Fruits of Life

By Gianfranco Nicolini
A GiaNic Group production

Two young models portrayed by a painter become true lovers. An unique and captivating method of storytelling
with the interaction of actors, 3D animations, videoclips and live shots.  Moving images of the digital scene are
seamlessly woven into the narrative.
In Italian with English surtitles.

 

Learn more about the GiaNic Group here: http://www.gianicgroup.com/english/home.html
See a trailer for the show here: http://it.youtube.com/watch?v=m478SPbRmaw

Category:  Drama    Prices:  £10 (£8 Concessions)

Performances:

Three Billy Goats Gruff and Other Furry Tales

What really happened between the wolf and those three little pigs? And what about Goldilocks, why was she

walking in those woods? As for the Three Billy Goats Gruff, how did they really deal with that troll?

 

All will be revealed with the help of beautiful puppets, fun and laughter and an exciting soundtrack that you won’t be able to stop singing.

 

Age 3+

Category:  Family    Prices:  £6.50 Child £4.50

Performances:

Tri-umph!

The Writers Group at Oxford Playhouse once more bring us the winners of their annual writing competition. After high demand last year make sure you book early to see these three new works for theatre by Oxfordshire based writers.

Category:  New Writing    Prices:  £10 (£8 Concessions)

Performances:

High and Low Drama in a University City

For the last 14 years former theatre critic of the Oxford Times and Mail, Don Chapman, has been conducting extensive research into the history of the Oxford Playhouse. Join Don to hear about his findings and the partnership between the Playhouse and the University. This event is staged in partnership with the University of Oxford Alumni Weekend.

Category:  Talks    Prices:  Free Admission (Limited Availablity)

Performances:

The Brothers Size

ATC and the Young Vic present this 2008 Laurence Olivier Award winning production.

There are two brothers Size: Ogun who has worked hard to get his own auto-repair shop and Oshoosi whoalways takes the wrong track. Oshoosi is fresh out of prison with dreams of faraway places. When his ex cellmate, Elegba offers him the gift of a car, freedom seems just around the corner…

A playful and deeply original drama.

See a trailer of the show here: seeitfirst.co.uk/thebrotherssize/

Category:  New Writing    Prices:  £10 (£8 Concessions)

Performances:

How To Be Well Dressed And Famous

Part one: Rock Aint No Riddle. Fact.

Delivered by Jennifer E Jordan Jennifer has a dream that she is a rock star. Armed with her acoustic guitar, she will endeavour to convinceyou that she is no different than the likes of Pete Docherty and Amy Winehouse.

Part two: Dressing the Part

Delivered by Ellie Harrison Fuelled by cake and wine Ellie puts each version of herself through its paces in a search for the perfect outfit. Drunkenness begins to cloud her vision and when no clothes will do; how far

will she go to please her audience?

Category:  Drama    Prices:  £10 (£8 Concessions)

Performances:

The Secret Agent

Rolemop Arts Ltd, in association with Guildford’s Yvonne Arnaud Theatre
and Greenwich Theatre, presents:

Joseph Conrad’s
The Secret Agent

Written by Jennifer Porteous and Jon Armstrong
Directed by Kerri McLean

At the turn of the twentieth century the world is gripped by a new type of terror.
In the foggy backstreets of London, Adolf Verloc is forced into organising an atrocity,
with unimaginable consequences for both English justice and for his family.

Based on the events surrounding England's first suicide bomber, this explosive adaptation
is the darkly comic account of a family torn apart by terrorism, treachery and the politics
of war.

“Of all Joseph Conrad’s novels this is perhaps the most suited to theatrical
interpretation...[this] production brilliantly captures the complicity and mutual
dependence upon which these characters base their existence"  The Argus

Category:  Drama    Prices:  £10/£8 conc

Performances:

LENNY The Boy Who Wanted to be a Train

 

I want to grow all at once, swallow a pill, and become, in a few seconds, more grown up than a grownup… I want to be a train!

Life’s tough for Lenny.
He’s the short, skinny one who gets pushed around at school. His mum still chooses his clothes. He’s stuck in the shadow of his popular older brother. So, he decides to transform himself. Secretly he begins eating iron nails and waiting for his legs to become wheels.
A touching portrayal, shot through with humour, fantasy and astounding images, of how it feels to be small in a big world.

Based in Bristol, Travelling Light are nationally and internationally renowned for their innovative and inspiring work for young audiences. 
 

Age 10+

 

Presented by Travelling Light Theatre Company

Adapted from a French-Canadian play by Francis Monty
Translated by Paul Harman

 

Category:  Family    Prices:  £6.50 Child £4.50

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

Performances:

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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