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This Season:
Forever Young
A song drama by Erik Gedeon, adapted by Giles Croft and Stefan Bednarczyk
Oedipus
By Steven Berkoff (after Sophocles)
The League of Youth By Henrik Ibsen In a new version by Andy Barrett
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Welcome the fuss is about? Steven Berkoff remains one of the world’s most exciting and challenging playwrights and he returns to Nottingham following the great success of On The Waterfront, to direct his own adaptation of Oedipus for us - an event that will Welcome to Nottingham be one of the national highlights Playhouse – world class theatre, of the theatrical year. This is made in Nottingham and as followed by another remarkable diverse as our community and event , the UK professional this year we’re pulling out all the premiere of a play by Henrik stops. After the euphoric reaction Ibsen, The League Of Youth. to last year’s production we’re We have commissioned Andy reviving the wonderful Forever Barrett (Garage Band) to write Young to give everyone a much a new version as part of a major needed boost in February; songs, festival which is taking place in dance, comedy and pathos – this Nottingham and it will surprise show has it all. If you’ve seen it and delight everybody with its before why not come again and topicality and satiric humour. Add bring a friend and if you haven’t to this three of the world’s most why not come and see what all exceptional dance companies –
Australian Dance Theatre in their only UK date, Ailey 2 from New York and Danish Dance Theatre. There’s also a wonderful range of delights for children plus comedy, music and the chance to take part with our new youth theatres and adult summer school. We look forward to seeing you at The Playhouse in 2011.
Tell us what you think
New for 2011 – Summer Schools
It’s your theatre!
Let us know what you’ve seen and dazzle us with your new ideas. We’d love to hear your comments and thoughts. Get in touch today by emailing comments@ nottinghamplayhouse.co.uk
There will be a range of exciting summer schools available for children, young people and adults. For further details please see page 25
Come on your own or come in a group; dress up or dress down – it’s your theatre!
Giles Croft Stephanie Sirr Artistic Director Chief Executive
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Come dine with us Complement your evening at the theatre with a delicious meal in our award-winning restaurant CAST before or after your show from just £10 for two courses or £12.50 for three. To take advantage of this special offer, book your table when you purchase your tickets from our Box Office on 0115 941 9419. 4
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Under 26? Come for a fiver!
Groups can save between 20% and 50% on Nottingham Playhouse Theatre Company productions. Please call Jacquie Hughes on 0115 947 4361 or email jacquieh@nottinghamplayhouse. co.uk to book or simply to find out more. Rally up some friends for a great-value night out!
We are delighted to offer £5 tickets to under 26s on selected performances. Please look out for the HH symbol in the diary on pages 30–32.
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Back by popular demand A song drama by Erik Gedeon, adapted by Giles Croft and Stefan Bednarczyk
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Tickets: £20 (Concessions £18) Goups (8+): £16, Bargain seats: £10
Post Show Discussion Tuesday 15 February
You laughed, you sang, you cheered, you demanded we bring it back – so here it is! It is 2050 and Nottingham Playhouse is now a rest home for actors; senior rebels with a cause. Left unsupervised, care plans go out of the window and suddenly old age has no barriers. This theatrical SAGA soon shows us they are hell-bent on stayin’ alive. From Nirvana to Aqua, Aretha Franklin to Gloria Gaynor,
nothing is off vocal limits. A musical marathon effortlessly combining 31 songs into just 1 number? No problem. A couple of hours in the company of Mr Bednarczyk, Mr Elkington, Mr Jardine, Ms Little, Mr Powell, Ms Storey and Sister Alex will leave you with a renewed zest for life and fully equipped to grow old disgracefully. What other show offers you laughter, tears, dancing and goldfish?
Credits Director: Giles Croft Musical Director: Stefan Bednarczyk Designer: Claire Thompson Lighting Designer: Nick Morris Sound Designer: Drew Baumohl Choreographer: Adele Parry
Forever Young is perfect for a night out with friends and our group rates make it even more affordable. Email jacquieh@nottinghamplayhouse.co.uk for further details.
‘ goes down a storm’ The Guardian
Don’t miss Mr Elkington, Ms Little and Sister James in Mother Goose
Access: Please see page 29 for more details of changes to our wheelchair access policy and the diary on pages 30-32 for details of signed, captioned and audio described performances.
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“ Pantomime perfection” ***** WhatsOnStage.com “ Fantastic” Nottingham Evening Post
Mother Goose Runs until 22 January!
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Nottingham Playhouse Theatre Company in a co-production with Liverpool Everyman and Playhouse Theatres present
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“Thebes is cursed.”
by Steven Berkoff (after Sophocles) Directed by Steven Berkoff
The citizens are in the grasp of devastation, famine and plague. What has angered the gods so, to make them reduce a oncegreat city to misery and ruin?
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Pre show lecture Professor Gordon Ramsay from the University of Nottingham will be giving a lecture on the work of Steven Berkoff on Wednesday 6 April at 6pm. Places are free but limited, call the Box office on 0115 941 9419 to book your seat.
Credits Director: Steven Berkoff Designer: Michael Vale Assistant Director/ Company Manager: Matthew Cullum To find out more about Steven Berkoff and his practice - book a Page to Stage Workshop (7 April) or a Masterclass (29 March & 5 April). Please call the Box Office for full details.
