlet - a macabre tale of revenge, thwarted happiness and betrayal - in a highly original and creative production a large cast explore five different kinds of theatre:... more
2nd February 2010 to 21st February 2010 - 7.30pm
Theatre
Director John Seaforth and Admiration Theatre present Shakespeare’s greatest play Hamlet - a macabre tale of revenge, thwarted happiness and betrayal - in a highly original and creative production a large cast explore five different kinds of theatre:... more
The Seagull - £10
7th February 2010 - 5pm
Theatre
The Seagull ‘as unforgettable and moving as any theatre I've seen' The Guardian ‘a never-to-be-repeated unique moment of magic' Time Out ‘not just verging on but actually accomplishing genius' Spoonfed Witness this ever evolving attempt to create... more
7th February 2010 - 5pm
Theatre
The Seagull ‘as unforgettable and moving as any theatre I've seen' The Guardian ‘a never-to-be-repeated unique moment of magic' Time Out ‘not just verging on but actually accomplishing genius' Spoonfed Witness this ever evolving attempt to create... more
Beast - £12, £10 conc
17th February 2010 to 20th February 2010 - 7.30pm
Theatre
"Smile and dance and move the moving hands of yours that know the search my softer deeper spots. You, skillfully, begin to join the dots." Bookshelf are a young new arts company dedicated to creating multi-disciplinary live, performance and dramatic... more
17th February 2010 to 20th February 2010 - 7.30pm
Theatre
"Smile and dance and move the moving hands of yours that know the search my softer deeper spots. You, skillfully, begin to join the dots." Bookshelf are a young new arts company dedicated to creating multi-disciplinary live, performance and dramatic... more
'Heidegger's Shadow' - £15, £12 conc
23rd February 2010 to 21st March 2010 - 7.30pm
Theatre
Off The Page is proud to present 'Heidegger's Shadow', a 'World Premier' by the Emmy Award winning American writer David Cherrill and Caroll Jacobs, based on the complicated life and work of Martin Heidegger, one of the most important and controversial... more
23rd February 2010 to 21st March 2010 - 7.30pm
Theatre
Off The Page is proud to present 'Heidegger's Shadow', a 'World Premier' by the Emmy Award winning American writer David Cherrill and Caroll Jacobs, based on the complicated life and work of Martin Heidegger, one of the most important and controversial... more
The Arab, the Jew and the Chicken - £10, £8 conc
10th March 2010 to 12th March 2010 - 7.30pm
Theatre
This is good theatre. This is great comedy` The Stage ‘This ensemble clearly knows their hammas from their hummous with out taking sides` Evening Standard. The Arab the Jew and the Chicken is a fun, fast... more
10th March 2010 to 12th March 2010 - 7.30pm
Theatre
This is good theatre. This is great comedy` The Stage ‘This ensemble clearly knows their hammas from their hummous with out taking sides` Evening Standard. The Arab the Jew and the Chicken is a fun, fast... more
"London Word Festival presents Stuart Silver: You Look Like Ants + Nathan Penlington: Uri & Me" - £9 adv £11 door
15th March 2010 - 8pm
Theatre
Perrier Award-winning comedian Stuart Silver’s premiers his new solo show. You Look Like Ants is a show about the consequences of worshiping star rating systems; and about Sharon Davies MBE. It’s a show about the people that inspired us in our youth;... more
15th March 2010 - 8pm
Theatre
Perrier Award-winning comedian Stuart Silver’s premiers his new solo show. You Look Like Ants is a show about the consequences of worshiping star rating systems; and about Sharon Davies MBE. It’s a show about the people that inspired us in our youth;... more
Foul Tide - £12, £10 conc
16th March 2010 to 24th March 2010 - 7.30pm (no Monday Performances)
Theatre
