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TheatreMAD Event Diary
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16th July 2008 |
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A rehearsed play reading in aid of TheatreMAD |
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18th August 2008 |
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A fundraising festival at the Trafalgar Studios |
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19th August 2008 |
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A fundraising festival at the Trafalgar Studios |
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20th August 2008 |
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A fundraising festival at the Trafalgar Studios |
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21st August 2008 |
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A fundraising festival at the Trafalgar Studios |
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22nd August 2008 |
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A fundraising festival at the Trafalgar Studios |
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| After The Bell, by Edward Lee |
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Trafalgar Studio 2
Whitehall
London
SW1A 2DY |
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On Wednesday 16th June, TheatreMAD presents a rehearsed reading of Edward Lee’s new comedy, After The Bell, at Trafalgar Studio 2.
After the Bell is a darkly funny comedy that takes place in the Surrey home of recently deceased theatrical agent and angel, Sam Bloom.
The play begins as his widow, beautiful actress Avril Lancaster, and his family and close friends arrive to fulfil Sam’s last wish – the reading of his will.
As the will is read Sam’s life is laid bare and as revelation follows revelation and surprise eclipses surprise, relationships disintegrate, marriages fall apart and everyone finally gets what they deserve. No angel after all then, was Sam. But who is the quiet stranger?
The play will be read by a stellar cast including Nicky Henson (Syriana, Vera Drake, Shine On Harvey Moon), Caroline Langrishe (Casualty, Judge John Deed) and Jemma Walker (EastEnders, Family Affairs, Market Boy).
Tickets to the reading are free, with donations welcome to TheatreMAD. |
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| To reserve seats call Oli Seadon on 020 7395 7528. |
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| The MAD Fringe |
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Trafalgar Studio 2
Whitehall
London SW1A 2DY |
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GERTRUDE'S SECRET (11.00pm)
Gertrude’s Secret transports you to an absorbing rollercoaster world of bizarre, sad and comic characters. Their engrossing short stories create a show like none you have seen before.
‘West tells each story with an earnest economy and directness of detail that is always illuminating.’ The Stage
Tickets: £15 |
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HOW TO BOOK
Phone: 0870 060 6632
Web: theambassadors.com/trafalgarstudios |
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Trafalgar Studios |
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IN CONVERSATION WITH MICHAEL BILLINGTON AND DAME EILEEN ATKINS (2.45pm)
Join Michael Billington, Guardian theatre critic, as he interviews one of Britain’s most respected actors, Dame Eileen Atkins, who is currently starring in The Female Of The Species at the Vaudeville Theatre.
Tickets: £10
TWO, BY JIM CARTWRIGHT (7.45pm)
A Lichfield Garrick Production
Directed by Alasdair Harvey
Cast: Janet Bamford and Mark Jardine
Colourful and intriguing characters juggle public façade and private emotion in this often hilarious and sharply observed representation of northern pub life. From the writer of The Rise and Fall of Little Voice, Two carries its audience through the ups and downs of relationships and cannot fail to touch a nerve.
‘ …Broad humour, dry wit and often shudderingly moving poetry…’ Time Out
Tickets: £15
KAMPDAVID and Support (11.00pm)
London’s latest 'risko' outfit KAMPDAVID will be performing a sneak preview of their forthcoming album ‘kill the vote coz they’ve all gone radio’
With support from Ben Heathcote and Paul Ayres.
Tickets: £7.50 |
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HOW TO BOOK
Phone: 0870 060 6632
Web: theambassadors.com/trafalgarstudios |
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IN CONVERSATION WITH JOANNE GOOD (2.45pm)
Presenter of BBC London’s Breakfast Show, JoAnne Good, talks to some of the most exciting talent in British theatre. Further details to follow soon.
Tickets: £10
FALLING STARS (7.45pm and 11.00pm)
Devised and written by Peter Polycarpou
Performed by Peter Polycarpou and Sally Ann Triplett
Telling the story of an old songbook Peter discovered in an antique shop in East Finchley, North London, Peter and Sally Ann sing the songs of Charlie Chaplin, Buddy De-Silva, Ray Henderson, Vincent Youmans, Carl Scraubstader, Arthur Freed and many many more.
