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The Hairy One is Back...
and Still Causing Trouble!
Frank Sumatra
Newcastle Alphabetti
Theatre
Monday 2nd to Saturday 7th
May 2016
Balham Theatre N16, The Bedford
Monday 9th to Wednesday 18th
May 2016
Bev
and Keith are a nice young couple who like to do their bit for the environment and
spend ten quid a month sponsoring an orphaned orangutan in a Sumatran sanctuary.
They're also trying hard for a baby. When their adopted orangutan turns up on
the doorstep, he’s soon got his grippy feet firmly under the table and they
find themselves parents to a hairy, delinquent teenager.
The
dark and absurd comedy is performed in the style of a live radio recording and
is described as Paddington Bear gone wrong. And not a bear.
“Sitcom
meets Kafka" British Theatre Guide
Frank
Sumatra was originally commissioned by Queen’s Hall Hexham in 2015 for a short
tour of the North East and received brilliant audience responses. North East Theatre Guide REVIEW LINK This completely new
production will bring the comedy to a wider audience, both here in the North
East and in London.
After
a week’s run at Alphabetti Theatre in Newcastle, the production will
transfer to London as part of the Wandsworth
Fringe Festival in May.
It is
the first of several projects building on a developing relationship between Alphabetti
Theatre in Newcastle and Theatre N16 in Balham.
Theatre N16 is run by young Blyth-born theatre entrepreneur Jamie Eastlake, who
is keen to give North East theatre talent the chance to showcase in London.
Jamie
said, ‘I loved Frank Sumatra when I read the script and knew it would be a brilliant
way to show off some cracking Geordie talent and humour here in London.’
Frank
Sumatra is written by Mike Yeaman. His comedies Lucky Numbers North East Theatre Guide REVIEW LINK and Canoeing For Beginners
both started out in the North East but have since been performed as far afield
as Finland and New Zealand and translated into several languages.
Well-known
director Neil Armstrong has had nominations for Writers’ Guild of Great Britain
and National Comedy awards. Most recent North East productions include Death at
Dawn (North East Theatre Guide REVIEW LINK) and Durham Gala panto.
The
cast includes Pip Chamberlin, Dean Logan and Hannah Walker.
Tickets:
Monday
2nd to Saturday 7th
May 2016 at 7.30pm Tickets: £7 Full /£5 Conc.
Mon
9th to Wed 18th May 2016 at 8.45pm & 3pm Sunday matinee
(no shows Friday & Saturday) Tickets: £12 Full / £10 Conc.
Duration:
60 minutes. Age Recommendation: 16+
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