programme for
september 2004 to december 2004

Sat 18th - Sat 25th September 2004

Take two physicists -- the Nazi collaborator, Werner Heisenberg and his mentor, the half-Jewish, Niels Bohr -- and bring them together in Copenhagen in 1941. Their theories would ultimately lead to the development of the atomic bomb. This compelling set of dynamics brilliantly combines theatre with science and philosophy in its examination of uncertainty and the paradox of existence as sentient beings. The presence of Margrethe Bohr only serves to enhance the tensions between both men as she links the personal and political in a place where no one has anything to lose.

Following a highly successful run at The National, this play opens the NVT season with an extraordinarily forceful piece of theatre.

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Sat 16th - Sat 23rd October 2004

Today, as the 1980s take their turn in the retro spotlight of popular culture (with its typically rose-tinted filter), you'd be forgiven for thinking that it was solely a decade of naff bands, dubious fashion decisions and -- for a few -- hedonistic money-making. In all, a daft but generally genial time. One incident, however, suggests a much more complex view: the disappearance in July 1986 of the Fulham estate agent, Suzy Lamplugh. It is this event that acts as a springboard for one of Martin Crimp's early plays: a creepy dissection of the corrosive effect of the decade's particular brand of individualism and the moral bankruptcy it entails. It's a sobering corrective to any cosy, nostalgic vision of those heady times.

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Sat 30th Oct - Sun 31st Oct 2004

In recognition of the very great contribution David made both as a director of his own Hotshorts work and as facilitator of NVT's Hotbed, NVT marks his sad passing through a two-performance run of this his last play.

Please note: this production will now be in the main house, not the studio.

Sat 13th - Sat 20th Nov 2004

John is a war journalist, facing choices that will make or break him. What I Just Shot tells the story of the 'pictures that bleed', the wars that produce them and the people who risk their lives to record such stories. This humorous, challenging and visceral play explores the nature of truth, passivity, propaganda and integrity in the context of immeasurable suffering. John's moral dilemmas have implications for us all -- have we become a nation of voyeurs?

Following the success of Helen Nelder's previous plays w@rn and Help Me Alfie Moon, NVT presents the world premiere of What I Just Shot.

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Not suitable for children.

Sat 11th - Sat 18th December 2004

What happened to you when you were at school? What did you learn? Who did you learn to be?

"Either you accept the system, or you try to change it. There's no alternative."

"Why not? Why not both? Pretend to do one, while you really do the other? .I'd have the last laugh. I'd be revenged."

Set in a 1930s English public school for boys, this is a play about love and lust; idealism and pragmatism; betrayal and sacrifice; fear and pride. When its characters are forced to confront the reality of life outside the school walls, their pre-conceived ideas about the world they imagined they'd live in and the men they thought they'd become are changed forever.

Please note: there will be no performance of this show on Tuesday, 14th December.

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