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| THE LION, THE WITCH & THE WARDROBE (in the Main House) | | | Wednesday 26th November 2008 to Saturday 17th January 2009 | | Four young adventurers playing hide and seek in the country home of an old professor stumble upon an enchanted wardrobe that will take them to places they never dreamed of. Stepping through the wardrobe door, they are whisked into the spectacular parallel universe known as Narnia - a fairytale land of magical proportions where woodland animals talk and mythological creatures roam... Join us as we journey to the ends of the world with this timeless classic that children cherish and adults adore. Suitable for all adventurers aged 6 and upwards. A co-production of the original West Yorkshire Playhouse production, presented by them in 2004 and 2007. The Lion The Witch And The Wardrobe runs for approximately 2 hours 30 minutes including one interval. Matinee & morning performances available at varying times. For full listings see our November, December & January calendar pages. No performances on Sunday. (back to top) | | | to book by phone, call | | the rep theatre | | we also recommend... | 0121 303 2323 | | | |
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| AN INSPECTOR CALLS (in the Main House) | | | Friday 30th January to Saturday 14th February 2009 - 7.30pm | | When Inspector Goole arrives unexpectedly at the prosperous Birling family home, their peaceful dinner party is shattered by his investigations into the death of a young woman. His startling revelations shake the very foundations of their lives and challenge us all to examine our consciences. Epic staging, raw emotion and a sweeping score are just some of the ingredients that have made An Inspector Calls a smash hit all over the world. Winner of 19 major international theatre awards, this hugely successful West End production returns to The REP after its sell-out runs in 2003 and 2005. Matinee performances on Tuesday 10th, Thursdays & Saturday 7th at 2pm. No performances on Sunday. (back to top) | | | to book by phone, call | | the rep theatre | | we also recommend... | 0121 303 2323 | | | |
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| THESE FOUR STREETS (in The Door) | | | Thursday 12th to Saturday 28th February 2009 - 7.30pm | | In October 2005 the rumour of a rape sparked disturbances in Lozells, Birmingham, that led to the killing of one man, widespread damage and a fracture between two communities that had previously appeared to be living happily alongside one another. Inspired by the views, hopes and fears of local people connected to or affected by the disturbances, These Four Streets is an engaging and hopeful play that highlights a community’s fight to stay together. A collaboration between six young female writers, These Four Streets explores the power of rumour and what it’s like to live in a place that has been written off. Commissioned by The REP, this production, supported by the Sir Barry Jackson Trust, will also tour regionally as part of our annual Door On Tour. Matinee performances on Saturday 21st, Tuesday 24th, Thursday 26th & Friday 27th at 1.30pm. No performances on Sunday. (back to top) | | | to book by phone, call | | the rep theatre | | we also recommend... | 0121 303 2323 | | | |
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| DON JOHN (in the Main House) | | | Tuesday 17th to Saturday 21st February 2009 - 7.30pm | | England, 1976. The Winter of Discontent. Cold hearts seek comfort and poor souls look for love. A woman nurses her dying father; a cleaner greedily devours her Open University course in the fight for a better life; a career woman seeks the path that her life never took, and the loyal friend, always in the shadows, fears he will disappear one day and no-one will notice. We are in the lonely hearts column of life. “Save me” is the silent call that drifts from their aching bodies. But wait. Help is at hand. Don John is here! Dangerous, naughty and irresistible, Don John is a vessel for all our desires – a delicious chancer. He enters our lives and leaves us changed. Oh yes, he leaves us, for Don John belongs to nobody but himself and The Devil! With a sensational score of specially commissioned music, Kneehigh bring their renowned brand of physical storytelling to this sexy tale. After their production of Brief Encounter delighted audiences at The REP last year, Kneehigh return to Birmingham with a new production that promises to be visually stunning, anarchic and intoxicating. Kneehigh are a driving force in contemporary British theatre. Their joyous, compelling and physical storytelling has entranced audiences throughout the UK with productions including Tristan And Yseult, Nights At The Circus, Rapunzel and Cymbeline. Matinee performances on Thursday & Saturday at 2pm. (back to top) | | | to book by phone, call | | the rep theatre | | we also recommend... | 0121 303 2323 | | | |
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INTO
THE GARDEN (in
the Centenary Suite) |
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| Saturday
21st February 2009 - 11.30am & 1.30pm |
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lies beyond the wall is every child’s
dream – a place to play, a place to
imagine, a garden of delights. But this garden
belongs to a giant, who doesn’t want
to share and doesn’t know how to play.
