Birmingham School of Acting
Winter Season 2010
Nana
Wed 1st – Sat 4th December 2010 in The Main House
Wed, Thu at 7.30, Fri at 2.30 and 7.30 and Sat at 5.00pm
Nana is a parable for our times. Amid the greed and sexual hysteria of 19th-century Paris, Nana is a compelling force of Nature – actress, then courtesan, she rises through the ranks of society to the upper echelons where she devours men and their fortunes with neither malice nor regret. At the height of her powers, she is cut down by smallpox: a parallel for the collapse of Napoleon III’s debauched and corrupt Second Empire, and perhaps for our globally-driven ultra-consumerist society.
Wymark’s adaptation of Zola’s beautifully detailed Nana preserves the immediacy of the work for a modern audience.
In association with Samuel French Ltd
The Arsonists
Wed 1st - Sat 4th December 2010 in The Ron Barber Studio Theatre
Wed & Fri at 7.45, Thu at 2.45 and 7.45 and Sat at 5.30pm
Fires are becoming something of a problem around town, but Biedermann has it all under control. A respected member of the community with a loving wife and a flourishing business, he believes nothing can get to him. A model of middle-class decency, he is happy to fulfil his civic duty and give shelter to new houseguests who arrive unexpectedly one day.
And when they start filling his attic with petrol, he’ll help them wire the fuse...
In association with Samuel French Ltd
Tickets: £7.50 (Concessions £5.00, Students £2.50)
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