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VenueOrange Tree Theatre
TownOuter London
CountyGreater London
From13th June 2012
To30th June 2012
WhenMon-Sat 19:45. Tue Mat 14:30
PricesFrom £12.00. To £12.00.
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  • Date of change: 20 Dec 11 - T01927894851

Director's Showcase - The Burglar Who Failed and Dutchman

Director's Showcase

Work:: Director's Showcase (S0901740177)


Production:: The Burglar Who Failed and Dutchman (T01927894851)

When burglar Bill Bludgeon decides to break into Mrs Maxwell's house he meets his match - a feisty schoolgirl with a hockey stick. The burglar's true identity is unravelled and the notion of ?good Christianity' is tested. The Burglar Who Failed, by the author of The Charity that Began at Home, will be accompanied by a short play written in response to it by a member of the Orange Tree Theatre's writers' group. ?I even got into this train... walked down the aisle? searching you out.' Lula, a beautiful white woman, walks into a train carriage eating an apple. She goads Clay, a na?ve black student, and they quickly establish a sexually charged rapport. However the situation deteriorates as Lula and Clay play out the history of their backgrounds within the patterns of American life. The consequences of this chance meeting are catastrophic.
Producer Orange Tree Theatre
Author St John Hankin
Author Amiri Baraka
Director Karima Setohy (The Burglar Who Failed)
Director Polina Kalinina (Dutchman)

Listing:: L0120840916




The Burglar Who Failed and Dutchman

When burglar Bill Bludgeon decides to break into Mrs Maxwell's house he meets his match - a feisty schoolgirl with a hockey stick. The burglar's true identity is unravelled and the notion of ?good Christianity' is tested. The Burglar Who Failed, by the author of The Charity that Began at Home, will be accompanied by a short play written in response to it by a member of the Orange Tree Theatre's writers' group. ?I even got into this train... walked down the aisle? searching you out.' Lula, a beautiful white woman, walks into a train carriage eating an apple. She goads Clay, a na?ve black student, and they quickly establish a sexually charged rapport. However the situation deteriorates as Lula and Clay play out the history of their backgrounds within the patterns of American life. The consequences of this chance meeting are catastrophic.

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