Nottingham Playhouse Spring 2011 Brochure

January – April 2011www.nottinghamplayhouse.co.uk

Box Office: 0115 941 9419

This Season:

Forever YoungA song drama by Erik Gedeon, adapted by

Giles Croft and Stefan Bednarczyk

OedipusBy Steven Berkoff (after Sophocles)

The League of YouthBy Henrik Ibsen

In a new version by Andy Barrett

Tickets from just£7.50

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Welcome to Nottingham Playhouse – world class theatre, made in Nottingham and as diverse as our community and this year we’re pulling out all the stops. After the euphoric reaction to last year’s production we’re reviving the wonderful Forever Young to give everyone a much needed boost in February; songs, dance, comedy and pathos – this show has it all. If you’ve seen it before why not come again and bring a friend and if you haven’t why not come and see what all

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 be one of the national highlights of the theatrical year. This is followed by another remarkable event , the UK professional premiere of a play by Henrik Ibsen, The League Of Youth. We have commissioned Andy Barrett (Garage Band) to write a new version as part of a major festival which is taking place in Nottingham and it will surprise and delight everybody with its topicality and satiric humour. Add to this three of the world’s most 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. Giles Croft Stephanie Sirr Artistic Director Chief Executive

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It’s your theatre!Come on your own or come in a group; dress up or dress down – it’s your theatre!

Tell us what you thinkLet 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 [email protected]

For just £30 a year for two people you can enjoy:• Up to 50% off tickets for any

Nottingham Playhouse Theatre Company production*• Two free programmes a year*• 20% off food and drink at CAST• Free exclusive events• No fees for bookings,

exchanges and postage.Join hundreds of members today and get access to fantastic ticket offers and unique discounts.Plus a whole host of other fantastic benefits (visit our website for full details). In one evening alone, you could save up to £26.50 when you purchase two tickets and a meal for two at CAST.

Join as a family for just £40We understand the financial pressures of bringing the whole family to the theatre so we have introduced the Family and Friends Backstage Pass Scheme.For just £40 a year the whole family (up to six people) will receive all of the benefits of a Backstage Pass: • Discounted family tickets for

all Family Friendly shows• Priority booking enabling you to

buy the best seats in the house• Special invitations to Family

Friendly Events.

Support your theatreBeing a member isn’t just about enjoying these great benefits. As a registered charity, Nottingham Playhouse relies on support from you to create world-class, bold and thrilling theatre. Our Backstage Pass members help us to continue this important work in the community and to develop our groundbreaking education programme.

PlusSign up today to start enjoying your membership by calling our Box Office team on 0115 941 9419, or for more information please email [email protected]


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New for 2011 – Summer SchoolsThere will be a range of exciting summer schools available for children, young people and adults. For further details please see page 25

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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.

Come as a group of eight and saveGroups can save between 20% and 50% on Nottingham Playhouse Theatre Company productions. Please call Jacquie Hughes on 0115 947 4361 or email [email protected] to book or simply to find out more. Rally up some friends for a great-value night out!

HotHouse TicketsUnwaged or in receipt of benefits? Do you belong to a charity group that would like to come to see a show at Nottingham Playhouse? Great theatre should be available to everyone. We offer tickets from £5 to those who otherwise would be unable to come to the theatre. HotHouse performances are shown in the diary marked HH on pages 30–32. For further information call the Box Office on 0115 941 9419 or email jacquieh@nottingham playhouse.co.uk

Under 26? Come for a fiver!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.

Theatre QuizDo you know your Miller from your Marlowe, your Shakespeare from your Stoppard? Join us on Monday 24 January at 7.30pm in CAST for our very first Nottingham Playhouse Theatre Quiz. There is a £1 entry fee per person with a maximum of six per team. Food and drink offers in CAST will be available. There is no need to book – just come along to pit your theatrical wits against others for star prizes!

Follow us on Twitter & FacebookWe want to get to know you, so join us on Facebook and Twitter to discuss the latest news, Nottingham Playhouse shows and ask us questions.To follow us on Twitter go to http://twitter.com/SkyMirror. To join us on Facebook search ‘Nottingham Playhouse’ in the groups search box.

