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Mar
14
Sat
The Jewish Legends @ Upstairs at the Gatehouse
Mar 14 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm

Tuesdays – Saturdays 7.30pm
Matinees:
Sunday 8th at 4pm & 7pm; Saturday 14th at 3pm; & Sunday 15th at 4pm

After a sell out run of The Jewish Legacy celebrating the Jewish contribution to musical theatre, Aria Entertainment returns with a new production; The Jewish Legends.
A celebration of some of the greatest Jewish performers in entertainment history!

Why did American Jews find such success in the world of entertainment? Because they arrived in America in the late nineteenth century with nothing but a gift to peddle. And what better to peddle than a song, a dance or a comic routine.

This show uniquely explores a century of song, dance and comedy with a nod to some legendary performers such as Barbra Streisand, Al Jolson, Bette Midler, Sophie Tucker, Fanny Brice, Zero Mostel and Groucho Marx. Song writers include Burt Bacharach, Carole King, and Leonard Cohen.

Their songs, their lives, their stories.

Featuring a cast of four fantastic singers; Steve Serlin, Martin Neely, Joanna Lee, Molly Marie Walsh and a live band.

Written by Chris Burgess
Directed by Stewart Nicholls
Arrangements by Andy Collyer
Produced by Katy Lipson

Tickets:
Tuesdays & Wednesdays: £14/£12 concessions
Thursdays, Fridays & Matinees: £16/£14 concessions
Saturday Nights: £18/£16 concessions

Mar
15
Sun
The Jewish Legends @ Upstairs at the Gatehouse
Mar 15 @ 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm

Tuesdays – Saturdays 7.30pm
Matinees:
Sunday 8th at 4pm & 7pm; Saturday 14th at 3pm; & Sunday 15th at 4pm

After a sell out run of The Jewish Legacy celebrating the Jewish contribution to musical theatre, Aria Entertainment returns with a new production; The Jewish Legends.
A celebration of some of the greatest Jewish performers in entertainment history!

Why did American Jews find such success in the world of entertainment? Because they arrived in America in the late nineteenth century with nothing but a gift to peddle. And what better to peddle than a song, a dance or a comic routine.

This show uniquely explores a century of song, dance and comedy with a nod to some legendary performers such as Barbra Streisand, Al Jolson, Bette Midler, Sophie Tucker, Fanny Brice, Zero Mostel and Groucho Marx. Song writers include Burt Bacharach, Carole King, and Leonard Cohen.

Their songs, their lives, their stories.

Featuring a cast of four fantastic singers; Steve Serlin, Martin Neely, Joanna Lee, Molly Marie Walsh and a live band.

Written by Chris Burgess
Directed by Stewart Nicholls
Arrangements by Andy Collyer
Produced by Katy Lipson

Tickets:
Tuesdays & Wednesdays: £14/£12 concessions
Thursdays, Fridays & Matinees: £16/£14 concessions
Saturday Nights: £18/£16 concessions

Mar
19
Thu
The Secret World of Charles Dickens @ Upstairs at the Gatehouse
Mar 19 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm

Thursday – Saturday 7.30pm
Sunday 22nd at 4pm

Charles Dickens neglected his children, disgraced his wife, kept a mistress half his age, frequented brothels, practised hypnosis on impressionable ladies and humiliated his friends! But none of these are surprising enough to feature in The Secret World of Charles Dickens: a show that reveals Charles Dickens to have been a clandestine conjurer and even asks whether he was a Spiritualist on the quiet.

Ian Keable, winner of The Magic Circle Comedy Award, performs the favourite magic tricks of Charles Dickens and divulges the spooky practices of Victorian psychics. Sub-titled ‘mirth, marvels and the mysterious’, The Secret World of Charles Dickens delivers on all of these: so much so that you don’t need to have read a word of Dickens to discover an intriguing and fascinating side to this great writer’s personality.

