New Diorama Theatre Brochure 2013 - 2014

NEW DIORAMA THEATRE AUGUST 2013 - JULY 2014

IMAGE: Richard Davenport (Idle Motion’s Borges and I, New Diorama 2012) COVER IMAGE: Zack Ahern

WELCOME! This season marks our third year anniversary here at New Diorama Theatre and what a three years it’s been!

Over the last three years we’ve welcomed over 50,000 audience members through our doors, had shows transfer nationally and several times now, internationally. We’ve won Peter Brook Awards with two of our NDT Associate Companies as well as an OffWestEnd Award for being Central London’s ‘Most Welcoming Theatre’. We’re proud that we’re dedicated to doing things as best we can, for example we’re currently the only unfunded theatre to pay our interns and this April we held our first captioned performance – something we’re planning to roll out across this whole season. One of our proudest moments of the last three years was being named Mayor of Camden’s Charity 2012/13, for the work we do locally with our community.

None of this would have been possible without the help and guidance of our board of trustees, our Prinicple Supporter British Land and the faith of the charitable trusts and foundations that make the vital work we do here possible.

This season we’ve got a mix of returning New Diorama favourites with inspiring and ambitious work, alongside new companies sourced from all over the UK. One of the most exciting developments for this season are our partnerships with IdeasTap and A Younger Theatre. Both these partnerships will open up the resources of New Diorama up to the youngest theatre companies, giving them space to showcase their work as well as providing essential mentoring and professional development.

I hope you find something in the season that catches your interest and we look forward to welcoming you, Team NDT

NEW DIORAMA STAFF David Byrne ARTISTIC & EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Jemima Lee GENERAL MANAGER Sophie Wallis THEATRE MANAGER Sharon Kwan FINANCE MANAGER Anne Mayer PRESS AGENT Kate Baiden ASSISTANT TO ARTISTIC DIRECTOR Natalie York ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR Charlie Ward PROGRAMMING AGENT

NEW DIORAMA BOARD Alisha Whittington (Chair) CLORE LEADERSHIP PROGRAMME James Danby BRITISH LAND PLC Philip Graham DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORT Sofie Mason UNION REPRESENTATIVE BECTU Mark Ross DIORAMA ARTS Richard Shannon ARTIST AND PLAYWRIGHT Anthony Vaughan PARTNER, FLADGATE LLP Rachel Valentine Smith NDT ARTIST

NDT ASSOCIATE ENSEMBLES THIRD PARTY THE FACTION IDLE MOTION SPARE TYRE

NDT ARTISTS AT THE 2013 EDI KUBRICK3

THAT IS ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW

THE MAN IN THE MOONE

New Diorama Theatre & PIT present their Les Enfants Terribles Prize winning show at the Edinburgh Festival.

New Diorama Theatre Associate Company, Idle Motion are taking their new show inspired by Bletchley Park to the festival.

NDT favourites Rhum and Clay present their new show at the Fringe before transfering back to NDT in September.

Alan Conway: failed businessman and unsuccessful homosexual decides his life might improve if he just tells people he’s award-winning film director Stanley Kubrick. What could possibly go wrong?

This stunning piece of visual theatre tells the story of Bletchley Park and the untold secrets of the remarkable men and women who cracked the enigma code.

Dreaming of a better life, a man abandons everything he knew and embarks on an epic journey towards the moon. It takes him from the neon smog of the city, to the heights of a treacherous mountain and beyond.

Frenetic, funny, absurd, unnecessary, stupid, unbelievable (and totally true) – Kubrick3 delights in the complexities of a compulsive fantasist in this ridiculous comic play. Co-produced by Greenwich Theatre and Fraser-Cannon Productions.

Playing Pleasance Two, Pleasance Courtyard throughout the festival @ 19:10.

Total Theatre Award nominated Idle Motion will take you back to 1940s England, to the eccentric country house whose grounds, filled with chess champions, Oxbridge graduates and young debutantes, was the melting pot of Britain’s greatest minds.

Playing Zoo Southside throughout the festival @ 17:05.

Rhum and Clay weaves myth, absurd humour and their unique visual style into a darkly comic and sublimely ridiculous tale about our insatiable desire to venture into the unknown.

Playing Pleasance Above, Pleasance Courtyard throughout the festival @ 15:50.