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Sick of the two established parties and their vested interests, one man promises a third option with a radical agenda: to champion the people and remake politics. But does The League of Youth herald a future fair for all, or the same old small-town corruption? And is Stensgaard a hero in the making – or a man on the make? Switching his allegiances at the drop of a rosette, and enmeshed in a string of romantic affairs, Stensgaard rapidly comes unstuck.
Ibsen’s political farce has long been praised for its sparkling wit and cynical humour. But The League of Youth is uncanny in the mirror it holds up to presentday Britain, where every promise leads to compromise in the rush to snatch a share of the power. A brand new version by Andy Barrett (Garage Band, The Day That Kevin Came) finds fresh satire and contemporary reflections in this rarely-seen comic gem.
Pre show lecture Lucie Sutherland and Jo Robinson from the University of Nottingham will be giving a lecture on the work of Henrik Ibsen on Wednesday 25 May at 6pm. Places are free but limited, call the Box office on 0115 941 9419 to book your seat.
Credits Director: Giles Croft Designer: Dawn Allsop Composer/Sound Designer: Matthew Bugg
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First floor present a Nottingham Playhouse Commission
Crazy For You Tuesday 15 – Saturday 19 March Tue – Sat evenings at 7.15pm and Saturday matinee at 2.30pm Tue – Thu/Saturday matinee £17, Fri/Saturday evenings £19. Concessions available Tue/ Wed/Saturday matinee £13.50 Restricted view seats available
The Trial
By Franz Kafka, adapted by Steven Berkoff Thursday 28 – Saturday 30 April at 7.30pm PG Tickets: £5 (£4) AGE
“ Someone must have been telling lies about Josef K. One morning, without having done anything truly wrong, he was arrested.”
Are you 14+?
Would like to be in this production? Then book a place on our half-term workshop (21-25 February) by calling the Box Office. £25 per person.
It is half past eight and Josef K normally has his breakfast at half past eight. But today his world is twisted and deformed as he is arrested and dragged into the uncertain purgatory of the justice system. Josef K must seek help amongst a sinisterly-peculiar freak show of
characters. From the spider-like helping hand of Huld to the giddily incomprehensible Titorelli, K must attempt to weave a narrative through his vague destiny. That is easier said than done in a world of absolute order without logic, punishment without crime, and people without humanity.
Credits Director: Sarah Stephenson Designer: Nathan Rose
Please see page 8 For details about Nottingham Playhouse Theatre Company’s production of Steven Berkoff’s, Oedipus.
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Crazy For You is the story of Bobby, a 1930s playboy whose dream is to dance. But trouble is in store when his over-bearing mother and fiancée try to stop him in his tracks. This is a high-energy comedy which includes mistaken identity, plot twists and fabulous dance numbers and Gershwin favourites such as: I Got Rhythm; They Can’t Take That Away from Me; But Not for Me; Embraceable You; and Someone to Watch Over Me. Music and Lyrics by George Gershwin and Ira Gershwin. Book by Ken Ludwig Co-conception by Ken Ludwig and Mike Ockrent. Inspired by Material by Guy Bolt on and John McGowan .Originally produced on Broadway by Roger Horchow and Elizabeth Williams. This amateur production is presented by arrangement with MusicScope and Stage Musicals Ltd of New York. The worldwide copyrights in the music of George and Ira Gershwin for this presentation are licensed by the Gershwin Family. Gershwin is a registered trademark and service mark of Gershwin Enterprises. Crazy For You is a registered trademark and service mark of Crazy For You Enterprises.
Mouthy Poets
Home Made
Every Friday from 5 - 8pm Cost: £2
Friday 18 February at 8pm Tickets: £6 (£5)
Come along and join the Mouthy Poets who will help you create, command and coordinate your words, voice and career. Through writing and performance workshops, the Mouthy Poets will produce energising first class events where poetry collaborates with all types of entertainment. Mouthy is owned by the poets, lyricists, songwriters and storymakers within it. Be a part of it!
Marissa arrives in a frozen Nottingham, the eternal optimist with a dream of opening a bakery back home with Mr Right. With her fellow twilight workers; her shy, secret admirer, Alvin, and red hot Brazilian, Luanna, she creates an imaginative world filled with their hopes and dreams, loves and losses. Credits Written & directed by Alison Garner and Rachael Young Original music by Honey Williams
A Nottingham Playhouse Commission
Mouthy poets present
Mummy Mafia
Inua Ellams, Say Sum Thin
Friday 8 & Saturday 9 April at 8pm Tickets: £6 (£5) Saturday 19 February, 6pm – 11pm Tickets: In-conversation Meet two Yummy Mummies only £3 (£2) who enjoy preening over Open Mic only £7 (£5), the steering wheels of their Both £8 (£6) 4-wheel drives as they hustle for position as best parent in the neighbourhood. In enters Channy, the new chav on the block. How dare she lower the tone of their children’s school? A postcode war with a difference. Credits Written and performed by: Rachael Young, Leah Chillery and Natalya Brown. Director: James Dacre Script development: Naylah Ahmed
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Join the Mouthy Poets for an evening with the very talented and enigmatic Inua Ellams, who comes straight from his successful second play ‘Untitled’. Poet, playwrite, performer and self-confessed geek, Inua will host and perform an energy-filled Open Mic night. 6pm-7pm: In-conversation session with Inua Ellams 8pm-11pm: Open Mic night
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Dance Consortium presents
Danish Dance Theatre Tuesday 22 and Wednesday 23 February at 8pm Tickets: £22, £20 and £18 and bargain seats £12 Seize the opportunity to see the award-winning Danish Dance Theatre on their UK debut tour. Choreographer, Tim Rushton, combines the classical lines of ballet with the power of modern dance to create a hauntingly visual performance. Rushton has chosen three pieces to bring to the UK; Enigma, CaDance and Kridt. Enigma, with music by Mathias Friis-Hansen, layers powerful, beautiful and sensual duets as the dancers strive to understand each other.
