Performance

Venue	Swan Theatre
Town	Stratford-Upon-Avon
County	Warwickshire
From	16th March 2005
Opened	24th March 2005
To	3rd November 2005
When	Mar 16, 17, 18, 19, 22, 25, 28, 29, Apr 2, 6, 7, 8, 11, 12, 14, 15, 19, 20, 21, 23, 25, 29, May 3, 4, 7, 9, 13, 27, Jun 4, 9, 10, 17, 22, 27, 28, Jul 2, 4, 5, 15, Aug 2, 13, 15, 25, 26, Sep 1, 2, 7, 13, Oct 4, Nov 3 at 19:30. Mar 24 19:00. Mar 19, Apr 2, 16, 30, May 14, 28, Jun 4, 18, 23, Jul 16, Aug 25, Sep 3 Mat
Prices	From £10.00. To £34.00.
What is currently on at Swan Theatre (V136)

A New Way to Please You

T557253184
Written in 1632, this is an hilarious black comedy in which a law is passed stating that every man of eighty years and every woman at sixty should be 'put down' as they no longer have a use to society.

Author	Middleton
Author	Rowley
Author	Massinger

Archive :: production:T557253184, play:S2050906523, venue:V136

Production details

Running time approx. 2 hours 30 minutes including one interval.

Special Performances

14 May 05 Audio Described
27 May 05 Audio Described

Reviews

No UKTW or User reviews available.

Company

Company	Royal Shakespeare Company
Director	Sean Holmes
Design	Kandis Cook
Lighting	Wayne Dowdeswell
Music	Chris Branch
Music	Tom Haines
Director	Michael Ashcroft (associate)
Performer	Teresa Banham (Antigona)
Performer	Nigel Betts (Cook / Lawyer)
Performer	Ishia Bennison (Agatha)
Performer	Michelle Butterly (Siren)
Performer	Miranda Colchester (Eugenia)
Performer	Peter de Jersey (Evander)
Performer	Evelyn Duah (Hippolita)
Performer	Jon Foster (Courtier)
Performer	Geoffrey Freshwater (Creon)
Performer	James Hayes (Lisander)
Performer	David Hinton (Cratilus / Tailor)
Performer	Jonjo O'Neill (Simonides)
Performer	Keith Osborn (Lawyer / Butler)
Performer	Fred Ridgeway (Gnotho)
Performer	Vinette Robinson (Parthenia)
Performer	Matt Ryan (Cleanthes)
Performer	Mark Springer (Bailiff)
Performer	Barry Stanton (Leonides)
Performer	Julian Stolzenberg (Courtier)

CORONAVIRUS: All venues in the UK were shut down on March 16, 2020, and the restrictions were finally lifted on July 19, 2021. It is important to mention that the UK Theatre Web archive listings (iUKTDb) from March 2020 to July 2021 might not be accurate due to the lack of information regarding rescheduled and cancelled shows.