INBURGH FESTIVAL MISSING

SPECIES

UNCANNY VALLEY

As well as working on a variety of productions here at New Diorama Theatre Rich Rusk is Associate Director of Gecko.

Emerging company, Fat Git, return to Edinburgh ahead of a transfer back to NDT in late August.

We have been excited for a long time, about Superbolt Theatre, make sure you see their new show at the Fringe.

Critically acclaimed physical dance theatre company Gecko, present another visually stunning, visceral, physical performance.

Imagine total gender freedom, where changing sex is as easy as getting dressed. Sons can become daughters, husbands can become wives and blind dates could be either. A new play from Fat Git Theatre and Joe White.

Wilson is trapped. The city leaves him lost between the lines. Until the moment he discovers Her. Eyes light up, connections are made and deep inside a dormant chest a battery heart starts beating.

As the boundaries blur, where will curiosity take you? An irreverent, genejuggling, biopunk vision of a planet and its specie in disarray.

Using powerful movement and absurd humour to tell the electric love story of a man and a robot, step into a canyon where everything is possible and reality surpasses your greatest dreams.

Playing Jack Dome, Pleasance Dome throughout the festival @ 12:10

Playing The Underbelly, Bristo Square, throughout the festival @ 12:25

Missing is a journey into the depths of a person’s psyche: as Lily unearths her forgotten past the truth changes everything. Enter a deliciously warped Gecko world of striking imagery, multiple languages and beautiful music.

Playing The Grand, Pleasance Courtyard throughout the festival @ 12:00, 13:00 & 15:00 (check fringe website for times)

“A RIOT...PREPARE TO BE ENTERTAINED, DISGUSTED & POSITIVELY PERPLEXED” The Scotsman on Uninvited Wednesday 28 - Saturday 31 August

SPECIE

TRANSFERRED DIRECT FROM PLEASANCE, EDINBURGH Fat Git Theatre presents an irreverent, gene-juggling, biopunk vision of a planet and its specie in disarray.

Imagine a world of total gender freedom, where changing sex is as easy as getting dressed. Sons can become daughters, husbands can become wives, and blind dates could be either. While a bizarre, confused counterculture embraces this addiction to change, a small family confronts the problem of its unwanted daughter.

Blending underground funk-based sound design with vivid new writing, Specie is a free-form new play from Fat Git Theatre and Joe White, composed in interlocking narratives over a family’s lifetime, offering a cross section of gender in decay.

This production is supported by the New Diorama Emerging Companies Fund.

CREATED BY FIT GIT THEATRE TICKETS FROM £11 (£9 conc) Wed 28 - Sat 31 @ 19:30 TO BUY TICKETS & FIND OUT MORE Visit www.newdiorama.com or ring the box office on 0207 383 9034

IMAGE: Phillip Schumacher

Tuesday 15th - Sunday 20th May

RHUM AND CLAY

By Schiller. In a new version by Daniel Millar & Mark Leipacher

“SHARP HUMOUR AND TOUCHING PATHOS” HHHHThe Scotsman on Rhum and Clay

Tuesday 3- Saturday 7 September

THE MAN IN THE MOONE Critically acclaimed Rhum and Clay return to New Diorama with a new show that weaves myth, absurd humour and their unique visual style into a darkly comic and sublimely ridiculous tale, about our insatiable desire to venture into the unknown.

Dreaming of a better life, a man abandons everything he knew and embarks on an epic journey towards the moon. It takes him from the neon smog of the city to the heights of a treacherous mountain and beyond.

This production is supported by the New Diorama Emerging Companies Fund.

CREATED BY RHUM AND CLAY TICKETS £13.50 / £11.50 (conc) Tue 3 - Sat 7 Sept @ 19:30 EVENTS & TALKS There are events and talks to accompany this production. Please visit the New Diorama website to find out more.

TO BUY TICKETS & FIND OUT MORE Visit www.newdiorama.com or ring the box office on 0207 383 9034

IMAGE: AndrĂŠanne Germain

Sunday 9 - Monday 10 September

RECORDING HEDDA

“A PACY PROOF THAT IBSEN CAN OUTSHINE THE GLOOM.” Time Out on Ibsen Stage Company

Wednesday 11 - Saturday 28 September

RECORDING HEDDA Recording Hedda is set in the confines of a recording studio, and gives a two-way mirror look at the psychological make-up of a modern-day woman in her late thirties, whose fictional character takes on her private persona.