In contrast CaDance is an exciting testosterone-fuelled competition between five athletic male dancers, driven by Andy Pape’s thrilling score performed live on stage by two drummers. Kridt is the most theatrical of the three pieces and portrays the story of one man’s life through the eyes of the women who loved him. Kridt, which translates as ‘chalk’, is based on Peter Vasks’ exquisite suite for strings Musica Adventus and the texts of Ecclesiastes.
Post Show Discussion Tuesday 22 February
“Tim Rushton has a movement language that is controlled, unhurried and precise... Supremely elegant and intelligent.” The Australian “One of those breathtaking moments for which every dance fan hopes for” Boston Herald (Kridt)
Ailey 2 UK PREMIERE
UK tour is supported by the National Lottery through Arts Council England and the Danish Arts Council Committee for the Performing Arts. Danish Dance Theatre is supported by the Danish Ministry of Culture.
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Friday 25 and Saturday 26 February at 8pm Tickets: £22, £20 and £18 / Bargain seats £12 Ailey 2, created some 35 years ago to provide a platform highlighting the talent of the emerging dancers of Alvin Ailey Company , is coming of age with its first international tour. In recent years, Ailey 2 has become a renowned dance company in its own right, winning rave reviews and regularly selling out its North American tour and annual New
York seasons. Now at the peak of its popularity, the company is bringing its unique spirit to European audiences. Ailey 2’s touring repertory will include a mix of muchloved classics, contemporary favourites as well as innovative new works. With their astonishing physicality and world class technique Ailey 2 will simply mesmerise you.
“The entire company, directed by Sylvia Waters, looks terrific. Clearly, the future is theirs” The New York Times
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Australian Dance Theatre Garry Stewart’s Be Your Self
Don’t miss this ONLY UK date!
Tuesday 1 and Wednesday 2 March at 8pm Tickets: £22, £20 and £18 / Bargain seats £12 What makes you ‘you’? Australian Dance Theatre (ADT) last thrilled Nottingham Playhouse audiences in 2005 with their sold out production of The Age of Unbeauty. In this extraordinary new creation, Be Your Self, Stewart situates the body at the centre of his choreography revealing the precarious stability of the concept of self. The ADT dancers are transformed into erupting,
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powerful, creative entities projecting a mountain of startling physical images and impressions set to a wildly unpredictable, cartoonish, electronic score. Collaborating with visionary New York architects Diller, Scofidio and Renfro, Stewart wields dance, spoken text, video graphics and architectural design to collapse the underpinnings of who we think we are. Stewart’s intelligent, audacious choreographic approach has taken Australian Dance Theatre to the forefront of international contemporary dance.
Flawless
Chase the Dream Monday 7 and Tuesday 8 March at 7.30pm Tickets: £20
“ Unquestionably Stewart’s greatest work to date, Be Your Self offers a staggering, breathtakingly powerful series of panoramic embodiments of how the body receives and processes the myriad of experiences it’s subjected to.” David O’Brien, dB Magazine, 2010
Photographer: Chris Herzfeld
The stars of Britain’s Got Talent and Streetdance 3D present their first solo show. This inspirational dance act has become an international phenomenon with stunning street dance and jaw dropping moves. Flawless have worked with some of the biggest names in music including Madonna,
Beyonce, Leona Lewis and Jamelia and won countless awards including World Dance Champions and Best Street Dance Act. You’ve seen them on television, now it’s time to see them live in this breathtaking, dizzying debut show from one of the UK’s hottest dance acts.
“ One of the best things I have ever seen in my life” Simon Cowell
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Sponsored by:
Kenny Wax Ltd and Nick Brooke Ltd present
We’re Going On a Bear Hunt Friday 11 – Sunday 13 February / Running time: 55 minutes 3+ Friday 1.30pm and 4.30pm, Saturday 10.30am, Sunday 10.30am and 1.30pm Tickets: £10 / Schools and groups (10+) £8.50 AGE
Join our intrepid adventurers on their quest to find a bear; as they wade through the gigantic swishy swashy grass, the splishy splashy river and the thick oozy, squelchy mud! Expect catchy songs, audience participation and plenty of hands-on adventure – plus a few special surprises!
Adapted from the picture book written by Michael Rosen and illustrated by Helen Oxenbury Michael Rosen’s award-winning book We’re Going on a Bear Hunt is brought vividly and noisily to the stage in this funfilled adaptation. Watch the official trailer online at www.bearhuntlive.com
Live on stage!