The Secret World of Charles Dickens premiered at The Charles Dickens Museum in London.

www.charlesdickensmysteryshow.co.uk

Tickets:
Thursday, Friday & Sunday: £14/£12 concessions
Saturday: £16/£14 concessions

Mar
20
Fri
The Secret World of Charles Dickens @ Upstairs at the Gatehouse
Mar 20 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm

Thursday – Saturday 7.30pm
Sunday 22nd at 4pm

Charles Dickens neglected his children, disgraced his wife, kept a mistress half his age, frequented brothels, practised hypnosis on impressionable ladies and humiliated his friends! But none of these are surprising enough to feature in The Secret World of Charles Dickens: a show that reveals Charles Dickens to have been a clandestine conjurer and even asks whether he was a Spiritualist on the quiet.

Ian Keable, winner of The Magic Circle Comedy Award, performs the favourite magic tricks of Charles Dickens and divulges the spooky practices of Victorian psychics. Sub-titled ‘mirth, marvels and the mysterious’, The Secret World of Charles Dickens delivers on all of these: so much so that you don’t need to have read a word of Dickens to discover an intriguing and fascinating side to this great writer’s personality.

The Secret World of Charles Dickens premiered at The Charles Dickens Museum in London.

www.charlesdickensmysteryshow.co.uk

Tickets:
Thursday, Friday & Sunday: £14/£12 concessions
Saturday: £16/£14 concessions

Mar
21
Sat
The Secret World of Charles Dickens @ Upstairs at the Gatehouse
Mar 21 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm

Thursday – Saturday 7.30pm
Sunday 22nd at 4pm

Charles Dickens neglected his children, disgraced his wife, kept a mistress half his age, frequented brothels, practised hypnosis on impressionable ladies and humiliated his friends! But none of these are surprising enough to feature in The Secret World of Charles Dickens: a show that reveals Charles Dickens to have been a clandestine conjurer and even asks whether he was a Spiritualist on the quiet.

Ian Keable, winner of The Magic Circle Comedy Award, performs the favourite magic tricks of Charles Dickens and divulges the spooky practices of Victorian psychics. Sub-titled ‘mirth, marvels and the mysterious’, The Secret World of Charles Dickens delivers on all of these: so much so that you don’t need to have read a word of Dickens to discover an intriguing and fascinating side to this great writer’s personality.

The Secret World of Charles Dickens premiered at The Charles Dickens Museum in London.

www.charlesdickensmysteryshow.co.uk

Tickets:
Thursday, Friday & Sunday: £14/£12 concessions
Saturday: £16/£14 concessions

Mar
22
Sun
The Secret World of Charles Dickens @ Upstairs at the Gatehouse
Mar 22 @ 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm

Thursday – Saturday 7.30pm
Sunday 22nd at 4pm

Charles Dickens neglected his children, disgraced his wife, kept a mistress half his age, frequented brothels, practised hypnosis on impressionable ladies and humiliated his friends! But none of these are surprising enough to feature in The Secret World of Charles Dickens: a show that reveals Charles Dickens to have been a clandestine conjurer and even asks whether he was a Spiritualist on the quiet.

Ian Keable, winner of The Magic Circle Comedy Award, performs the favourite magic tricks of Charles Dickens and divulges the spooky practices of Victorian psychics. Sub-titled ‘mirth, marvels and the mysterious’, The Secret World of Charles Dickens delivers on all of these: so much so that you don’t need to have read a word of Dickens to discover an intriguing and fascinating side to this great writer’s personality.

The Secret World of Charles Dickens premiered at The Charles Dickens Museum in London.

www.charlesdickensmysteryshow.co.uk

Tickets:
Thursday, Friday & Sunday: £14/£12 concessions
Saturday: £16/£14 concessions