The production draws on Ibsen’s original play and is a collaborative project between composer Kaja Bjørntvedt and director Terje Tveit, exploring the dynamic between text and sound.

This production is supported by the Royal Norwegian Embassy, Norwegian Composers’ Fund, Composer’s Renumeration Fund and the New Diorama Emerging Companies Fund.

CREATED BY IBSEN STAGE COMPANY TICKETS £15.50 / £13.50 (conc) Wed 11 - Sat 28 @ 19:30 Sat matinee @ 14:30 No shows Sundays & Mondays EVENTS & TALKS There are events and talks to accompany this production. Please visit the New Diorama website to find out more.

TO BUY TICKETS & FIND OUT MORE Visit www.newdiorama.com or ring the box office on 0207 383 9034

“THEATRE SO SPELLBINDING YET BRUTALLY HONEST AND BRAVE THAT IT ACTUALLY GAVE ME GOOSEBUMPS” HHHHH Fringe Review

Sunday 29 - Monday 30 September

HOW TO START A RIOT Why were some parts of the UK set alight in 2011, whilst many others were left untouched? Who is present at a riot? If the actions are ‘mindless’, what’s in the mind? Three performers use text and torchlight to unpick the presumed causes of civil unrest.

Based on the work of leading crowd and social psychologists Professor Stephen Reicher and Dr. Clifford Stott, How to Start a Riot seeks answers to questions ignored in the post-riot political rhetoric - rhetoric which has remained remarkably similar for centuries.

This production is supported by the New Diorama Emerging Companies Fund.

CREATED BY WORKLIGHT THEARTRE TICKETS £12.50 / £10.50 (conc) Sun 29 - Mon 30 Sept @ 19:30 TO BUY TICKETS & FIND OUT MORE Visit www.newdiorama.com or ring the box office on 0207 383 9034

IMAGE: Fang Tong

“A DRAMA WITH PIQUANT COMIC OVERTONES” Christopher Isherwood, New York Times on Golden Child

Wednesday 2 - Saturday 12 October

GOLDEN CHILD Young Andrew‘s summer project to interview his grandmother about his forebears leads to an intimate revelation of her childhood in a traditional Chinese household.

We meet Andrew’s great-grandfather, a businessman returning home to China in 1918. He greets his daughter, three wives, and their traditional Confucian home with a new found interest in modern occidental culture. But much to his wives’ alarm, he has also invited a Christian missionary into their home...

Written by the Tony Award-winning playwright of M. Butterfly, Yellow Face and Broadway’s Chinglish, Golden Child examines the politics of cultural conversion at the dawn of an inter-cultural world.

Supported using public funding by the National Lottery through Arts Council England.

This production is supported by the New Diorama Emerging Companies Fund.

CREATED BY TRUE HEART THEATRE TICKETS £15.50 / £13.50 (conc) Wed 2 - Sat 12 Oct @ 19:30 Sat matinees @ 15:30 Wed 9 matinee @ 15:30 No shows Sundays & Mondays EVENTS & TALKS There are events and talks to accompany this production. Please visit the New Diorama website to find out more.

TO BUY TICKETS & FIND OUT MORE Visit www.newdiorama.com or ring the box office on 0207 383 9034

IMAGE: Ninian Doff (Staring Out The Window, Film Still)

“EXCELLENT FILMS, INTELLIGENT DISCUSSION; I LEFT FEELING ELATED AND INSPIRED” Gorilla Film Magazine on Greenhorn Film Festival

Sunday 6 - Monday 7 October

Greenhorn Film Festival THE ANNUAL NEW SHORT FILM FESTIVAL

Greenhorn Short Film Festival was founded in 2011 to celebrate emerging filmmaking talent with an unusual slant. The festival provides a platform for the best upcoming filmmakers to screen and discuss their work, while offering the audience a unique insight into the creative process.

The 2013 festival will include industry-led workshops, panel discussions with leading filmmakers and professionals, along with screenings of the best short films from upcoming new filmmakers with post-screening Q&A sessions.

This production is supported by the New Diorama Emerging Companies Fund.

CREATED BY GREENHORN FILM FESTIVAL Sun 6 Oct @ 14:00 Workshop Sun 6 Oct @ 16:00 Panel Discussion Sun 6 Oct @18:00 Films Screening Mon 7 Oct @19:00 Films Screening TICKETS FROM £5 per event

£15 (weekend pass) EVENTS & TALKS There are events and talks to accompany this production. Please visit the New Diorama website to find out more.