Science Museum Live on Tour! Friday 11 March – Saturday 12 March 7+ Friday 1.30pm, Saturday 11.30am and 4pm Tickets: Friday £10 (plus 1 teacher free in 10) Saturday £12.50, Family of 4 £45 AGE
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Explosive entertainment for all the family
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Comedy
Little Pixie Productions present
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Turned out Nice Again Saturday 26 March U 10.30am & 1.30pm Children £5 Adults £6 AGE
Grab your bucket and spade! Join Granny Flo and Ruby once again on their 2nd adventure together. With Flo’s collection of old postcards, shells and fossils they are transported back to 1938 for a seaside extravaganza with dance, original songs, slapstick and candy floss!
Punt and Dennis Sunday 13 February at 7.30pm Tickets: £20 (£18) Outnumbered star and regular panellist on Mock the Week Hugh Dennis, joins Steve Punt for their first stage show together in four years. Together they make a formidable team on BBC Radio 4’s The Now Show. “The kings of satirical comedy.” The Guardian
Winner of ‘Best Show For Families’ Award at Buxton Festival Fringe 2010. This is a sequel to the sold out performances of What Became of the Red Shoes? that appeared at Nottingham Playhouse in 2010.
Mark Thomas Extreme Rambling (Walking The Wall) Sunday 27 February at 7.30pm Tickets: £15 (£10) Mark recounts his story of when he decided to ramble the entire length of the Israeli Separation Barrier. 300,000 settlers; a 750 km wall; six arrests; one stoning; too much hummus; and a simple question…“Can you ever get away from it all with a good walk?”
Angelos Epithemiou and Friends Friday 4 March at 8pm Tickets: £17.50 Enjoy an evening with burger van owner extraordinaire and regular panelist on the BBC’s Shooting Stars. Maybe he will even show us what’s in his bag! “Angelos shines as a shooting star in his own right.” Nottingham Evening Post
PBJ Management presents
Bongo Bongo Big Jam
Micky Flanagan
Gina Yashere
Saturday 26th February 10am-12pm Tickets £8 from the box office £6 if bought prior to the event.
Saturday 5 March at 8pm Tickets: £15
Wednesday 9 March at 8pm Tickets: £15 (£12.50)
Drawing on his East End background Micky Flanagan ruthlessly deconstructs the Cockney myth with razor-sharp observational wit. He tells a comic tale of a working class upbringing, where alphabetti spaghetti was the height of luxury. A regular on Michael McIntyre’s Comedy Roadshow and host of BBC Radio 4’s What Chance Change?
Listed as one of the Observer’s Top 10 Best Female Comedians miss, at your peril, this rare chance to see award-winning Gina Yashere in Nottingham for an uncompromising hilarity from one of the country’s most recognisable comedy stars. Part of Nottingham’s Celebrations for International Women’s Day
Seriously silly, creative, rhythmical fun for families who love live music and laughter. Bring along your instrument and join the Jam! info@bongo-bongo.co.uk www.bongo-bongo.co.uk
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Music Stephen K Amos
Andy Parsons
Thurs 10 & Friday 11 March at 8pm Sunday 3 April at 7.30pm Tickets: £15 Tickets: £18.50 Fresh from a busy year filming his own BBC 2 comedy series, The Stephen K Amos Show, Stephen is back on tour with more melt in the middle, heartfelt humour to warm the very cockles of your heart. Laughter really is the best medicine and the doctor will see you now! ‘If laughter is the best medicine then Amos should be prescribed by the NHS for his formidable healing powers’ Evening Standard
Richard Herring Christ on a Bike – The Second Coming! Wednesday 13 April at 8pm Tickets: £12.50 Richard Herring – Son of Keith, a retired headmaster! Once saved a spider that had become trapped in his bath, only crushing three of its legs in the process! Hosted 10 episodes of a chat– show about poker on a satellite channel which subsequently closed down! At first sight they have little in common. Or do they?
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Andy Parsons once found some underpants in a jar of mayonnaise. He may talk about it. Or he may not. This is his third tour round the country. It may be his last. There’s only so much of the UK a man needs to see. The more you travel the more chance there is that your mayonnaise may contain underpants.
Early booking advised
Sunday 10 April at 7.30pm Tickets: £12.50 (£10) Spring 2011 will see Scottish singer-songwriter Sandi Thom and her band take to the roads of the UK to perform live at a selection of intimate venues. She shot to fame in 2006 when a series of webcasts secured her a record deal, which swiftly led to the release of her chart-topping debut single “I Wish I Was a Punk Rocker (With Flowers in My Hair)’ Her set will include tracks from her best selling album Smile … It Confuses People as well as her latest album, Merchants and Thieves, which features blues legend Joe Bonamassa. Merchants and Thieves reflects how she’s opened up a whole new channel for her creativity, retaining her innate feeling for a powerful melody and trenchant lyrics but bringing to light her passion for the blues.
Count Arthur Strong Monday 4 April at 8pm Tickets: £16 (£14) Count Arthur Strong’s new show, Command Performance, is so new, not even he knows he’s doing it yet. Don’t worry about that though, it’s never stopped him before! So get your Maltesers out, roll your trouser legs up, sit back and enjoy.
