T H E AT R E
SEASON BROCHURE
T H E AT R E
O CT 2015 - M AY 201 6
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CO N TEN TS 2-3
PIG FARM
4-5
AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS
6 -7
THE PIANIST OF WILLESDEN LANE
8 -9
MISS ATOMIC BOMB
10 - 11
MY MOTHER SAID I NEVER SHOULD
12 - 13
FOOD & DRINK
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EVENTS
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SUPPORT US
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RE:ACT
17 - 19
STUDIO
20-21
PARTNERSHIPS
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As we embark on our 4th year at St. James, it is a joy to be fulfilling our objective to present ambitious new plays, musical theatre and revivals of ground-breaking works, from both sides of the Atlantic. We also celebrate two West End transfers this year, with Bad Jews at the Arts Theatre and McQueen at Theatre Royal Haymarket. It is always satisfying to establish some continuity in programming, so it is a particular pleasure to welcome Pig Farm by Tony Award® winner Greg Kotis to St. James. Many of you will know that Greg co-authored Urinetown, which received its UK première at the St. James in February 2014. In late November we stage a co-production of a new and exhilarating adaption of Around the World in 80 Days by American playwright Laura Eason. Directed by Lucy Bailey (The Importance of Being Earnest, Fortune’s Fool, Gaslight) this production promises to be thrillingly inventive, celebrating the very mechanics of theatre as we journey across the globe with Fogg, Passepartout and over 50 other characters, played by a cast of eight. Looking to 2016, in our spring season we bring you absorbing and entertaining tales inspired by true stories and notable for their leading roles for women. First up is the UK premiere of US hit, The Pianist of Willesden Lane, a life affirming true tale that recounts one young girl’s journey from Vienna to London on the Kindertransport and her experience of the war years. Next we welcome the world première of Miss Atomic Bomb, a new satirical musical with a warm glow, set in Nevada in 1952. We close the season with a long overdue London revival of the world’s most performed play by a female playwright, Charlotte Keatley’s My Mother Said I Never Should. In the St. James Studio, our unique 100 capacity cabaret space, why not seek out one of our 16 events during the EFG London Jazz Festival from 13-22 November. At Christmas, The Fitzrovia Radio Hour’s Christmas Special offers a seasonal take on the classic radio plays of the 40s and 50s performed in hilarious clipped period detail with live sound effects. And in January, the Edinburgh hit Dinosaur Park (formerly Jurassic Park) roars into the Studio for three weeks. And finally RE:act, our new initiative that gives younger theatre makers an opportunity to create work in response to our main house shows continues into 2016. Four creative teams have 24 hours to write a 15 minute response piece, which is performed in the St. James Studio. We look forward to seeing you at St. James.
James Albrecht Creative Director
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DON’T LET THE SWINE
GRIND YOU DOWN
Dead Posh Productions present
PIG FARM Written by GREG KOTIS Directed by KATHARINE FARMER Starring DAN FREDENBURGH, ERIK ODOM, CHARLOTTE PARRY and STEPHEN TOMPKINSON
21 OCTOBER - 21 NOVEMBER FROM THE AWARD-WINNING AUTHOR OF URINETOWN THE MUSICAL COMES A DARK NEW FARCE! Life on the farm is hard. Under a pot-bellied sky, Tom and Tina, with just the help of hired hand Tim, are struggling for survival and it’s taking its toll. Troubles simmer dangerously as they search for solace, then gun-toting Teddy arrives and things go from bad to worse. Pig Farm is an hilarious tale of regular folk, human sludgery and the American dream dragged through the mud. Pig Farm stars Dan Fredenburgh (Bang, Bang, Bang at Royal Court and The Bourne Ultimatum), Erik Odom (Twilight Saga:Breaking Dawn and Sons of the Prophet at Blank Theatre, Los Angeles), Charlotte Parry (Bridge Project at Old Vic, The Colby Sisters at Tricycle) and Stephen Tompkinson (Spamalot, West End and DCI Banks). “Disgustingly funny” Variety
PREPARE FOR FARMAGEDDON
PERFORMANCE TIMES Mon - Sat eves 7.30pm Weds & Sat mats 2.30pm
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Sponsored by
Simon Friend, St. James Theatre Productions and Ros Povey Productions present
AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS 26 NOVEMBER - 17 JANUARY JOIN PHILEAS FOGG ON THE ADVENTURE OF A LIFETIME The majestic, mysterious and fabulously wealthy Phileas Fogg wagers his life’s fortune that he can circumnavigate the globe in just eighty days. Join Fogg and his loyal valet, Passepartout, as they voyage from the misty alleys of Victorian London to the exotic subcontinent and the wild west in a race against the clock. A cast of eight play over 50 characters in this imaginative, high-spirited escapade; including six trains, five boats, four fights, three dances, two circus acts and an elephant! Cast includes Robert Portal as Phileas Fogg, Simon Gregor as Passepartout, Shanaya Rafaat as Mrs Aouda, Tony Gardner as Inspector Fix, Eben Figueiredo as Mr Naidu, Tim Steed as Colonel Proctor, Lena Kaur as Miss Singh and Liz Sutherland as Captain Speedy.
PERFORMANCE TIMES
Tues - Sat eves 7.30pm* Weds, Thurs, Sat & Sun mats 2.30pm* * Weekly performance schedules vary over the holiday period. Please check website for details.
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A true story of family, hope and survival told through the world’s most beautiful music.