IMAGE: Lindsay Branham courtesy Falling Whistles, A Campaign for Peace in Congo.

Tuesday 4th January - Saturday 18th February

CHILD SOLIDERS

By Jack Thorne

“WHERE DO THEY FIND THEIR BEST CHANCE OF SURVIVAL IN PEACE OR IN WAR?” Tuesday 15 - Saturday 26 October

LIKE ENEMIES OF THE STATE A thought-provoking and visually engaging play based on the real-life stories of three child soldiers in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Having escaped one of the world’s deadliest wars, they find themselves alienated from society and forced to live as outcasts. They, amongst many others, are facing a difficult decision: either retreat into poverty and social rejection or to take power into their own hands by rejoining the battle.

CREATED BY BEFRANK THEATRE TICKETS £12.50 / £10 (conc) Tue 15 - Sat 26 Oct @ 19:30 Sat matinees @ 15:30 No shows Sundays & Mondays

In the summer of 2011, Writer/Director Tommy Lexen traveled through the DRC to meet with child soldiers, street children, local and international NGOs, UN representatives and the Congolese government in an attempt to understand the reasons behind why so many children still are fighting in the war. ‘Like Enemies of the State’ is based upon these eyewitness accounts. It is their story, a story about the violence of a forgotten generation.

EVENTS & TALKS There are events and talks to accompany this production. Please visit the New Diorama website to find out more.

This production is supported by the New Diorama Emerging Companies Fund.

TO BUY TICKETS & FIND OUT MORE Visit www.newdiorama.com or ring the box office on 0207 383 9034

IMAGE: Richard Davenport (Idle Motion’s Borges and I, New Diorama 2012)

“LIKE A DARK DREAM...WE LOVED THE PIECE” Londonist Magazine on House of Bernarda Alba (Suspense Festival 2011 @ New Diorama)

Monday 28 October - Sunday 3 November

SUSPENSE PUPPETRY FESTIVAL 2013 SUSPENSE London Puppetry Festival is produced by Little Angel Theatre. The first festival in 2009 won a Fringe Report Award for Best Festival as well as being nominated for a Peter Brook ‘Empty Space’ award. It is a biennial festival that CURATED BY NEW DIORAMA THEATRE showcases a diverse range of contemporary work from UK and international & LITTLE ANGEL THEATRE practitioners, bringing puppetry to new adult audiences.

In the 2011 festival 11 venues and over 30 companies participated. “Venues in 2013 will include The V&A, BAC, Pleasance Theatre and Tristan Bates Theatre .

International companies will be coming from the Netherlands, Spain and France alongside the most innovative UK companies - all for adult audiences.

DETAILS OF THE SUSPENSE FESTIVAL PROGRAMME WILL BE ANNOUNCED IN AUGUST, 2013. FOR UPDATES AND TO BUY TICKETS PLEASE VISIT EITHER: www.newdiorama.com www.suspensefestival.com

“THIS ABSORBING PRODUCTION OF IBSEN’S PLAY MARKS AN IMPRESSIVE DEBUT FOR MANSON JONES” The Stage on A Doll’s House Tuesday 5 - Saturday 16 November

AN ENEMY OF THE PEOPLE ADAPTED FROM HENRIK IBSEN BY REBECCA MANSON JONES Nobody Likes A Do-Gooder This contemporary adaptation is transported to Cornwall in the heart of a closeknit community where Dr Stockmann and her brother, the Mayor, have founded a Co-Operative Health Spa and their town’s fortunes are transformed. So when she discovers that the health of the planet is threatened by one of their business deals, she assumes everyone will want to put things right. It’s a no brainer right? Wrong.

Sister and brother discover that they are bound by blood and divided by philosophy.

At the public meeting, where the cast are joined by a chorus of local people, whose voices will be heard? Who is right? You the audience decide, and the cast perform the ending that you choose.

Supported using public funding by the National Lottery through Arts Council England, The Ibsen Scholarship, The Royal Norwegian Embassy and Royal Victoria Hall in association with KPS Productions. This production is also supported by New Diorama Theatre Emerging Companies Fund.