Russell Kane Smokescreens and Castles Sunday 1 May at 7.30pm Tickets: £14 (£12) Winner of the Best Comedy Show at the Edinburgh Comedy Awards 2010. The triple Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee and co-host of ITV2’s I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here NOW! explores self, family, and the consequences of his Dad buying his own council house. ”The kind of gags that make you snort beer out of your nose… An impressive punch-line rate” Metro
“ The girl whose career began with online concerts from a basement has shown that she can deliver beyond the confines of the internet.” Sheffield Scenester
Playhouse Folk Sam Sweeney & Hannah James
Roy Bailey
Thursday 17 March at 8pm Tickets: £8 in advance (£10 on the door)
Thursday 17 February at 8pm Tickets: £10 in advance (£12 on the door)
Sheffield-based folk-roots duo. Having performed together since they were young teenagers, their musical interplay is natural and inspired. Sam’s wonderful fiddle playing and Hannah’s interpretations of traditional songs and tunes will delight you.
Roy has been one of the most loved and admired performers for over 50 years. He has been entertaining audiences all over the world with his mix of traditional folk and love songs.
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NEAT 11 Nottingham European Arts and Theatre Festival 2011
Friday 2 – Saturday 17 September 2011 Tickets: £7.50 –£26.50 NEAT 11 is a brand new festival which will see venues across the city celebrate the very best European theatre, dance, music, performance, film and visual art for adults and children throughout May-July 2011. The festival will launch with Nottingham Playhouse’s UK premiere of Henrik Ibsen’s The League of Youth, in a new version by Andy Barrett. Other highlights include Free Theatre of Belarus, the UK premiere of Deutsches Theater’s Woyzek, Cheek by Jowl’s Russian Company in “Three Sisters”, Gruppe 38 from Denmark, Reckless Sleepers, Gob Squad and many more. There will also be performances of The Gaza Mono-logues and a visit from The Freedom Theatre, Jenin. For more information go to www.neatfestival.co.uk
Cinderella
Premiere
By Michael Pinchbeck When legendary Australian batsman Donald Bradman notched up over 1000 runs for his team and returned home bearing The Ashes, England was determined to avenge the defeat. By the time the England team set sail for Australia two years later, under the captaincy of Douglas Jardine, a new line of bowling attack had been devised – Bodyline. Jardine chose Harold Larwood, a coal miner from Nottinghamshire for the job and as a result of this new bowling technique, England were victorious– but at what cost? Politicians took their stand and Jardine and Larwood became the two most hated men in Australia. Directed by Giles Croft.
Summer Schools A great way to start the summer holiday!
riday 25 November 2011 – F Saturday 14 January 2012 Tickets: From £18
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The Ashes
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Cinderella is down on her luck and with two ugly sisters making her life a misery she needs the help of a Fairy Godmother to help her find true love and happiness. Filled with everything you love about Nottingham Playhouse’s pantomimes from crazy slapstick, jokes, song and dance routines, stunning costumes and spectacular sets – all you need for festive fun! Ticket prices held from 2010-2011 Written and directed by Kenneth Alan Taylor Kenneth Alan Taylor’s 28th pantomime for Nottingham Playhouse
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Looking for an activity for your child that is highly stimulating, captures the imagination, boosts self- confidence and develops new friendships? Then the Playhouse Summer Schools are the answer! Our week-long Summer Schools are packed full of drama games, exercises and improvisations, which culminate in a performance in the Playhouse Studio complete with costumes, theatre lighting and sound. No previous drama experience required! 25 – 29 July 2011: for ages 9 – 11 years. Based on The Whatsit, a play about the adventure of a lifetime. Directed by our Education Officer, Allie Spencer, who recently received the Action for Children’s Arts Award.
1 – 5 August 2011: for ages 12 – 14 years. Directed by our Education Officer and Youth Theatre Director, Sarah Stephenson. The young people will rehearse a scripted play and work with our costume, lighting and sound teams to create a full-scale performance in the Playhouse Studio. Children’s Summer Schools Ages 9 – 11 years: 25 – 29 July 2011 Ages 12 – 14 years: 1 – 5 August 2011
10am – 4pm Monday – Thursday 10am – 8pm on Friday (including the performance) Cost for each course: £75 (including two complimentary tickets for the performance). Please book early, as places are limited. Performances: Friday 29 July and Friday 5 August at 4pm & 6pm in the Playhouse Studio. Extra tickets for the performances: £2.50 each. Participants must attend every day and be prepared to learn lines in the evenings after rehearsals.
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Education Roundabout’s ever-popular Play in a Day programme returns in spring 2011. Our highly skilled Education Officer visits school and works with one class of up to 30 pupils for a full day, to create a short play. Play in a Day is suitable for Years 5 and 6, and schools can choose between Henry VIII and O Mutugwa (an African Cinderella story). Discover Through Drama uses a similar format to Play in a Day, but the emphasis is on learning about a subject rather than producing
Adult Summer School
a performance. Choose from the Vikings, the Aztecs, the Romans, the Tudors or World War II as the learning theme. Suitable for one class of Year 4, 5 or 6 children. For secondary schools we are offering a programme of intensive Shakespeare Workshops for Years 10 and above. The workshops run for two hours and are suitable for up to 30 students. Choose between Twelfth Night, A Midsummer
Night’s Dream, Romeo and Juliet, Macbeth and The Tempest. All our workshop programmes are available on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays from 14 January to 14 April 2011, and take place in school. Play in a Day and Discover Through Drama cost £250 plus VAT, including materials, and the Shakespeare workshops cost £175 plus VAT.
