Pool - T0252767019It's the morning after New Labour's victory in 1997. Things Can Only Get Better, except for a group of pool attendants struggling to keep the gates open. As Rob, Steph, Trev and Ashley fight to keep their heads above water, they find that chaos is possibility, that ghosts can be trusted and that magic is redeeming. Pool is a comedy about drowning, grief and forgiveness, and a reminder that friendship is about all we have to see us through. Suitable for over 14sPresented byJack Studio Theatre. Author Tom Harvey. Director Kate Bannister. | |
| 17 May 14 to 7 Jun 14 | Jack Studio Theatre (previously Brockley Studio Theatre), Outer London :: V299 listing details L01666309980 |
Box Chicken - T02071197241Staged Reading. Ailleen is about to turn sixteen. In the confines of a run-down fried chicken shop, she finds refuge. Refuge from the pain left behind by the sudden disappearance of her eldest brother Ricki, and from the demons that haunt her alcoholic mother Rose. When Ailleen's Uncle Silco unexpectedly returns, her birthday party descends into shocking revelations and dangerous half-truths. Against the backdrop of boxed chicken, her coming of age is acutely shaped by the flawed adults and the secrets of those closest to her.Author Max Katz. Director Mark Leipacher. | |
| 21 May 14 to 24 May 14 | Jack Studio Theatre (previously Brockley Studio Theatre), Outer London :: V299 listing details L589046430 |
Botticelli's Angel - T448250608Staged Reading. Frank is on a mission. He seeks compensation for the damage that he and his magician brother Johnny suffered as children. His meeting with Ursula, a newly trained outreach worker for the church, begins a journey that forces them all to renegotiate their view of themselves, tussle with the seductive grip of denial, and finally feel the pain and relief of truth. Suitable for over 14sAuthor Gemma Mills McGrath. Director Matthew Parker. | |
| 20 May 14 to 24 May 14 | Jack Studio Theatre (previously Brockley Studio Theatre), Outer London :: V299 listing details L332905227 |
Shorts: Speak Up Speak Out - T700426378Lost in the Quagmire by Chris Shaw Swanson; The Limerick by Martin Nathan; A Small Act of Vandalism by Andrew Biss; Cinderella Story by Matt Hanf; Live With It by Zia Moher; On Flies Wings by Jessica Andrewartha; Dead Dove by Nick Myles. | |
| 17 May 14 | Jack Studio Theatre (previously Brockley Studio Theatre), Outer London :: V299 listing details L01366474419 |
3: Borderland - T0170556981The near future. Lucy raids the empty flats in a sprawling sink estate for leftovers. Darren finds himself abandoned by the country he fought for. Tray will do anything to survive. As the place disintegrates into violence and neglect, they are all drawn deeper into a world that threatens to destroy them before they can leave. Suitable for over 18s. Please note this production contains strong language that could offend.Author Carol Vine. Director Kate Bannister. | |
| 7 Apr 12 to 28 Apr 12 | Jack Studio Theatre (previously Brockley Studio Theatre), Outer London :: V299 listing details L1747444018 |
Borderland - T0439768515The near future. Lucy raids the empty flats in a sprawling sink estate for leftovers. Darren finds himself abandoned by the country he fought for. Tray will do anything to survive. As the place disintegrates into violence and neglect, they are all drawn deeper into a world that threatens to destroy them before they can leave. Please note this production contains strong language that could offend.Author Carol Vine. Producer Jack Studio Theatre. | |
| 24 Apr 12 to 28 Apr 12 | Jack Studio Theatre (previously Brockley Studio Theatre), Outer London :: V299 listing details L01666083668 |
Skin Head - T1557475853Jack's shaving his head. He can't explain why. Becky left him behind and has now returned to find his home town swallowing him up. Theresa's a survivor, she's not feeling herself. Ted thinks he's the only one who can help. This is a small town, and everyone's business is your business. Skinhead is a challenging new play about the way we live and the way we let go. Suitable for over 14sAuthor Jessica Brown. Director Lydia Parker. | |
| 17 Apr 12 to 21 Apr 12 | Jack Studio Theatre (previously Brockley Studio Theatre), Outer London :: V299 listing details L02118685252 |
Emoticon - T1336219742Tiani knows she's hot. Alice knows she's ugly. James thinks he's fit. And Dale wishes none of this were happening. Four very different teenagers search for sex, validation, and the wisdom to know which is which. A darkly comic play for anyone who's ever wished they were someone else. Suitable for over 14sAuthor Melissa Bubnic. Director Omar F. Okai. | |
| 10 Apr 12 to 14 Apr 12 | Jack Studio Theatre (previously Brockley Studio Theatre), Outer London :: V299 listing details L0576255759 |
2: Keeping Mum - T1801722609The big freeze of 1963 and a young Caribbean couple struggle to survive in a new city and a harsh winter. Almost fifty years later, a stranger finds a confused woman wandering the snow covered streets. When the innocence of a nursery rhyme unlocks a chilling family secret, the kindness of strangers isn't what it seems.Author Judith Bryan. Producer Darren Batten. Director Rebecca Manson Jones. | |
| 8 Mar 11 to 12 Mar 11 | Jack Studio Theatre (previously Brockley Studio Theatre), Outer London :: V299 listing details L01224553296 |
2: The Laundry - T41118514Worn out, weary and working in a Liverpool laundry, Terry needs someone to talk to other than the basement walls. Teenager Ben becomes his new assistant, having left London and his recent past behind. As the laundry's monotony and claustrophobia take their toll, the two men find themselves locked in a violent battle of wills, dependent on each other for their own freedom and redemption.Author Joe Ward Munrow. Director Mark Leipacher. | |
| 1 Mar 11 to 5 Mar 11 | Jack Studio Theatre (previously Brockley Studio Theatre), Outer London :: V299 listing details L01882841195 |
2: Chocolate Bounty - T0485265201Two teenagers meet for the first time on a street in a Leeds estate, one is covered in blood. Michelle is cool and streetwise, she has just moved there. Jenny is shy and lonely, she's the target of school bullies. At first it seems like they have nothing in common. But their mutual isolation draws them together. A challenging new play about friendship, families and teenage survival.Author Jessica Brown. Director Kate Bannister. | |
| 22 Feb 11 to 26 Feb 11 | Jack Studio Theatre (previously Brockley Studio Theatre), Outer London :: V299 listing details L555963078 |
2: Starters for Ten - T645734616The Festival launches with short plays written by our Writers' Workshop. The workshop is led by David Bottomley, Literary Manager. A theatrical tapas of ten minute plays!Producer Jennifer Lunn. | |
| 19 Feb 11 | Jack Studio Theatre (previously Brockley Studio Theatre), Outer London :: V299 listing details L01478301293 |
T01992521857A new writing season celebrating creativity south of the river. In September 2009 the Brockley Jack Studio Theatre invited playwrights with a connection to South East London to submit unperformed plays to the venue. The three plays which form our season were drawn from these submissions. Playwright Lin Coghlan (Eastenders, The National Theatre, Soho Theatre) and award winning producer Simon James Collier, of the Okai Collier Theatre Company, helped to select the final plays for performance. | |
| 16 Feb 10 to 6 Mar 10 | Jack Studio Theatre (previously Brockley Studio Theatre), Outer London :: V299 listing details L0134579927 |
Annual Play writing Festival