CREATED BY JUST JONES & TICKETS £15.50 / £13.50 (conc) Tue 5 - Sat 16 Nov @ 19:30 Sat matinees @ 15:30 No shows Sundays & Mondays EVENTS & TALKS There are events and talks to accompany this production. Please visit the New Diorama website to find out more.

TO BUY TICKETS & FIND OUT MORE Visit www.newdiorama.com or ring the box office on 0207 383 9034

Monday 18 - Saturday 23 November

EMERGING COMPANIES PROGRAMME SHOWCASE A JOINT VENTURE BETWEEN NEW DIORAMA & IDEASTAP

New Diorama Theatre and IdeasTap have launched a programme for the most talented emerging theatre companies: working over a series of sessions, new CURATED BY NEW DIORAMA THEATRE groups of theatremakers will meet and learn from a variety of industry experts & IDEASTAP to discuss a variety of topics - from fundraising to attending festivals.

These brilliant companies sourced from all over the UK, will be given a showcase performance at the end of this programme at New Diorama Theatre.

Full details of these performances and how to enter your company for this unique opportunity please visit either www.newdiorama.com or www.ideastap.com.

DETAILS OF THE SHOWCASE WILL BE ANNOUNCED IN SEPTEMBER, 2013. FOR UPDATES, TO BUY TICKETS OR TO LEARN HOW TO ENTER YOUR COMPANY FOR THE PROGRAMME PLEASE VISIT EITHER: www.newdiorama.com www.ideastap.com

IMAGE: Ben K Adams Photography / benkadams@me.com

“AN ABSOLUTE TRIUMPH; FUNNY, MOVING, AND THOROUGHLY ENGAGING THROUGHOUT, IT REALLY WAS AN OUTSTANDING EVENING." HHHHH Everything Theatre on All The Pigs

Tuesday 3 - Saturday 21 December

GIZMO LOVE WRITEN BY JOHN KOLVENBACH

Gizmo Love is an insightful black comedy thriller that delves into the cut-throat world of Tinsel Town, Hollywood at its most ruthless. When young screenwriter Ralph sells his life work to a faceless producer he is visited by Manny, a worldweary hack, who must pump up the script. Things get ugly with the arrival of two hit men hired to ensure the job is completed.

All The Pigs return to New Diorama after their sell-out runs in 2011 & 2012.

This production is supported by the New Diorama Emerging Companies Fund.

CREATED BY ALL THE PIGS TICKETS £10.50 / £8.50 (conc) Tue 3 - Sat 21 Dec @ 19:30 No shows Sundays & Mondays EVENTS & TALKS There are events and talks to accompany this production. Please visit the New Diorama website to find out more.

TO BUY TICKETS & FIND OUT MORE Visit www.newdiorama.com or ring the box office on 0207 383 9034

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IMAGE: A. J Coley

“WHAT IMPRESSES MOST IS THE ORGANIC INSPIRATION OF THE ENSEMBLE WORK...

UNFORGETTABLE.” HHHH The Independent on Twelfth Night

Saturday 4 January - Saturday 22 February

HAMLET

PART OF THE FACTION’S 2014 REP SEASON The King is dead. The Queen has now married his brother. Prince Hamlet is in mourning. Negotiations begin with a former adversary that could plunge the country into another war. In the early hours of the morning, the old King’s ghost is seen stalking the battlements. When Hamlet confronts his father’s spirit, a terrible secret is unleashed which forces the young Prince on an adventure of self-discovery, vengeance, madness and murder.

Artistic Director Mark Leipacher directs multi award-winning ensemble The Faction. Launching their third Rep Season, the company bring their trademark aesthetic to Shakespeare’s masterpiece.

The Faction are a New Diorama Associate Company. This production is supported by the New Diorama Emerging Companies Fund.

CREATED BY THE FACTION TICKETS £16 / £13 (conc)/ £11 (previews) All 3 Faction Rep Shows £42 / £36 (conc) January 4, 7, 8, 14, 16, 21, 23, 24, 30 @ 19:30 February 6, 12, 15, 18 @ 19:30 1 @ 15:00 & 22 @ 11:00 EVENTS & TALKS There are events and talks to accompany this production. Please visit the New Diorama website to find out more.

