Mismanaged Lust
and
Mistaken Identities
In Alan Bennett Romp
Habeas Corpus
Newcastle People’s Theatre
Tuesday 7 – Saturday 11 October
2014
There has been a lot of
talk lately about what it means to be English. Think ‘Englishness’ and chances
are Alan Bennett will pop into your mind, as no one captures its essence quite
like he does.
The writer turned 80 earlier this year, and has an
illustrious career spanning 50 years that includes such favourites as Taking Heads, The Lady In The Van and
the Oscar-winning film The Madness of
King George.
Next week we present one of his first plays Habeas
Corpus, a blissfully funny farce that bursts on to the stage like a saucy
seaside postcard. When traditional values and the burgeoning permissive society
of the 1970s collide headlong, the
respectable Wicksteed family of suburban Hove
find their lives thrown upside down.
Trousers are dropped, long-suppressed libidos are
released; morality, mortality and mammories loom large on everyone’s mind. For all its farce and physicality, however,
Bennett’s work is never without a sting in its tail and this is no different, spiced
with satire and the razor sharp wit that has made the playwright a national
treasure.
Director Kevin Gibson is no stranger to Bennett’s
work. Last year he directed our successful production of The History Boys, Bennett’s Olivier and Tony-award winning drama
that was recently voted the nation’s favourite play.
Habeas Corpus is satirical and surreal, but most of
all laugh-out-loud funny. Don’t miss this chance to see our revival of this much-loved
comic caper.
Tickets:
Habeas
Corpus by Alan Bennett
Date: Tuesday 7 – Saturday 11 October
2014
Time: 7.30pm
Venue: The People’s Theatre, Stephenson Road, Newcastle upon Tyne,
NE6 5QF
Tickets: £13.50 (Concessions £11)
Phone: 0191 265 5020
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