The Questors Judi Dench Playhouse Reopens with Tennessee Williams Classic |
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Cat on a Hot Tin Roof to be performed under its new roof Perhaps fittingly, the first play to be performed at The Questors Judi Dench Playhouse is to be Cat on a Hot Tin Roof. A crowdfunding campaigned enabled a new roof for the building which was installed over the summer and the audience and actors can now have total confidence that they will be safe and dry. The Pulitzer-Prize winning southern drama by Tennessee Williams, one of America’s most celebrated playwrights opens on 4 November The play follows a Mississippi family in America's deep south as they finally untangle the web of deceit they've created for themselves. In celebration of Big Daddy's birthday, married couple Brick and Maggie reunite with their extended family. But when faced with the shattering truths of their marriage, how will they protect their family from falling apart? Sexual tensions, lies, and betrayals boil to the surface in this searing drama. This production is directed by Roger Beaumont who began his professional acting career in 1970 at The Royal Court and has worked professionally as an actor, writer and director in Theatre, Film, Radio and TV. He ran the UK’s first Reminiscence Theatre Project for 3 years in Exeter and has written plays for BBC Radio 4. For 3 years he was an Associate Director for Pentabus Theatre Company. He has directed 14 productions for The Questors, including its 90th Anniversary Production of 1984 and The Children. The Questors Artistic Director, Alex Marker said, “It’s great to be able to reopen our playhouse auditorium after our summer roof refurbishment works with the Tennessee Williams classic, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof. We last staged one of his plays 18 years ago, so the time felt right to revisit one of the classic heavyweights of American drama.” Cat on a Hot Tin Roof runs for 8 performances from 4 - 12 November, daily at 7.45pm (excl. Sundays and Mondays with 2.30pm performance on Sundays. Tickets are £14 or £7 for members and £10 for members’ guests. Students and under 16s pay £7 and other concessions are £12 with the tickets for the two final shows costing £18. Coming Up at The Questors False Accounts The worst travesty of justice in the history of Britain humorously exposed. In 1999 Horizon, a new computer system was installed in Post Offices nationwide. There was only one problem, it was prone to bugs and the designers were aware of this. Soon Postmasters across the UK were experiencing mysterious shortfalls of thousands of pounds that they were liable for. Cat on a Hot Tin Roof Haunting Julie Twelve years after Julia’s death, her father struggles to understand why the musical prodigy took her own life. Was it suicide? Or was someone else with Julia the night she died? Determined to discover the truth, Joe meets with a psychic in the room where she died. But are some questions better left unanswered? The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde A solo show based on Robert Louis Stevenson's classic thriller. First published in 1886, The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde is a mystery tale about the inexorable conflict between good and evil. King Arthur & the Twelfth Knight The Remarkable Theatrical Adventures of Peregrine Proteus Set in 19th-century England, this rip-roaring new play tracks the life of an actor, from birth to stardom - and all the obstacles in between. Along the way, we meet a series of eccentric thespians, from inept performers to dotting romantics. This comic production boasts songs, fast-paced multi-rolling, and a Christmas finale to make history. Questors hope to have a new roof over the playhouse in time for its centenary celebrations. To make your donation to the appeal click here.
October 20, 2022
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