Foul Tide is loosely based on events that took place in a small fishing community in South Devon between 1897 and 1917. In the shadow of the First World War, the play brings into sharp focus the harsh realities for a traditional community caught up in... more
16th March 2010 to 24th March 2010 - 7.30pm (no Monday Performances)
Theatre
Foul Tide is loosely based on events that took place in a small fishing community in South Devon between 1897 and 1917. In the shadow of the First World War, the play brings into sharp focus the harsh realities for a traditional community caught up in... more
The Power of Love - £15, £12
24th March 2010 to 25th April 2010 - 7.30pm - NB PRESS NIGHT 25TH MARCH 7.00PM
Theatre
The Power of Love is what brought Isabel and Matt together, now could it be what tears them apart? Questioning whether love is ever real, they start understanding that nothing is what it seems. It isn’t long before Isabel digs up the past... more
24th March 2010 to 25th April 2010 - 7.30pm - NB PRESS NIGHT 25TH MARCH 7.00PM
Theatre
The Power of Love is what brought Isabel and Matt together, now could it be what tears them apart? Questioning whether love is ever real, they start understanding that nothing is what it seems. It isn’t long before Isabel digs up the past... more
Comic Potential - £12 £10 conc
27th March 2010 to 4th April 2010 - 7.30pm (No Monday Perfs)
Theatre
"It is a nightmare vision for an actor: a world, not more than 50 years into the future, in which robot 'actoids' have entirely supplanted humans in soap operas. Has hard-bitten cynicism finally come to Alan Ayckbourn? Television of the future is the... more
27th March 2010 to 4th April 2010 - 7.30pm (No Monday Perfs)
Theatre
"It is a nightmare vision for an actor: a world, not more than 50 years into the future, in which robot 'actoids' have entirely supplanted humans in soap operas. Has hard-bitten cynicism finally come to Alan Ayckbourn? Television of the future is the... more
Theatrical Biomechanics 2010 Workshops with Proper Jobs - Weekend Workshop £200 (£150 conc) 2 Week Workshop £500 (£450 conc)
8th May 2010 to 12th June 2010 - Weekend Workshop 8th-9th May/ 2 Week Workshop 1st-12th June
Theatre
Proper Job Theatre Company is excited to be offering professional actors, alongside directors, choreographers, students and practitioners of physical performance, a double-whammy opportunity to practice the discipline of Theatrical Biomechanics. The company... more
8th May 2010 to 12th June 2010 - Weekend Workshop 8th-9th May/ 2 Week Workshop 1st-12th June
Theatre
Proper Job Theatre Company is excited to be offering professional actors, alongside directors, choreographers, students and practitioners of physical performance, a double-whammy opportunity to practice the discipline of Theatrical Biomechanics. The company... more
Slasher Kincade
14th May 2010 to 23rd May 2010
Theatre
Due to extenuating circumstances the producers of Too Write Productions have made the difficult decision to cancel the remaining performances of this particular run of Slasher Kincade by Chris Leicester. Slasher Kincade will be on tour later this year... more
14th May 2010 to 23rd May 2010
Theatre
Due to extenuating circumstances the producers of Too Write Productions have made the difficult decision to cancel the remaining performances of this particular run of Slasher Kincade by Chris Leicester. Slasher Kincade will be on tour later this year... more
Strange Orchestra - £12.00, £10 (concessions)
18th May 2010 to 26th May 2010 - 7.30pm
Theatre
The critics of the 1930s compared Rodney Ackland's writing to that of Chekhov. Today some regard him as a forerunner of Osborne and Pinter. Strange Orchestra was one of Ackland's early successes. The play is set in a ramshackle household of penniless... more
