Box of Tricks

Presented by Parabox

You are cordially invited to an evening of Victorian intrigue, mystery, magic and wonder. Join up-and-coming magic duo Rhys and Rob as they demonstrate the full potential of the human mind and body.

An entertaining hour of magic and tomfoolery.

This show may not be suitable for children.

Category:  Student    Prices:  £5 (£4)

Performances:

The Last Train Out of Here

by Helen McCabe

Three teenagers thrown together by their parents’ remarriage. With tensions running high, it’s only a matter of time before the situation reaches boiling point.

New writing

Category:  Student    Prices:  £5 (£4)

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All Roads Lead to Rome

by William Shakespeare adapted by William Maynard

The two greatest love affairs of all time are viewed afresh in this tapestry of scenes from 'Romeo and Juliet' and 'Antony and Cleopatra'. “Hell is to love no more”.

Category:  Student    Prices:  £5 (£4)

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Accidental Death of an Anarchist

by Dario Fo

“I ought to warn you that the author of this sick little play, Dario Fo, has the traditional, irrational hatred of the police common to all narrow-minded left-wingers…” While we can’t promise you the riots that followed original performances, we can promise wit, farce and a vivid caricature of authoritarianism.

Category:  Student    Prices:  £6 (£5)

Performances:

Liebelei

by Arthur Schnitzler
Vienna; heart of a dying Empire and birthplace of psychoanalysis. Fritz and Theodore are handsome young officers and gentlemen, and Fraulein Christine has been seduced by their flirtations.

Category:  Student    Prices:  £5 (£4)

Performances:

Through the Leaves

by Franz Xaver Kroetz
Martha and Otto have found one another. Otto may be a chauvinist and a drunk; but, for Martha, he represents a last chance at love.

Category:  Drama Student    Prices:  £5 (£4)

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A Special Boy

by Caroline Bird
(short-listed for the Dylan Thomas Prize 2008)

Tansy is the carer for her special-needs brother. When he is the victim of a cruel practical joke, she turns her hairdressing salon into an interrogation room.
New Writing

Category:  Drama Student    Prices:  £5 (£4)

Performances:

Neighbourhood Watch

by Antony Rickard and Jon Cheung
A joke-shop owner, a priest and 2 French technology salesmen band together a motley Neighbourhood Watch as safeguard from a habitual thief; though their incompetence and conflict of interests soon derail the organization.
New Writing

Category:  Drama Student    Prices:  £5 (£4)

Performances:

The Pillowman

by Martin McGuinness
A man is interrogated in a totalitarian state for murders that uncannily resemble those in the children’s stories he writes. Hilarious, disturbing, and deeply poignant, the winner of the 2004 Olivier Award for Best New Play is one bed-time story that may not help you sleep.

Category:  Drama Student    Prices:  £6 (£5)

Performances:

The Singing Sous' Chefs Alive Again

Hilarious musical interactive time-travelling adventure with three really Italian chefs. Directed by John Nicholson of the side-splitting Peepolykus Theatre Company. Meet Michelangelo, Merlin, Newton’s Apple and a Modern Day Hospital. Travel the globe. Feel its bigness. Make new friends. Featured at Edinburgh Comedy Festival 08, Assembly Ballroom.

‘musicality and life enriching’  Rod Clements, Lindisfarne

‘a cross between Monty Python and a Barber Shop Quartet’  Clee St.Margaret

 ‘a really classy act’   William Wilson, Lyth Arts Centre

Adults and families (10+).

Category:  Family    Prices:  £10/£8 concessions

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Shoe Baby

Shoe Baby is a magical puppet show, a fantastical sing-a-long adventure with a baby who takes to the sea, the air, the zoo - all in a shoe!

Shoe Baby is adapted from the book written by well-known author Joyce Dunbar. The music is written by talented musician, Tom Gray of the award-winning band Gomez.

The show was awarded Best Children's Show at Brighton Festival 2006.

Ages 2- 5yrs

Running Length: 40 Minutes

Category:  Family    Prices:  Adult £6.50, Child £4.50

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