May
29
Fri
There’s a Guy Works Down the Chip Shop Swears He’s Elvis @ Upstairs at the Gatehouse
May 29 @ 7:30 pm – 9:45 pm
May
30
Sat
There’s a Guy Works Down the Chip Shop Swears He’s Elvis @ Upstairs at the Gatehouse
May 30 @ 7:30 pm – 9:45 pm
May
31
Sun
There’s a Guy Works Down the Chip Shop Swears He’s Elvis @ Upstairs at the Gatehouse
May 31 @ 7:30 pm – 9:45 pm
Jun
2
Tue
There’s a Guy Works Down the Chip Shop Swears He’s Elvis @ Upstairs at the Gatehouse
Jun 2 @ 7:30 pm – 9:45 pm
Jun
3
Wed
There’s a Guy Works Down the Chip Shop Swears He’s Elvis @ Upstairs at the Gatehouse
Jun 3 @ 7:30 pm – 9:45 pm
Jun
4
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There’s a Guy Works Down the Chip Shop Swears He’s Elvis @ Upstairs at the Gatehouse
Jun 4 @ 7:30 pm – 9:45 pm
Jun
5
Fri
There’s a Guy Works Down the Chip Shop Swears He’s Elvis @ Upstairs at the Gatehouse
Jun 5 @ 7:30 pm – 9:45 pm
Jun
6
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There’s a Guy Works Down the Chip Shop Swears He’s Elvis @ Upstairs at the Gatehouse
Jun 6 @ 7:30 pm – 9:45 pm
Jun
7
Sun
There’s a Guy Works Down the Chip Shop Swears He’s Elvis @ Upstairs at the Gatehouse
Jun 7 @ 7:30 pm – 9:45 pm
Jun
9
Tue
There’s a Guy Works Down the Chip Shop Swears He’s Elvis @ Upstairs at the Gatehouse
Jun 9 @ 7:30 pm – 9:45 pm
Jun
10
Wed
There’s a Guy Works Down the Chip Shop Swears He’s Elvis @ Upstairs at the Gatehouse
Jun 10 @ 7:30 pm – 9:45 pm
Jun
11
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There’s a Guy Works Down the Chip Shop Swears He’s Elvis @ Upstairs at the Gatehouse
Jun 11 @ 7:30 pm – 9:45 pm
Jun
12
Fri
There’s a Guy Works Down the Chip Shop Swears He’s Elvis @ Upstairs at the Gatehouse
Jun 12 @ 7:30 pm – 9:45 pm
Jun
13
Sat
There’s a Guy Works Down the Chip Shop Swears He’s Elvis @ Upstairs at the Gatehouse
Jun 13 @ 7:30 pm – 9:45 pm
Jun
14
Sun
There’s a Guy Works Down the Chip Shop Swears He’s Elvis @ Upstairs at the Gatehouse
Jun 14 @ 7:30 pm – 9:45 pm
Jun
16
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There’s a Guy Works Down the Chip Shop Swears He’s Elvis @ Upstairs at the Gatehouse
Jun 16 @ 7:30 pm – 9:45 pm
Jun
17
Wed
There’s a Guy Works Down the Chip Shop Swears He’s Elvis @ Upstairs at the Gatehouse
Jun 17 @ 7:30 pm – 9:45 pm
Jun
18
Thu
There’s a Guy Works Down the Chip Shop Swears He’s Elvis @ Upstairs at the Gatehouse
Jun 18 @ 7:30 pm – 9:45 pm
Jun
19
Fri
There’s a Guy Works Down the Chip Shop Swears He’s Elvis @ Upstairs at the Gatehouse
Jun 19 @ 7:30 pm – 9:45 pm
Jun
20
Sat
There’s a Guy Works Down the Chip Shop Swears He’s Elvis @ Upstairs at the Gatehouse
Jun 20 @ 7:30 pm – 9:45 pm
Jun
21
Sun
There’s a Guy Works Down the Chip Shop Swears He’s Elvis @ Upstairs at the Gatehouse
Jun 21 @ 7:30 pm – 9:45 pm
Jun
23
Tue
There’s a Guy Works Down the Chip Shop Swears He’s Elvis @ Upstairs at the Gatehouse
Jun 23 @ 7:30 pm – 9:45 pm
Jun
24
Wed
There’s a Guy Works Down the Chip Shop Swears He’s Elvis @ Upstairs at the Gatehouse
Jun 24 @ 7:30 pm – 9:45 pm
Jun
25
Thu
There’s a Guy Works Down the Chip Shop Swears He’s Elvis @ Upstairs at the Gatehouse
Jun 25 @ 7:30 pm – 9:45 pm
Jun
26
Fri
There’s a Guy Works Down the Chip Shop Swears He’s Elvis @ Upstairs at the Gatehouse
Jun 26 @ 7:30 pm – 9:45 pm
Jun
27
Sat
There’s a Guy Works Down the Chip Shop Swears He’s Elvis @ Upstairs at the Gatehouse
Jun 27 @ 7:30 pm – 9:45 pm
Jun
28
Sun
There’s a Guy Works Down the Chip Shop Swears He’s Elvis @ Upstairs at the Gatehouse
Jun 28 @ 7:30 pm – 9:45 pm
Jul
21
Tue
The Bald Prima Donna @ Upstairs at the Gatehouse
Jul 21 @ 7:30 pm – 8:45 pm

