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Cambridge University Gilbert and Sullivan Society: The Mikado
Set in the topsy-turvy Japanese town of Titipu, 'The Mikado' combines biting social commentary with dark gallows humour to tell the story of Nanki-Poo, the son of the Mikado who disguises himself as a wandering minstrel in order to escape the romantic attentions of the elderly Katisha. In his travels he encounters and falls in love with the lovely Yum-Yum, one of three little maids who are the wards of Ko-Ko, the town executioner. Ko-Ko is engaged to Yum-Yum himself,…
Find out more »Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
New Year's Day 2050, Compound Camelot. There's not much to look forward to in a post-apocalyptic wasteland, so when the Green Knight crashes the party with a game of Russian Roulette, Gawain's only too eager to go. There's just one twist – the winner has to take a shot from the loser in exactly one year's time. It suddenly sounds less stupid when the Green Knight gets back up and wipes the blood from his face. Thus begins Gawain's quest…
Find out more »The Losters Play
Set on a London estate, The Losters Play deals with the fallout of a group of youth's being mailed a corpse. What follows involves Polish drug dealers, embalming with anti-freeze and Kesha. Described by Stovepipe playwright Adam Brace as "the best play by a young playwright I've read", The Losters Play is a great opportunity for actors to be involved with a piece of raw and original drama. The Brickhouse Theatre Company is very proud to be able to promote…
Find out more »The Marriage of Figaro
<< Le Mariage de Figaro >> was performed in 1784 for the first time. The play was censored for many years, and this already hints at its revolutionary and insolent dimension. This sequel of sorts to "The Barber of Sevilla" mainly revolves around this question: will Figaro and Suzanne manage to get married and circumvent the Count’s lustful « droit du seigneur »? It is a witty, enjoyable and vibrant play: plots intertwine, characters drop their masks, and the feudal order of…
Find out more »Prep
It’s quite a lot of work to cater for a wedding. Especially when it’s three friends in a kitchen and they’re eating more of the food than they’re sending out. Mostly kitchen-bound and wound up, Marcie, Eva and Rose chortle their way through a wedding of people who they don’t know and couldn’t really care less about. The bride looks like a standing lamp, but Eva’s brought a bag of bourbons with her so the day’s going to be fine.…
Find out more »Waiting for Godot
Join us in the dying embers of the day, for an adaptation of Beckett’s seminal 'Waiting for Godot' which promises to be an atmospheric and elemental experience. Two drifters wait by a solitary tree, to meet with Godot, who they hope will change their fortunes for the better. Instead, another couple of eccentric wanderers arrive. The results aren’t exactly as they may seem… https://www.facebook.com/events/1589595097987956/ Vladimir - Douglas Robinson Estragon - Elliott Wright Pozzo - Mihai Bica Lucky - Mark Driver…
Find out more »Cambridge University Gilbert and Sullivan Society: The Pirates of Penzance
An apprentice to a band of pirates, Frederic has turned 21 and has chosen to leave piracy forever. As he says farewell to his former colleagues, who should appear but the beautiful Mabel, daughter to the esteemed Major General Stanley, and her many sisters. The two fall in love, and despite the group initially being captured by the pirates, they are soon released as the pirates have a soft spot for orphans, which Major General Stanley exploits. But despite a…
Find out more »The Rover
'The Rover' is a seventeenth century black comedy set during the carnival in Naples. When placed in a modern setting, 'The Rover' deals with the romantic escapades of a group of lads on holiday and explores important contemporary issues including sexual abuse and gender. The entitled 'rover' is Willmore (Peter Adefioye), a self-assured naval captain who falls in love with Hellena (Laura Prince), a young woman soon destined to become a nun. Things become complicated when a well-known courtesan, Angellica…
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