programme for
april 2004 to july 2004
Introduction from the
Artistic Director
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Sat 1st - Sat
15th May 2004
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The Crucible
by ARTHUR MILLER
directed by Mark Wilson
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  This
new production places loss at its heart, as the central driver
for the actions of its characters: loss of family, of faith,
of love, loss of direction. That is why this production of
Miller's most performed play feels so different. Yes, there
is hysteria, greed and envy -- it is The Crucible! But now
there is so much more.
Performed in the round, the characters take the audience
through the intense humanity of their individual stories,
so providing a very real and very live connection between
their time and ours.
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Tue 18th - Sat 29th
May 2004
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Sweetspot Theatre Company presents:
Talk
by MARK WILSON
directed by Emma Kilbey
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 Sweetspot
are extremely proud to present the world premiere of Mark
Wilson's Talk. This haunting and affecting play focusses
on the Victorian artist Richard Dadd, a manic depressive admitted
to Bethlem Hospital (later known as Bedlam) after the murder
of his father. Conflict over the nature of his treatment and
the poignancy of his relationship with another patient make
for a disturbing yet revelatory journey for Dadd.
A wonderful piece about hope, the isolation and anguish of
mental illness and the overwhelming need to tell the stories
that make us who we are.
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Tue 29th Jun - Sat 3rd
Jul 2004
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Jump
by DAVID ALLEN
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 Inspired
by the favourable reviews it received at Hotshorts 2003, NVT
presents this new one-woman show by David Allen, in which
Sandra Ventris skilfully portrays both sides of a marriage
in crisis. A stylised and emotional piece.
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Sat 17th
- Sat 24th Jul 2004
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The Birthday Party
by HAROLD PINTER
directed by Pat Boxall
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 First
performed in 1958, and generally acknowledged as one of the
most significant plays of the 20th Century, this seminal masterpiece
has magnificently stood the test of time. In this superbly
crafted play, Pinter combines hilarity and horror to startling
effect as we watch one man's struggle to hold on to his identity.
You are invited to The Birthday Party...
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