By Eugene Ionesco
Presented by Slip of the Lip Theatre Company

21st July – 1st August 2015

Tuesdays – Saturday 7.30pm
Matinees: Saturday 25th & Sunday 26th July at 4pm

Welcome to the home of Mr and Mrs Smith – in the suburbs of London. The Martins have popped in for a game of whist. Or is it dinner? Nobody seems quite sure. Why are they four hours late? Where has Mary the Maid been all afternoon? Is she really a famous detective? And why is the local fire chief hiding in the shrubbery?

“Some of the most accomplished actors I saw anywhere across the (Brighton) Fringe bring a delicious Joe Ortonish quality to the physical comedy”
– Plays International Magazine

There will be daggers drawn, kisses exchanged and hammers fetched. Frightful stories will be told about red-eyed children, retired country doctors and a snake with a murderous left-hook. And there will be fire. Lots of talk about fire. It’s too highly taxed.

Ionesco’s exploration of the frailties of language, and of the absurdity that arises out of our every day failures to communicate, is more relevant than ever in a world where text speak and poor email etiquette routinely cause offence and confusion. Slip of the Lip Theatre (www.slipofthelip.co.uk) draws out the poignant contemporary relevance while staying faithful to the text and stage directions of Donald Watson’s original translation of this 1950s absurdist classic.

Directed by Paul Hoskins and loved by audiences and critics alike, this “side-splittingly hilarious” comedy of manners is Ionesco’s iconoclastic, absurdist masterwork about distressed communication and that maddening English habit of saying one thing and meaning something else entirely. Ringing doorbells, contrarian clocks and a mysterious bald soprano provide the, at times cacophonous, soundtrack.

CRITICAL ACCLAIM FOR SLIP OF THE LIP’S PRODUCTION OF THE BALD PRIMA DONNA:

“A pitch-perfect production … Some of the most accomplished actors I saw anywhere across the (Brighton) Fringe bring a delicious Joe Ortonish quality to the physical comedy … Slip of the Lip Theatre Company prove adept in remaining true to Ionesco’s intentions by teetering between absurdism and realism while retaining a naturalistic sheen.”
– Plays International Magazine

“The evening was funny throughout and at times side-splittingly hilarious … Griselda Williams and Brian Merry nicely capture the comic angst, repression and isolation of the seemingly straight laced Mr and Mrs Smith … The play remains as relevant as ever.”
– GScene Magazine

“Exceptionally well acted by a hugely talented cast …. [who] drew every ounce of absurdity and humour out of the play”
– Loitering in the Theatre

Running time: 75 minutes with NO interval

Tickets:
£12/£10 Concessions Tues, Weds, Thurs, Fri, Sat Matinees and Sundays
£14/£12 Concessions Saturday Evenings

Credit/debit card fee – 50p per ticket
Online fee – 5% of total transaction
TicketsIcon BOX OFFICE: 020 8340 3488
Book Tickets Online

Jul
22
Wed
The Bald Prima Donna @ Upstairs at the Gatehouse
Jul 22 @ 7:30 pm – 8:45 pm

By Eugene Ionesco
Presented by Slip of the Lip Theatre Company

21st July – 1st August 2015

Tuesdays – Saturday 7.30pm
Matinees: Saturday 25th & Sunday 26th July at 4pm

Welcome to the home of Mr and Mrs Smith – in the suburbs of London. The Martins have popped in for a game of whist. Or is it dinner? Nobody seems quite sure. Why are they four hours late? Where has Mary the Maid been all afternoon? Is she really a famous detective? And why is the local fire chief hiding in the shrubbery?

“Some of the most accomplished actors I saw anywhere across the (Brighton) Fringe bring a delicious Joe Ortonish quality to the physical comedy”
– Plays International Magazine

There will be daggers drawn, kisses exchanged and hammers fetched. Frightful stories will be told about red-eyed children, retired country doctors and a snake with a murderous left-hook. And there will be fire. Lots of talk about fire. It’s too highly taxed.

