Wickham Theatre programme Autumn 2011 and Spring 2012
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Professional theatre, student productions, talks and courses.
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Department of Drama, Cantocks Close, Woodland Road, Bristol.
Current Events
Wednesday 25 - Saturday 28 April
Actors Touring Company in association with The North Wall present Sarah Kane's Crave
Presented by Bristol Old Vic in association with University of Bristol Drama Department
Wickham Theatre, Cantock's Close, 7:30-8:20pm
A startling quartet of anger, desire, frustration and despair. 4 performers embody the competing voices of a mind in torment and ecstasy. Sarah Kane's Crave is a contemporary classic, a ground-breaking work that challenges notions of what makes a play. (Performances of Illusions will follow Crave at 8.30pm Wed-Sat evenings.). Further information is available
£12 / £8 single show (£17/ £13 both shows) Tickets bookable online from: http://www.bristololdvic.org.uk/eventdetails?webEventId=crave. Contact Kate Withers on +44 (0)117 - 3315088 or kate.withers@bristol.ac.uk
Tuesday 24 - Saturday 28 April
Actors Touring Company in association with The North Wall present Illusions by Ivan Viripaev, trans. Cazimir Liske
Organised by Bristol Old Vic in association with University of Bristol Drama Department
Wickham Theatre, Cantock's Close, 8:30pm
A beguiling new comedy by contemporary Russian playwright and screenwriter, Ivan Viripaev, who has won several major awards for his work including the prestigious Golden Mask and the Presidential Council Prize for Literature in Russia. (From Wednesday to Saturday Illusions will be preceded by Sarah Kane's Crave. Tuesday performance will begin at 7.30). Further information is available
£12 / £8 single show (£17/ £13 both shows) Online booking from http://www.bristololdvic.org.uk/eventdetails?webEventId=ILLUSIONS. Contact Kate Withers on +44 (0)117 - 3315088 or kate.withers@bristol.ac.uk
Thursday 10 May
THE WICKHAM LECTURE 2012: Plays for Today
Organised by The Society for Theatre Research and the Department of Drama
David Edgar.
Wickham Theatre, Cantock's Close, 5:30pm
One of Britain's most successful dramatists, (Destiny, Maydays, The Shape of the Table) David Edgar will speak about the contemporary playwriterly scene (and how we got to it) as well as about his own life in theatre. The annual Wickham Lecture is presented in recognition of the achievements of the late Professor Glynne Wickham.
Admission free - no booking necessary. Contact Kate Withers on +44 (0)117 - 3315088 or kate.withers@bristol.ac.uk
Recent Past Events
Final Year Devised Performance Show
O Brave New World
Thursday 26 to Saturday 28th January, 7.30pm
This devised performance by final year students is inspired by Derek Jarman's 1979 film of The Tempest, shot during the winter of discontent, and Jubilee, the punk musical he made a year earlier. Transported from the shattered Britain of the late 1970s, a gang of punks pick their way through the ruins of a strange isle, uncovering stories of a distant past. Punk rock noise and the sound of the world falling apart collide with sweet Renaissance airs and heavenly music.
Tickets: £6, (£4 concessions)
Company Boudin
Henry V
Wednesday 12th October, 7.30pm
The risks are huge and the pain is certain as Henry V commits his troops to war. Is it bravery or bravado, national interest or personal vendetta? Four soldiers tell the story of a king maturing to the demands of office. Playing each character with accurate skill, Shakespeare’s classic history (and sometimes comedy) comes to life. An energetic, exciting and rousing production, trimmed but faithful to Shakespeare’s words, by the acclaimed director Andy Burden featuring four outstanding actors.
Tickets: £8, (£5 concessions)
Inside Arts – Best of Bristol
Thursday 20th October, 2-4pm
A chance to enjoy some of the best of the student film work to have come out of the University of Bristol Drama Department over the past twenty years.
Entrance Free
Granada Production Co
Zwolf
Saturday 22nd October
Reckless Sleepers
Monday 31st October, 7.30pm
“A little piece of me a little piece in you will die for this is not America”. David Bowie
On stage a line of microphones – an introduction – no! Its wrong, I’m wrong its bombed – because this is not America – lets start again – put the kettle on. Reckless Sleepers’ first graduate performance This is not America pt. 3 draws inspiration from the lyrics of David Bowie – crap 80’s music videos – diamonds, diamond dogs, changes and air guitar. Arrive early for a seat with the clearest view.
Tickets: £8, £5 concs
Professional Events
Public Lecture
Wednesday 29th February, 2012.
'Approximation: Documentary, History and the Staging of Reality.' by Professor Stella Bruzzi.
This public lecture by Professor Stella Bruzzi, University of Warwick, will discuss 'Mad Men and Beyond: Approximation, History and the multiple re-enactments of the assassination of President Kennedy'. Professor Bruzzi is a leading authority on documentary film, and this lecture is the first George Brandt lecture, in honour of Professor Brandt who introduced film and television to university education in the early 1950s, and taught at Bristol for many years.
Wickham Theatre, Department of Drama, Cantocks Close, Woodland Road, Bristol, BS8 1UP.
6pm (Free admission.)
Recent Past Lectures
Greece and Rome in Silent Cinema: A screening of archival films with live music accompaniment
Robert Fowler, Henry Overton Wills Professor of Greek, Department of Classics & Ancient HistorySaturday 3rd December, 5pm. (Free admission.)