Plays this autumn to check out at the bussey building

1)Endgame

From Samuel Beckett, Presented by Rye Mummers

Ran June 25th- 13th

"Dance first. Think later. It's the natural order.” This is not at all the picture most people have of a Beckett play but in ENDGAME, two characters engage in round after round of
verbal sparring as they prepare for the inevitable. The black humour that emerges is sometimes as frightening as it is funny.

Directed by Chris Haydon and starring Ricci Harnett, Peter Benedict, Fiona Watson and Billy Colvill. Endgame is Beckett's most acclaimed play written in a Theatre of the Absurd style.

2)The Inferno

A Velvet Loop Production

Ran July 16th- 27th 2013

Abandon hope all ye who enter here' are the infamous words carved into the entrance of Dante Alighieri's vision of eternal damnation. In presenting a dark journey through the complex world of catholic dogma, Dante tries to elucidate the very nature of humanity. This is the inspiration for a new theatrical production that will be consuming the CLF arts cafe this July.

This promenade performance will incorporate the full spectrum of senses to immerse the audience in the poetic scenes created by Dante. The audience itself will take the role of Dante and they will be led by Virgil, a narrator who will guide them through hell and, hopefully to spiritual salvation. Each of the nine acts will represent the nine levels of hell. A combination of live action and multimedia will be used to explore both the themes of the original text and what relevance, if any, Dante’s idea of hell has today.

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3)CITY LOVE

Ran Sep 09 - 28 2013

Lucy and Jim are on their own.

To the rest of the world they seem to be doing OK: they have jobs, friends, ambitions (well sort of).

Until their chance meeting on the number 12 night bus causes them to spiral into a world of love, pain and (mis)communication.

Award-winning writer Simon Vinnicombe takes a funny and unflinching look at how trivial insecurities can send us crashing into self-destruction. Sharp observations transform the mundane into the epic, and Vinnicombe’s slick, witty and agonizingly accurate text will pierce the heart of anyone who has ever been in love.

4)TAKE A DEEP BREATH & BREATHE

A Play by Olivier Award Winning Playwrite Bola Agbaje, Directed by Toby Clarke

Ran Aug 13 - 31 2013

Inspired by the Greek mythology Lysistrata, this honest, humorous and moving new play by Bola Agbaje explores the power struggles, choices and determinations of young men and women wrapped up in a life where rules are made and broken and relationships are tested to their limits.

“Guys think the way to solve problems is by fighting and killing.”

“If all women round here stopped having sex with their mans, they’d start respecting us because we call the shots!”