Ionesco’s exploration of the frailties of language, and of the absurdity that arises out of our every day failures to communicate, is more relevant than ever in a world where text speak and poor email etiquette routinely cause offence and confusion. Slip of the Lip Theatre (www.slipofthelip.co.uk) draws out the poignant contemporary relevance while staying faithful to the text and stage directions of Donald Watson’s original translation of this 1950s absurdist classic.

Directed by Paul Hoskins and loved by audiences and critics alike, this “side-splittingly hilarious” comedy of manners is Ionesco’s iconoclastic, absurdist masterwork about distressed communication and that maddening English habit of saying one thing and meaning something else entirely. Ringing doorbells, contrarian clocks and a mysterious bald soprano provide the, at times cacophonous, soundtrack.

CRITICAL ACCLAIM FOR SLIP OF THE LIP’S PRODUCTION OF THE BALD PRIMA DONNA:

“A pitch-perfect production … Some of the most accomplished actors I saw anywhere across the (Brighton) Fringe bring a delicious Joe Ortonish quality to the physical comedy … Slip of the Lip Theatre Company prove adept in remaining true to Ionesco’s intentions by teetering between absurdism and realism while retaining a naturalistic sheen.”
– Plays International Magazine

“The evening was funny throughout and at times side-splittingly hilarious … Griselda Williams and Brian Merry nicely capture the comic angst, repression and isolation of the seemingly straight laced Mr and Mrs Smith … The play remains as relevant as ever.”
– GScene Magazine

“Exceptionally well acted by a hugely talented cast …. [who] drew every ounce of absurdity and humour out of the play”
– Loitering in the Theatre

Running time: 75 minutes with NO interval

Tickets:
£12/£10 Concessions Tues, Weds, Thurs, Fri, Sat Matinees and Sundays
£14/£12 Concessions Saturday Evenings

Credit/debit card fee – 50p per ticket
Online fee – 5% of total transaction
TicketsIcon BOX OFFICE: 020 8340 3488
Book Tickets Online

Jul
23
Thu
The Bald Prima Donna @ Upstairs at the Gatehouse
Jul 23 @ 7:30 pm – 8:45 pm

By Eugene Ionesco
Presented by Slip of the Lip Theatre Company

21st July – 1st August 2015

Tuesdays – Saturday 7.30pm
Matinees: Saturday 25th & Sunday 26th July at 4pm

Welcome to the home of Mr and Mrs Smith – in the suburbs of London. The Martins have popped in for a game of whist. Or is it dinner? Nobody seems quite sure. Why are they four hours late? Where has Mary the Maid been all afternoon? Is she really a famous detective? And why is the local fire chief hiding in the shrubbery?

“Some of the most accomplished actors I saw anywhere across the (Brighton) Fringe bring a delicious Joe Ortonish quality to the physical comedy”
– Plays International Magazine

There will be daggers drawn, kisses exchanged and hammers fetched. Frightful stories will be told about red-eyed children, retired country doctors and a snake with a murderous left-hook. And there will be fire. Lots of talk about fire. It’s too highly taxed.

Ionesco’s exploration of the frailties of language, and of the absurdity that arises out of our every day failures to communicate, is more relevant than ever in a world where text speak and poor email etiquette routinely cause offence and confusion. Slip of the Lip Theatre (www.slipofthelip.co.uk) draws out the poignant contemporary relevance while staying faithful to the text and stage directions of Donald Watson’s original translation of this 1950s absurdist classic.

Directed by Paul Hoskins and loved by audiences and critics alike, this “side-splittingly hilarious” comedy of manners is Ionesco’s iconoclastic, absurdist masterwork about distressed communication and that maddening English habit of saying one thing and meaning something else entirely. Ringing doorbells, contrarian clocks and a mysterious bald soprano provide the, at times cacophonous, soundtrack.

