SUMMERSUMMERSUUMMER 20182018 2018 / 3 SOMETHINGSOMETHINGSOMETHINGSOMETHING TOTOTOTO TO THEATRE SOMETHINGSOMETHING TO SOMETHINGMAKEMAKEMAKEMAKEMAKEMAKE YOUYOUYOU YOUYOU FEELFEELFEELFEEL FEEL FEELTO MAKE YOUUPLIFTED,UPLIFTED,UPLIFTED,UPLIFTED, FEEL UPLIFTED, PLAYFUL,PLAYFUL,PLAYFUL, PLAYFUL,PLAYFUL, UPLIFTED, PLAYFUL, PLAYFUL,WONDER,AMAZED,WONDER,WONDER,WONDER, WONDER, CAPTIVATED, CAPTIVATED, CAPTIVATED,CAPTIVATED,CAPTIVATED, BELLOW THEATRE PRESENTS CAPTIVATED,MOVED,MOVED,MOVED,MOVED, SURPRISED, SURPRISED,SURPRISED,SURPRISED, MOVED, Bare Skin On MOVED,MOVED, SURPRISED,SURPRISED, VAMOS THEATRE PRESENTS A CO-PRODUCTION WITH MERCURY THEATRE COLCHESTER AND A COMMISSION WITH LONDON INTERNATIONAL MIME FESTIVAL Briny Waters SURPRISED,TOGETHER,CONNECTED,TOGETHER,TOGETHER,TOGETHER,TOGETHER, TOGETHER, A Brave Face FRI 13 APR 8PM TOGETHER, A story about survival and escape. FRI 6 & SAT 7 APR 8PM (& 3PM SAT) Two young women stand on a cliff A full-mask drama exploring post- edge steadily being blown on an ENTERTAINED.ENTERTAINED. unexpected course. ENTERTAINED.ENTERTAINED.ENTERTAINED. traumatic stress. ENTERTAINED. Underscored with live folk music, this is ENTERTAINED. Award-winning Vamos Theatre brings its trademark, wordless, full mask style to a story a story about survival and escape. It is that needs to be told. Set in Afghanistan in presented by Bellow Theatre, an award- 2009, A Brave Face explores post-traumatic winning new-writing company rooted in stress, an unseen injury of war, and the impact brave and stirring storytelling. it can have on even the closest of families. “Gently poetic salt-tinged story-telling.” With engaging storytelling, physical dexterity LYN GARDNER, THE GUARDIAN and emotional insight, A Brave Face engages “The dramatic equivalent of a Laura audiences across borders and boundaries. Marling song: sad, sensitive, soulful and This show is accessible for d/Deaf audiences. Find us online 3 for 2 offer 3for stirring.” THE STAGE 2 TICKETS: £13.75 TICKETS: £13.75 marlowetheatre.com Book two selected shows and enjoy 3for DISCOUNTS: Friends £10.50 DISCOUNTS: Friends £10.50 2 @marlowestudio a third for free! Book in person or by Concessions £12.75 Concessions £12.75 themarlowestudio calling 01227 787787. Visit our website Discovery Tickets £10 3for2 Discovery Tickets £10 @marlowetheatre for a full list of shows in the offer. Groups 10+ £8.75 Groups 10+ £8.75 / 5 / 4 THEATRE THEATRE THEATRE THEATRE SHOW AND TELL PRESENT Sleeping Trees At THE PRETEND MEN PRESENT 3 The Movies: Sci-Fi DollyWould for2 HOT COALS THEATRE PRESENT WED 25 APR 8PM FRI 27 APR 8PM Police Cops In Space 3for A bold new show about The award-winning comedy trio Knock Knock 2 SAT 14 APR 8PM Dolly Parton, branding, cloning Sleeping Trees invite you to join SAT 28 APR 7.30PM them for a journey into the deep A ‘low-fi sci-fi’ comedy drama. and death. and infinite unknown. A tale of self-discovery, acceptance and After his father is killed by an evil robot, Oh look, it’s 2016 Fringe First Award Sci-Fi follows the intergalactic journey friendship for all. Sammy Johnson, the last Police Cop in the winners Sh!t Theatre again. What is it this of the unlikeliest of heroes, happy- Heartbroken and alone, tucked away in a small universe, blasts off for a distant planet, time? Oh, is it unemployment? Is there a go-lucky farmer Charlie Sprog. He is rickety cottage in the woods, an artist pines where he must team up with alien fighter crisis? Did the government do something dragged from his quiet home planet for his lost love in a world of woodland magic. pilot Ranger and his trusty Cyborg C9, as they wrong again? and given one very simple mission: Hot Coals Return with a tale of love, loss and embark on an intergalactic adventure across No, it’s a show about Dolly Parton. save the universe from total destruction! self discovery as this unlikely pair unravel their the galaxy to find Earth, avenge his father and They f***ing love her. Without props or set design to aid them, confused hearts. become the best damn Police Cop in space. “An icon is unpacked, satirised and the trio must rely on their wits and a rip- Expect to laugh, and cry... and laugh at An 80s ‘low-fi sci-fi’ comedy blockbuster, worshipped all at once – gleefully roaring live score! crying, as Hot Coals take you on a colourful set in the most dangerous place on scrappy and frequently silly” cartoon adventure! Earth... Space. êêêê THE STAGE “The birth child of Monty Python and The League Of Gentlemen.” This show is accessible for d/Deaf audiences. TICKETS: £13.75 TICKETS: £13.75 êêêê TIME OUT Family friendly. DISCOUNTS: Friends £10.50 DISCOUNTS: Friends £10.50 Concessions £12.75 Concessions £12.75 TICKETS: £13.75 TICKETS: £13.75 Discovery Tickets £10 Discovery Tickets £10 DISCOUNTS: Friends £10.50 DISCOUNTS: Friends £10.50 Groups 10+ £8.75 Groups 10+ £8.75 Concessions £12.75 