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September 20 - September 23
  • 20
    20/09/2020

    A Steady Rain

    2:30 pm-4:30 pm
    20/09/2020

    A Steady Rain

    By Keith Huff

    This gritty, witty piece explores complex relationships formed on the tough streets of Chicago. With biting dialogue and a rainbow of emotions, we journey with the two friends and a host of other characters on a fateful journey of love and life.

    Paler, Still

    2:30 pm-3:30 pm
    20/09/2020

    Paler, Still

    by Oonagh Wall in collaboration with the company.

    Nothing grows in Dublin anymore.
    Concrete, glass and grey. The landscape is the same everywhere,
    Beyond the Pale, in the rural Irish boglands, an abandoned Hotel rots.
    This would be a safe place to stagnate.
    Or so it seems.
    Set in a near-future Ireland were the Western World has eaten itself into anonymity and another recession: Paler, Still is a new tragi-comedy and is anseo|anois theatre’s debut production.
    Paler, Still tells a story set in Ireland, but it is not just a story for the Irish. This small country is a microcosm for something we see happening all over the Western World. The poverty gap widens, some opportunities only available to a select few, society circling back on itself again and again and our play asks, what is the cost of progress? What is lost as we charge into the future? Are some people always left behind? And, if we despair at society, can we simply opt out?

    Damien

    7:00 pm-8:20 pm
    20/09/2020

    Damien

    by Aldyth Morris

    The story of Father Damien de Veuster, the leper priest of Molokai and patron saint of outcasts.

    “Daniel Finlay’s tour-de-force performance spans the full range of human emotion”. ***** Fringe Guru

    Paler, Still

    7:00 pm-8:00 pm
    20/09/2020-23/05/2020

    Paler, Still

    by Oonagh Wall in collaboration with the company.

    Nothing grows in Dublin anymore.
    Concrete, glass and grey. The landscape is the same everywhere,
    Beyond the Pale, in the rural Irish boglands, an abandoned Hotel rots.
    This would be a safe place to stagnate.
    Or so it seems.
    Set in a near-future Ireland were the Western World has eaten itself into anonymity and another recession: Paler, Still is a new tragi-comedy and is anseo|anois theatre’s debut production.
    Paler, Still tells a story set in Ireland, but it is not just a story for the Irish. This small country is a microcosm for something we see happening all over the Western World. The poverty gap widens, some opportunities only available to a select few, society circling back on itself again and again and our play asks, what is the cost of progress? What is lost as we charge into the future? Are some people always left behind? And, if we despair at society, can we simply opt out?

    Duty

    7:00 pm-9:00 pm
    20/09/2020

    Duty

    by Bomafabia Wokoma

    When a Nigerian family moves to London, it’s a far cry from the life they’d hoped for.’Duty’ explores how detatchment, discontent, gender and racial constructs play out for Petal, a young black woman, both in society and intimite relationships. Plus the bitter sweet hope of finding purpose in the midst of it all.

    Paler, Still

    7:00 pm
    20/09/2020

    Paler, Still

    by Oonagh Wall in collaboration with the company.

    Nothing grows in Dublin anymore.
    Concrete, glass and grey. The landscape is the same everywhere,
    Beyond the Pale, in the rural Irish boglands, an abandoned Hotel rots.
    This would be a safe place to stagnate.
    Or so it seems.
    Set in a near-future Ireland were the Western World has eaten itself into anonymity and another recession: Paler, Still is a new tragi-comedy and is anseo|anois theatre’s debut production.
    Paler, Still tells a story set in Ireland, but it is not just a story for the Irish. This small country is a microcosm for something we see happening all over the Western World. The poverty gap widens, some opportunities only available to a select few, society circling back on itself again and again and our play asks, what is the cost of progress? What is lost as we charge into the future? Are some people always left behind? And, if we despair at society, can we simply opt out?