CRITICAL ACCLAIM FOR SLIP OF THE LIP’S PRODUCTION OF THE BALD PRIMA DONNA:

“A pitch-perfect production … Some of the most accomplished actors I saw anywhere across the (Brighton) Fringe bring a delicious Joe Ortonish quality to the physical comedy … Slip of the Lip Theatre Company prove adept in remaining true to Ionesco’s intentions by teetering between absurdism and realism while retaining a naturalistic sheen.”
– Plays International Magazine

“The evening was funny throughout and at times side-splittingly hilarious … Griselda Williams and Brian Merry nicely capture the comic angst, repression and isolation of the seemingly straight laced Mr and Mrs Smith … The play remains as relevant as ever.”
– GScene Magazine

“Exceptionally well acted by a hugely talented cast …. [who] drew every ounce of absurdity and humour out of the play”
– Loitering in the Theatre

Running time: 75 minutes with NO interval

Tickets:
£12/£10 Concessions Tues, Weds, Thurs, Fri, Sat Matinees and Sundays
£14/£12 Concessions Saturday Evenings

Credit/debit card fee – 50p per ticket
Online fee – 5% of total transaction
TicketsIcon BOX OFFICE: 020 8340 3488
Book Tickets Online

Jul
24
Fri
The Bald Prima Donna @ Upstairs at the Gatehouse
Jul 24 @ 7:30 pm – 8:45 pm

By Eugene Ionesco
Presented by Slip of the Lip Theatre Company

21st July – 1st August 2015

Tuesdays – Saturday 7.30pm
Matinees: Saturday 25th & Sunday 26th July at 4pm

Welcome to the home of Mr and Mrs Smith – in the suburbs of London. The Martins have popped in for a game of whist. Or is it dinner? Nobody seems quite sure. Why are they four hours late? Where has Mary the Maid been all afternoon? Is she really a famous detective? And why is the local fire chief hiding in the shrubbery?

“Some of the most accomplished actors I saw anywhere across the (Brighton) Fringe bring a delicious Joe Ortonish quality to the physical comedy”
– Plays International Magazine

There will be daggers drawn, kisses exchanged and hammers fetched. Frightful stories will be told about red-eyed children, retired country doctors and a snake with a murderous left-hook. And there will be fire. Lots of talk about fire. It’s too highly taxed.

Ionesco’s exploration of the frailties of language, and of the absurdity that arises out of our every day failures to communicate, is more relevant than ever in a world where text speak and poor email etiquette routinely cause offence and confusion. Slip of the Lip Theatre (www.slipofthelip.co.uk) draws out the poignant contemporary relevance while staying faithful to the text and stage directions of Donald Watson’s original translation of this 1950s absurdist classic.

Directed by Paul Hoskins and loved by audiences and critics alike, this “side-splittingly hilarious” comedy of manners is Ionesco’s iconoclastic, absurdist masterwork about distressed communication and that maddening English habit of saying one thing and meaning something else entirely. Ringing doorbells, contrarian clocks and a mysterious bald soprano provide the, at times cacophonous, soundtrack.

CRITICAL ACCLAIM FOR SLIP OF THE LIP’S PRODUCTION OF THE BALD PRIMA DONNA:

“A pitch-perfect production … Some of the most accomplished actors I saw anywhere across the (Brighton) Fringe bring a delicious Joe Ortonish quality to the physical comedy … Slip of the Lip Theatre Company prove adept in remaining true to Ionesco’s intentions by teetering between absurdism and realism while retaining a naturalistic sheen.”
– Plays International Magazine

“The evening was funny throughout and at times side-splittingly hilarious … Griselda Williams and Brian Merry nicely capture the comic angst, repression and isolation of the seemingly straight laced Mr and Mrs Smith … The play remains as relevant as ever.”
– GScene Magazine

“Exceptionally well acted by a hugely talented cast …. [who] drew every ounce of absurdity and humour out of the play”
– Loitering in the Theatre

Running time: 75 minutes with NO interval

Tickets:
£12/£10 Concessions Tues, Weds, Thurs, Fri, Sat Matinees and Sundays
£14/£12 Concessions Saturday Evenings

Credit/debit card fee – 50p per ticket
Online fee – 5% of total transaction
TicketsIcon BOX OFFICE: 020 8340 3488
Book Tickets Online

Jul
25
Sat
The Bald Prima Donna @ Upstairs at the Gatehouse
Jul 25 @ 4:00 pm – 5:15 pm

By Eugene Ionesco
Presented by Slip of the Lip Theatre Company

21st July – 1st August 2015

Tuesdays – Saturday 7.30pm
Matinees: Saturday 25th & Sunday 26th July at 4pm

Welcome to the home of Mr and Mrs Smith – in the suburbs of London. The Martins have popped in for a game of whist. Or is it dinner? Nobody seems quite sure. Why are they four hours late? Where has Mary the Maid been all afternoon? Is she really a famous detective? And why is the local fire chief hiding in the shrubbery?

