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DOUBLE BILL
Five Kinds of Silence by
Shelagh Stephenson
The Zoo Story by Edward
Albee
Newcastle People’s
Theatre
Tuesday 27th to
Saturday
31st October 2015
Two
good reasons to go to the theatre next week
The
Peoples Theatre’s first Studio Theatre production this Autumn is a double bill
of hard-hitting dramas exploring the downside of modern life.
“We don’t want to talk about that”
 |
| Photo: Paula Smart |
Northumberland-born
Shelagh Stephenson’s play Five Kinds of Silence tells the story of a family’s
attempt to escape from life beneath the shadow of the vicious Billy, who
physically, emotionally, and sexually abuses his wife and two daughters.
Can
there ever be a new life without Billy haunting their nightmares?
Described
as “unflinchingly honest and deeply insightful”, this dark drama pulls no
punches, but retains a sense of hope in the human spirit.
“Fact is better left to fiction”
 |
| Photo: Paula Smart |
According
to director Maggie Watson, Edward Albee got his source material for The Zoo
Story from his days as a mail man walking the streets of New York city.
The
resulting one-act piece made the playwright’s name in 1959, packing themes of
isolation, social disparity and dehumanisation into a single, emotionally
intense hour.
The
action unfolds in front of the audience in “real time” as strangers Peter and Jerry meet on a
bench in Central
Park.
Both
plays are unflinching in their often disturbing view of a distorted world.
Stephenson and Albee broach their subjects with brilliance, truthfulness, and
glimmers of ironic humour amidst relentless dramatic suspense.
Audiences
are advised that these plays contain very strong language and content that is
suitable for an adult audience only.
Tickets:
The
double bill appears on Tuesday 27th to Saturday
31st October 2015 at 7.30pm at The People’s Theatre
(Studio Upstairs), Stephenson Road, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE6 5QF
Cost:
£13.50 (Concessions £11)
Box
Office: 0191 265 5020 or online at www.peoplestheatre.co.uk
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