TO BUY TICKETS & FIND OUT MORE Visit www.newdiorama.com or ring the box office on 0207 383 9034

IMAGE: A. J Coley

“FACTION’S THRILLING, ROUGH THEATREISH VERSION MADE ME FEEL THAT I HAD NEVER SEEN THE PLAY BEFORE...GO.” HHHH The Independent on Mary Stuart Thursday 9 January - Saturday 22 February

THEBES

PART OF THE FACTION’S 2014 REP SEASON From Oedipus to Antigone, the story of Thebes remains a fascinating exploration of fate, morality and chaos, two and a half thousand years after the saga was originally written.

The first domino falls as Oedipus realises he has unwittingly fulfilled a cruel and unusual prophecy. As control of Thebes is handed to Creon, his sons fight each other for the kingdom and his daughter Antigone is determined to serve the honour of her family to the bitter end.

Reuniting Associate Director Rachel Valentine Smith and writer Gareth Jandrell following their sell out success of Lorca’s Blood Wedding, this world premiere version weaves together Sophocles and Aeschylus to present the full, visceral and bloody account of the Oedipus dynasty.

The Faction are a New Diorama Associate Company. This production is supported by the New Diorama Emerging Companies Fund.

CREATED BY THE FACTION TICKETS £16 / £13 (conc)/ £11 (previews) All 3 Faction Rep Shows £42 / £36 (conc) January 9, 10, 11, 15, 17, 18, 22, 31 @ 19:30 February 5, 8, 14, 19 @ 19:30 1 @ 11:00 & 22 @ 15:00 EVENTS & TALKS There are events and talks to accompany this production. Please visit the New Diorama website to find out more.

TO BUY TICKETS & FIND OUT MORE Visit www.newdiorama.com or ring the box office on 0207 383 9034

IMAGE: Richard Davenport

“PLENTY OF DEPTH AND NUANCE, SKILFULLY UNPACKED HERE BY THE RATHER WONDERFUL THE FACTION.” HHHH CRITICS CHOICE! Time Out on Mary Stuart Saturday 25 January - Saturday 22 February

THE ROBBERS

PART OF THE FACTION’S 2014 REP SEASON An overnight sensation at its premiere, the debut play that propelled Schiller to stardom remains a fierce, fast and furious exploration of modern masculinity.

CREATED BY THE FACTION TICKETS £16 / £13 (conc)/ £11 (previews) All 3 Faction Rep Shows £42 / £36 (conc)

Franz is a cold, ruthless manipulator living his life in the shadows, now embarking on a quest for power. Karl is an attractive, charismatic rebel, hiding out in the forest with a band of mercenaries, duped into inciting an anarchic revolution.

They couldn’t be more different, yet these two brothers are locked in a dangerous competition for their father’s love and vast inheritance.

January 25, 28, 29 @ 19:30

The Faction won the 2011 Peter Brook / Equity Ensemble Award for this shocking and relevant play tackling violence, class, religion, civil liberties and state intervention. The production returns to the New Diorama, closing the Rep Season 2014.

EVENTS & TALKS There are events and talks to accompany this production. Please visit the New Diorama website to find out more.

The Faction are a New Diorama Associate Company. This production is supported by the New Diorama Emerging Companies Fund.

February 1, 4, 7, 11, 13, 20, 21, 22 @ 19:30 8 @ 15:00 & 15 @ 15:00

TO BUY TICKETS & FIND OUT MORE Visit www.newdiorama.com or ring the box office on 0207 383 9034

Image by Gordon McBryde

“MOVING AND PLAYED WITH PASSION BY THIS TERRIFIC NEW REP COMPANY” Camden New Journal on Caucasian Chalk Circle

Tuesday 25 February - Saturday 15 March

BLUE REMEMBERED HILLS Peter Brook/Equity Ensemble award-nominated New Rep Theatre present Dennis Potter’s ‘Blue Remembered Hills,’ directed by director in residence Graham Hubbard.

Seven West-Country seven-year olds spend a WW2 afternoon playing, fighting and fantasising in a wood, a barn and a field, creating a dangerous microcosm of hostility, fear and rivalry. Carefree bullying and swaggering take a dark turn in this deceptively simple tale, played with the vibrant intensity and humour that this energetic ensemble company is fast making its name with.

This production is supported by the New Diorama Emerging Companies Fund.