Are you interested in developing your own skills in performance? Would you enjoy the challenge of creating a play in a week? Do you want to work at Nottingham Playhouse and perform in our Studio? Then our Adult Summer School is for you! Develop your skills in movement, voice, characterisation and team working. You will take part in daily classes, learn how Nottingham Playhouse works, and rehearse the play Kaspar the Wild by award-winning playwright Tim Crouch. At the end of the week you will perform to friends and family
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in a full production with lights, sound and costume. The summer school will be directed by Andrew Breakwell, Director of Roundabout & Education, who has directed nearly 200 plays in his career. He will be supported by a professional theatre designer, choreographer and musical director.
Adult Summer School (18+) 11 – 16 July 2011 Cost: £250 (including two complimentary tickets for the performance) Extra tickets £3 each for the performance Performance: Friday 16 July at 7pm in the Playhouse Studio
Photo: Robert Day
Photo: Robert Day
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Support us Nottingham Playhouse is very proud to work with the following sponsors:
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Access And business partners Biocity Curtis Parkinson Solicitors Design By Tomkins
Hoofers Health Club Orchid IT The Bookcase
A partnership with Nottingham Playhouse can benefit your company through marketing, targeted advertising, brand profile, corporate hospitality, staff motivation and CSR. To find out more contact Nick Lawford on 0115 873 6235 or email nickl@nottinghamplayhouse.co.uk
There is level access to the auditorium on East Circus Street and we have a lift providing access to all levels from the main entrance. There are two adapted toilets. NEW – We now have 8 wheelchair spaces available and in better spaces. These can be booked at Box Office. Due to new regulations we are no longer able to transfer people from wheelchairs to seats in the auditorium. Our Box Office will be happy to answer any questions you may have about this. Audio-Described and Sign Language Interpreted performances are indicated in the diary (pages 30-32).
CAP
Captioned performances are available for selected performances (see diary pages 30-32). In captioning, the words appear on a screen at the same time as they are spoken. Tickets for Audio Described, Sign Language Interpreted and Captioned performances can be purchased for half price by patrons requiring these services (max. 2 tickets per person). Guide Dogs and Hearing Dogs are always welcome, please advise the Box Office when booking. For those with partial hearing loss, Sennheiser Infrared Enhanced Hearing headsets are available. Please reserve your headset with Box Office when booking. Publications are available in alternative formats on request. This brochure can be provided in Braille, large print, on CD, on audio cassette or as an MP3 file. Programmes for Nottingham Playhouse Theatre Company productions are available in Braille or on CD – please order at least two weeks in advance.
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Playhouse Diary
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March
Fri 1
Mouthy Poets
17.00 UR
Oedipus
19.45
April
Wed 2 Australian Dance Theatre
20.00
Fri 4
Mouthy Poets
17.00 UR
Sat 2
Oedipus
14.30
Angelos Epithemiou
20.00
Oedipus
19.45
Sat 5
Micky Flanagan
20.00
Sun 3
Andy Parsons
19.30
Sun 6
P Preview – performances before Press Night PN Press Night – when local, regional and national press review a production HH HotHouse – see page 4 for details Post Show Discussion – free for ticket holders of that evening’s performance – see page 5 for details Audio Described performance – for blind and visually impaired patrons – see page 29 for details Signed performance – in BSL for deaf patrons – see page 29 for details CAP Captioned performance – see page 29 for details PR Playroom – events that take place in our studio theatre FE Foyer Event – events that take place in the Playhouse foyers UR Ustinov Room
19.45
20.00
Thu 3
January – June 2011
Oedipus
Australian Dance Theatre
Tue 1
Mon 4 Count Arthur Strong
20.00
Mon 7 Flawless
19.30
Tue 5
Berkoff Masterclass
16.30
Tue 8
19.30
Oedipus
19.45
Wed 9 Gina Yashere
20.00