    Damien

    7:00 pm-8:20 pm
    20/09/2020

    Damien

    by Aldyth Morris

    The story of Father Damien de Veuster, the leper priest of Molokai and patron saint of outcasts.

    “Daniel Finlay’s tour-de-force performance spans the full range of human emotion”. ***** Fringe Guru

    A Steady Rain

    7:30 pm-9:30 pm
    20/09/2020

    A Steady Rain

    By Keith Huff

    This gritty, witty piece explores complex relationships formed on the tough streets of Chicago. With biting dialogue and a rainbow of emotions, we journey with the two friends and a host of other characters on a fateful journey of love and life.

    Extremism

    7:30 pm-9:00 pm
    20/09/2020

    Extremism

    By Anders Lustgarten

    Strode’s College Final Performance. A group of students get locked in a classroom after they have taken their classmate Jamal away for performing an extremist act.

    A Steady Rain

    7:30 pm-9:30 pm
    20/09/2020

    A Steady Rain

    By Keith Huff

    This gritty, witty piece explores complex relationships formed on the tough streets of Chicago. With biting dialogue and a rainbow of emotions, we journey with the two friends and a host of other characters on a fateful journey of love and life.

    What Makes Me Tic?

    7:30 pm-10:00 pm
    20/09/2020

    What Makes Me Tic?

    What makes me Tic? Is an audience immersive theatre show that raises awareness to Tourette’s Syndrome. Using comedy and multi rolling techniques we see in to lives of individuals with the condition who have kindly shared their stories for this piece. Audiences will be left mesmerised and inspired.

    City 125 - The Club With No History

    7:30 pm-10:30 pm
    20/09/2020

    City 125 – The Club With No History

    Dreamshed Theatre is delighted to return to the Lantern Theatre with Bill Cronshaw’s new show which takes a romp through Manchester City’s history in this, City’s 125th anniversary year.

    ‘It’s like a fairy tale!’ says the life-long Blue as he introduces us to characters including a young lad, an elderly fan, a daydreaming manager of an amateur lads’ team and a long-suffering wife, girlfriend and mum.

    This revue-style show takes liberties with dry historical facts to track City’s journey to the Etihad. Suitable for all ages, this show will entertain City diehards and general theatre-goers alike.

    DIRECTOR: Bill Cronshaw

    WRITER: Bill Cronshaw

    His Letters

    7:30 pm-10:30 pm
    20/09/2020

    His Letters

    By John Martin Stevens

    Dreamshed Theatre

    During the early years of the second world war two evacuees meet in a small Wiltshire town where a friendship and love affair begins that will last a lifetime.

    When, sixty years later their love letters and other correspondence are rediscovered, it soon becomes clear that whilst war brought them together, peace could have torn them apart.

    This new drama written and performed by local writer John Martin Stevens, weaves together real events with imaginative and at times heartfelt storytelling as a son discovers that history is indeed written by the victor.

    Running time 60mins

    Age 14+

    Talking Heads - A Lady of Letters & A Bed Among the Lentils

    7:30 pm-9:00 pm
    20/09/2020

    Talking Heads –
    A Lady of Letters & A Bed Among the Lentils

    by Alan Bennett

    Bedlamb theatre brings you two classic monologues of 20th century British writing with a production of Alan Bennett’s Talking Heads. Bennett uses a rich canvas of recognisable references and everyday life to paint a picture of two seemingly trapped women who find freedom in unconventional ways. The master of capturing our daily rituals, undermined with biting wit, these stories show how the pain of isolation can separate us from achieving our dreams and desires.

    Prison Dialogues

    7:45 pm-8:45 pm
    20/09/2020-13/05/2020

    Prison Dialogues

    by Mark Hewitt

    Mark C. Hewitt’s play The Revenge Fantasy Club was shortlisted for the Best New Play Award at Brighton Fringe 2013. Prison Dialogues consists of interweaving male and female narratives set in ‘the everyday’ of prison. Two men, three women, three chairs, and a compelling text full of banter that leans playfully towards the futile but fun. The piece is loosely informed by writer Mark C. Hewitt’s work as an artist in UK prisons. Performed by Leann O’Kasi, Sarah J. Lewis, Araba Jane and two male actors yet to be announced. With incidental music by Peter Copley.