Inspired by Oscar Wilde’s The Selfish
Giant, this Language Alive! performance from
The Play House takes children on a magical
participatory journey beyond the ‘Keep
Out’ signs... (back
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| THE HOUNDING OF DAVID OLUWALE (in the Main House) | | | Wednesday 25th to Saturday 28th February 2009 - 7.30pm | | May 1969 and the body of David Oluwale is pulled from a river. Eighteen months later, the investigation into his death will rip apart the police force, exposing the dark side of the shiny, new city in which he died.An optimistic, ambitious immigrant from Nigeria, David Oluwale was a showman who loved to dance, but who became the destitute victim of police brutality.Oladipo Agboluaje’s sensitive adaptation picks through the many accounts of Oluwale to reveal a chilling and resonant story of persecution and prejudice. Adapted from Kester Aspden’s critically acclaimed book, this timely, gripping play unravels the mystery of Oluwale’s life and violent death. Matinee performances on Thursday & Saturday at 2pm. (back to top) | | | to book by phone, call | | the rep theatre | | we also recommend... | 0121 303 2323 | | | |
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THE
UGLY DUCKLING (in
The Door) |
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| Wednesday
11th to Saturday 14th March 2009 - 10.30am
& 1.30pm |
Spring
is sprung, and Mother Duck is delighted when
her eggs begin to hatch. But the last duckling
to emerge looks nothing like his fluffy yellow
siblings.
She loves him just as much, but the other
animals pick on him because he is different.
A new adaptation of the classic tale about
one duckling’s quest to find the place
where he truly belongs. Saturday performances
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| HIS DARK MATERIALS PART 1 (in the Main House) | | | Friday 13th March to Saturday 11th April 2009 | | Lyra and Will find themselves embarked on a thrilling journey through worlds familiar and unknown. Their great quest demands a savage struggle against the most dangerous of enemies. They encounter fantastical creatures in parallel worlds – rebellious angels, soul-eating spectres, child-catching gobblers and the armoured bears and witch-clans of the Arctic. Finally, before reaching, perhaps, the Republic of Heaven, they must visit the Land of the Dead… Adapted from Philip Pullman’s three novels into two full-length plays, Nicholas Wright’s stage version of His Dark Materials was a triumph when it premiered at the National Theatre in 2004. This new production directed by Rachel Kavanaugh promises to be a truly exciting theatrical event. Both parts can be enjoyed alone or together on the same day. Dates & times of performances vary between March 13th & April 11th. For full listings, see our March & April calendar pages. Matinee performances are available. (back to top) | | | to book by phone, call | | the rep theatre | | we also recommend... | 0121 303 2323 | | | |
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CAN
ANY MOTHER HELP ME? (in
The Door) |
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| Wednesday
18th to Saturday 21st March 2009 - 7.45pm |
| An
evocative, dynamic and touching new play,
bringing to life the funny and often moving
stories of a group of women whose lives became
intimately connected through the simple act
of writing letters. From marriage to childbirth,
hidden desires to socialism, housework to
wartime politics, the story of the Cooperative
Correspondence Club delves into lifelong friendships
and domestic tragedies and allows us an opportunity
for that most human of pleasures, eavesdropping.
Following the sell-out success of their last
creation, Thatcher The Musical, Foursight
Theatre, renowned for their distinctive style
of ensemble theatre, turn from the epic to
the everyday with a poignant production, featuring
live music, which proves that there is no
such thing as an ordinary life. Matinee
performance on Saturday at 2.45pm. (back
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| HIS DARK MATERIALS PART 2 (in the Main House) | | | Thursday 19th March to Saturday 11th April 2009 - 7pm | | Lyra and Will find themselves embarked on a thrilling journey through worlds familiar and unknown. Their great quest demands a savage struggle against the most dangerous of enemies. They encounter fantastical creatures in parallel worlds – rebellious angels, soul-eating spectres, child-catching gobblers and the armoured bears and witch-clans of the Arctic. Finally, before reaching, perhaps, the Republic of Heaven, they must visit the Land of the Dead… Adapted from Philip Pullman’s three novels into two full-length plays, Nicholas Wright’s stage version of His Dark Materials was a triumph when it premiered at the National Theatre in 2004. This new production directed by Rachel Kavanaugh promises to be a truly exciting theatrical event. Both parts can be enjoyed alone or together on the same day. Dates & times of performances vary between March 13th & April 11th. For full listings, see our March & April calendar pages. Matinee performances are available. (back to top) | | | to book by phone, call | | the rep theatre | | we also recommend... | 0121 303 2323 | | | |
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1ST
CHANCE YOUTH THEATRE'S ROMEO & JULIET
(in
The Door) |
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| Thursday
26th & Friday 27th March 2009 - 7pm |
The
pupils of St Catherine’s and Trinity
High Schools have joined together to put on
a dazzling production of Shakespeare’s
most famous play, Romeo And Juliet.
