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So what is Phantasmagoria? Is it a form of magic lantern used in seances to project images of ghosts and demons, to terrify and delight the audiences of 18th century France? Well, yes but not in this context. Gravels Phantasmagoria is a collection of three 20 minutes plays. An evening of unparalleled entertainment conceived to give the best emerging talent a platform for their extraordinary and individual ideas that might otherwise never see the light of day, and a chance for you to see theatre where you never have to wait more than 20 minutes for a beer. the three Phantasms that make up this winters Phantasmagoria are: 80 Miles East of Nowhere by Ciaran Dowd, directed by Owen Roberts; Blackpool by Mathew Roberts, directed by Amelia Sears; Soap by Daniel Barker, directed by Elly Hopkins
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part of Phantasmagoria. Written by Lola Stephenson; Kate Sichel And Elly Hopkins.
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Crystal Maze
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Part of Miniaturists 32 - Bringing you more of the best short plays by some of the most exciting playwrights in the UK today
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London - Let's Get Visceral
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A showcase of new writing inspired by our capital city.
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written by Tom Wells, Rachel De-Lahay, Molly Naylor, Lola Stephenson and Roxy Dunn
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The Old Vic Tunnels, London
04 Jun 2012
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Nimby
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James and Bea live in ethically-responsible harmony in their beautiful, self-built family home. With their forest-friendly pinewood floors and their commitment to airmile-free avocados, they have an admirably balanced setup. But unbeknownst to them the balance is about to tip. . ..the deeds to their back garden belong to George George, an enigmatic man who was once prolifically fertile, but more recently, is dead. When his estranged, and in some cases just strange, children come knocking with their own plans for the land, their idyllic home soon becomes a playground for society's undesirables. For James and Bea it's all fine in principle but: Not In My Back Yard. A new comedy by Lola Stephenson that explores what happens when people are forced to choose between their morals and their own quality of life.
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comedy
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Playlist: Festival Edition
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The Festival edition of Theatre503s regular sell-out event. Inspired by the music of artists playing at Latitude, we present nine new plays by a selection of established, emerging and as yet undiscovered writers. The perfect theatrical mix-tape: some writers you know, some you dont, but all writers you'll end up loving. Playful, poignant, or a puzzle to be solved, the only rule is that each play is no longer than the piece of music that inspired it. A feast of fearless new writing in beautiful, bite-size chunks. The plays are:At the Candy Shop/Foreground/Geese of Berverley Road/I'm Thinking I Was Wrong/Waiting for the Heartaches/A Hundred Years or More/Been Up All Night/Arse/The Other Side of the Fence
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Playlist: International Women's MonthPlaylist
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A special edition of Theatre503's regular sell-out event to mark International Women's Month. The best new and established female writers have each been invited to create a new play, inspired by songs written or performed by women. As always, the play must be no longer in running time than the song that inspired it, and the plays will be directed by the best emerging female directors around.
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Shotgun Civil Partnership In the Rose Garden
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theatre503 present a series of short plays which riff on the theme of "Coalition" - both in that they are all products of collaborations between playwrights and artists of other disciplines, and in that they all address in one way or another the new age of coalition government in which we find ourselves. You might say that a theatrical exploration of the current political situation could have come a little sooner; but coinciding as it does with the student riots and the general reaction to the October cuts, this project feels incredibly vital. there are ten pieces of work, split into a Blue Group and a Yellow Group (for Tories and Lib Dems, of course), which perform on alternate nights.
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Waiting for the Heartaches
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Part of Playlist. Nine new plays by: Danny Kanaber, Tom Morton Smith, Hannah Mulder, Ben Ockrent, Sian Owen, Lola Stephenson, Colin Teevan, Jack Thorne And Rosalind Wyllie. the Festival edition of theatre503's regular sell-out event. Inspired by the music of Artists playing At Latitude, we present nine new plays by A selection of established, emerging And As yet undiscovered writers. the perfect theatrical mixtape: Some writers you know, some you don't, but All writers you'll end up loving. Playful, poignant, or A puzzle to be solved, the only rule is that each play is no longer than the piece of music that inspired it. A feast of fearless new writing in beautiful, bite-size chunks.
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Latitude Festival
18 Jul 2010
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