18th May 2010 to 26th May 2010 - 7.30pm
Theatre
The critics of the 1930s compared Rodney Ackland's writing to that of Chekhov. Today some regard him as a forerunner of Osborne and Pinter. Strange Orchestra was one of Ackland's early successes. The play is set in a ramshackle household of penniless... more
Transfer Deadline Day - £12, £10 conc
25th May 2010 to 30th May 2010 - 8.00pm (Sat/Sun Matinée at 3pm)
Comedy
Transfer Deadline Day is an ensemble black comedy journeying into the underbelly of the nations favourite sport football. Set in the final hour of secrecy & dodgy deals from 11pm to midnight – a stupid chairman, conniving female director, angry... more
25th May 2010 to 30th May 2010 - 8.00pm (Sat/Sun Matinée at 3pm)
Comedy
Transfer Deadline Day is an ensemble black comedy journeying into the underbelly of the nations favourite sport football. Set in the final hour of secrecy & dodgy deals from 11pm to midnight – a stupid chairman, conniving female director, angry... more
Hard Times - £12.00, £10 (concessions)
28th May 2010 to 5th June 2010 - 7.30pm
Theatre
Dicken's story is about the conflict between masters and servants, or as one of his characters puts it, "between the haves and the have-nots".The characters are vividly drawn and full of life while at the same time personifying many of the archetypes... more
28th May 2010 to 5th June 2010 - 7.30pm
Theatre
Dicken's story is about the conflict between masters and servants, or as one of his characters puts it, "between the haves and the have-nots".The characters are vividly drawn and full of life while at the same time personifying many of the archetypes... more
Mother of Him - £16.00, £12 (concessions)
2nd June 2010 to 4th July 2010 - 7.45pm
Theatre
Mother of Him by Evan Placey won the King's Cross Award for New Writing (UK), as well as the Canada's Under 30 National Playwriting Award at the Tarragon Theatre. It's a snowy December morning like any other in Toronto, Canada, as Brenda Kapowitz sends... more
2nd June 2010 to 4th July 2010 - 7.45pm
Theatre
Mother of Him by Evan Placey won the King's Cross Award for New Writing (UK), as well as the Canada's Under 30 National Playwriting Award at the Tarragon Theatre. It's a snowy December morning like any other in Toronto, Canada, as Brenda Kapowitz sends... more
Fresh Meat - £13, £11 Conc
8th June 2010 to 4th July 2010 - 7.30pm
Theatre
LENNY SHARP - a young suicidal gay man - discovers an alternative way to die when he offers himself to be eaten by a married pair of gay cannibals - ALEX and THEO. But as Lenny ingratiates himself into Alex and Theo's lives in preparation... more
8th June 2010 to 4th July 2010 - 7.30pm
Theatre
LENNY SHARP - a young suicidal gay man - discovers an alternative way to die when he offers himself to be eaten by a married pair of gay cannibals - ALEX and THEO. But as Lenny ingratiates himself into Alex and Theo's lives in preparation... more
Crazy Gary's Mobile Disco - £12, £10 conc
6th July 2010 to 18th July 2010 - 7.30pm (No Monday Perfs)
Theatre
A pitch black comedy set in a world of pubs, fights and cat murder... In Crazy Gary’s Mobile Disco, the hardest, wettest and weirdest blokes rub shoulders to tell the story of one night. The night that reunites them with their pasts and the... more
6th July 2010 to 18th July 2010 - 7.30pm (No Monday Perfs)
Theatre
A pitch black comedy set in a world of pubs, fights and cat murder... In Crazy Gary’s Mobile Disco, the hardest, wettest and weirdest blokes rub shoulders to tell the story of one night. The night that reunites them with their pasts and the... more
The Trip to Bountiful - £15, £12 conc
8th July 2010 to 1st August 2010 - 7.30pm (No Monday Perfs)
Theatre