Wed 6 Pre-show lecture
18.00
Thu 10 Stephen K Amos
20.00
Oedipus
19.45
Fri 11
Science Museum
13.30
Thu 7
Page to Stage
10.30
Mouthy Poets
17.00 UR
Oedipus
13.30
Stephen K Amos
20.00
Oedipus
19.45
Sat 12
Science Museum
11.30
Fri 8
Mouthy Poets
17.00 UR
Science Museum
16.00
Mummy Mafia
20.00 PR
Sun 13
Oedipus
19.45
Mon 14
Sat 9
Mummy Mafia
20.00 PR
Oedipus
19.45
Flawless
Tue 15 Crazy For You
19.15
Wed 16 Crazy For You
19.15
Sun 10 Sandi Thom
Thu 17 Crazy For You
19.15
Mon 11
February
Mon 14
Hannah James & Sam Sweeney 20.00 PR
Tue 12
Thu 3
Forever Young
19.45 P
Tue 15 Forever Young
19.45
Fri 18
Mouthy Poets
17.00 UR
Wed 13 Richard Herring
Fri 4
Mouthy Poets
17.00
Wed 16 Forever Young
19.45
Crazy For You
19.15
Thu 14
19.30
20.00
Forever Young
19.45 PN
Thu 17 Forever Young
13.30
Sat 19
Crazy For You
14.30
Fri 15
Mouthy Poets
17.00 UR
Sat 5
Forever Young
19.45 HH
Forever Young
19.45
Crazy For You
19.15
Sat 16
Jeremy Hardy
20.00
Roy Bailey
20.00 PR
Sun 20
Sun 17 Mon 18
Mouthy Poets
17.00 UR
Sun 6 Mon 7 Forever Young
19.45 PHH
Fri 18
Mouthy Poets
17.00 UR
Mon 21
Tue 8
Forever Young
19.45 HH
Forever Young
19.45
Tue 22
Wed 9 Forever Young
19.45 HH
20.00 14.30
Wed 20
13.30
Home Made Forever Young
19.45 P
Thu 10 Forever Young
Sat 19
Wed 23 Oedipus Thu 24 Oedipus
19.45 PN
Thu 21
Forever Young
19.45
Forever Young
19.45
Fri 25
Mouthy Poets
17.00 UR
Fri 22
Fri 11
We’re Going on a Bear Hunt 13.30
Say Sum Thin
18.00
Oedipus
19.45 HH
Sat 23
We’re Going on a Bear Hunt 16.30
Sun 20
Sat 26 Oedipus
19.45 HH
Sun 24
Mouthy Poets
17.00 UR
Mon 21
Turned Out Nice Again
10.30
Mon 25
Forever Young
19.45
Tue 22 Danish Dance Theatre
20.00
Turned Out Nice Again
13.30
Tue 26
Sat 12
We’re Going on a Bear Hunt 10.30
Wed 23 Danish Dance Theatre
20.00
Forever Young
14.30
Thu 24
Forever Young
19.45
Fri 25
Mouthy Poets
Sun 13 We’re Going on a Bear Hunt 10.30
30
Tue 19
Sun 27
Wed 27
Mon 28 Oedipus
19.45 HH
Thu 28 The Trial
19.30
17.00 UR
Tue 29 Berkoff Masterclass
16.30
Fri 29
Mouthy Poets
17.00 UR
Ailey 2
20.00
Oedipus
19.45
The Trial
19.30
We’re Going on a Bear Hunt 13.30
Sat 26 Ailey 2
20.00
Wed 30 Oedipus
19.45
Sat 30 The Trial
19.30
Punt and Dennis
Sun 27 Mark Thomas
19.30
Thu 31 Oedipus
13.30
19.30
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May Sun 1
Russell Kane
June 19.30
Mon 2 Tue 3 Wed 4 Phoenix Dance Theatre
Wed 1
The League of Youth
13.30
The League of Youth
19.45
Mouthy Poets
17.00 UR
Thu 2 20.00
Fri 3
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Box Office Donate
Thu 5 Fri 6
Richard Alston
20.00
Sat 7
Richard Alston
20.00
Mouthy Poets
17.00 UR
As a registered charity, Nottingham Playhouse relies substantially on donations from supporters, as well as ticket sales. Donations help to secure our future, develop new programmes, maintain the very highest standards, commission new work, and entertain and educate even more people every year. Making a simple donation of £1 each time you book tickets could have a major impact on the future of the Playhouse. For further information on donations and fundraising activities please contact Nick Lawford on 0115 873 6235.
Sun 8 Mon 9 Tue 10 Wed 11 Thu 12 Fri 13
The League of Youth
19.45 P
Sat 14
The League of Youth
19.45 P
Sun 15 Mon 16 The League of Youth
19.45 P HH
Tue 17
19.45 PN HH
The League of Youth
The Box Office is open 10am – 8pm, Monday – Saturday Two hours before the show on Sundays and Bank Holidays Phone
Wed 18 The League of Youth
19.45 HH
Thu 19 The League of Youth
13.30
0115 941 9419 Minicom
Jez Lowe
20.00 PR
Fri 20
Mouthy Poets
17.00
0115 947 6100
The League of Youth
19.45
Fax
Sat 21
The League of Youth
14.30
0115 924 1484
The League of Youth
19.45
Tue 24 The League of Youth
19.45
Post
Wed 25 Pre-show lecture
18.00
19.45
Sun 22 Mon 23
The League of Youth
Thu 26 The League of Youth
13.30
19.45
The League of Youth
Fri 27
Mouthy Poets
17.00 UR
The League of Youth
19.45
Sat 28 The League of Youth
14.30
The League of Youth
19.45
Sun 29 The League of Youth
16.00
Mon 30 Tue 31 The League of Youth
13.30
19.45
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Focus on gifts
Make a crafty purchase from the foyer showcases (curated by Focus Gallery, Derby Road) and check out the range of theatre-related books courtesy of Lowdham-based The Bookcase. Plus look out for a range of gifts, cards, postcards and theatre tokens available in the foyer.
