Performance

Venue	Theatre Royal
Town	Newcastle upon Tyne
County	Tyne and Wear
From	27th August 2010
To	11th September 2010
When	19:30. Thu Mat 14:00. Sat Mat 14:30 (excl Aug 28/30)
Prices	From £12.00. To £37.50.
Theatre Royal (V570)
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Chess

Work:: Chess (S1463)

A love story set in the Cold war which centres around the political exploits of the World Chess Championship. With a serious message about media and political manipulation and a dazzling score including One Night in Bangkok, I Know Him So Well.

Music	Bjorn Ulvaeus
Music	Benny Andersson
Lyrics	Tim Rice

Production:: (T2003711467)

Running time: Act 1 - 1 hr 15mins, Act 2 - 1hr 5mins. 20min interval

Director	Craig Revel Horwood
Music	Sarah Travis (musical supervisor)
Performer	Shona White (Florence)
Performer	Daniel Koek (The Russian)
Performer	Poppy Tierney (Svetlana)
Performer	James Graeme (Walter)
Performer	James Fox
Performer	David Erik

Listing:: L0839706158

Production details

Running time: Act 1 - 1 hr 15mins, Act 2 - 1hr 5mins. 20min interval

Reviews

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Special Performances

9 Sep 10 Captioned
11 Sep 10 Audio Described

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