    ACT Year 1 Show (closed event)

    8:00 pm-10:00 pm
    20/09/2020

    ACT Yr1 End of Term Show – Staff & Students only

    ACT Foundation Show (closed event)

    8:00 pm-10:00 pm
    20/09/2020

    ACT Foundation end of term show – Staff & Students only

    Ghost Stories For Christmas 2019

    8:00 pm-9:40 pm
    20/09/2020

    Ghost Stories For Christmas 2019

    Now in its 7th year, the original Brighton Ghost Stories For Christmas charity fundraiser returns to The Lantern Theatre from 18th to 21st December 2019.

    Featuring stories by Ramsey Campbell, John Paul Fitch and Neil Gaiman, this year we return to our roots and are raising funds for The Clocktower Sanctuary, the charity we supported with our very first show.

    Join us for a glass of mulled wine and tales of messages from beyond the grave, mysterious wedding gifts, and a dark fable about a man who hates Christmas….

    Tickets are £10 and include a glass of mulled wine or mulled apple juice on arrival

    For the shows from the 18th to 20th doors will open at 7.30pm with the performance starting at 8.00pm. On the 21st doors will open at 8.30pm with the performance starting at 9.00pm to allow audience members to attend The Burning of The Clocks.

    Please note that there is no late entry to performances – please ensure that you are punctual to avoid missing out!

    Running time 1 hour 15 minutes and a 20 minute interval.

    Two by Jim Cartwright

    8:00 pm-10:00 pm
    20/09/2020

    Two

    By Jim Cartwright

    Set in a local northern pub – Two tells the story of the The Landlord and Landlady, their cheery greeting and friendly banter barely disguises their contempt for each other. They met outside the pub when they were kids and now they own the place. During the course of the evening assorted customers pass through, and we get a small snapshot into each of their lives.

    From the award-winning writer of Little Voice and Road – Jim Cartwright’s third play Two, was first performed in 1989 at the Octagon Theatre in Bolton, then transferred to the Young Vic Theatre. It won the Manchester Evening News Theatre Award for Best New Play.

    Love And Money

    8:00 pm
    20/09/2020-03/05/2020

    Love And Money

    by Dennis Kelly

    I’ll get a job and a house and the right shoes.
    David conducts an office romance by email. He has love at his fingertips but a shocking admission unravels his relationship.
    Jess loves David and she believes that if she has a job and a house and the right shoes then happiness can be bought – but at what price?
    A heart-wrenching black comedy which set in a fractured and dysfunctional world of bad debts and dark desires.
    Love and Money have the power to kill.

    Losing It

    8:00 pm-9:30 pm
    20/09/2020

    Losing It

    By Peter Campling

    Losing It explores the darker edges of our depleted education system and support services. The students are labeled as failing, but who is failing who?

    Windmill Young Actors present Losing It – a play about life for young people and staff in a Pupil Referral Unit.

    Peter Campling “Best political wring on the Edinburgh Fringe” The Stage.
    Age 14+

    Running time 1hrs

    Love And Money

    8:00 pm
    20/09/2020-09/05/2020

    Love And Money

    by Dennis Kelly

    I’ll get a job and a house and the right shoes.
    David conducts an office romance by email. He has love at his fingertips but a shocking admission unravels his relationship.
    Jess loves David and she believes that if she has a job and a house and the right shoes then happiness can be bought – but at what price?
    A heart-wrenching black comedy which set in a fractured and dysfunctional world of bad debts and dark desires.
    Love and Money have the power to kill.