Concessions £12.75 RECOMMENDED 12YRS+, CONTAINS ADULT 3for2 RECOMMENDED 16YRS+, CONTAINS ADULT Discovery Tickets £10 3for2 Discovery Tickets £10 THEMES AND LANGUAGE. THEMES AND LANGUAGE. Groups 10+ £8.75 Groups 10+ £8.75 / 7 / 6 THEATRE THEATRE THEATRE THEATRE NEW OLD FRIENDS PRESENT Sexy Crimes Under By Vanessa Kisuule ZOO CO THEATRE PRESENT THU 7 JUN 8PM HUGH HUGHES PRESENTS The Sun Exploring our obsession with SAT 19 MAY 3PM & 8PM Giant what is sexy through comedy, The Duke 3for2 THU 24 MAY 8PM spoken word, dance and various WED 2 MAY 8PM An Agatha Christie-inspired states of undress. comedy thriller. An explosive and absurd adventure Oi, you. Sentient flesh owner. in adulting. A new show exploring kindness, A secluded island hotel just off the English Do you think you’re sexy? Tommy, 22, lives under the same roof as three generosity and the value of what coast becomes a crime scene, as a scandal- What do you find sexy? we do. inducing femme-fatale is felled. All the guests generations of his family. What does sexy even mean? Funny, poignant and playful, The Duke are suspects. He sometimes feels a little ‘boxed in’. Is he As a young woman who loves poetry, weaves together the tragi-comic fate of Award-winning theatre company New Old moving fast enough? Will he ever keep up with smashing the patriarchy and a well-timed a family heirloom - a porcelain figure of Friends, the company behind The Falcon’s his friends? And why does his nan have to say slut drop, this has been a question that has The Duke of Wellington, the quandary of a Malteser return with this comedy thriller, such bizarre things when his girlfriend is over plagued Vanessa her whole life. scriptwriter stretching his integrity and an inspired by Agatha Christie, Noël Coward and for dinner? unfolding disaster as thousands of children classic thrillers. The show features four actors Horribly honest clowns and questionable Sexy uses truthful wit and clever verse to flee their homes. Blending fantasy and playing multiple outrageous characters, and cabaret acts ignite the stage, exploring explore our conflicted relationship with our reality, this playful show gently challenges a plot that romps along in the company’s generational identity through live music, bodies and sexiness. our priorities in a world full of crisis. trademark inventive style. puppetry, poetry and movement. TICKETS: £13.75 “You won’t find a show with a bigger, “A masterclass in nimble, highly-tuned “Winsome, witty and inventive.” DISCOUNTS: Friends £10.50 3for2 Concessions £12.75 better heart.” êêêê WHAT’S ON STAGE verbal interaction.” êêêê REVIEWS HUB êêêê THE STAGE Discovery Tickets £10 TICKETS: £13.75 TICKETS: £13.75 TICKETS: £13.75 Groups 10+ £8.75 3for DISCOUNTS: Friends £10.50 DISCOUNTS: Friends £10.50 DISCOUNTS: Friends £10.50 2 RECOMMENDED 16YRS+ Concessions £12.75 Concessions £12.75 3for2 Concessions £12.75 Discovery Tickets £10 Discovery Tickets £10 Discovery Tickets £10 Groups 10+ £8.75 Groups 10+ £8.75 Groups 10+ £8.75 / 8 / 9 THEATRE THEATRE COMMUNITY COMMUNITY NT Connections Every year, the National Theatre’s Connections festival celebrates the talent and passion of young theatre-makers. FALLING SPARROW PRESENT THE CANTERBURY ACADEMY PRESENT DUKIES YOUTH THEATRE PRESENT KILL THE BEAST PRESENT These Bridges Ceasefire Babies by Phoebe Éclair Powell by Fiona Doyle T24 PRESENT Macblair 3for 2 WED 18 APR 6PM SAT 21 APR 6PM FRI 8 JUN 8PM Director’s Cut FRI 13 JUL 8PM THE MIDKENT PLAYERS PRESENT TRINITY YOUTH THEATRE PRESENT The 39 The story of Tony Blair as a These Bridges When They Go Low Shakespearean tragicomedy. Noises Off meets The Exorcist in by Phoebe Éclair Powell by Natalie Mitchell Steps THU 19 APR 6PM SAT 21 APR 8PM It is 1994. Macblair and Macbrown meet this show of haunted Hollywood TUE 5 & WED 6 JUN three weird hacks on a stairwell in the House hilarity. THE HASTINGS ACADEMY PRESENT SPRINGBOARD THEATRE COMPANY 8PM of Commons. They prophesy that Macblair Welcome to the worst film never made. Dungeness PRESENT will become Leader of the Labour party, Thankfully, there’s only one scene left to by Chris Thompson Ceasefire Babies T24’s latest production. then Prime Minister, and eventually… King by Fiona Doyle shoot. The fires have been contained, the THU 19 APR 8PM A man on the run for a of the World. SUN 22 APR 6PM wigs have been sterilised, and the star has murder he didn’t commit, ROBERTSBRIDGE COMMUNITY COLLEGE But how seriously will Macblair take been replaced after The Accident. Surely, PRESENT GULBENKIAN YOUTH THEATRE PRESENT must solve the mystery of these omens? nothing else can be waiting in the dark? The Changing Room The Changing Room the 39 Steps in order to Macblair uses verse, rap and comedy to Noises Off meets The Exorcist, Carrie by Chris Bush by Chris Bush clear his name, and save his examine the inner workings of the Blair era.