Have you heard the Playhouse Podcast?If not, you’re missing out on great exclusive features including interviews, competitions and backstage gossip! You can listen to our free podcast on the homepage of our website at www.nottinghamplayhouse.co.uk or subscribe online by searching for ‘Nottingham Playhouse’ in the iTunes store.

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Your ReviewsWe’d love to know what you think of our shows – email your review to [email protected] and we might even feature it on our website!

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Choose your own seat online! From Spring 2011 we are pleased to announce that you will be able to select your preferred seat when booking online.

Post-show DiscussionsLearn more about the creative process behind the shows at Nottingham Playhouse with our post-show discussions which are free to ticket holders. Look for the discussions box in the diary on pages 30–32.

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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.

Thursday 3 – Saturday 19 February Tickets: £20 (Concessions £18) Goups (8+): £16, Bargain seats: £10

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?

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Forever Young is perfect for a night out with friends and our group rates make it even more affordable. Email [email protected] for further details.

‘ I have not stopped laughing. It was brilliant, perfect comedy and songs’ Audience member

‘ must-see’ Nottingham Evening Post

‘ goes down a storm’ The Guardian

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Back by popular demand

A song drama by Erik Gedeon, adapted by Giles Croft and Stefan Bednarczyk

Don’t miss Mr Elkington, Ms Little and Sister James in Mother Goose Mother Goose

Runs until 22 January!

“ Pantomime perfection” ***** WhatsOnStage.com

“ Fantastic” Nottingham Evening Post

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Wednesday 23 March – Saturday 9 April Tickets: £26.50 – £7.50 (see page 34)

The citizens are in the grasp of devastation, famine and plague. What has angered the gods so, to make them reduce a once-great city to misery and ruin?

The murder of King Laius lies at the heart of the destruction. Oedipus the King will not rest until he has found the killer and lifted the curse. But his arrogance and self-importance blind him to the shocking truth. Banishing those who challenge him, he

refuses to accept where the blame truly lies.As the darkness surrounding Thebes deepens and taboos are shattered, the horror of Oedipus’s actions are revealed to him in an unforgettable climax.Steven Berkoff returns to Nottingham Playhouse following his hugely successful On the Waterfront which subsequently performed at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, in the West End, and at the prestigious Hong Kong International Festival of Arts.

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OEDIPUSby Steven Berkoff(after Sophocles)Directed by Steven Berkoff

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“ Mate with his own mother, and shed with his own hands the blood of his own sire”

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 ValeAssistant Director/ Company Manager: Matthew CullumTo 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 present-day 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 CroftDesigner: Dawn AllsopComposer/Sound Designer: Matthew Bugg

The League of Youth“Vote for change!”

Friday 13 May – Wednesday 1 June Tickets: £26.50 – £7.50

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Nottingham Playhouse Theatre Company presents the UK Premiere of

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Crazy For YouTuesday 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

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.


The Trial By Franz Kafka, adapted by Steven Berkoff

Thursday 28 – Saturday 30 April at 7.30pm Tickets: £5 (£4)

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.

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“ Someone must have been telling lies about Josef K. One morning, without having done anything truly wrong, he was arrested.”


Nottingham Playroom

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.

First floor present a Nottingham Playhouse Commission

Mummy MafiaFriday 8 & Saturday 9 April at 8pm Tickets: £6 (£5)

Meet two Yummy Mummies who enjoy preening over the steering wheels of their 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

Mouthy PoetsEvery Friday from 5 - 8pm Cost: £2

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!

Inua Ellams, Say Sum ThinSaturday 19 February, 6pm – 11pm Tickets: In-conversation only £3 (£2) Open Mic only £7 (£5), Both £8 (£6)

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

Home MadeFriday 18 February at 8pm Tickets: £6 (£5)

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

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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.

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Dance Touring Partnership presentsDance Consortium presents

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 much-loved classics, contemporary favourites as well as innovative new works. With their astonishing physicality and world class technique Ailey 2 will simply mesmerise you.

Ailey 2Friday 25 and Saturday 26 February at 8pm Tickets: £22, £20 and £18 / 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.