Places to stay
If you’re looking for somewhere to stay after coming to the theatre, we recommend trying one of our hotel partners: Hart’s Hotel is a three minute stroll from Nottingham Playhouse. The highest rated hotel in the region, Hart’s is a contemporary, 4-star boutique hotel with its own garden and car park. www.hartsnottingham.co.uk Jurys Inn, close to Nottingham railway station and tramway, has 264 spacious and comfortable bedrooms and is a modern, convenient alternative. www.jurysinns.com
*with the exception of the following bookings: in person by cash, Groups, hotHOUSE, Backstage Pass. As part of our audience development programme we reserve the right to introduce and withdraw ticket discounts and special offers at any time.
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Seating plan Seating plan and ticket prices for: Oedipus The League of Youth The Ashes
Episodes 2011 Thursday 27 & Friday 28 January 7.30pm Early Bird Ticket Deal: £7/£5 before 31 December Otherwise £8/£6 Venue: Auditorium
Super Seat
Stalls and Circle
Stalls and Circle
Bargain*
Premium
£26.50 (£24)
£21.50 (£19)
£16.50 (£14)
£9.00 (£8)
Standard
£24.50 (£22)
£19.50 (£17)
£14.50 (£12)
£8.00 (£7)
Matinee
£12.00 (£10)
£12.00 (£10)
£12.00 (£10)
£7.50 (£6.50)
Previews
£10.00 (£8)
£10.00 (£8)
£10.00 (£8)
£7.50 (£6.50)
£7.50
£7.50
£7.50
£7.50
School Matinees
*Limited number for each performance
These seats on M row are reserved for wheelchair users and those with restricted mobility. When selling rows A, B and C in the stalls, tickets will be sold at the lowest available price.
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Concessions are shown in brackets and are available to under-16s, full-time students, those over 60 and in retirement, disabled patrons, registered unwaged and members of the National Campaign for the Arts, BECTU and Equity.
Ideal for all the family!
Come and see some of Nottinghamshire’s finest young dancers present two nights of energy, creativity and brilliance. Episodes 2011 showcases passion and commitment, not to mention raw talent by school and community dance groups with performers ranging in age from 11-19. The performance programme is part of Youth Dance England’s U.Dance framework, following the themes of inspiring and involving children and young people in celebrating and exploring themes relating to the 2012 Olympics and Paralympics Games. These annual sell-out showcases offer audiences an insight into the wealth of dance and creativity in Nottinghamshire, while allowing participants the chance to showcase their work within a high profile venue.
Me and The Machine When We Meet Again Friday 25 February 4pm-7pm and 8.30pm – 11.30pm Saturday 26 February 11.30am – 2.30pm and 4.pm – 7pm Tickets: £5 Venue: Playroom “The first time we met, you could see me but I couldn’t see you”, the invisible woman recounts. When We Meet Again is a wearable film and one-to-one performance, a bizarre sensuous experience featuring you, your invisible friend, a 3D soundtrack, an old forgotten dance, the ocean, a flavour and me. Video filmed from a first person perspective and displayed on video goggles replaces your point of view by… someone else’s. When you look down you see a new body, a body through which you will move and encounter mysterious ghostly presences. Slots of ten minutes are bookable. Please note this is a one person at a time experience. www.meandthemachine.co.uk Running time: approx. 10mins Suitable for ages: 12+ 35
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How to find us Nottingham Playhouse is situated in the Castle Zone of the city, just off Derby Road near St Barnabas’ Cathedral. Just follow our banners on Maid Marian Way and Derby Road. Satellite navigation: Use postcode NG1 5AF
Public Transport Nottingham Playhouse is committed to the development of a sustainable environmental strategy for the future. Getting to Nottingham Playhouse using greener forms of transport couldn’t be easier.
You can use public transport to help reduce your carbon footprint, cut journey times
and save money. The Big Wheel’s triptimes journey planner can help you plan the most efficient journey to Nottingham Playhouse: www. thebigwheel.org.uk/triptimes Bus: 10 minutes’ walk from Old Market Square, 15 minutes’ walk from Victoria and Broadmarsh Bus Stations. Call Traveline on 0871 200 2233 (7am-9pm Mon-Sun) for bus timetable information. www.trentbarton.co.uk Rail: 15 minutes’ walk from Nottingham Station. Call National Rail Enquiries on 08457 48 49 50 (24hrs) for train timetable information. www.eastmidlandstrains.co.uk Tram: 5 minute walk from stops at either Old Market Square or the Royal Centre. Car: Use M1 junction 25 (south) or 26 (north).
Nottingham Playhouse Trust Ltd is pleased to be funded by:
Parking On-street parking around Wellington Circus is free after 6pm. Save money on secure parking Parking is available in the NCP car parks on Mount Street and St James’s Street (both a short walk from the theatre and indicated on the map above) at a special discounted rate of £4.50 for up to 7 hours. Simply present your parking ticket to a member of our Front of House team, who will validate it to entitle you to the reduced rate on return to your vehicle. Other accredited Park Mark Award car parks offering reduced rate evening parking are available on Upper Parliament Street and Talbot Street.
Grateful thanks to Sir Harry Djanogly. Nottingham Playhouse is a member of The European Theatre Convention www.etc-cte.org
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