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Pirandello’s classic ‘Six Characters In Search of an Author’ – one of the most audacious plays ever written - is very rarely done and so we’re very much looking forward to the Jo Thackrway directed version in the studio starting on May 7th.
‘The Birthday Party’ will be celebrating its opening night this Saturday for a weeks run in the Ron Barber Studio. This is a rare chance in Birmingham to experience Pinters first masterpiece and certainly not to be missed.
After the critical and commercial success of ‘View From The Bridge’ it is the turn of ‘Hamlet’ (Main House) and ‘The Indian Boy’ (Ron Barber Studio) next up for the Crescent Theatre shows. I got in to see the first run through for the beguiling ‘Indian Boy’ by Rona Munro the other night. Click on the picture for more rehearsal images.
It was a long day yesterday for the company and crew of ‘Wind In The Willows’ – one of the theatre’s most ambitious productions recently. Technical rehearsals are always a slow affair and the young cast coped brilliantly. It was all hands on deck to help out – including mine – so only got the snap below of the youngsters eager to start on Sunday morning. Dress rehearsals are tonight and Wednesday and the show ‘opens’ on Thursday.
First dress rehearsal for ‘Roaring Trade’ last night and it was as sharp, sexy, bitter and funny as we’d hoped. Opens Saturday.
More production images by Graeme Braidwood here
‘Roaring Trade’ had its last two rehearsals before going into production week this weekend: an extremely sharp, funny, bitter and fast paced script written by Steve Thompson about traders and their world just before the credit crunch hit. A morality tale for our times but sadly one whose message didn’t get out in time.
As the blurb says – come and see some bankers suffer. Starts 19th September till the 26th.
Pictures by Graeme Braidwood
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