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PRODUCTION IMAGES RELEASED FOR STONES IN HIS POCKETS

 MARIE JONES’ OLIVIER AWARD-WINNING COMEDY STONES IN HIS POCKETS IS NOW ON NATIONAL TOUR THROUGH TO JULY 2019

 STONES IN HIS POCKETS IS CURRENTLY PREVIEWING AT ROSE THEATRE, KINGSTON AND WILL RUN AT THEATRE ROYAL BATH FROM 11 TO 16 MARCH WITH OPENING NIGHT FOR PRESS ON 13 MARCH

 NEW IMAGES AVAILABLE TO DOWNLOAD HERE

Theatre Royal Bath Productions and Rose Theatre Productions today release production images for Stones in His Pockets, the Olivier award-winning comedy from Marie Jones. Directed by Lindsay Posner, one of the UK’s most renowned directors of comedy, the new production and tour stars Owen Sharpe and Kevin Trainor who take on a multitude of characters in the hysterically funny and thought-provoking play. Stones in his Pockets is currently in previews at Rose Theatre, Kingston until 9 March and will run at Theatre Royal Bath from 11 to 16 March, with opening night for press on 13 March.

Stones in His Pockets has won numerous awards including the Olivier and Evening Standard Award for Best New Comedy, as well as three Tony nominations on Broadway. The play ran for four years in the West End and has since been performed around the world.

Following Bath, the production will tour to Liverpool, Southampton, Edinburgh, Dublin, Belfast, Malvern, Mold, Eastbourne, Cambridge, Cardiff, Guildford and Nottingham through to July 2019.

A small village in rural Ireland is turned upside down when a major Hollywood film studio descends to make a historical blockbuster on location. Charlie Conlon and Jake Quinn are employed as extras along with numerous other locals. As cultures clash, it becomes clear that Tinseltown’s romanticised dream of Ireland is a long, long way from reality. Just two talented actors brilliantly bring to life a multitude of extraordinary characters, ranging from the spoilt American starlet to the English director and the village old timer. Owen Sharpe’s most recent theatre credits include The Pillowman (Gaiety) and Love and Understanding (Theatre des Capucins), and previously The Glass Supper, Observe The Sons of Ulster Marching Towards The Somme (), 66 Books (Bush Theatre), Piaf (), Oliver Twist (Lyric Theatre), The Recruiting Officer (Garrick) and She Stoops to Conquer (National Theatre). TV includes Titanic and Doctors.

Kevin Trainor recently starred in An Octoroon at the National Theatre and Orange Tree. His previous stage credits include in Dauphin, D’Estivet (Lyric, Belfast), The Lovers of Viorne (Frontier Theatre) and Doctor Faustus (West Yorkshire Playhouse). Television appearances include Houdini and Doyle, Endeavour, Utopia, Vera and London Irish.

Lindsay Posner (Director) returns to Bath following the recent summer hit . His many acclaimed productions include (), Curtains (Rose Theatre Kingston) and Abigail’s Party, Relatively Speaking and Hay Fever (West End). He was Associate Director of the from 1987 - 1992, where his production of Death and the Maiden won two Olivier Awards.

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LISTINGS

Theatre Royal Bath, Sawclose, Bath, BA1 1ET Box Office: 01225 448844 Website: www.theatreroyal.org.uk Facebook: TheatreRoyalBath Twitter: @TheatreRBath

Stones in His Pockets Presented by Theatre Royal Bath Productions and Rose Theatre Productions By Marie Jones Directed by Lindsay Posner

Rose Theatre Kingston Dates: Thursday 28 February - Saturday 9 March Performance Schedule: Mon-Thur & Sat 7.30pm, Fri 8pm, Matinees Sat 2.30pm and Thu 7 March 2.30pm Tickets: £20 - £35 (concessions from £15) www.rosetheatrekingston.org

Theatre Royal Bath Dates: Monday 11 March – Saturday 16 March Press night: Wednesday 13 March, 7pm Performance Schedule: Mon - Wed 7.30pm, Matinees Wed & Sat 2.30pm Tickets: £20.50 - £36.50 (Preview Perfs and Mondays, all seats £15) www.theatreroyal.org.uk

Liverpool Playhouse Monday 18 March – Saturday 23 March https://www.everymanplayhouse.com/ Nuffield Southampton Theatres: NST Campus Monday 25 March – Saturday 30 March https://www.nstheatres.co.uk/

King’s Theatre Edinburgh Tuesday 2 April – Saturday 6 April https://www.capitaltheatres.com/

Gaiety Theatre Dublin Monday 8 April – Saturday 13 April https://www.gaietytheatre.ie/

Grand Opera House, Belfast Monday 15 April – Saturday 20 April https://www.goh.co.uk/

Malvern Festival Theatre Monday 22 April – Saturday 27 April https://www.malvern-theatres.co.uk/

Theatr Clwyd, Mold Tuesday 7 May – Saturday 11 May https://www.theatrclwyd.com/en/

Devonshire Park Theatre, Eastbourne Monday 13 May – Saturday 18 May https://www.eastbournetheatres.co.uk/venue/devonshire-park-theatre

Cambridge Arts Theatre Monday 27 May – Saturday 1 June https://www.cambridgeartstheatre.com/

New Theatre, Cardiff Monday 10 June – Saturday 15 June https://www.newtheatrecardiff.co.uk/

Yvonne Arnaud Theatre, Guildford Monday 24 – Saturday 29 June https://www.yvonne-arnaud.co.uk/

Theatre Royal Nottingham Monday 22 July – Saturday 27 July https://trch.co.uk/