Danish Dance TheatreTuesday 22 and Wednesday 23 February at 8pm Tickets: £22, £20 and £18 and bargain seats £12

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“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)

“The entire company, directed by Sylvia Waters, looks terrific. Clearly, the future is theirs” The New York Times

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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.

In association with:

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.


Flawless Chase the DreamMonday 7 and Tuesday 8 March at 7.30pm Tickets: £20

“ One of the best things I have ever seen in my life” Simon Cowell

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,

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.

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Australian Dance Theatre Garry Stewart’s Be Your SelfTuesday 1 and Wednesday 2 March at 8pm Tickets: £22, £20 and £18 / Bargain seats £12

Don’t miss this ONLY UK date!

“ 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

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Experience spectacular science, dangerous demonstrations and extraordinary experiments as London’s world-famous Science Museum takes to the stage for the first time with a spectacular live show to blow your mind and challenge your brain.Fast, furious and frenetically fun, Science Museum Live on Tour

will propel you on an exploratory theatrical adventure into the wonderful world of science. Get set for a breathtaking ride that will entertain, inform and inspire!Brought to the stage by the producers of Brainiac and Dr. Bunhead.


Science Museum Live on Tour! Friday 11 March – Saturday 12 March

Friday 1.30pm, Saturday 11.30am and 4pm Tickets: Friday £10 (plus 1 teacher free in 10) Saturday £12.50, Family of 4 £45

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ExPLOSIvE entertainment

for all the family

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 OxenburyMichael Rosen’s award-winning book We’re Going on a Bear Hunt is brought vividly and noisily to the stage in this fun-filled adaptation.Watch the official trailer online at www.bearhuntlive.com


We’re Going On a Bear Hunt Friday 11 – Sunday 13 February / Running time: 55 minutes

Friday 1.30pm and 4.30pm, Saturday 10.30am, Sunday 10.30am and 1.30pm Tickets: £10 / Schools and groups (10+) £8.50

Kenny Wax Ltd and Nick Brooke Ltd present

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Live on stage!

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Punt and DennisSunday 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

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 FriendsFriday 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


Comedy

Micky FlanaganSaturday 5 March at 8pm Tickets: £15

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?


Bongo Bongo Big JamSaturday 26th February 10am-12pm Tickets £8 from the box office £6 if bought prior to the event.

Seriously silly, creative, rhythmical fun for families who love live music and laughter. Bring along your instrument and join the [email protected] www.bongo-bongo.co.uk

Little Pixie Productions present

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!

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.

Turned out Nice Again Saturday 26 March

10.30am & 1.30pm Children £5 Adults £6

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Gina YashereWednesday 9 March at 8pm Tickets: £15 (£12.50)

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

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Stephen K AmosThurs 10 & Friday 11 March at 8pm 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

Andy ParsonsSunday 3 April at 7.30pm Tickets: £15

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.


Count Arthur StrongMonday 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.


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?

Russell Kane Smokescreens and CastlesSunday 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

Sandi ThomSunday 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.

“ 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

Sam Sweeney & Hannah JamesThursday 17 March at 8pm Tickets: £8 in advance (£10 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 BaileyThursday 17 February at 8pm Tickets: £10 in advance (£12 on the door)

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.

Early booking advised

Playhouse Folk

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NEAT 11 www.nottinghamplayhouse.co.ukBox Office: 0115 941 9419

Nottingham European Arts and Theatre Festival 2011

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

A great way to start the summer holiday!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 SchoolsAges 9 – 11 years: 25 – 29 July 2011Ages 12 – 14 years: 1 – 5 August 2011

10am – 4pm Monday – Thursday10am – 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.

Summer SchoolsCinderella Friday 25 November 2011 – Saturday 14 January 2012 Tickets: From £18

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 slap-stick, jokes, song and dance routines, stunning costumes and spectacular sets – all you need for festive fun!Ticket prices held from 2010-2011Written and directed by Kenneth Alan TaylorKenneth Alan Taylor’s 28th pantomime for Nottingham Playhouse

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Nottingham Playhouse Theatre Company presents

The AshesFriday 2 – Saturday 17 September 2011 Tickets: £7.50 –£26.50

By Michael PinchbeckWhen 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.