    Coma

    8:00 pm-10:00 pm
    20/09/2020

    Coma

    By Prospero Thaetre Company

    A woman springs awake from a Coma brought on by trauma. But she wakes as both her 60 year old and her 16 year old self.

    Love And Money

    8:00 pm
    20/09/2020-16/05/2020

    Love And Money

    by Dennis Kelly

    I’ll get a job and a house and the right shoes.
    David conducts an office romance by email. He has love at his fingertips but a shocking admission unravels his relationship.
    Jess loves David and she believes that if she has a job and a house and the right shoes then happiness can be bought – but at what price?
    A heart-wrenching black comedy which set in a fractured and dysfunctional world of bad debts and dark desires.
    Love and Money have the power to kill.

    The Cherry Orchard

    8:00 pm-10:30 pm
    20/09/2020

    The Cherry Orchard

    by Anton Chekhov translation by Michael Frayn

    “Frayn’s translation, which strikes me as splendidly lucid and alive…will be acted again and again” (New Statesman).

    In Chekhov’s tragi-comedy – perhaps his most popular play – the Gayev family is torn by powerful forces deeply rooted in history and the society in which they live. Their estate is hopelessly in debt and when urged to cut down their beautiful cherry orchard and sell the land for holiday cottages, they are confronted by an impossible decision. “At the time when The Cherry Orchard was written, the years before the revolution of 1905, Chekhov considered revolution in Russia irreversible and desirable.”

    ACT Diploma in Acting Yr2 Students Public Show

    The Zoo Story

    8:30 pm-9:20 pm
    20/09/2020

    The Zoo Story

    by Edward Albee

    The Unconscious Theatre Collective proudly presents (Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award Winner) Edward Albee’s seminal piece ‘Zoo Story’.

    Two very different men meet by chance in Central Park on a sunny Sunday afternoon. A play about isolation, social disparity, hope and connection, and the inhumanity of modern life. Witty, strange, but ultimately poignant and grounded, the friendly chat they begin will have profound effects on the direction of both their lives.

    We are a London-based company of international actors with a commitment to truthful and improvisational work.

    The Zoo Story

    8:45 pm-9:35 pm
    20/09/2020-23/05/2020

    The Zoo Story

    by Edward Albee

    The Unconscious Theatre Collective proudly presents (Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award Winner) Edward Albee’s seminal piece ‘Zoo Story’.

    Two very different men meet by chance in Central Park on a sunny Sunday afternoon. A play about isolation, social disparity, hope and connection, and the inhumanity of modern life. Witty, strange, but ultimately poignant and grounded, the friendly chat they begin will have profound effects on the direction of both their lives.

    We are a London-based company of international actors with a commitment to truthful and improvisational work.

    Ghost Stories For Christmas 2019

    9:00 pm-10:40 pm
    20/09/2020

    Ghost Stories For Christmas 2019

    Now in its 7th year, the original Brighton Ghost Stories For Christmas charity fundraiser returns to The Lantern Theatre from 18th to 21st December 2019.

    Featuring stories by Ramsey Campbell, John Paul Fitch and Neil Gaiman, this year we return to our roots and are raising funds for The Clocktower Sanctuary, the charity we supported with our very first show.

    Join us for a glass of mulled wine and tales of messages from beyond the grave, mysterious wedding gifts, and a dark fable about a man who hates Christmas….

    Tickets are £10 and include a glass of mulled wine or mulled apple juice on arrival

    For the shows from the 18th to 20th doors will open at 7.30pm with the performance starting at 8.00pm. On the 21st doors will open at 8.30pm with the performance starting at 9.00pm to allow audience members to attend The Burning of The Clocks.

    Please note that there is no late entry to performances – please ensure that you are punctual to avoid missing out!

    Running time 1 hour 15 minutes and a 20 minute interval.

  • 21
    21/09/2020
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  • 22
    22/09/2020
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  • 23
    23/09/2020
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