Off-West End Announcements – 25 September 2009
Laramie Project Back In London
Wild Oats, the production team behind the hit show Zanna
Don’t! are bringing The Laramie Project back to
London this autumn. Moisés Kaufmann’s
acclaimed verbatim piece about the brutal and homophobic killing of 21-year-old student Matthew
Shepard will be revived at The Space, a multi-purpose
arts centre on the Isle of Dogs, from 11-13
October and from 18-22 November.
Cock and Canuk Meet Their Match
Kilburn’s Cock Theatre plays host to Canuk theatre company
next week for Chris Purnell’s new comic drama Together We’re
Heavy (29 September to 24 October). Both relatively new arrivals on the Fringe, Canuk and The
Cock have much in common: one a female-led company interested in
creating intelligent new work, the other an intimate venue committed to
providing a platform for it. Sounds like the perfect match.
Sketty Walks On The Wild Side
It’s been three years since physical theatre company Sketty
impressed the critics with debut show Imogen. Now it’s
back with Feral, the haunting story of Matthew, the man who
would be cat. Expect more of the bewitching puppetry that made their first
effort so memorable in this tale of solitude, self-loathing and strength, which runs
from 7-24 October at New Wimbledon Studio.
History Lessons Above The Stag
Nevermind 1066. The Unimportant History of
Britain will provide you
with all the dates (and none of the facts) you’ll ever need. Playing Above the Stag from 13-31 October, Robert Blackwood
and Nick Cowell’s sketch-based romp promises to whisk you through the keyhole
of British history and give those dry, dusty textbooks a serious makeover. Think
Stonehenge via Dallas and you’ll get the idea.
Lend Lazaurs Your Ears
Concluding a season of sexual power play, Lazarus
Theatre Company presents a new production of Julius Caesar
at Camberwell’s Blue Elephant Theatre from 13 October to 7 November. Set in
modern day Italy, this slick new adaptation follows hot on the heels of the
company’s hit production of Wilde’s Salomé and promises to
be similarly sensual in content.
And Finally…
If you find yourself waiting for a train at Waterloo
Station tomorrow (Saturday 26 September), why not venture downstairs to the Network
Theatre for Remember Me? Featuring
a cast of 25, this theatrical collage by Lisa Brunton-Wallace fuses extracts of classic and contemporary text with film,
projection and song to celebrate the tales in history that go untold. Part
timeline, part chorus-line, the show’s last performance is at 7.30pm.
