Dream Hunter - A New Chamber Opera
On from 02 Feb 2012 to 04 Feb 2012
Wilton's Music Hall
by The Mornington Trust and Lontano Trust Ltd in co-production with Wilton's Music Hall
Tickets: £20
Set in Corsica in the late nineteenth century, the opera explores the ambiguity surrounding the mazzere – women gifted with the prescience of death. If they foresee death, do they also cause it? The men hunt by day, but the women hunt in their dreams.
A group of forgotten artists create a spectacle in a disused baroque Victorian theatre. Weaving dreams of allurement and beauty with the finest of bizarre circus skills, unusual sideshow acts and a sprinkling of burlesque, this show will leave your senses reeling.
The Panto Girls
On from 03 Feb 2014 to 04 Feb 2012
The Space
by Andrew Cullum
Tickets: £10 - £12
It’s pantomime season. Backstage two very different actors prepare to play the Ugly Sisters in Cinderella. One enjoys the glamour of the theatre; the other prefers a game of footie with the lads.
How will they get on? “The Panto Girls” is a comedy with darker moments.
The Last Day
On from 27 Jan 2012 to 04 Feb 2012
Waterloo East Theatre
by Victor Hugo
Tickets: £8 - £10 - Jan 27 & Jan 28 ALL TICKETS £8
Jan 27 – Feb 4
The Last Day
Based on a novel by Victor Hugo
Translated by Christopher Moncrieff
Imagine knowing the exact minute your life will end...
In the final moments before his execution a man
finds himself caught in a whirlwind with the painful and poignant memories of his life and the fear of what comes next.
This new adaptation of Victor Hugo's novel "The Last Day of a Condemned Man" revitalizes the classic text with theatricality using story-telling and physical theatre and brings our attention to one of the most essential human questions: Can the death penalty ever be justified?
Cast: Ben Hale
Directed by Pamela Schermann
Design by Yole Lambrecht
Produced by Time Zone Theatre
www.timezonetheatre.com
Presented by arrangement with Oneworld Classics Ltd.
A brand new show from the man described by Stewart Lee as “the Peter Cook of his generation”. An extravagant mess of foaming bubble hats, superlative jokes, bad guitar riffs, delightful monologues, hand-made engineering feats and an overly ambitious one-man punk musical about the R101 airship.
I like the way you wear your hair is a solo show about stomach butterflies, private thoughts and marching band conveyed through simple storytelling and projected drawings.
Inspired by the urban myth ‘When the lions drink, London will sink…’, Bad Host imagines a flooded London. Combining poetry and news broadcasts, live music, improvisation and a rich sensory environment
Execution of Justice
On from 11 Jan 2012 to 04 Feb 2012
Southwark Playhouse
by Emily Mann
Tickets: £8 - £18
November 27th 1978: Dan White shoots and kills Harvey Milk, the first openly gay American to hold elected office and George Moscone, mayor of San Francisco.
May 21st 1979: Dan White is found not guilty of murder.
Execution of Justice is the story of how and why it happened.
David Copperfield at Highgate
On from 04 Feb 2012 to 04 Feb 2012
Upstairs at the Gatehouse
by Charles Dickens, adapted for the stage by Donald Thackeray
Tickets: £10 / (£8 concessions)
To celebrate the bicentennial of Dickens' birth, Ovation present a rehearsed reading of David Copperfield. Adapted for the stage by Donald Thackeray.
Momentum Magic
On from 05 Feb 2012 to 05 Feb 2012
LOST Theatre
by LOST Theatre and Richard Leigh
Tickets: £12 / (£10 concessions) - Family Ticket or Group rate of £8.00 each (minimum of 4 seats)
A fast paced evening of magic and illusion from an ever changing guest list of top UK magicians. Produced by Richard Leigh. Proceeds going to www.moment-um.org
98% of people in the UK aren't happy with their bodies. That's why Jessica Pidsley is 98% convinced you should see this show. Her unique brand of self-help stand-up can't change your body, but might just change your mind.
“Terrifically warm and funny” Guardian.
Screen International Star of Tomorrow.
All tickets must be collected 15mins before showtime.
Cash tickets only available 30mins before showtime at the theatre box office
Following a sell out nationwide 2011 tour and a critically acclaimed sell out run at Edfringe Doug Segal brings his I Know What You Are Thinking show to The Hen & Chickens for a one off showcase.
An interactive mind reading & mind control show unlike any other.
In this show the audience is the star as master mentalist Doug Segal (BBC1, BBC 3, MTV & others) teaches the audience how to:
• Predict the National Lottery
• Detect lies
• Read minds
• Implant subliminal suggestions
There’s nothing psychic or spooky – Everything is achieved using one or more of the following skills from Doug's background in psychology & advertising:
Persuasion techniques, statistics, reading body language, subliminal influence and two key advertising skills: Cheating & Lying
Hard science abused in the name of tawdry entertainment.
All done with laughs, rakish charm & a rock & roll attitude.
