Superbly simple,
slick, and razor sharp
Eight by Ella Hickson
Newcastle Peoples Theatre
Tuesday 9th - Saturday 13th February 2016
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| Photo: Paula Smart |
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| Photo: Paula Smart |
Just how good can a set
of monologues performed on a blank stage be? The answer is “exceptional”,
according to the critics who raved about this show when it first appeared at
the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in 2008.
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| Photo: Paula Smart |
Hickson’s Fringe smash went on to find success in
the West End and off-Broadway, so we are very excited to introduce this
production to our audiences as yet another Newcastle premiere for the People’s
Theatre in our Studio Upstairs.
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| Photo: Paula Smart |
This collection of emotionally charged, unsettling,
and intriguing monologues offers a revelatory state-of-the-nation look at the Britain
we live in right now.
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| Photo: Paula Smart |
The characters - ranging from high-class hookers,
through soul-devouring hedonists, to 7/7 survivors - represent a generation
living in a world where it seems anything and everything has become acceptable.
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| Photo: Paula Smart |
Heart-strings are pulled as hope and individual
faith are sought amidst crisp and sharply observed social cynicism.
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| Photo: Paula Smart |
At times bleak, and with a melancholy undertow, these
feisty 21st Century soliloquies offer a gritty response to the cosy world of
Alan Bennett’s Talking Heads.
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| Photo: Paula Smart |
The monologues are presented by some of the
People’s most talented up-and-coming new directors and actors.
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| Photo: Paula Smart |
Tickets:
Eight by Ella Hickson
appears at Newcastle’s Peoples Theatre from Tuesday 9th - Saturday 13th February 2016 at 7.30pm
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