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TOUCHING the VOID Based on the Book by Joe Simpson Adapted by David Greig Press Release –Monday 13th May 2019 Fiery Angel and ATG Productions present the Bristol Old Vic, Royal & Derngate, Northampton, Royal Lyceum Theatre Edinburgh, and Fuel production of TOUCHING THE VOID Based on the book by Joe Simpson Adapted by David Greig IMAGES CAN BE DOWNLOADED HERE TRAILER CAN BE DOWNLOADED HERE • PRODUCERS ANNOUNCE THE WEST END TRANSFER OF TOM MORRIS’ PRODUCTION OF TOUCHING THE VOID • THE PRODUCTION WILL OPEN IN PREVIEWS AT THE DUKE OF YORK’S THEATRE ON NOVEMBER 9TH WITH AN OPENING NIGHT OF NOVEMBER 14TH • TICKETS ARE ON SALE NOW Following critically acclaimed runs at the Bristol Old Vic, Royal & Derngate, Northampton, Royal Lyceum Theatre Edinburgh, Hong Kong Festival and on Tour in the UK Tom Morris’ production of Touching the Void will open in the West End at the Duke of York’s Theatre previewing from November 9th for a strictly limited season with an opening night of November 14th. Bristol Old Vic's Tom Morris (War Horse, Swallows & Amazons,) directs the first stage version of Touching the Void, adapted by The Lyceum's David Greig (The Events, The Suppliant Women, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory) from the award-winning memoir by Joe Simpson, which also became a BAFTA-winning film. They are joined by Designer Ti Green, Sound Designer and Composer Jon Nicholls, Lighting Designer Chris Davey, Movement Director Sasha Milavic Davies and with casting by Jill Green CDG. This production marks the 30th anniversary of the publication of Joe Simpson’s best-selling memoir, charting his extraordinary struggle for survival on the perilous Siula Grande mountain in the Peruvian Andes. Alongside this struggle, is the appalling dilemma of his climbing partner Simon Yates, perched on an unstable snow-cliff, clinging onto the rope tying him to the severely injured Joe. Unable to recover Joe from the void, Simon is faced with the agonising decision to cut the rope that binds them… Tom Morris said: “This production has been an extraordinary journey into the unknown, inspired by one of the most compelling books I’ve ever opened. Simpson’s story drove my imagination wild with fear, excitement and hope. We hope this show will do the same for yours.” -ENDS- For further information please contact Maisie Lawrence at The Corner Shop PR [email protected] / 020 7831 7657 LISTINGS Touching the Void Based on the book by Joe Simpson Adapted by David Greig Directed by Tom Morris Performance Dates: Duke of York’s Theatre St Martin's Ln, Charing Cross, London WC2N 4BG TouchingTheVoidPlay.com 0844 871 7623 Saturday 9th November 2019 – Saturday 29th February 2020 Monday – Saturday 7:30 pm Wednesday and Saturday 2.30pm First Saturday matinee 16th November First Wednesday matinee 20th November @TheVoidPlay #TouchingTheVoid Tickets from £15 Groups Bookings: 020 7206 1174 Access Bookings: 0844 871 7677 NOTES TO EDITORS FIERY ANGEL Headed by Edward Snape, Marilyn Eardley and Jon Bath, Fiery Angel is a theatrical production company that produces and manages drama, comedies, musicals and event theatre in the West End, and on tour throughout the United Kingdom and internationally. Upcoming productions include: Tennessee Williams’ Night of the Iguana (West End), Florian Zeller’s The Son (West End), Peppa Pig Live! (West End). Recent productions include: Home, I’m Darling (West End and UK tour) Long Day's Journey Into Night (West End, New York and Los Angeles), Mary Stuart (West End), Love From a Stranger (UK tour), The Jungle Book (UK tour), Mel Brook’s Young Frankenstein (West End), Kenneth Branagh Theatre Company inaugural season: The Winter’s Tale, Harlequinade/All On Her Own, Red Velvet, The Painkiller, Romeo and Juliet, The Entertainer (West End), Ben Hur (Tricycle Theatre), The 39 Steps (9 years at the Criterion Theatre in the West End, 3 years on Broadway, 3 UK tours and presented in over 40 territories worldwide to date; Olivier, Tony and Moliere winner), To Kill a Mockingbird (UK tour and Barbican), The Scottsboro Boys (West End), The Ladykillers (Gielgud, Vaudeville and UK tour), Ghost Stories (West End). fiery-angel.com AMBASSADOR THEATRE GROUP PRODUCTIONS Ambassador Theatre Group Productions is the general management and producing arm of Ambassador Theatre Group. The company has presented high-quality musicals and plays across the West End, Broadway and UK regions. Recent productions and co-productions in London and the West End include The Curious Incident of The Dog in the Night-Time (Piccadilly Theatre); Caroline or Change (Playhouse Theatre); the Pinter at the Pinter season presented by the Jamie Lloyd Company (Harold Pinter Theatre); King Lear starring Ian McKellen (Duke of York’s Theatre); the Tony Award-winning play Oslo (Harold Pinter Theatre); Glengarry Glen Ross starring Christian Slater (Playhouse Theatre); Buried Child featuring Ed Harris in an Olivier Award-nominated performance (Trafalgar Studios); Big Fish starring Kelsey Grammer (The Other Palace); Hamlet starring Andrew