A Walk in the Sahara/Safety/White Something - T0282600484A Walk in the Sahara - In an English coastal village full of second home-owners, a couple down from London for the weekend find themselves drawn into the eccentric world of George. Orphan and bon vivant who made his money in Russian banking and later on the Stockmarket, George’s luck is the envy of anyone searching for wealth, happiness and a way out. Safety - "Everyone's looking at me dancing and I want everyone and I want everyone to have me. To tear me up and eat me." Ollie wants it all. Mark's tired of it all. Ben's new to it all. A dark comedy about love and other forms of masochism. White Something - Middle-aged Gary learns a lesson from the streets when he becomes the de facto Community Service Officer for wayward asbo-youth Bev. She tags the streets, writing on the urban landscape, whilst it's Gary's job to keep the suburbs graffiti free. He did have a yearning once though, for a different kind of expression - and as they drive the midnight streets together, painting the night white, does Bev bring a little piece of that... back to the surface?Author Sarah Cuddon (A Walk in the Sahara). Director Rebecca Adamson (A Walk in the Sahara). Author Marcelo Dos Santos (Safety). Director Des Kennedy (Safety). Author Matthew James Wilkinson (White Something). Director Destiny Ekaragha (White Something). | |
| 31 Jul 10 to 1 Aug 10 | Arcola, Inner London :: V1422226940 listing details L149542695 |
Cul De Sac/Gloucestershire/People are Stupid - T01782817148Cul De Sac - Some things are not said, because we don't know what to say; others because we don't know how to. But said they must be. Gloucestershire - In 1932, the poet and musician Ivor Gurney languished in a mental asylum in Dartford, almost ruined by shell shock, with only the imaginary Ludwig van Beethoven for company. Then Helen Thomas came to visit with her well-thumbed maps of Gloucestershire. A tender tale about the byways of madness, loss and love. People Are Stupid - With an election looming and crime figures on the rise, the Prime Minister decides it's time to throw conventional politics out the window. But will the man chosen to implement his revolutionary new strategy be able to leave his ideals behind and embrace a new world where the truth doesn't matter?Author Ece Ozdemiroglu (Cul De Sac). Director Sandra Theresa Buch (Cul De Sac). Author Benjamin Davis (Gloucestershire). Director Bruce Guthrie (Gloucestershire). Author Charlie Miller (People are Stupid). Director Gemma Fairlie (People are Stupid). | |
| 24 Jul 10 to 25 Jul 10 | Arcola, Inner London :: V1422226940 listing details L1052669295 |
The White Bike/The Interview/The Ark - T983298457The White Bike - A young woman is killed as she is riding her bike on her way to work on Kingsland Road. But she is not ready to leave her life and young daughter behind. She finds herself in a parallel London, on her white bike, trying to find a way to come to terms with what happened to her and those she left behind. The Interview - David has been called to an interview at Mond Holdings. But how can he make a good impression when he doesn't know a thing about the job or the company? Is there even a job on offer, or has he been called here for some other reason? This is a play about the questions we would rather not be asked. The Ark - As a war-torn nation contends with the violent presence of a foreign occupying power, two adolescent deities set out on a journey in search of a spaceship to another time and place. The Ark is a grown-up fairytale of love and loyalty set in our world, but not just yet.Author Tamara von Werthern (The White Bike). Director Caroline Leslie (The White Bike). Author Matthew Turner (The Interview). Director Simon Pittman (The Interview). Author Omar El Khairy (The Ark). Director Matt Peover (The Ark). | |
| 17 Jul 10 to 18 Jul 10 | Arcola, Inner London :: V1422226940 listing details L0667810765 |
Each weekend will feature three plays by three of Hackney's best playwrights. These complete, short works are the culmination of the Arcola Writers' Group workshops, and are dedicated to honing the talents of writers from a range of backgrounds and abilities.
