PRESS RELEASE UPDATE DEC 2017 www.painesplough.com / @painesplough / #PP2017 / Theatre. Everywhere. PAINES PLOUGH’S ROUNDABOUT PLAYS WILL TRANSFER TO ORANGE TREE THEATRE IN JANUARY 2018 BLACK MOUNTAIN BY BRAD BIRCH, OUT OF LOVE BY ELINOR COOK AND HOW TO BE A KID BY SARAH MCDONALD-HUGHES WILL PLAY AT ORANGE TREE THEATRE FROM 25 JANUARY – 3 MARCH 2018 PRESS PERFORMANCES ON SATURDAY 3, MONDAY 5 AND TUESDAY 6 FEBRUARY 2018 IMAGES CAN BE DOWNLOADED HERE PROGRAMME 2017 TRAILER CAN BE VIEWED HERE Co-Artistic Directors of Paines Plough James Grieve and George Perrin today announced that, in co-production with Orange Tree Theatre and Theatr Clwyd, Black Mountain by Brad Birch, Out Of Love by Elinor Cook and How To Be A Kid Sarah McDonald-Hughes will transfer to Orange Tree Theatre in January 2018. Tickets are on general sale from 26 June at: www.orangetreetheatre.co.uk James Grieve and George Perrin said today: “It’s been a joy to work with Orange Tree Theatre as one of our co-producers for Roundabout this year, and we’re thrilled that Black Mountain, Out Of Love and How To Be A Kid will be playing in Richmond at the start of 2018. We hugely admire the work that Paul, Sarah and their team have been doing over the past couple of years, and are excited to be working with one of the most dynamic theatres in London for innovative new writing.” Black Mountain, Out Of Love and How To Be A Kid previewed at Theatr Clwyd (24 June – 22 July) before opening in ROUNDABOUT @ SUMMERHALL as part of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe (4 – 27 August). ROUNDABOUT then embarked upon a UK tour in Autumn 2017. All three productions will star Hasan Dixon, Katie Elin-Salt and Sally Messham and are directed by James Grieve. A Paines Plough, Theatr Clwyd and Orange Tree Theatre production BLACK MOUNTAIN By Brad Birch 26 January – 3 March 2018 Rebecca and Paul are running away. Away from memories and mistakes. They’re trying to save their relationship. They need time and space. An isolated house in the country is the perfect place to work things out. But you can’t run forever. Especially when you’re being followed. Black Mountain is a tense psychological thriller about betrayal and forgiveness by Fringe First winner and recipient of the prestigious Harold Pinter Commission, Brad Birch. Black Mountain has recently been nominated for Best Production in the English Language at the Wales Theatre Awards. * A Paines Plough, Theatr Clwyd and Orange Tree Theatre production OUT OF LOVE By Elinor Cook 27 January – 3 March 2018 Lorna and Grace do everything together. They share crisps, cigarettes and crushes. That's what happens when you're best friends forever. But when Lorna gets a place at University, and Grace gets pregnant, they suddenly find themselves in starkly different worlds. Can anything bridge the gap between them? A tale of friendship, love and rivalry over thirty years from award-winning playwright Elinor Cook. Elinor Cook is the Winner of the George Devine Award for Most Promising Playwright (2013). * A Paines Plough, Theatr Clwyd and Orange Tree Theatre production HOW TO BE A KID By Sarah McDonald-Hughes 25 January – 3 March 2018 Molly cooks. Molly does the dishes. Molly gets her little brother Joe ready for school. Molly is only 12, but she doesn't feel much like a kid anymore. Now Molly's Mum is feeling better, maybe things will get back to normal. Can you help Molly learn how to be a kid again? Join Molly, Joe and her Nan for a larger than life story of family, friends and fitting in by Sarah McDonald-Hughes, twice nominated for the Best New Play at the Manchester Theatre Awards. How To Be A Kid is the Winner of Best Play for Young Audiences by the Writers’ Guild Awards 2018. Warning: Contains dancing, chocolate cake and an epic car chase. ENDS For further information about Paines Plough please contact Clare McCormack at The Corner Shop PR: [email protected] / 0207 831 7657 For further information about Orange Tree Theatre please contact Ben Clare / [email protected] / 020 8940 0141 ext 217 LISTINGS ROUNDABOUT @ ORANGE TREE THEATRE General Listings 25 January – 3 March Orange Tree Theatre www.orangetreetheatre.co.uk Box Office: 020 8940 3633 Press Performances Black Mountain Saturday 3 February at 4:30pm or Monday 5 February at 7:30pm (duration: 1 hour 10 mins) Out of Love Saturday 3 February at 7:30pm or Tuesday 6 February at 7:30pm (Duration: 1 hour 10 mins) How To Be A Kid Saturday 3 February at 2:30pm (duration: 50 mins) Performance Dates Black Mountain Previews: Fri 26, Thu 30 Jan 7.30pm Fri 2, Mon 5, Wed 7, Sat 10, Tue 13, Fri 16, Mon 19, Wed 21, Sat 24, Tue 27 Feb, Fri 2 March 7.30pm Thu 1, Thu 15 Feb, Thu 1 March 2.30pm Sat 3, Thu 8, Sat 17, Thu 22 Feb, Sat 3 March 4.30pm Out of Love Previews: Sat 27, Mon 29 Jan 7.30pm Wed 31 Jan, Sat 3, Tue 6, Fri 9, Mon 12, Wed 14, Sat 17, Tue 20, Fri 23, Mon 26, Wed 28 Feb, Sat 3 March 7.30pm Thu 8, Thu 22 Feb 2.30pm Thu 1, Sat 10, Thu 15, Thu 1 March 4.30pm How To Be A Kid Preview: Thu 25 Jan 7.30pm Thu 7.30pm & Sat 2.30pm Post-show talks Out of Love Tue 6 Feb 7.30pm Black Mountain Tue 13 Feb 7.30pm Captioned performances Sat 24 Feb How To Be A Kid 2.30pm Out of Love 4.30pm Black Mountain 7.30pm NOTES TO EDITORS ABOUT PAINES PLOUGH Paines Plough is the UK’s national theatre of new plays. The company commissions and produces the best playwrights and tours their plays far and wide. Whether you’re in Liverpool or Lyme Regis, Scarborough or Southampton, a Paines Plough show is coming to a theatre near you soon. Paines Plough was formed in 1974 over a pint of Paines bitter in the Plough pub. Since then they’ve produced more than 130 new productions by world renowned playwrights like Stephen Jeffreys, Abi Morgan, Sarah Kane, Mark Ravenhill, Dennis Kelly and Mike Bartlett. In 2016, Paines Plough visited 77 places across the UK and toured internationally to three continents. Paines Plough Limited is a company limited by guarantee and a registered charity. Registered Company no: 1165130 Registered Charity no: 267523 www.painesplough.com @PainesPlough www.facebook.com/painesploughHQ #RoundaboutPP ABOUT ORANGE TREE THEATRE At its home in Richmond, South West London, the Orange Tree Theatre aims to delight, challenge, move and amaze with a bold and continually evolving mix of new and rediscovered plays in our unique in-the-round space. Over its forty-five-year history the Orange Tree has had an exceptional track record in discovering writers and promoting their early work, as well as rediscovering artists from the past whose work had either been disregarded or forgotten. The Orange Tree presented the world premieres of Brad Birch’s The Brink and Elinor Cook’s adaptation of Extra Yarn in 2016. In the last three years, the OT has been recognised for its work with eighteen major industry awards, including ten Offies (Off West End Awards), three UK Theatre Awards (including Most Welcoming London Theatre 2016 & 2017), the Alfred Fagon Audience Award and the Peter Brook Empty Space Award. Every show so far in 2016-17 was award-nominated. Since the start of 2016, the Orange Tree’s work will have been seen in 33 other towns and cities across the country. Artistic Director Paul Miller Executive Director Sarah Nicholson The Orange Tree is a registered charity (no. 266128) and is generously supported by the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. www.orangetreetheatre.co.uk Twitter @OrangeTreeThtr Facebook/Instagram OrangeTreeTheatre ABOUT THEATR CLWYD ‘One of the hidden treasures of North Wales, a huge vibrant culture complex’ The Guardian Theatr Clwyd is one of the foremost producing theatres in Wales – a beacon of excellence looking across the Clwydian Hills yet only forty minutes from Liverpool. Since 1976 we have been a theatrical powerhouse and much-loved home for our community. Now, led by the new Executive team of Tamara Harvey and Liam Evans-Ford, we are going from strength to strength producing world-class theatre, from new plays to classic revivals. We have three theatres, a cinema, café, bar and art galleries and, alongside our own shows, offer a rich and varied programme of visual arts, film, theatre, music, dance and comedy. We also work extensively with our local community, schools and colleges and create award-winning work for, with and by young people. In our fortieth year we will have co-produced with the Wales Millennium Centre, Sherman Theatre, Gagglebabble and The Other Room in Cardiff, Paines Plough, Vicky Graham Productions at the Yard Theatre, High Tide, Hampstead Theatre, Bristol Old Vic, The Rose Theatre, Kingston, Headlong and Sheffield Theatres. Over 200,000 people a year come through our doors and in 2015 Theatr Clwyd was voted the Most Welcoming Theatre in Wales. 01352 701521 www.theatrclwyd.com .