programme for
may to july 2012
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Sat 5th - Sat 19th May
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A Streetcar Named Desire
by Tennessee Williams
directed by Mark Wilson
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 New Orleans – Blanche is all but destitute, seemingly unstable. Her sister, Stella, however, has managed the family loss of fortune by marrying Stanley, a Polish immigrant. They're happy in their one-bedroomed apartment. Managing Blanche's sudden arrival is less simple. Her horror at Stella's situation brings her into direct conflict with Stanley and the three-way dynamic is set for tragedy.
This production of Tennessee Williams' classic brings back together the award-winning design and directorial team of Mark Wilson and Kate Greaves that brought you 'A View From The Bridge' in 2010.
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Wed 23rd May
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New Venture Comedy Showcase
 Your friends and neighbours are taking the brave adventure into a career on the comedy circuit – and here is your chance to see them on home turf. New Venture Theatre once more gathers together the rising stars and new waves of local stand-up comedy talent and invites them to perform for you in the celebrated NVT Studio.
Tickets £6
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Fri 25th & Sat 26th May
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Once Upon A Time In Brighton
 A night of live short fiction winning stories from our latest short story competition will be read by a team of New Venture Theatre storytellers. Please send your short stories of 1500 words max on the theme of 'Brighton – past, present and future' to brightonnewshound@hotmail.co.uk Deadline for entries is midnight 25th April.
Tickets £6 (£5 members)
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Sat 16th - Sat 23rd Jun |
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Medea
by Euripides
translated by Tom Paulin (by arrangement with Nick Hern books)
directed by Andrew Allen
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 You are invited to the wedding of the year. The war hero Jason, keen to capitalise on his popularity and advance his political career after bringing the Golden Fleece to Corinth, has abandoned his wife Medea to marry a young and beautiful princess. Medea is now scorned: both as a woman and as a foreigner. Those that fear her describe her as a caged animal, but none truly comprehend that like any caged animal – she will draw blood.
This muscular and accessible translation radically transforms the studio of the New Venture Theatre into an innovative and exciting performance space like you've never seen before, to bring this most timeless of texts a fresh, relevant and visceral voice.
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Sat 14th - Sat 21st Jul
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10 Minute Play Competition
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The 10-Minute Play Competition 2012 has now concluded. The run of 7 performances was almost completely sold out and attended by enthusiastic and positive audiences, all of whom seem to have enjoyed the plays that were chosen to be performed. The competition saw a high standard of play submission and thanks are due to all the writers who entered, as well as the directors, cast and crew. The 8 plays selected for production were:
Bluebottle |
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John Petherbridge |
Change of Plan |
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Stuart Pursell |
Charlie |
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David Taylor |
In the Bar of the Half Moon |
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Joel Kaye |
Mick & Pete |
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Brian Tuley |
Nora's Special Day |
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Mark Wilson |
Short Story |
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Paul Fox |
Still Waters |
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Christopher Owen |
After each performance audiences were asked to vote for their favourite plays, and the winners of the audience vote are listed below. There are four plays listed because we had a tie for third place:
Overall Winning Play
Mick and Pete by Brian Tuley – directed by Moog
Overall Second Place
Bluebottle by John Petherbridge – directed by Sarah Garbutt
Overall Joint Third Place
Charlie by David Taylor – directed by Hannah Liebeskind
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Change of Plan by Stuart Pursell – directed by Alex Epps
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