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War with the Newts
Designed by Hannah Sibai Produced by Knaive Theatre WAR WITH THE NEWTS THE CREATORS OF SMASH-HIT BIN LADEN: THE ONE MAN SHOW BRING YOU KAREL CAPEK'S APOCALYPTIC SCIENCE-FICTION SATIRE RE-IMAGINED FOR A EUROPE OF TOMORROW. GLOBAL RISK AND TECHNOLOGICAL REVOLUTION COME TOGETHER IN THIS IMMERSIVE EXPERIENCE FROM KNAÏVE THEATRE. War with the Newts - The creators of smash-hit BIN LADEN: THE ONE MAN SHOW bring you Karel Capek’s apocalyptic science-fction satire, re-imagined for a Europe of tomorrow, fresh from…
Misty – West End Transfer
Designer: Rajha Shakiry Director: Omar Elerian MISTY WEST END TRANSFER BY ARINZÉ KENE DIRECTED BY OMAR ELERIAN ★★★★ ‘BURSTS WITH LIFE – DESTINED TO BE A BIG POPULAR HIT’ Evening Standard ★★★★ ‘INVENTIVE, SUBVERSIVE AND DULY IGNITES THE ROOM’ Time Out ★★★★ ‘FEELS MORE LIKE A NIGHT IN A CLUB THAN AN EVENING AT THE THEATRE’ Independent Misty West End Transfer Following its sold-out run at the Bush Theatre, Arinzé Kene’s acclaimed Misty transfers to London’s Trafalgar Studios for six weeks only. Through a…
Where We Began
Designed by Hannah Sibai Written by Rosie MacPherson WHERE WE BEGAN Touring Autumn 2018 When every citizen is ordered to return to their place of birth, Where We Began examines where we could end up. The UK’s first Theatre Company of Sanctuary, Stand and Be Counted present a wild and vivid vision of the future, combining storytelling, movement and live music. Five performers from across the globe challenge existing notions of ‘home’ in this multilingual celebration of personal identity. Commissioned…
Smoke and Mirrors
Costumes by Katharine Heath Music by Aurora Orchestra SMOKE AND MIRRORS HK Gruber Frankenstein!! Beethoven Symphony No. 5 in C minor (from memory) Marcus Farnsworth chansonnier Nicholas Collon conductor Smoke and Mirrors Awaken the spirits of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein and Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony in a theatrical concert of ghost stories and orchestral music. In our next Orchestral Theatre production, we explore these two evocative 19th-century masterpieces that continue to haunt us today. The first half of the production transports us to 1816, the so-called ‘year without…
Princess Charming – 2018 Tour
Designed by Katharine Heath PRINCESS CHARMING ARTISTIC TEAM Performers: Charlotte Worthing, Alex Luttley Lighting design: Simon Booth Dramaturgy: Stewart Melton Director: Amy Draper Producer: Jessica Cheetham Princess Charming We don't like being told what to do. Some boys like pink. Some girls like football. Whatever. We’re here to sing, shout, stamp, dance, dress up. And be ourselves. Princess Charming explores gender stereotypes for children aged 7-11 in a fun, questioning and celebratory way using a variety of acts and toys, skits and dressing-up. The theatre is…