CREATED BY NEW REP THEATRE TICKETS £12.50 / £10.50 (conc) Tue 25 Feb - Sat 15 Mar @ 19:30 Tuesday matinees @ 15:30 No shows Sundays & Mondays TO BUY TICKETS & FIND OUT MORE Visit www.newdiorama.com or ring the box office on 0207 383 9034

IMAGE: Antti-Jussi Liikala Image by Gordon McBryde

“RICH RUSK IS KNOWN FOR CREATING INGENIOUS, VISUALLY ARRESTING FRINGE THEATRE” HHHH The Metro

Tuesday 18 March - Saturday 5 April

RIFT ZONE

DEVISED BY NIGHT LIGHT THEATRE Iceland... It is election night and a new political force rips through Iceland like seething magma; an ancient man with failing sight drags himself to the lake with a hoard of silver; a dancing troll sings hymns of love; a woman knits herself new legs and a poet must write the verse of his life to save Alfa, a young engineer plagued by shadows. Interweaving saga and folklore, music and visual theatre, Night Light uncover the soul of a nation.

Great storytelling, great comedy, and a searing tale of love.

This production is supported by the New Diorama Emerging Companies Fund.

Developed at Cambridge Junction.

CREATED BY NIGHT LIGHT THEATRE TICKETS £12.50 / £10.50 (conc) Tue 18 Mar - Sat 5 Apr @ 19:30 No shows Sundays & Mondays TO BUY TICKETS & FIND OUT MORE Visit www.newdiorama.com or ring the box office on 0207 383 9034

“A-GRADE COMIC TIMING. FRESH, FRENETIC & VERY FUNNY” CRITICS CHOICE! Time Out on The Dark Room

Tuesday 15 - Saturday 19 April

KUBRICK3

WINNER OF LES ENFANTS TERRIBLES PRIZE 2013 Alan Conway: failed businessman and unsuccessful homosexual decides his life might improve if he just tells people he’s award-winning film director Stanley Kubrick.What could possibly go wrong?

Frenetic, funny, absurd, unnecessary, stupid, unbelievable (and totally true) – Kubrick³ delights in the complexities of a compulsive fantasist in this ridiculous comic play. Written and directed by New Diorama Artistic and Executive Director David Byrne, Kubrick3 transfers to New Diorama after a run at the Edinburgh Festivals.

Produced by New Diorama Theatre, Greenwich Theatre and Fraser Cannon Productions.

CREATED BY PIT & NEW DIORAMA TICKETS £13.50 Tue 15 Apr - Sat 19 Apr @ 19:30 Saturday matinee @ 15:30 No shows Sundays & Mondays EVENTS & TALKS There are events and talks to accompany this production. Please visit the New Diorama website to find out more.

TO BUY TICKETS & FIND OUT MORE Visit www.newdiorama.com or ring the box office on 0207 383 9034

“IT BREAKS YOUR HEART...A MEMORABLE PORTRAIT OF JOY, PAIN AND REGRET.”

HHHH CRITICS CHOICE! The Times on A Warsaw Melody Tuesday 22 April - Saturday 17 May

A DASHING FELLOW

ADAPTED FROM THE SHORT STORIES OF VLADIMIR NABOKOV The crumbling decadence of Europe 1930: one man’s desire takes him far beyond the boundaries of human decency. Another man’s leads him into a thrilling Faustian pact with the Devil herself. For both of them a desperate bargain struck in a time of crisis leads to devastating consequences.

Belka Productions will present a double-bill of two short stories, dynamically adapted for the British stage for the first time, originally written in Russian by Vladimir Nabokov, one of the 20th century’s most famous, and infamous, masters of the imagination.

This production is supported by the New Diorama Emerging Companies Fund.

CREATED BY BELKA PRODUCTIONS TICKETS £17 /£13 (conc) /£10 (previews) MATINEE TICKETS £14 /£10 (conc) Tue 22 Apr - Sat 17 May @ 19:30 Saturday matinee @ 15:30 No shows Sundays & Mondays EVENTS & TALKS There are events and talks to accompany this production. Please visit the New Diorama website to find out more.

TO BUY TICKETS & FIND OUT MORE Visit www.newdiorama.com or ring the box office on 0207 383 9034

IMAGE: Zack Ahern

“COMING TOGETHER IS A BEGINNING. KEEPING TOGETHER IS PROGRESS. WORKING TOGETHER IS SUCCESS.” Henry Ford

Monday 19 - Sunday 25 May

INCOMING FESTIVAL

A FESTIVAL OF THE BEST EMERGING COMPANIES A Younger Theatre and New Diorama are joining forces to bring you the first Incoming Festival: a week of the best emerging theatre companies from across the country.

