Preview: Our Teacher’s a Troll at Washington Arts Centre

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Our Teacher’s a Troll

Illustration by Chris Riddell

Washington Arts Centre

Saturday 24 October 2015

An outrageously entertaining and deliciously dark tale from the writer of the west end hit Matilda the Musical comes to Arts Centre Washington this October.
 

Photo by Richard Davenport

Our Teacher’s a Troll, an outrageously entertaining and deliciously dark tale from the writer of West End hit Matilda the Musical, comes to Arts Centre Washington on Saturday 24 October as part of a national tour.

Photo by Richard Davenport

Two terrible twins with a talent for turmoil rule their school with terror and tyranny. That is, until the arrival of a new head teacher with green scaly skin, sharp gnarly fangs, and a long spiky tail…

Can the twins save the school from the child-eating Troll? Can they get Brussels sprouts in peanut butter taken off the lunch menu? And most importantly, can naughtiness prevail? Come and find out and be outrageously entertained!

Photo by Richard Davenport

From Dennis Kelly, the writer of award-winning West End show Matilda the Musical, this is an exciting collaboration between Paines Plough and Half Moon Theatre, fresh from its success this summer at London’s Southbank Centre, Brighton Festival and Edinburgh Fringe 2015.

The colourfully comic show for ages 7+ and their accompanying trolls (or parents) features actors Sian Reese-Williams (Genesis Walker in Emmerdale) and Abdul Salis (Curtis Cooper on Casualty, Doctor Who, Love Actually, National Theatre production of War Horse).

Chris Riddell, who was recently appointed the next Children’s Laureate, drew the distinctive Troll illustration for the show’s publicity, which has already sparked the imaginations of young audiences.

Photo by Richard Davenport

Chris Elwell, Director of Half Moon commented: “We’re thrilled to be working with Paines Plough on this exciting national tour of Our Teacher’s a Troll, by the darkly humorous writer Dennis Kelly. It’s a show that celebrates the rebellious potential of children, and how they can be empowered to change the world, and we look forward to entertaining audiences across the country with this witty, theatrical treat. Prepare to let your imaginations run wild!”

Cast

Sian Reese-Williams

Abdul Salis

Creatives

Writer:                           Dennis Kelly

Direction:                     George Perrin

Design:                         Lucy Osborne

Lighting:                       Emma Chapman

Sound:                          Tom Gibbons

Original Music:             Dom Kennedy

Movement:                 Kate Sagovsky

Associate Sound:       Dom Kennedy

Creative Consultant: Chris Elwell

On The Web

Website: www.painesplough.com 

Facebook: www.facebook.com/painesploughHQ

Twitter: @PainesPlough

Tickets:

A Paines Plough and Half Moon production

Our Teacher’s a Troll

By Dennis Kelly

Our Teacher is a Troll, is on at Arts Centre Washington on Saturday 24 October at 11am + 2pm.  Tickets are £6 or £20 for a family (admits 4) and can be booked online at www.artscentrewashington.co.uk or by calling 0191 219 3455. 

Tour

Wed 9–Sun 13 September – Roundabout @ Corn Exchange, Newbury

Wed 16–Sun 20 September – Roundabout @ The Lowry, Salford

Wed 23–Sun 27 September – Roundabout @ Lincoln Performing Arts Centre

Wed 30 Sep-Sun 4 October – Roundabout @ Brewery Arts Centre, Kendal

Wed 7–Sun 11 October – Roundabout @ Theatre Royal, Margate

Wed 14–Sun 18 October – Roundabout @ Appetite, Stoke-on-Trent

Wed 21 -Fri 23 October – TakeOff Festival, County Durham

Sat 24 October – Arts Centre Washington, Tyne & Wear

Sun 25 October - Old Fire Station, Carlisle

Tue 27 October – Brewhouse, Burton

Wed 28 October – Derby Theatre

Thu 29 October – Nottingham Lakeside Arts

Fri 30 October – Royal & Derngate, Northampton

Sat 31 October – The Castle, Wellingborough

Mon 2 – Thu 5 November – Half Moon Theatre, London E1

Fri 6 November – Tarvin Community Centre, Tarvin, Chester

Sat 7 November - Whitby Hall, Action Transport Theatre, Ellesmere Port

Sun 8 November – Z-arts, Manchester

Tue 10 November – South Holland Centre, Spalding

Wed 11 November – Pavilion Arts Centre, Buxton

Thu 12 – Sat 14 November – the egg, Bath

Sun 15 November – The North Wall, Oxford