Performance

Venue	Olivier (National Theatre)
Town	West End
County	Greater London
From	4th February 2009
Opened	11th February 2009
To	9th August 2009
When	Feb09 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 12, , 26, 27, 28, Mar09 2, 3, 19, 20, 21, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, Apr09 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 24, 25, 27, 28, 29, 30 at 19:30. Feb09 11 19:00. Feb09 28, Mar09 3, 21, Apr09 16, 18, 25, 29 Mats 14:00
Prices	From £10.00. To £30.00.
Olivier (National Theatre) (V373)
Current/Future Listings
Listings Archive

England People Very Nice

Work:: England People Very Nice (S01359098624)

A riotous journey through four waves of immigration from the 17th century to today. As the French Huguenots, the Irish, the Jews and the Bangladeshis in turn enter the chaotic world of Bethnal Green, each new influx provokes a surge of violent protest over housing, jobs, religion and culture. And the emerging pattern shows that white flight and anxiety over integration is anything but new. Fucking Frogs! My grandfather didn't die in the English Civil War so's half the population of France could come over here and live off the soup! Written with scurrilous bravura, Richard Bean's great sweep of a comedy follows a pair of star-crossed lovers amid cutters' mobs, Papists, Jewish anarchists and radical Islamists across four tempestuous centuries. Irish and Jewish, that's the worst mix. You end up with a family of pissed up burglars run by a clever accountant.

Author

Richard Bean

Production:: (T147523841)

Running Time 2 hours 45 mins (inclu interval)

Producer	National Theatre
Director	Nicholas Hytner
Design	Mark Thompson
Director	Pete Bishop (animation)
Lighting	Neil Austin
Music	Grant Oldring
Sound	John Leonard
Performer	Philip Arditti
Performer	Jamie Beamish
Performer	Paul Chequer
Performer	Olivia Colman
Performer	Rudi Dharmalingam
Performer	Sacha Dhawan
Performer	Hasina Haque
Performer	Tony Jayawardena
Performer	Trevor Laird
Performer	Elliot Levey
Performer	Siobhan McSweeney
Performer	Neet Mohan
Performer	Aaron Neil
Performer	Sophia Nomvete
Performer	Daniel Poyser
Performer	Claire Prempeh
Performer	Fred Ridgeway
Performer	Avin Shah
Performer	Sophe Stanton
Performer	Michaell Terry
Performer	David Verrey
Performer	Harvey Virdi

Listing:: L02107914405

Part of Travelex £10 Season

Production details

Running Time 2 hours 45 mins (inclu interval) Part of Travelex £10 Season

Reviews

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Special Performances

20 Mar 09 Audio Described
21 Mar 09 Audio Described
15 Apr 09 Open Captioned (STAGETEXT)
15 Apr 09 Open Captioned (STAGETEXT)
1 Jun 09 Open Captioned (STAGETEXT)

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