CURATED BY NEW DIORAMA THEATRE & A YOUNGER THEATRE

Hosted by New Diorama Theatre, this will be an unmissable week for audiences and aspiring theatremakers alike. Alongside the curated festival of inspiring Details of the INCOMING Festival programme will be announced in performances, there will be a number of workshops, talks and other events.

Full details of the festival will be announced in late October, 2013.

This production is supported by the New Diorama Emerging Companies Fund.

October, 2013. For updates, to enter your show or to buy tickets please visit either: www.newdiorama.com www.ayoungertheatre.com

CONTACTING US We always love hearing from you and there are many different ways to get in touch. If you have a general enquiry you can either ring the theatre administration number on 0207 916 5467 between 10am and 6pm Monday - Friday or send an email to hello@newdiorama.com. If you’d like to book tickets you can either buy them online via our website by visiting www.newdiorama.com or telephone the box office number between 2pm - 6pm on weekdays on 0207 383 9034.

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Or, of course, you could just visit us in person or write to us at New Diorama Theatre, 15 - 16 Triton Street, Regent’s Place, London, NW1 3BF.

HIRING THE THEATRE New Diorama Theatre is a versatile space which can be tailored to suit a variety of different events. With a range of seating configurations (maximum seated capacity of 81) our team are here to style your event to your specific requirements. Perfect for product launches, seminars, conferences and film screenings, the theatre space also comes equipped with a projector and theatre-style lighting. The seating is also fully retractable, providing a great space for rehearsals and workshops.

Our stylish and friendly in-house café/bar can provide for a broad range of catering requirements. If you are interested in hiring the New Diorama, or for further information, please contact hires@newdiorama.com, and a member of the team will be in touch. To discuss a potential event at New Diorama over the phone, please call 0207 383 9036.

YOUR VISIT The New Diorama Theatre Box Office is open an hour before each show begins for audience members to collect their tickets. All tickets ordered over the telephone and on the internet are held by the Box Office and are available to pick up in person before each show.

The ND café & bar is open from 7.30am Monday-Friday (and an hour before each performance at weekends) serving hot and cold drinks, sandwiches and other light snacks.

ACCESS & TICKET INFO For shows where a concessionary price is offered, we extend these tickets to anyone is who “unwaged”, those audience members who are full time students, unemployed, retired or children.

We’re proud that New Diorama is one of the very few small theatres in London to be access friendly to visitors using wheelchairs, guide dogs and other mobility aids. We have entrance level access with the auditorium, café/bar and accessible toilet all on this level. Please call the theatre office 0207 916 5467 or email us on hello@newdiorama.com and we’ll be more than happy to help with any requirements. When booking tickets please mention that you require a wheelchair space so we can find the best seat for you.

Concessionary priced tickets are offered to disabled and deaf patrons for all performances, subject to availability. We extend these prices to their carers. Please contact the theatre office on 0207 916 5467 or email hello@newdiorama.com.

SUPPORTING US The work we do here at New Diorama can only happen with the help and support of generous individuals and organisations. If you would like to discuss how you might help us please email hello@newdiorama.com or call our theatre office on 0207 916 5467.

FINDING US

New Diorama Theatre is based on the corner of Regent’s Park, between Great Portland Street and Warren Street Underground Stations, and only a short walk to Euston and Kings Cross. Located at the heart of the new Regent’s Place Estate we can be reached is the following ways: Great Portland Street Station (3 mins walk): Circle, Hammersmith and Metropolitan lines, Warren Street Station (3 mins walk): Northern and Victoria lines, Euston Square (4 mins walk): Circle, Hammersmith and Metropolitan lines, Euston (6 mins walk): Northern and Victoria lines and National Rail, Regents Park (6 mins walk): Bakerloo line, & Kings Cross (15 mins walk): Circle, Hammersmith, Metropolitan, Northern, Piccadilly, Victoria lines and National Rail.

New Diorama is on the following bus routes: 18, 27, 30, 88, 205, 453, C2, N18 and full directions from your location can be found using our postcode (NW1 3BF) if you are drving or cycling but please note there is no parking at the theatre and Regent’s Place Estate is pedestrianised. We are located outside of the congestion charge zone. There are a number of bike stands on Regent’s Place Estate.

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