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Theatre Uncut archiveTop international playwrights respond to the current political situation with short, sharp new pieces of work. Theatre Uncut was established in 2011 to encourage debate and galvanise action around political issues that affect all of our lives.

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Work type: Play.

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This year's plays, by writers from across the world, will be available in the autumn for anyone to perform anywhere, in a week of mass theatrical action.Director Emma Callander. Producer Sarah Brocklehurst.
6 Aug 18 to 20 Aug 18Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh :: V605
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2014 Flagship - T0880793848

Co-Artistic Director Hannah Price directs a stellar cast in the company's most ambitious programme to date. Developed from an innovative collaboration between six of the UKs most exciting emerging and established playwrights, these plays can be performed individually or together as a cohesive piece.Author Clara Brennan. Author Inua Ellams. Author Vivienne Franzman. Author Anders Lustgarten. Author Hayley Squires. Director Hannah Price. Design Carla Goodman. Lighting Douglas Green. Music Greg Harradine. Sound Greg Harradine. Director Gillian Reston (movement). Director Kirsty Patrick Ward (associate director). Performer Faith Alabi. Performer Ruairi Conaghan. Performer Ruth Gibson. Performer Conor MacNeill.
11 Dec 14 to 13 Dec 14Liverpool Playhouse, Liverpool :: V536
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10 Dec 14Marlowe Theatre, Canterbury :: V674
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3 Dec 14 to 6 Dec 14Bristol Old Vic, Bristol :: V857
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2 Dec 14Brighton Dome, Brighton :: V655
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25 Nov 14 to 30 Dec 14Soho Theatre, Inner London :: V1035
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17 Nov 14 to 22 Nov 14Oran Mor, Glasgow :: V02124782623
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13 Nov 14 to 15 Nov 14Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh :: V605
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4 Aug 14 to 18 Aug 14Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh :: V605
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T1641616568

Capitalism is Crisis / Amanda / Pick One / Church Forced To Put Up Gates After Font Is Used As Wash Basin By Migrants / The Wing / The Recipe. Five brand new short plays in response to the question 'Do we all get more right wing in hard times?' CAPITALISM IS CRISIS: Two worlds collide when a banker discovers the power of Occupy and an activist discovers the power of money. AMANDA : Submerged by daily pressures, a politician reflects on how tough decisions are made when the stakes are high. PICK ONE : Three middle-aged white guys come up with controversial way to solve America's problems - off the record. CHURCH FORCED TO PUT UP GATES AFTER FONT IS USED AS WASH BASIN BY MIGRANTS : A darkly humorous tale of a right-wing newspaper owner who finds himself in a compromising position when some disgruntled readers decide to pay him a visit. THE WING: A father and daughter square off over Page Three and the English Defence League as their wildly different reactions to austerity are revealed. THE RECIPE : A recipe of theatrical provocations by Rachel Chavkin of the TEAM. Each night a different emerging company will devise and perform their version of The Recipe.Author Tim Price. Author Kieran Hurley. Author Neil LaBute. Author Mark Thomas. Author Clara Brennan. Author Rachel Chavkin. Director Emma Callander. Director Hannah Price.
19 Nov 13 to 23 Nov 13The Young Vic, West End :: V245
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T1174038761

Producer Dan Baker. Producer Bethany Pitts. Author Clara Brennan (UK). Author Blanca Domenech (Spain). Author Kieran Hurley (UK). Author Lena Kitsopoulou (Greece). Author Stef Smith (UK). Director Matt Hall. Director Bethany Pitts. Director David Prescott.
15 Nov 12Barbican Theatre, Plymouth :: V894
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T1632566273

Across the country thousands of people are involved in protests and debates, sparked into action by the largest cuts to public spending since World War Two. Theatre Uncut is a national theatre event in response to these cuts, bringing together some of the UK's leading dramatists. Writers for Theatre Uncut include Mark Ravenhill, David Greig, Dennis Kelly, Jack Thorne, Lucy Kirkwood, Laura Lomas, Anders Lustgarten (based on an initial idea by Simon Stephens and Anders Lustgarten), Mark Ravenhill, and Reclaim's writer in residence, Clara Brennan, all of whom have agreed to donate their work rights free for the duration of the event. Directors include Mark Ravenhill, Lucy Morrison, Katie McAleese and Artistic Director of Reclaim Productions, Hannah Price. Any profits from tickets sales will be donated to the Child Poverty Action Group, who campaign to make benefits available to those who need them, and have pledged to eradicate child poverty in the UK by 2020. Running time 120mins with an interval.Producer Reclaim Productions (in association wi th Meeting Point Productions supported by Southwark Playhouse).
8 May 11Soho Theatre, Inner London :: V1035
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16 Mar 11 to 19 Mar 11Southwark Playhouse Borough, Inner London :: V226
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13 Nov 12 to 17 Nov 12The Young Vic, West End :: V245
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