Press Release 19 June 2015
THE OLD VIC PRESENTS THE WORLD PREMIERE OF FUTURE CONDITIONAL WHICH OPENS MATTHEW WARCHUS' INAUGURAL SEASON AS ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
FUTURE CONDITIONAL
By Tamsin Oglesby Directed by Matthew Warchus With Rob Brydon
Previews from 1 September 2015, press night 10 September
Past imperfect. Present tense.
The Old Vic presents the world première of Future Conditional which opens Matthew Warchus' inaugural season as Artistic Director, and will be performed in the CQS Space. A bracingly topical and boisterously funny new play, Future Conditional is directed by Matthew Warchus and features Rob Brydon supported by 23 young performers. Future Conditional opens on 10 September 2015, with previews from 1 September.
Future Conditional tackles the conundrum of British schooling through a myriad of characters including parents, teachers, and Alia, a prodigiously clever young Pakistani refugee and the newest member of Britain’s Education Research Board. But is the system ready to take lessons from a schoolgirl...? Written by acclaimed playwright Tamsin Oglesby, Future Conditional proves that when it comes to education, we’ve all got a lot to learn.
Rob Brydon plays Crane. He first came to the public's attention in 2000 with the shows Marion and Geoff and Human Remains, winning British Comedy Awards for both. In 2011 he appeared opposite Kenneth Branagh in The Painkiller (Lyric Theatre, Belfast), and in 2012 in A Chorus of Disapproval (Harold Pinter Theatre).Television and film credits include Oliver Twist, Heroes and Villains: Napoleon, The Way We Live Now, Murder in Mind, Kenneth Tynan: In Praise of Hardcore, Marple, 24 Hour Party People, A Cock and Bull Story, The Best of Men, Gangsta Granny, The Trip and The Trip to Italy, Cinderella, forthcoming HBO series The Brink and Universal’s The Huntsman. Comedy credits include A Small Summer Party, The Keith Barret Show, Directors Commentary, Supernova, Cruise Of The Gods, Black Books, I'm Alan Partridge, Little Britain, Live at the Apollo, Rob Brydon's Annually Retentive, QI, The Big Fat Quiz of the Year, Have I Got News for You, Gavin and Stacey, Rob Brydon's Identity Crisis, and Would I Lie to You?. Voice work includes I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue, Just a Minute, and Loose Ends and animated features The Legend of Treasure Island, Robbie the Reindeer, The Gruffalo and The Gruffalo’s Child, and Room on the Broom.
Matthew Warchus is a director of theatre, opera and film who has directed award-winning productions for many of the major British theatre companies. He was an Associate Director at the West Yorkshire Playhouse and was an Artistic Associate at The Old Vic before being appointed in 2014 to succeed Kevin Spacey as Artistic Director of the theatre. Matthew’s extensive theatre credits include Matilda The Musical (RSC, West End and Broadway, 7 Olivier Awards, including Best Director and Best New Musical, and 4 Tony Awards), Ghost: The Musical and La Bête (West End and Broadway); Deathtrap (West End), The Norman Conquests (West End and Broadway, Tony Award for Best Revival of a Play), God of Carnage (West End and Broadway, Tony Award for Best Play and Best Direction of a Play), Boeing Boeing (West End, Broadway and UK tour, Tony Award for Best Revival of a play and Olivier nomination for Best Revival of a Play); Speed-the-Plow (The Old Vic); the theatrical adaptation The Lord of the Rings (also co-writer, West End), Buried Child (National Theatre), Endgame (Albery Theatre), Our House (Cambridge Theatre, Olivier for Best Musical), Follies (Broadway), Life x3, (National Theatre, The Old Vic and Broadway), True West (Donmar Warehouse and Broadway, Tony nominations for Best Director and Best Play), The Unexpected Man (RSC, West End and Broadway), Art (Broadway, West End, Los Angeles, Olivier and Tony Awards for Best Play), Hamlet and Henry V (RSC), Volpone (National Theatre, Evening Standard Award for Best Director), Much Ado About Nothing (West End), Betrayal, Death of a Salesman, The Plough Beyond the Stars, Fiddler on the Roof and Who’s afraid of Virginia Woolf (West Yorkshire Playhouse). Opera credits include Falstaff and Così Fan Tutte (ENO) and The Rake’s Progress (ROH and WNO). Matthew directed feature films Pride (2014, BIFA Best British Independent Film, BAFTA and Golden Globe nominated) and Simpatico (1999).
Tamsin Oglesby's credits include the adaptation of Russell Hoban's The Mouse and His Child (RSC), Georges Feydeau’s Every Last Trick (Royal and Derngate Northampton), Really Old, Like 45 (National Theatre), The War Next Door (Tricycle), US and Them, and My Best Friend (Hampstead Theatre). Her first play Two Lips Indifferent Red was produced at the Bush Theatre. She is currently under commission to the National Theatre and Chichester Festival Theatre, and has a screenplay and television work in development. Previously Tamsin has also worked as a director.
Full cast includes: Matthew Aubrey, Louisa Beadel, Lucy Briggs-Owen, Alex Clatworthy, Peta Cornish, Natasha Cottriall, Amy Dawson, Jennifer English, Sam Jenkins-Shaw, Natalie Klamar, Carla Langley, Ben Lloyd-Hughes, Louis Martin, Joshua McGuire, Sukh Ojla, Bill Parfitt, Nikki Patel, Howard Perret, Sandra Reid, Sofia Stuart, Eleanor Sutton, Brian Vernel and Carmen Vandenberg.
PRESS CONTACTS
For production press enquiries: Jo Allan | E [email protected] | M 07889 905 850 | T 020 7520 9392 Kitty Greenleaf | E [email protected] | M 07545 131 539 | T 020 7520 9392
BOX OFFICE INFORMATION
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The Old Vic, The Cut, London SE1 8NB
FUTURE CONDITIONAL Tamsin Oglesby Tue 1 Sep – Sat 3 Oct 2015 Mon–Sat 7.30pm; Wed & Sat 2.30pm [Please note there are no matinee performances on Wed 2 Sep, Sat 5 Sep and Wed 9 Sep]
Captioned Performance Fri 18 Sep 7.30pm Audio Described Performance Fri 25 Sep 7.30pm, touch tour 6pm
TICKETS: £10, £15, £20, £30, £35, £45 For information regarding Premium Seats please call the box office
CONCESSIONS PwC £10 Previews: Half of all seats priced at £10 for the first 5 previews of every production, released 5 weeks in advance. Excluding Jekyll & Hyde, Rise and The Old Vic Variety Nights oldvictheatre.com/pwcpreviews Senior Citizens Best available seats for £26 for all matinee performances only. School Groups 10+ £10 for Mon - Wed eves & Wed matinees Disabled Patrons Top 3 prices reduced to £21 for all performances
All concessions are limited and subject to availability. All 2015/16 ticket prices (apart from the PwC £10 Previews tickets & schools tickets) include a £1 restoration levy
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