Premiere

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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

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 2011Cost: £250 (including two complimentary tickets for the performance)Extra tickets £3 each for the performancePerformance: Friday 16 July at 7pm in the Playhouse Studio

EducationRoundabout’s ever-popular Play in a Day programme returns in spring 2011.

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!

Adult Summer School

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

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.

Photo: Robert Day Photo: Robert Day

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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).

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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March Tue 1 Australian Dance Theatre 20.00Wed 2 Australian Dance Theatre 20.00Thu 3 Fri 4 Mouthy Poets 17.00 UR Angelos Epithemiou 20.00Sat 5 Micky Flanagan 20.00Sun 6Mon 7 Flawless 19.30 Tue 8 Flawless 19.30Wed 9 Gina Yashere 20.00Thu 10 Stephen K Amos 20.00Fri 11 Science Museum 13.30 Mouthy Poets 17.00 UR Stephen K Amos 20.00Sat 12 Science Museum 11.30 Science Museum 16.00Sun 13 Mon 14 Tue 15 Crazy For You 19.15Wed 16 Crazy For You 19.15Thu 17 Crazy For You 19.15 Hannah James & Sam Sweeney 20.00 PRFri 18 Mouthy Poets 17.00 UR Crazy For You 19.15Sat 19 Crazy For You 14.30 Crazy For You 19.15Sun 20Mon 21 Tue 22Wed 23 Oedipus 19.45 PThu 24 Oedipus 19.45 PN Fri 25 Mouthy Poets 17.00 UR Oedipus 19.45 HHSat 26 Oedipus 19.45 HH Turned Out Nice Again 10.30 Turned Out Nice Again 13.30Sun 27Mon 28 Oedipus 19.45 HHTue 29 Berkoff Masterclass 16.30 Oedipus 19.45 Wed 30 Oedipus 19.45 Thu 31 Oedipus 13.30

Oedipus 19.45 AprilFri 1 Mouthy Poets 17.00 UR Oedipus 19.45Sat 2 Oedipus 14.30 Oedipus 19.45Sun 3 Andy Parsons 19.30Mon 4 Count Arthur Strong 20.00Tue 5 Berkoff Masterclass 16.30 Oedipus 19.45 Wed 6 Pre-show lecture 18.00 Oedipus 19.45 Thu 7 Page to Stage 10.30 Oedipus 13.30 Oedipus 19.45Fri 8 Mouthy Poets 17.00 UR Mummy Mafia 20.00 PR Oedipus 19.45 Sat 9 Mummy Mafia 20.00 PR Oedipus 19.45 Sun 10 Sandi Thom 19.30Mon 11 Tue 12Wed 13 Richard Herring 20.00Thu 14Fri 15 Mouthy Poets 17.00 URSat 16 Jeremy Hardy 20.00Sun 17 Mon 18 Tue 19Wed 20Thu 21 Fri 22 Mouthy Poets 17.00 URSat 23Sun 24Mon 25 Tue 26Wed 27Thu 28 The Trial 19.30Fri 29 Mouthy Poets 17.00 UR The Trial 19.30Sat 30 The Trial 19.30


P Preview – performances before Press NightPN Press Night – when local, regional and

national press review a productionHH 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 detailsCAP Captioned performance – see page 29 for detailsPR Playroom – events that take place in our studio theatreFE Foyer Event – events that take place in the Playhouse foyersUR Ustinov Room

Playhouse DiaryJanuary – June 2011

February Thu 3 Forever Young 19.45 P Fri 4 Mouthy Poets 17.00 Forever Young 19.45 PN Sat 5 Forever Young 19.45 HHSun 6Mon 7 Forever Young 19.45 PHHTue 8 Forever Young 19.45 HHWed 9 Forever Young 19.45 HHThu 10 Forever Young 13.30 Forever Young 19.45Fri 11 We’re Going on a Bear Hunt 13.30 We’re Going on a Bear Hunt 16.30 Mouthy Poets 17.00 UR Forever Young 19.45Sat 12 We’re Going on a Bear Hunt 10.30 Forever Young 14.30 Forever Young 19.45Sun 13 We’re Going on a Bear Hunt 10.30 We’re Going on a Bear Hunt 13.30 Punt and Dennis 19.30