Evening Standard “Imagine if Derren Brown was funny”
Edinburgh Evening News: ««««" a show that leaves people open mouthed with astonishment & on their feet"
The Herald: "the sort of excitement you get when a show is catching fire. It’s standing room only. Segal rips it up, slick and in command"
Neil Gaiman: "Just watched Doug Segal. A really excellent mentalism show. Heart stopping. The highlight of my day"
What’s On Stage: ***** “The outside world largely falls away during Segal’s highly-participatory hour long show. Top priced Fringe shows do not come much better than this. Fringe gold.
The Skinny: **** “ one hell of a show“
Fringe Guru: **** “ A solid hour of unflagging amusement . I’ve seen Derren Brown live before now and I can honestly say I enjoyed Segal’s show more”
The Public Reviews: ***** “one of the best acts of its kind, not only at the fringe but also in the UK. A unique blend of mind reading, comedy and audience interaction ”
Edinburgh Spotlight : **** Top Ten Cabaret Picks Of The Fringe: “ a funny and fascinating show. the hour speeds past as the tricks build to a mind-boggling climax.”
Fringe Review: **** Number 1 Mentalism show of the fringe. “Doug Segal is a fantastic entertainer – very highly recommended.”
Fringe Guide: ***** “The buzz continued all the way down the stairs from people desperate to discussed how he pulled it off”
All tickets must be collected 15mins before showtime. Cash tickets only available 30mins before showtime at the theatre box office
2012 just got better! XY chromosome comic Nick Hall (One quarter of sketch group The Three Englishmen), teams up with XX chromosome comic Louise Ford (One half of Ford and Akram) for a brilliant all-new hour of comedy, characters and music.
You’ll laugh through your mouth and cry through your eyes!
“Bizarre, charismatic, and side- splittingly funny” –Three Weeks ★★★★★
“Charisma, wit and talent” – British Comedy Guide ★★★★★
“Comic excellence” – Broadway Baby ★★★★★
“Fun and cheerful, with some crackingly original ideas” – The List ★★★★
“Hawk-like eyes for the perfect dose of silliness” – The Skinny ★★★★
All tickets must be collected 15mins before showtime.
Cash tickets only available 30mins before showtime at the theatre box office
I'm 31 years old and I’m still obsessed with Michael Jackson. Get over it yeah?
For the last 20 years, I've followed my icon around the world, trying to persuade everyone in my way he's not the man the media has made out.
Not only has it annoyed the hell out of my friends and family, it’s now annoying me.
This is a show less about Michael Jackson, but more about me and how being such an avid supporter of such a controversial figure has shaped me as a person.
All tickets must be collected 15mins before showtime
Red Riding Hood
On from 09 Feb 2012 to 09 Feb 2012
The Broadway
by The Broadway
- £5
A young girl, a hungry wolf, and a walk through the woods – it sounds like a recipe for disaster, but Red Riding Hood’s not scared… well maybe just a little bit!
Do you sometimes feel people of the opposite sex are from a different planet? Guess what, you're not alone as this hilarious one-man show, based on the best-selling self-help book of the same name, will demonstrate.
Immaculate
On from 09 Feb 2012 to 10 Feb 2012
Brockley Jack Studio Theatre
by Oliver Lansley
Tickets: £12.00 / (£10.00 concessions)
You're young, free and single and you haven't had sex for the last eleven and a half months – then one morning you wake up pregnant with three men all claiming parentage!
THE GIRL WHO .....
On from 30 Jan 2012 to 10 Feb 2012
All Around Town
by Kazzum
Tickets: £6.00 - £8.00
THE GIRL WHO.......
Kazzum's latest show for ages 11+
A promenade, site-specific performance in the streets of Spitalfields, east London.
Join us on a theatrical walking tour that takes an unexpected turn........
Monday 30th January 2012 – Friday 10th February 2012 (Mon – Fri Only)
10:30 am and 1:30pm every day
Approximately 90 minutes (no interval)
Spitalfield Market, E1
http://www.wegottickets.com/f/3061 or call 020 7749 1123
£6/£8 (or free to secondary schools in Tower Hamlets
Proscenium: Scratch
On from 10 Feb 2012 to 10 Feb 2012
BAC
by Lundahl & Seitl
- £10 - Pay What You Can
Proscenium is a scratch of the first stages of a site-specific work Lundahl and Seitl are making for Dramaten’, The Royal National Theater in Stockholm.
Double bill of two extraordinary comedy bands from cult comedians Jonny Donahoe (FIVE STARS 'Brilliant' – Chortle and Colin Hoult ('Rivetingly original...delightfully funny' – The Telegraph).
The Ugly Duckling
On from 11 Feb 2012 to 11 Feb 2012
Compass Theatre
by Derek Grant Organisation Presents
Tickets: £7.00 - Discount for compass club members. For details call 01895 673200
Derek Grant Organisation presents
The Ugly Duckling
A classic story of skin deep beauty unfolding as the duckling goes on a journey to become beautiful. Come and see this charming show at the compass theatre. Shows for an hour and 35 minutes. Includes interval. Ideal for children above the age of three years.
Lady MacWata
On from 08 Feb 2012 to 11 Feb 2012
Lion and Unicorn Theatre
by Magali Muxart
Tickets: £9.00 - £11.00
An actress prepares to play Lady Macbeth. She can’t find her dark and criminal side, and decides to invoke 'Mamie Wata', a witch from her childhood in Africa. In French.