But rather then forbidden love and feuding
families, all hell breaks loose when the two
schools go to war. Will they put their differences
aside and make up before curtain up? 1st Chance
Youth Theatre was established in 2007 by two
young women from St. Basil’s –
a charity for homeless young people. It was
set up with the help of The REP and the two
young women are partway through an apprenticeship
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THE
MOON, THE MOON (in
The Door) |
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| Wednesday
1st to Saturday 4th April 2009 - 7.45pm |
A
man stands on the edge of the shore. He’s
made Christmas dinner. It’s February.
He’s going to walk across the water
and apologise to his wife’s family.
And then he’s locked in a cellar, wearing
someone else’s pyjamas. Upstairs, his
self-appointed doctor and nurse say they can
help him. Heal him. And the Moon, who has
been watching him wander out of his mind with
loss, sings to him, desperate for him to join
her. The internationally acclaimed Unlimited
Theatre’s new show is a haunting and
darkly witty new play about loving, losing
and beautiful new beginnings – lit by
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BOEING-BOEING
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the Main House) |
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| Monday
20th to Saturday 25th April 2009 - 7pm |
| When
Boeing-Boeing took off to a roar of laughter
in London’s West End in 2007, the Daily
Telegraph called it ‘the funniest show
in London’. Directed by Olivier Award-winner
Matthew Warchus, this hysterical production
has since taken Broadway by storm. Audiences
and critics have been unbuckling their seatbelts
and rolling in the aisles for this first-class
Tony Award-winning comedy (Best Revival 2008).
Bernard, a successful architect living in
Paris, thinks he can easily cope with his
three air-hostess fiancées. It’s
all a question of timetables and a reliable,
long-suffering housekeeper who reluctantly
plays the role of romantic air-traffic controller.
But when his long lost cousin Robert arrives,
things start to get turbulent! Schedules change,
flights are delayed and a new turbo-charged
Boeing aircraft is introduced: chaos ensures
in this whirl of mayhem and matchmaking. Starring
Martin Marquez (Hotel Babylon, Dirty Tricks,
EastEnders), Susie Blake (Coronation Street,
The Victoria Wood Show), John Marquez (Hotel
Babylon, EastEnders, Doc Martin), Sarah Jayne
Dunn (Hollyoaks, Drop Dead Gorgeous), Thaila
Zucchi (Skins, Love Soup) and Josephine Butler
(No Heroics, Sorted). Tuesday's & Friday's
performance at 7.30pm. Matinee performances
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| Wednesday
22nd to Friday 24th April 2009 - 7.45pm |
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comical and moving tale of unexpected friendship
confronts the issues of security and identity
through a fusion of performance poetry, theatre,
movement and song. Set within the beating
heart of London, the chaotic stories of five
characters in crisis are exposed through the
eye of a camera. What happens when one generation
collides with another and cultural expectations
clash? Does the flash of a blade in broad
daylight mean the end or the beginning of
Security? Find out when age and youth battle
as Palestine meets Peckham. Zena Edwards takes
storytelling into the twenty-first century.
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I'VE
LOST MY HEAD (in
The Door) |
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| Saturday
25th April 2009 - 11.30am, 1.30pm & 3pm |
Once
upon a time, Daisy had a head. Now, she has
lost it. Her head has gone on one adventure
while her body has gone on a very different
one… Join Daisy as she travels through
worlds of sounds, sights, feelings and movement,
meeting some strange characters along the
way. Will they put Daisy together again?
I’ve Lost My Head is a fascinating adventure
into the human mind and body, drawing upon
animation, sound and puppetry to take its
audience deep into a rich and meaningful experience.
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SERIOUS
MONEY (in
the Main House) |
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| Friday
8th to Saturday 23rd May 2009 - 7.30pm |
| As
Britain’s financial turmoil dominates
the headlines we step back to 1987 when the
financial world came tumbling down with the
Wall Street crash. Caryl Churchill’s
play Serious Money takes a look at the ruthless
world of corporate finance and City greed.
The Big Bang has changed the City. The square
mile has been invaded by white knights and
corporate raiders. Hot-shot dealer Billy Corman
is plotting to take over the unsuspecting
company Albion, aided and abetted by the new
breed of yuppie traders. But their plans go
awry when trader Jake Todd is found dead and
the Department of Trade and Industry is brought
in to investigate. Full of satire and humour,
Serious Money conveys the hectic excitement
and the moral danger of financial risk bringing
to life the swaggering, foul mouthed yuppies
of the 80s. A major force in British theatre,
Caryl Churchill is one of the greatest and
most celebrated playwrights of her generation.
Her plays include Cloud Nine, Top Girls and
A Number, which fast became one of the 21st
century’s most acclaimed plays. Serious
Money received its World Premiere at the Royal
Court Theatre in 1987 after which it enjoyed
runs in the West End and on Broadway.
Matinee performances on Saturday 16th &
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