T720608748[Mind the Gap Theatre] presents an evening of surreal comic works by the acclaimed contemporary playwright [Christopher Durang], whose award-winning plays have been a feature both on and off Broadway since his first piece The Idiots Karamazov was produced in 1974. Still a hugely successful playwright today, his 2009 work Why Torture is Wrong and The People Who Love Them received critical acclaim following it’s recent performance at the Public Theatre in New York. Durang Durang is brought to the UK by [Mind The Gap Theatre Company], who have taken the show to London direct from a successful run at the Gilded Balloon at the Edinburgh festival 2009. The company specialise in bringing the best new British drama to New York City, and include Dame [Judi Dench] and Dame [Helen Mirren] among the company’s board of advisors. This production sees [Mind The Gap] complete their aspiration to bring a New York production to the UK, taking the play from off-broadway to off-west-end in a production of the text never before seen in London.Company Mind the Gap. Director Alicia Dhyana House. Design Ji-Youn Chang. Performer Janet Prince. Performer Stuart Williams. Performer Dan Frost. Performer Melanie MacHugh. | |
| 15 Feb 10 to 6 Mar 10 | Jermyn Street Theatre, Inner London :: V207 listing details L2106948471 |
T01417115570Enter the absurd world of Christopher Durang. 7 short plays take a comic swipe at ageing, God, happy families and normality. Original, odd, insanely funny with a dark, dysfunctional edge.Producer Bob. Director Kat Gillett. Performer Michael Cotton. Performer Erica Fee. Performer Natalie Haverstock. Performer Philip Lawrence. Performer Victoria Lepper. Performer Owen Roberts. | |
| 2 Jun 08 to 3 Jun 08 | The Hen and Chickens Theatre, Inner London :: V234 listing details L43827079 |
| 10 May 08 to 11 May 08 | General, Brighton :: V01469193951 listing details L01320640863 |
T898057402An unrehearsed accountant is suddenly thrust onstage as understudy to the legendary Edwin Booth in a play that is either Coward, Shakespeare, or Beckett. The dreaded demon of the Department of Motor Vehicles claims another innocent victim. The All-American Hardy Boy heroes find themselves trying to solve the ever-elusive mystery of the birds and the bees. Greek tragedy-lite takes the stage. These six comedic one-acts allow a demented look into playwright Christopher Durang's twisted brain.Company Seahawk Stage Productions. | |
| 4 Aug 00 to 11 Aug 00 | Hill Street Theatre, Edinburgh :: V1315 listing details L1300401836 |
