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Tiny Kushner
Opens: 01/09/2010 Closes: 25/09/2010
The Tricycle Theatre, London
Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Tony Kushner joins forces again with Broadway-proven director Tony Taccone. In a quintet of imaginative one-act plays, the audience is repeatedly taken to therapy offices and afterlife encounters. Four performers adopt various roles, including that of former American First Lady Laura Bush and deceased public figures. A British premiere.
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Oikos
Opens: 26/08/2010 Closes: 18/09/2010
The Jellyfish Theatre, London
As a part of The Oikos Project, this thought-provoking play is scripted to be staged in a temporary venue composed entirely of reclaimed and recycled materials. By ushering the audience into the ostensibly perfect life of a career man, writer Simon Wu looks for an alternative path in times of consumer society and global warming.
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The Persians
Opens: 11/08/2010 Closes: 21/08/2010
SENTA - Sennybridge Military Range, Powys
Sian Thomas, Paul Rhys and Richard Harrington are among the Welsh cast for Mike Pearson’s Greek tragedy. Staged in a British Army training village, audiences will re-live the story of Xerxes, the Persian King, upon his return to his homeland following a defeat by the Greeks.
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The Author
Opens: 05/08/2010 Closes: 25/11/2010
UK Tour
The acclaimed playwright Tim Crouch presents a challenging play-within-a-play. Taking part himself, Crouch removes the line between stage and auditorium, and the audience is confronted with its own responsibility in deciding what to consume. A potentially unsettling performance that considers art's potential to disturb. Brace yourselves.
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Speechless
Opens: 05/08/2010 Closes: 02/10/2010
UK Tour
Experiencing non-acceptance and bullying, a pair of identical twins of Caribbean descent withdraw from their social environment. The teenage girls reject any communication with adults and respond only to their own profound and vehement relationship. The affecting true story, based on Marjorie Wallace's bestseller The Silent Twins, eventually assumes a tragic dimension.
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A Pageant
Opens: 04/08/2010 Closes: 28/08/2010
Torch Theatre, Milford Haven
One of two plays from Alan Ayckbourn's Intimate Exchanges series, in which two actors portray a number of different characters and unleash comedic mayhem. Like its counterpart A One Man Protest, the backdrop is still rural England. This time, two women battle for the lead role at a village fete.
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Beautiful Burnout
Opens: 04/08/2010 Closes: 13/11/2010
UK Tour
This intense, sweat-drenched performance, which combines a dynamic multimedia setting with atmospheric music by Underworld, has already been greeted with significant critical acclaim. Facing a boxing ring, the audience is immersed in the story of young Glasgow fighters caught between ambition, success and downfall.
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The Cage
Opens: 30/07/2010 Closes: 31/07/2010
Yvonne Arnaud Theatre, Guildford
Deserted at the altar by his wife to-be and betrayed by his best friend, Jack Dennison struggles to deal with the pain and seeks revenge on those he once loved. Written by and starring Dugald Bruce-Lockhart, this psychological thriller opens at the Yvonne Arnaud Theatre before its run at the Edinburgh Festival.
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A One Man Protest
Opens: 28/07/2010 Closes: 28/08/2010
Torch Theatre, Milford Haven
In each instalment of Alan Ayckbourn's series Intimate Exchanges, one character's decision to light - or not to light - a cigarette determines the fate of those around them. Set in the quaint English countryside, two actors perform countless costume changes and here tell the story of a Headmaster's wife's illicit affair.
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Earthquakes in London
Opens: 28/07/2010 Closes: 21/08/2010
National Theatre, London
Rupert Gould directs this highly intriguing production, which bounces from 1968 to 2525 and back and follows the lives of three sisters who stumble through a world ridden with social dysphoria and fear. Perhaps justifiably: when things couldn’t seem worse, the girls’ father predicts an imminent global disaster.
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