Diabolc Kyogen @ Contact Theatre
Thurs 15 and Sat 17 May, matinee and after-show talks, 1.30pm
Diabolic Kyogen
a comedy double bill
directed by Jonathan Man
Contact Theatre
Doors 7.30 pm
Wednesday 14th to Saturday 17th May 2008
Matinees Thursday 15th and Saturday 17th May, 1.30pm
£7 / £4 concessions
Two plays. Japan vs Britain in this comic culture clash.
Weighed Down By Love, translated by Judy Kendall with Iris Elgrichi
A unique chance to see a knockabout Japanese kyogen comedy. Two sparring servants scheme to undermine their dominant master, with disastrous results.
The Diabolic Banquet, a new play by Rob Hayes with dramaturgy by Noel Grieg.
With a corpse in their living room and a street full of nosy neighbours, two reclusive housemates decide that there's only one way out of their sticky situation:
Murder, and lots of it!
It's a case of East meets West via The Young Ones and Beckett!
Contains strong language - suitable for 15+ due to severely bad morals.
www.contact-theatre.org
Box Office: 0161 274 0600
Special post show chats after Thurs & Sat 1:30 shows to meet the creative team:
Thurs 15th May: "When East meets West" with award-winning writer Judy Kendall & leading British Chinese theatre director Jonathan Man.
Judy discusses her Noh theatre adaptation, produced in Japan winning the UNESCO Uchimura Award for director Abel Solares. Jonathan discusses the EA:ST project for young British Chinese pioneered at Contact, and his current cross-cultural work. Judy & Jonathan share how their experiences have come together for Diabolic Kyogen. Followed by Q&A.
Sat 17th May: "Meet the Creative Team" with writer Rob Hayes and actors Adam Robert Brody, Jay Oliver Yip & Jamie Zubairi, chaired by director Jonathan Man.
Rob discusses his passage from being a competition winner at Contact through to his first play being professionally produced. Former Contact Young Actors Company member Adam and British East Asian actors Jay & Jamie discusses share their journeys as professional actors. Followed by Q&A.
Booking info:
Box Office: 0161 274 0600
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Theatre making grants, south east
No Strings Attached is a new grant scheme to help young people make their first piece of theatre. Grants of between £500 and £1,000 are available to young people from across the South East region.
The scheme is one of 10 pilot projects supported by the Arts Council England’s Young People’s Participatory Theatre’ programme (YPPT) funded by the DCMS. The grant is managed by Farnham Maltings.
Who is it for?
The grant is for anyone aged between 18 and 25 who hasn’t previously received a grant for the arts. You can apply as an individual or as part of a group.
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