“Some of the most accomplished actors I saw anywhere across the (Brighton) Fringe bring a delicious Joe Ortonish quality to the physical comedy”
– Plays International Magazine

There will be daggers drawn, kisses exchanged and hammers fetched. Frightful stories will be told about red-eyed children, retired country doctors and a snake with a murderous left-hook. And there will be fire. Lots of talk about fire. It’s too highly taxed.

Ionesco’s exploration of the frailties of language, and of the absurdity that arises out of our every day failures to communicate, is more relevant than ever in a world where text speak and poor email etiquette routinely cause offence and confusion. Slip of the Lip Theatre (www.slipofthelip.co.uk) draws out the poignant contemporary relevance while staying faithful to the text and stage directions of Donald Watson’s original translation of this 1950s absurdist classic.

Directed by Paul Hoskins and loved by audiences and critics alike, this “side-splittingly hilarious” comedy of manners is Ionesco’s iconoclastic, absurdist masterwork about distressed communication and that maddening English habit of saying one thing and meaning something else entirely. Ringing doorbells, contrarian clocks and a mysterious bald soprano provide the, at times cacophonous, soundtrack.

CRITICAL ACCLAIM FOR SLIP OF THE LIP’S PRODUCTION OF THE BALD PRIMA DONNA:

“A pitch-perfect production … Some of the most accomplished actors I saw anywhere across the (Brighton) Fringe bring a delicious Joe Ortonish quality to the physical comedy … Slip of the Lip Theatre Company prove adept in remaining true to Ionesco’s intentions by teetering between absurdism and realism while retaining a naturalistic sheen.”
– Plays International Magazine

“The evening was funny throughout and at times side-splittingly hilarious … Griselda Williams and Brian Merry nicely capture the comic angst, repression and isolation of the seemingly straight laced Mr and Mrs Smith … The play remains as relevant as ever.”
– GScene Magazine

“Exceptionally well acted by a hugely talented cast …. [who] drew every ounce of absurdity and humour out of the play”
– Loitering in the Theatre

Running time: 75 minutes with NO interval

Tickets:
£12/£10 Concessions Tues, Weds, Thurs, Fri, Sat Matinees and Sundays
£14/£12 Concessions Saturday Evenings

Credit/debit card fee – 50p per ticket
Online fee – 5% of total transaction
TicketsIcon BOX OFFICE: 020 8340 3488
Book Tickets Online

The Bald Prima Donna @ Upstairs at the Gatehouse
Jul 25 @ 7:30 pm – 8:45 pm

By Eugene Ionesco
Presented by Slip of the Lip Theatre Company

21st July – 1st August 2015

Tuesdays – Saturday 7.30pm
Matinees: Saturday 25th & Sunday 26th July at 4pm

Welcome to the home of Mr and Mrs Smith – in the suburbs of London. The Martins have popped in for a game of whist. Or is it dinner? Nobody seems quite sure. Why are they four hours late? Where has Mary the Maid been all afternoon? Is she really a famous detective? And why is the local fire chief hiding in the shrubbery?

“Some of the most accomplished actors I saw anywhere across the (Brighton) Fringe bring a delicious Joe Ortonish quality to the physical comedy”
– Plays International Magazine

There will be daggers drawn, kisses exchanged and hammers fetched. Frightful stories will be told about red-eyed children, retired country doctors and a snake with a murderous left-hook. And there will be fire. Lots of talk about fire. It’s too highly taxed.

Ionesco’s exploration of the frailties of language, and of the absurdity that arises out of our every day failures to communicate, is more relevant than ever in a world where text speak and poor email etiquette routinely cause offence and confusion. Slip of the Lip Theatre (www.slipofthelip.co.uk) draws out the poignant contemporary relevance while staying faithful to the text and stage directions of Donald Watson’s original translation of this 1950s absurdist classic.