The
PIANISTof WILLESDEN LANE
HERSHEY FELDER PRESENTS with Samantha F. Voxakis, Karen Racanelli & Tom Wirtshafter
MONA GOLABEK IN
THE PIANIST OF WILLESDEN LANE Adapted & Directed by HERSHEY FELDER Based on the book The Children of Willesden Lane by MONA GOLABEK and LEE COHEN
20 JANUARY - 27 FEBRUARY Set in Vienna in 1938 and in London during the Blitz, The Pianist of Willesden Lane tells the true story of Lisa Jura, a young Jewish pianist who is dreaming about her concert debut at Vienna’s Musikverein concert hall. When Lisa is swept up in the Kindertransport to London to protect her from the Nazi regime, everything about her life changes…except for her love of music and the pursuit of that dream. Featuring some of the world’s most beloved piano music, played live, The Pianist of Willesden Lane is performer Mona Golabek’s true family story. “An arresting, deeply affecting triumph.” Los Angeles Times
PERFORMANCE TIMES Mon - Sat eves 7.30pm Thurs & Sat mats 2.30pm*
TICKETS
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EVERY MUSHROOM CLOUD HAS A SILVER LINING
Tanya Link Productions presents
MISS ATOMIC BOMB A new musical by ADAM LONG, GABRIEL VICK & ALEX JACKSON-LONG Co-Directed & Choreographed by Olivier award winner BILL DEAMER. Co-Directed by ADAM LONG
7 MARCH - 9 APRIL WORLD PREMIERE OF A NEW MUSICAL COMEDY Welcome to Las Vegas in 1952, where every mushroom cloud has a silver lining and fallout is your friend. Tourists are going nuts for nuclear, sipping cocktails by hotel pools while watching atomic blasts ignite the desert sky. But in the midst of this euphoria, our heroine Candy’s sheep have mysteriously died, Joey has deserted the army, fashionista Myrna is designing clothes for pigs, and the hapless manager of the Golden Goose still needs an atomic gimmick… In a city controlled by the mob and the military, and with a spy in their midst, time is running out for our four friends. Inspired by the real life nuclear tests and beauty pageants of the era, Miss Atomic Bomb is a radiant new musical comedy co-directed by the Olivier award-winning choreographer Bill Deamer (Top Hat) and Adam Long (Reduced Shakespeare Company).
PERFORMANCE TIMES Mon - Sat eves 7.30pm Weds & Sat mats 2.30pm
TICKETS
Previews: £10, £19.50, £25, £29.50, Premium £40 £15, £29.50, £35, £39.50, Premium £50* Group and concession rates available. *A transaction fee of £1.50 will apply to all online and phone transactions.
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MY MOTHER SAID I NEVER SHOULD BY
CHARLOTTE KEATLEY
A powerful story of love and jealousy.
Tiny Fires present
MY MOTHER SAID I NEVER SHOULD Written by CHARLOTTE KEATLEY Directed by PAUL ROBINSON
13 APRIL - 21 MAY THE MOST PERFORMED PLAY BY A FEMALE PLAYWRIGHT “I don’t know if you’ll ever love me as much as I love you but one day you’ll understand why I’ve done this to you.” Doris, born illegitimate in 1900, exchanges her budding teaching career for marriage and motherhood. When the war is over her daughter Margaret marries an American and has Jackie, who becomes an archetypal 60s rebel. When Jackie can’t face being a single mother it is decided that baby Rosie will be brought up as Margaret’s own. That’s the plan anyway. Keatley’s award-winning play is a moving exploration of the relationships between mothers and daughters and the consequences of breaking the most sacred taboo of motherhood. A play about the choices we make which determine the course of our lives and how it is never too late to change. “This is a landmark play. The theatrical equivalent of breaking the four-minute mile.” The Guardian
PERFORMANCE TIMES Mon - Sat eves 7.30pm Weds & Sat mats 2.30pm*
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Written in 24 hours, rehearsed at quick fire speed and performed on the stage of St. James Studio, RE:act brings S T U D directors IO together four emerging writers, and a group of actors to respond to the story, themes and characters within each production of our theatre season. STUDIO
AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS Monday 7 December, 8pm STUDIO
THE PIANIST OF WILLESDEN LANE Monday 1 February, 8pm
STUDIO
MISS ATOMIC BOMB
Wednesday 23 March, 8pm
MY MOTHER SAID I NEVER SHOULD Monday 25 April, 8pm
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R E :Act S ongs fo r a N ew W or ld 15
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STUDIO CABARET COME DY
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COME TOGETHER WITH BARB JUNGR AND JOHN MCDANIEL A celebration of the Beatles
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Thursday 26 - Saturday 28 November 8pm Sunday 29 November | 7pm £20 / £25 STUDIO
In an exciting new collaboration between two giants of cabaret from both sides of the Atlantic, extraordinary, award-winning vocalist and performer Barb Jungr and Grammy and Emmy winner John McDaniel investigate The Beatles song catalogue in their own unique and inimitable fashion. “Arguably the finest cabaret singer in recent times” The Rough Guide To Cult Pop on Barb Jungr
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LUNCHTIME THEATRE ROMEO AND JULIET Monday 23 – Friday 27 November 1pm | £10 / £12 Experience the greatest love story of all time, Shakespeare’s Romeo & Juliet, where two star-crossed lovers find their worlds ripped apart by their family’s rival houses. Witness how their all consuming passion tries to survive amongst violence, hatred and debauchery.
THE THREE KINGS Monday 14 – Saturday 19 December 1pm | £10 / £12 This year Christmas comes with comedy, strong language and adult themes! Rejoice in the quicksilver repartee of Block and Tackle as they lock antlers over love, life and the wonders of the unexpected. A hilarious and poignant new play, The Three Kings takes us on a journey from doubt to belief via the public bar of The Three Kings.
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T H E AT R E We are proud to be working in partnership with Vocaleyes and Theatresign to provide audio described and signed performances for Around the World in 80 Days. We look forward to offering these services for future shows wherever possible. Thursday 7 January 7.30pm
Thursday 14 January 7.30pm
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