Mrs. Watts lives with her son and daughter-in-law in a cramped one bedroom apartment. Alone with her memories she has just a single wish...to see one more time her childhood home of Bountiful. The Trip to Bountiful by Horton Foote is one... more
8th July 2010 to 1st August 2010 - 7.30pm (No Monday Perfs)
Theatre
Mrs. Watts lives with her son and daughter-in-law in a cramped one bedroom apartment. Alone with her memories she has just a single wish...to see one more time her childhood home of Bountiful. The Trip to Bountiful by Horton Foote is one... more
Playing Fate & Lifeslide - £12.00, £10.00 (concessions)
20th July 2010 to 21st July 2010 - 7.30pm
Theatre
Pre-Festival Previews of two new short plays exploring love and its boundaries by actress/playwright Katherine Gibbons. A tortured love triangle develops between three dancers in ‘Lifeslide’ and emotions are juggled as a couple decides their destiny... more
20th July 2010 to 21st July 2010 - 7.30pm
Theatre
Pre-Festival Previews of two new short plays exploring love and its boundaries by actress/playwright Katherine Gibbons. A tortured love triangle develops between three dancers in ‘Lifeslide’ and emotions are juggled as a couple decides their destiny... more
0 Someone Who'll Watch Over Me 0 - £12.00, £10.00 (Concs) £7.00 (Equity)
22nd July 2010 to 25th July 2010 - 7.30pm
Theatre
Someone Who’ll Watch Over Me by Frank McGuinness “Me despair? Never. Remember, I support Peterborough United” An Englishman, an Irishman and an American are taken hostage in 1980s Lebanon. Stripped of their own clothes,... more
22nd July 2010 to 25th July 2010 - 7.30pm
Theatre
Someone Who’ll Watch Over Me by Frank McGuinness “Me despair? Never. Remember, I support Peterborough United” An Englishman, an Irishman and an American are taken hostage in 1980s Lebanon. Stripped of their own clothes,... more
Behind the Bikeshed - £6 (for tickets please book via www.behindthebikeshed.com)
29th July 2010 - 7.30pm (No Monday Perfs)
Theatre
behind the bikeshed: Summer Festival 2010 Monday 25 July - Sunday 1 August Four shows, four venues, one party, surprise performances, secret films and special treats. behind the bikeshed: tears, dreams, laughter and secrets; confessions, kisses... more
29th July 2010 - 7.30pm (No Monday Perfs)
Theatre
behind the bikeshed: Summer Festival 2010 Monday 25 July - Sunday 1 August Four shows, four venues, one party, surprise performances, secret films and special treats. behind the bikeshed: tears, dreams, laughter and secrets; confessions, kisses... more
Va Voom! The Story of a Showgirl - £15 / £12 conc
3rd August 2010 to 29th August 2010 - 7.30pm (No Monday Perfs)
Theatre
VaVoom! The Story of a Showgirl www.storyofashowgirl.com This hilarious musical comedy follows the story of LiLotta VaVoom, an aspiring showgirl in New Orleans, Louisiana. Set in 1941 on the backdrop of the Second World War and the Great Depression,... more
3rd August 2010 to 29th August 2010 - 7.30pm (No Monday Perfs)
Theatre
VaVoom! The Story of a Showgirl www.storyofashowgirl.com This hilarious musical comedy follows the story of LiLotta VaVoom, an aspiring showgirl in New Orleans, Louisiana. Set in 1941 on the backdrop of the Second World War and the Great Depression,... more
Better Than Sex - £14.00, £11.00 (concessions)
3rd August 2010 to 29th August 2010 - 7.30pm (No Monday Perfs)
Theatre
BETTER THAN SEX – Power Is Sexy – A musical comedy in two acts www.betterthansexmusical.co.uk 3rd August 2010 to 29th August 2010 - 7.30pm (No Monday Perfs) Prepare to discover the crazy truth behind... more
3rd August 2010 to 29th August 2010 - 7.30pm (No Monday Perfs)
Theatre
BETTER THAN SEX – Power Is Sexy – A musical comedy in two acts www.betterthansexmusical.co.uk 3rd August 2010 to 29th August 2010 - 7.30pm (No Monday Perfs) Prepare to discover the crazy truth behind... more