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Jackson’s Way Tue 25 Jan 7.45pm £10

Written and performed by Will Adamsdale Winner of the Perrier Award for Comedy 2004 Will Adamsdale’s Perrier Award winning life coach character undertakes his most ambitious project yet: touring 26(.2) London venues in 26(.2) days, on a marathon trip to bring Jackson’s Way, his hilarious gospel of self helplessness, to the people of London Town.

Fresh Ideas February – May 2011

Fresh Ideas.

February – May 2010

Wednesday – Saturday @ 7.45pm*

A season of new work New wimbldeon Studio February - May 2011 showcasing the best new productions, writers, directors and theatre companies

Access Access Booking Line: 0844 871 7677 Wheelchair accessible lift and toilet. InfraRed system for the hearing impaired, headset must be booked with tickets.

Guide Dogs Welcome. Please declare your access issues at time of booking.

Wednesday – Saturday @ 7.45pm

Tickets: £10 / £7.50 Conc.

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How to Book Box Office: 0844 871 7646

How to Find Us New Wimbledon Studio, The Broadway, Wimbledon, London, SW19 1QG

No tel bkg fee applies. Open Mon - Sat 9am - 10pm, Sun 10am - 8pm

Groups and Schools: 0844 871 7696 www.ambassadortickets.com/wimbledon Call in person to New Wimbledon Theatre Box Office 10am - 8pm (6pm on non-performance days) Please note that the Box Office in New Wimbledon Studio will be open 30mins before the performance.

Discounts

Concessions: Under 16s, full time students, Senior Citizens, Members of Theatre Unions, Friends of New Wimbledon Theatre, disabled patrons and a companion. All discounts are subject to availability and at the absolute discretion of New Wimbledon Studio.

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Fresh Ideas A season of new work at New Wimbledon Studio showcasing the best of new writers, directors and theatre companies. Throughout February – May we will present a brand new piece of theatre and after the show you will have the chance to feed back your comments directly to its creators.

Yoroboshi Wed 23 – Sat 26 Feb

7.45pm £10/£7.50 conc

Tokyo, 1960. Blinded fifteen years earlier in a US firebombing raid, a young man becomes the subject of a bitter custodial battle. Still traumatised, his psychotic outbursts expose Japan’s hidden legacy of trauma and denial.

Image credit: Ragan, Romy ©Bridgeman Education

It Started with a Touch Wed 2 – Sat 5 Mar

7.45pm £10/£7.50 conc

Could you report your own family member to the police? When Caroline Long witnesses her son Steven assaulting an innocent man, she is forced to make that difficult decision. But her choice comes with its own consequences.

Wed 30 Mar – Sat 2 Apr

7.45pm £10/£7.50 conc

RoRO Productions presents a rehearsed reading of Bernie C. Byrnes’ newest and most controversial play. A powerful tale of obsessive love gone dangerously wrong. (The piece utilises actual transcripts from victims of domestic violence to create some of the text.)

the Deptford mice Wed 13 – Sat 16 Apr

7.45pm £10/£7.50 conc

The Deptford Mice is a dark fantasy adventure following the good mice as they battle the rats of Deptford to overcome an ancient evil. With animation, puppetry, and mind-boggling physicality, it is a family show filled with danger and excitement.

Dry Ice Wed 20 – Sat 23 Apr

7.45pm £10/£7.50 conc

Follow the adventures of Nina, a stripper on the edge. Telling surreal, deliciously dark stories of mermaids and serial killers keeps her sane as she plays her part in a game she’s not quite sure about…by the end, are we?

Mad women In Attics

The Time Is Now

Wed 9 – Sat 12 Mar

A new play by Ben Clare

7.45pm £10/£7.50 conc

Barefaced Theatre’s Mad Women in Attics explores the presumed madness of four great women writers: Mary Shelley, author of Frankenstein; reclusive American poet Emily Dickinson; utopian feminist Charlotte Perkins Gilman; and modernist genius Virginia Woolf, whose demons eventually consumed her.

Heaven Sent Wed 23 – Sat 26 Mar

7.45pm £10/£7.50 conc

Heaven Sent is a soon-to-be cult musical comedy epic smash hit spectacular adventurous romp. A rock band from Basildon, England travel in a VW camper across America drinking, shagging, gambling and smoking weed on a quest to find God (literally!)

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The Way Of Kindness

Wed 27 – Sat 30 Apr

7.45pm £10/£7.50 conc

Friendships are tested to the limit as a rollercoaster ride through the noughties comes hurtling up to the present day.

A darkly comic new play by Royal Court Writers Programme graduate Ben Clare.

The Perfect Party Wed 4 – Sat 7 May

7.45pm £10/£7.50 conc

In this fast-paced, colourful adult comedy, Philip and Philippa are attempting to host the perfect children’s party for their son. The houmous dip and carrot sticks are ready, the entertainers are booked and the jelly is setting. But... will they succeed?

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