Tickets: £15 |
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HOW TO BOOK
Phone: 0870 060 6632
Web: theambassadors.com/trafalgarstudios |
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Trafalgar Studios |
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IN CONVERSATION WITH JOANNE GOOD AND MISTER GEE (2.45PM)
Presenter of BBC London’s Breakfast Show, JoAnne Good, talks to Mr Gee, one of the most enigmatic characters on London’s underground performance poetry scene. Mister Gee is a Spoken Word artist and DJ who is currently starring in Zoo Nation’s Into The Hoods at the Novello Theatre.
Tickets: £10
MAD COMEDY NIGHT (7.45pm)
Just when you thought you’d never laugh again, The MAD Fringe brings you a fantastic line-up of hot comedy talent.
Compeered by James Mullinger, resident compere at Upstairs at the Masons, Electric Mouse at the King’s Head Theatre and Theatre 503. ‘Very entertaining.’ Time Out
£15 |
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HOW TO BOOK
Phone: 0870 060 6632
Web: theambassadors.com/trafalgarstudios |
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THE ELEPHANT'S CHILD AND OTHER STORIES (2.45pm)
Acclaimed theatre company Metta Theatre present a new puppet opera based on Rudyard Kipling’s classic tale. Join them on a joyous storytelling journey to discover how the Elephant got its drunk, with the aid of the hungry crocodile.
Metta Theatre will also take several other Just So stories and create new, improvised and interactive performances comprising dance, song, narration, dialogue, puppetry and visual art.
Tickets: £10 (Children £7.50)
RAINDOGS (7.45pm and 11.00pm)
Written and directed by Andrew MacBean
RAINDOGS is a new musical based on Balm in Gilead, Lanford Wilson's first full length play. He was a new arrival to the early '60s counter-culture scene in downtown Manhattan, and decided to write what he saw. Living above (and spending many nights in) an all-night coffee shop under his hotel, at 76th and Broadway, he wrote down the actual words, lives and conversations of the drug addicts, hookers, pimps, and hustlers who inhabited the cafe nightly. This became the basis of an astonishing ground-breaking piece of theatre.
Tickets: £15 |
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HOW TO BOOK
Phone: 0870 060 6632
Web: theambassadors.com/trafalgarstudios |
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VULGAR VOLES AND HAIRY HOGS (2.45pm)
Join Vayu Naidu Company resident storytellers, Emily Parrish and Craig Jenkins, high up in the treetops to hear some of their favourite furry tales with curly tails.
Families welcome. Suitable for children aged 6-12 years.
Tickets: £10 (Children £7.50)
THE SHOW GIRLS (7.45pm and 11.00pm)
Come to the cabaret...
It's been a long night. The girls have been on London's west end stages playing problem solving nuns, dancing queens, flying witches and early 19th century French peasants. Now it's time to have some fun of their own, leaving the peasants behind and bringing Burlesque back to town!
Welcome to The Show Girls!
And don't forget...it's rude not to stare...
Tickets: £15 |
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HOW TO BOOK
Phone: 0870 060 6632
Web: theambassadors.com/trafalgarstudios |
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| Royal Parks Half Marathon |
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The Royal Parks |
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On Sunday 12th October the TheatreMAD team will be running the Royal Parks Half Marathon.
This is a new event for 2008, set up by the Royal Parks Foundation. The route winds through Hyde Park, Kensington Gardens, The Green Park, St James's Park and along the River Thames amongst avenues of beautiful autumnal trees, taking in superb views of Buckingham Palace, the Houses of Parliament, Marble Arch, the London Eye and the Royal Albert Hall.
Come along and support us as we run, stagger and then possibly crawl around the 13.1 mile route.
Online sponsorship pages for each of the team will be set up soon. |
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| Want to run with us? We still have TheatreMAD places available. Contact Oli at the office for further details if you want to get involved. |
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