programme for
may 2005 to july 2005
Introduction from
the Artistic Director
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Sat 30th April
- Sat 14th May 2005
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Hard Times
by CHARLES DICKENS, adapted by Frank McCabe
directed by Martin Nichols
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  In
1854 England was, like America is now, the only world superpower.
Britons were proud of their country's reputation as "the
workshop of the world". Its Empire stretched all the
way across the globe. But at what cost? In Hard Times,
Dickens asks some hard questions about a country so bedazzled
by its own material success that it was in danger of selling
its soul.
Reuniting the director and writer of 1998's legendary production
of Our Mutual Friend, NVT's Brighton Festival production
of Hard Times will take you into the Big Top for an
unforgettable night of tears and laughter. We can promise
that you will NEVER have seen a version of a Dickens classic
like this before ! Roll up, roll up...!
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Tue 17th - Sun 22nd
May 2005
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The Weir
by CONOR MCPHERSON
directed by Pat Boxall
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 On
a stormy night, in a remote bar on the west coast of Ireland,
the local men are swapping spooky stories to impress Valerie,
recently arrived from Dublin. What begins as a simple visit
to the local pub turns out to be an evening of both funny
and spellbinding stories until the final tale takes a devastating
and unexpected twist.
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Special note: there will be an evening
performance of this production on Sunday 22nd, at 7:45pm,
in addition to the usual 2:30pm matinée.
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Conor McPherson brilliantly reconciles the mundane and the
metaphysical and suggests there are more things in heaven
and earth than are dreamt of in our modern materialist philosophy.
With rich Irish characters and irresistible comic dialogue,
this spellbinding play contains, at its heart, a shattering
event which will not fail to move you.
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Fri
3rd June 2005
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NVT presents a rehearsed
reading:
The Therapists
by ANDY THOMAS
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They have 24 hours and 60 years to save their jobs.
This comic masterpiece stars Andy Thomas and Mark Green.
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Sat
4th June 2005
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NVT presents a special event:
Derek Mason Tribute Evening
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A celebration of Derek's tremendous contribution to
local theatre – and the New Venture Theatre in
particular – comprising a mixed programme of video
footage, live performances and reminiscences.
This is an evening that everyone will enjoy, including
those not fortunate enough to have actually known this
wonderfully talented and witty gentleman.
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Sat 25th
June - Sat 2nd July 2005
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Waiting In The Wings
by NOEL COWARD
directed by Peter Milner
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NVT regrets to announce that its planned
production of Waiting In The Wings has been withdrawn
from this season's programme.
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Sat 16th - Sat 23rd
July 2005
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Amadeus
by PETER SHAFFER
directed by Mark Wilson
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 Don't
come to Amadeus expecting a stage version of
the film, or even a stage version of the stage version. But
do come if you want to experience the power and intimacy of
a promenade production, a design style that is anything but
18th century, and an approach to casting that relies upon
an actor's ability to create a character's spirit and temperament
irrespective of his or her gender. An extraordinary man deserves
an extraordinary production, Amadeus gets his in July.
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a review of this show
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Sat
6th & Sun 7th August 2005
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Brighton Stagers Presents
Brighton Stagers Summer School 2005
Musical Theatre Performance Weekend
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Brighton Stagers once again present two exciting Musical
Theatre Showcases and an atmospheric Cabaret, a thrilling
climax to Summer School 2005.
This promises to be a fast paced, exhilarating song,
dance and acting performance from this year's talented
cast of players, directed and choreographed by West
End professionals. A Summer Burst of Theatre and Song
at the NVT!!
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