Theatre – Summerhall August Festival 2016

Take Back Togetherness

Box Office — Wed, 10 Aug 2016 03:08:13 +0000

Manchester-based political theatre collective, Take Back, founded by actor Julie Hesmondhalgh, writer Rebekah Harrison and visual artist Grant Archer, present Take Back Togetherness – script-in-hand rapid responses to the EU referendum result.
From the meltdown in party politics to increases in racially motivated attacks, and divisions in class and age brought into sharp relief, Take Back Togetherness is a call to the creative community, to begin a discussion about how we move forward, positively, together. A 45-minute selection of original work performed at the Royal Exchange – writers include Furquan Akhtar, Alan Harris, Anders Lustgarten and Chris Thorpe.

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Some Tiny Plays About How Fucked We All Are

Box Office — Wed, 10 Aug 2016 03:08:10 +0000

The world is a strange place in 2016. We all know that, right?

Middle Child and Luke Barnes’ “Some Tiny Plays About How Fucked We All Are” uses verbatim text from the internet to explore the world we live in. From arguments about how many days in a week to Donald Trump poetry and 1D Fan Fiction we explore whether modern life really is rubbish after all.

It’s part-Mock The Week, part-Buzzfeed and part-piss up. Come along for a few drinks, a few laughs and a game of The Great British Bingo Off (complete with terrible prizes).

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We Are Brontë

Matt Norris — Thu, 21 Jul 2016 08:07:43 +0000

A ludicrous and inventive interpretation of the Brontë myth, taking the real and imaginary worlds of the Yorkshire siblings as inspiration. With only a handful of props, two performers deconstruct not only gothic themes of love, madness and revenge, but also themselves.

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The Vagina Dialogues

Box Office — Wed, 20 Jul 2016 08:07:20 +0000

The Völvas is an international feminist performance ensemble.

The Vagina Dialogues is the companies debut theatre piece and includes a series of episodic monologues, duologues, and movement pieces set to live music. The work is innately feminist, humorous, grotesque and let’s face it, a little bit nude in its approach

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Happy Norway Day

Box Office — Tue, 19 Jul 2016 02:07:35 +0000

Happy Norway Day is a show structured around two people at a birthday party, interspersed with extracts of poetry from Pablo Neruda that instigates and charts the rise of affection between the two. The performers play party games at disjointed paces to show that what they watch is what they are, and that they interpret who they really are from a muddle of pop culture references and gentle encounters. We have all had that awkward first date, come and see if this relationship stands a chance of succeeding. This is a preview of a piece in development.

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Hansel & Gretel

Box Office — Fri, 15 Jul 2016 09:30:53 +0000

Rucksack? Check.
Binoculars? Check.
Blind faith and unfathomable courage? Check. Check.
Sense of direction? Well…
Rose and her brother Ollie are going on an adventure. A big adventure. As big as the ones in storybooks. Bigger. With a rucksack stuffed with Hula Hoops and no sense of direction, follow brother and sister as they journey deeper and deeper into the forest. Climb into the walking boots of adventurers past. Watch the forest come alive in front of your eyes. As they get loster and loster, what will they find? A boisterous and bold big adventure with an even bigger heart. From the people that brought you Captain Morgan and Handmade Tales, Tap Tap Theatre return to the Fringe with their spin on Hansel & Gretel, a fast and funny treat for the whole family. Featuring live music, suitable for ages 4+

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Get Yourself Together

Box Office — Fri, 15 Jul 2016 09:30:52 +0000

One Christmas, Josh was diagnosed with depression and then hit by a car. The following year he was on Job Seekers whilst attempting to balance his sanity and gift buying. A show about being ill and being fit for work. A show about the DWP and being from Bolton. This is a show that explores the thin line between mental health as a clinical and a political issue.

Part stand up, part spoken word and part teenager in his room pretending he’s in a punk band, Get Yourself Together is new show from Royal Exchange supported artist, Josh Coates.

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General Management Workshop

Box Office — Fri, 15 Jul 2016 09:30:51 +0000

Paines Plough is delighted to be hosting our next series of General Management workshops in Roundabout.

We are always looking for ways to demystify the way we go about creating new plays in order to provide support for theatre makers at any stage of their careers.

This workshop is a chance for anyone interested in working in theatre as a General Manager, or in Finance or Administration, to find out more about the profession.

The session will be a discussion and Q&A with members of the theatre community that work in General Management. Full panel list to be confirmed.

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Declaration

Box Office — Fri, 15 Jul 2016 09:30:47 +0000

Instinctive, curious, bold and bouncy; Sarah is a mighty proud square peg, which wouldn’t be such a problem if the hole wasn’t so damn round.

Sarah grew up feeling different. Her childhood Dr thought it was sugar. Her current Dr thinks its ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder). Sarah still feels different, so what will a label do?

Declaration examines when we want, need or are forced to declare our differences and the faces we wear to fit in. With autobiographical comedy, storytelling and conversations with audiences, Art with Heart take you on vibrant and daring adventure.

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Bang Said The Gun

Box Office — Fri, 15 Jul 2016 09:30:43 +0000

Bang Said The Gun is poetry for people who don’t like poetry.
Voted the best poetry night in the UK by the Times, Bang Said The Gun has made poetry cool again.
A rollercoaster of emotions, it’s loud, raucous, political, trivial, serious and very funny. Normal rules do not apply here. Featuring a rich mix of the best and freshest talent, they will grab you by the collar and drag you into another world.
As recommended by Kate Tempest, ‘It’s like mud wrestling with words’, or as ex poet laureate, Andrew Motion puts it ‘BSTG is a vortex of energy and enthusiasm’.

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