The Burglar Who Failed and Dutchman - T01927894851When burglar Bill Bludgeon decides to break into Mrs Maxwell's house he meets his match - a feisty schoolgirl with a hockey stick. The burglar's true identity is unravelled and the notion of ?good Christianity' is tested. The Burglar Who Failed, by the author of The Charity that Began at Home, will be accompanied by a short play written in response to it by a member of the Orange Tree Theatre's writers' group. ?I even got into this train... walked down the aisle? searching you out.' Lula, a beautiful white woman, walks into a train carriage eating an apple. She goads Clay, a na?ve black student, and they quickly establish a sexually charged rapport. However the situation deteriorates as Lula and Clay play out the history of their backgrounds within the patterns of American life. The consequences of this chance meeting are catastrophic.Producer Orange Tree Theatre. Author St John Hankin. Author Amiri Baraka. Director Karima Setohy (The Burglar Who Failed). Director Polina Kalinina (Dutchman). | |
| 13 Jun 12 to 30 Jun 12 | Orange Tree Theatre, Outer London :: V321 listing details L0120840916 |
Something Unspoken/Porch/Amazing Animal Girl and the Apparition of the Ice - T0271513410Something Unspoken by Tennessee Williams Running time: 40 Minutes On this very important day, Miss Cornelia Scott has decided to stay at home from the Confederate Daughter’s annual election for which she is running for Regent. Between phone calls and her demands to be kept informed, she is eager to discuss with her long-time secretary Grace something that happened between them long ago, but has never been spoken about. Cornelia’s insistence pushes Grace to reveal feelings which have been kept locked inside for years. Porch by Jack Heifner Running time: 40 Minutes Dot and her daughter Lucille have been trapped within the confines of their very hot and very small Texan town. Dot’s consistent badgering of her daughter Lucille heightens Lucille’s need to escape, but will she ever be bold enough to leave the front porch? Amazing Animal Girl and the Apparition of the Ice! Written and directed by Warwick Doddrell Running time: 35 minutes Come and see as the Amazing Animal Girl, inspired by her mother's phenomenal stories, runs away to find the Polar Bear of her imagination and to live the adventure of her dreams! Will she survive the cold? Will she be able to avert her captors and discover the truth she longs for? How will she set the world right, and make her mother happy? How will she find her Polar Bear and fall in love with a creature of the wild? Follow Animal Girl and her Fox companion through the wild pine and tundra to a place we all yearn for, as she runs, jumps, climbs and dances to her new found paradise!Author Tennessee Williams (Something Unspoken). Author Jack Heifner (Porch). Author Warwick Doddrell (Amazing Animal Girl and the Apparition of the Ice). | |
| 18 Jul 10 to 19 Jul 10 | New End Theatre, Inner London :: V215 listing details L264918737 |
The Twelve Pound Look/The Tinker's Wedding/Playgoers/Shakes vs Shav - T047748811The Twelve Pound Look - a comedy by JM Barrie: Harry Simms' preparations to receive a knighthood are spoilt by the arrival of an unexpected visitor. The Tinker's Wedding - by JM Synge: A comedy set in a ditch in rural Ireland. A tinker's girlfriend wants to get married, but his alcoholic mother has other ideas. Playgoers - a one-act farce by Arthur Wing Pinero: A young couple's offer to treat their servant to a trip to the theatre causes chaos. Shakes vs Shav - by Bernard Shaw: A three round punch-up between Shakespeare and Shaw. Guess who wins?Author JM Barrie. Author JM Synge. Author Arthur Wing. Author Bernard Shaw. Director Henry Bell. Director Helen Leblique. | |
| 6 Jun 07 to 23 Jun 07 | Orange Tree Theatre, Outer London :: V321 listing details L01920740890 |