Mon 14 Tue 15 Forever Young 19.45 Wed 16 Forever Young 19.45 Thu 17 Forever Young 13.30 Forever Young 19.45 Roy Bailey 20.00 PRFri 18 Mouthy Poets 17.00 UR Forever Young 19.45

Home Made 20.00Sat 19 Forever Young 14.30 Forever Young 19.45 Say Sum Thin 18.00Sun 20 Mon 21 Tue 22 Danish Dance Theatre 20.00 Wed 23 Danish Dance Theatre 20.00 Thu 24 Fri 25 Mouthy Poets 17.00 UR Ailey 2 20.00Sat 26 Ailey 2 20.00Sun 27 Mark Thomas 19.30

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Box Officewww.nottinghamplayhouse.co.ukBox Office: 0115 941 9419 www.nottinghamplayhouse.co.ukBox Office: 0115 941 9419

The Box Office is open 10am – 8pm, Monday – SaturdayTwo hours before the show on Sundays and Bank HolidaysPhone 0115 941 9419Minicom 0115 947 6100Fax 0115 924 1484Email enquiry@nottingham playhouse.co.ukPost Nottingham Playhouse, Wellington Circus, Nottingham NG1 5AFNottingham Playhouse charges a booking fee of £1 per transaction*

Box Office sponsored by

DonateAs 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. OnlineBook your tickets online at www.nottinghamplayhouse.co.uk (plus online booking fee). ExchangesIf you cannot attend a performance for any reason, we will be delighted to exchange your tickets for another performance of the same show for a flat fee of £1. Your original tickets must be returned to the Box Office at least 24 hours before the original performance booked

Focus on giftsMake 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 stayIf 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.

May Sun 1 Russell Kane 19.30Mon 2Tue 3 Wed 4 Phoenix Dance Theatre 20.00 Thu 5 Fri 6 Richard Alston 20.00 Sat 7 Richard Alston 20.00 Sun 8Mon 9Tue 10Wed 11Thu 12Fri 13 Mouthy Poets 17.00 UR The League of Youth 19.45 PSat 14 The League of Youth 19.45 PSun 15Mon 16 The League of Youth 19.45 P HHTue 17 The League of Youth 19.45 PN HHWed 18 The League of Youth 19.45 HHThu 19 The League of Youth 13.30 Jez Lowe 20.00 PRFri 20 Mouthy Poets 17.00 The League of Youth 19.45Sat 21 The League of Youth 14.30 The League of Youth 19.45 Sun 22Mon 23Tue 24 The League of Youth 19.45 Wed 25 Pre-show lecture 18.00 The League of Youth 19.45 Thu 26 The League of Youth 13.30 The League of Youth 19.45Fri 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 16.00Mon 30 Tue 31 The League of Youth 13.30 The League of Youth 19.45

JuneWed 1 The League of Youth 13.30 The League of Youth 19.45Thu 2Fri 3 Mouthy Poets 17.00 UR

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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.

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.

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)School Matinees £7.50 £7.50 £7.50 £7.50

Seating planSeating plan and ticket prices for:Oedipus The League of Youth The Ashes

*Limited number for each performance


Me and The Machine When We Meet AgainFriday 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.ukRunning time: approx. 10minsSuitable for ages: 12+


Episodes 2011Thursday 27 & Friday 28 January 7.30pm Early Bird Ticket Deal: £7/£5 before 31 December Otherwise £8/£6 Venue: Auditorium

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.

Ideal for all the family!

How to find usNottingham 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 TransportNottingham 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/triptimesBus: 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.ukRail: 15 minutes’ walk from Nottingham Station.Call National Rail Enquiries on 08457 48 49 50 (24hrs) for train timetable information.www.eastmidlandstrains.co.ukTram: 5 minute walk from stops at either Old Market Square or the Royal Centre.Car: Use M1 junction 25 (south) or 26 (north).

ParkingOn-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.

Nottingham Playhouse Trust Ltd is pleased to be funded by:

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Grateful thanks to Sir Harry Djanogly.

Nottingham Playhouse is a member of The European Theatre Convention www.etc-cte.org

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