Directed by Paul Hoskins and loved by audiences and critics alike, this “side-splittingly hilarious” comedy of manners is Ionesco’s iconoclastic, absurdist masterwork about distressed communication and that maddening English habit of saying one thing and meaning something else entirely. Ringing doorbells, contrarian clocks and a mysterious bald soprano provide the, at times cacophonous, soundtrack.

CRITICAL ACCLAIM FOR SLIP OF THE LIP’S PRODUCTION OF THE BALD PRIMA DONNA:

“A pitch-perfect production … Some of the most accomplished actors I saw anywhere across the (Brighton) Fringe bring a delicious Joe Ortonish quality to the physical comedy … Slip of the Lip Theatre Company prove adept in remaining true to Ionesco’s intentions by teetering between absurdism and realism while retaining a naturalistic sheen.”
– Plays International Magazine

“The evening was funny throughout and at times side-splittingly hilarious … Griselda Williams and Brian Merry nicely capture the comic angst, repression and isolation of the seemingly straight laced Mr and Mrs Smith … The play remains as relevant as ever.”
– GScene Magazine

“Exceptionally well acted by a hugely talented cast …. [who] drew every ounce of absurdity and humour out of the play”
– Loitering in the Theatre

Running time: 75 minutes with NO interval

Tickets:
£12/£10 Concessions Tues, Weds, Thurs, Fri, Sat Matinees and Sundays
£14/£12 Concessions Saturday Evenings

Credit/debit card fee – 50p per ticket
Online fee – 5% of total transaction
TicketsIcon BOX OFFICE: 020 8340 3488
Book Tickets Online

Jul
26
Sun
The Bald Prima Donna @ Upstairs at the Gatehouse
Jul 26 @ 4:00 pm – 5:15 pm

By Eugene Ionesco
Presented by Slip of the Lip Theatre Company

21st July – 1st August 2015

Tuesdays – Saturday 7.30pm
Matinees: Saturday 25th & Sunday 26th July at 4pm

Welcome to the home of Mr and Mrs Smith – in the suburbs of London. The Martins have popped in for a game of whist. Or is it dinner? Nobody seems quite sure. Why are they four hours late? Where has Mary the Maid been all afternoon? Is she really a famous detective? And why is the local fire chief hiding in the shrubbery?

“Some of the most accomplished actors I saw anywhere across the (Brighton) Fringe bring a delicious Joe Ortonish quality to the physical comedy”
– Plays International Magazine

There will be daggers drawn, kisses exchanged and hammers fetched. Frightful stories will be told about red-eyed children, retired country doctors and a snake with a murderous left-hook. And there will be fire. Lots of talk about fire. It’s too highly taxed.

Ionesco’s exploration of the frailties of language, and of the absurdity that arises out of our every day failures to communicate, is more relevant than ever in a world where text speak and poor email etiquette routinely cause offence and confusion. Slip of the Lip Theatre (www.slipofthelip.co.uk) draws out the poignant contemporary relevance while staying faithful to the text and stage directions of Donald Watson’s original translation of this 1950s absurdist classic.

Directed by Paul Hoskins and loved by audiences and critics alike, this “side-splittingly hilarious” comedy of manners is Ionesco’s iconoclastic, absurdist masterwork about distressed communication and that maddening English habit of saying one thing and meaning something else entirely. Ringing doorbells, contrarian clocks and a mysterious bald soprano provide the, at times cacophonous, soundtrack.

CRITICAL ACCLAIM FOR SLIP OF THE LIP’S PRODUCTION OF THE BALD PRIMA DONNA:

“A pitch-perfect production … Some of the most accomplished actors I saw anywhere across the (Brighton) Fringe bring a delicious Joe Ortonish quality to the physical comedy … Slip of the Lip Theatre Company prove adept in remaining true to Ionesco’s intentions by teetering between absurdism and realism while retaining a naturalistic sheen.”
– Plays International Magazine

“The evening was funny throughout and at times side-splittingly hilarious … Griselda Williams and Brian Merry nicely capture the comic angst, repression and isolation of the seemingly straight laced Mr and Mrs Smith … The play remains as relevant as ever.”
– GScene Magazine

“Exceptionally well acted by a hugely talented cast …. [who] drew every ounce of absurdity and humour out of the play”
– Loitering in the Theatre

Running time: 75 minutes with NO interval

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