Scott (Harold Pinter Theatre); the Jamie Lloyd company season of The Maids and The Homecoming (Trafalgar Studios) and Doctor Faustus (Duke of York’s Theatre); the Olivier Award-winning Oresteia (Trafalgar Studios) and Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (Savoy Theatre and UK Tour). On Broadway productions and co-productions include Pretty Woman (Nederlander Theatre) and Sunday in the Park with George (Hudson Theatre) which starred Jake Gyllenhaal and Annaleigh Ashford. ATG Productions is committed to bringing high quality shows to the regions. Recent touring productions and co-productions include Strangers on a Train based on Patricia Highsmith’s novel; the Victorian thriller Gaslight starring Kara Tointon, Keith Allen and Rupert Young; Noël Coward’s comedy Private Lives, starring Tom Chambers and Charlotte Ritchie and the multi-Olivier Award-winning musical Sunny Afternoon. Current productions and co-productions include 9 to 5 the Musical (Savoy Theatre and UK Tour) and Betrayal starring Tom Hiddleston (Harold Pinter Theatre). ATG Productions is producing and general managing Ian McKellen’s 80 date tour of the UK as well as the national tours of Abigail’s Party starring Jodie Prenger and Glengarry Glen Ross starring Nigel Harman and Mark Benton. BRISTOL OLD VIC Bristol Old Vic is the longest continuously running theatre in the UK, and celebrated its 250th anniversary in 2016. The historic playhouse aims to inspire audiences with its own original productions, both at home and on tour, whilst nurturing the next generation of artists, whether that be through their 350-strong Young Company, their many outreach and education projects or their trailblazing artist development programme, Bristol Ferment. They use their funding to support experiment and innovation, to allow access to their programme for people who would not otherwise encounter it, or be able to afford it, and to keep their extraordinary heritage alive and animated. On 24 Sep 2018, Bristol Old Vic completed its 2-year multi-million-pound redevelopment project, which transformed its front of house space into a warm and welcoming public building for all of Bristol to enjoy, created a new studio theatre and opened up its unique theatrical heritage to the public for the first time. ROYAL AND DERNGATE, NORTHAMPTON Royal & Derngate Northampton is the main venue for arts and entertainment in Northamptonshire, with audience members for live shows and films numbering 378,000 last year, and an additional 115,000 seeing its work on tour at over 85 venues. Named Regional Theatre of the Year in The Stage Awards in 2011 (and nominated again in 2016), the theatre won the UK Theatre Awards for Best Presentation of Touring Theatre in 2015 and Best Touring Production in 2016 for The Herbal Bed, and The Stage Ensemble Award and a Fringe First for Education, Education, Education in 2017. Alongside touring nationally and internationally Royal & Derngate’s Made in Northampton productions have transferred to the West End and Broadway as well as Shakespeare’s Globe, the National Theatre, Hackney Empire and the Lyric Hammersmith. The venue also presents a diverse range of visiting productions on both the Derngate and Royal stages, featuring musicals, dance, comedy and music, including a residency from the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. Royal & Derngate’s award- winning, nationally recognised Get Involved programme engages with over 21,000 participants each year, including schools, families and communities in Northamptonshire and beyond, and its two-screen cinema welcomed over 82,000 audience members to the best in world, independent, British and mainstream film. Meanwhile, the theatre’s Generate artistic development programme supports hundreds of local and emerging artists and practitioners each year. Royal & Derngate also continues to work in partnership to manage The Core at Corby Cube. ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE, EDINBURGH Today it is Scotland’s leading producing theatre and home to The Royal Lyceum Theatre Company. The company has gained a reputation for excellence in both classical and contemporary work and is committed to developing Scotland’s considerable indigenous talents while presenting the best of international drama in Scotland’s capital city. Season 2018/19 saw the company stage new productions of Twelfth Night, Cyrano de Bergerac, a Scottish premiere of Wendy and Peter Pan, and three world premieres; Touching the Void by Joe Simpson adapted by David Greig (also a co-production with Bristol Old Vic), The Duchess [of Malfi] in a new version by Zinnie Harris, and a brand new stage musical Local Hero, a retelling of the classic Scottish film with book by Bill Forsyth and David Greig, and new music and lyrics by Mark Knopfler, which will play at The Lyceum and The Old Vic, London. FUEL Fuel produces an adventurous, playful and significant programme of work – live, digital, and across art forms – for a large and representative audience across the UK and beyond. 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