Pool - T0252767019It's the morning after New Labour's victory in 1997. Things Can Only Get Better, except for a group of pool attendants struggling to keep the gates open. As Rob, Steph, Trev and Ashley fight to keep their heads above water, they find that chaos is possibility, that ghosts can be trusted and that magic is redeeming. Pool is a comedy about drowning, grief and forgiveness, and a reminder that friendship is about all we have to see us through. Suitable for over 14sPresented byJack Studio Theatre. Author Tom Harvey. Director Kate Bannister. | |
17 May 14 to 7 Jun 14 | Jack Studio Theatre (previously Brockley Studio Theatre), Outer London :: V299 listing details L01666309980 |
Box Chicken - T02071197241Staged Reading. Ailleen is about to turn sixteen. In the confines of a run-down fried chicken shop, she finds refuge. Refuge from the pain left behind by the sudden disappearance of her eldest brother Ricki, and from the demons that haunt her alcoholic mother Rose. When Ailleen's Uncle Silco unexpectedly returns, her birthday party descends into shocking revelations and dangerous half-truths. Against the backdrop of boxed chicken, her coming of age is acutely shaped by the flawed adults and the secrets of those closest to her.Author Max Katz. Director Mark Leipacher. | |
21 May 14 to 24 May 14 | Jack Studio Theatre (previously Brockley Studio Theatre), Outer London :: V299 listing details L589046430 |
Botticelli's Angel - T448250608Staged Reading. Frank is on a mission. He seeks compensation for the damage that he and his magician brother Johnny suffered as children. His meeting with Ursula, a newly trained outreach worker for the church, begins a journey that forces them all to renegotiate their view of themselves, tussle with the seductive grip of denial, and finally feel the pain and relief of truth. Suitable for over 14sAuthor Gemma Mills McGrath. Director Matthew Parker. | |
20 May 14 to 24 May 14 | Jack Studio Theatre (previously Brockley Studio Theatre), Outer London :: V299 listing details L332905227 |
Shorts: Speak Up Speak Out - T700426378Lost in the Quagmire by Chris Shaw Swanson; The Limerick by Martin Nathan; A Small Act of Vandalism by Andrew Biss; Cinderella Story by Matt Hanf; Live With It by Zia Moher; On Flies Wings by Jessica Andrewartha; Dead Dove by Nick Myles. | |
17 May 14 | Jack Studio Theatre (previously Brockley Studio Theatre), Outer London :: V299 listing details L01366474419 |