Preview: Send More Paper at South Shields Customs House

Killer Show Comes to The Customs House

Send More Paper

South Shields Customs House

Friday 5 September

“This is a powerful yet bubbly production” Jowheretogo Review

A hit black comedy comes home this week.  Fresh from their much-lauded Edinburgh Fringe Festival production of Send More Paper, Camisado Club returns to The Customs House.

Having rehearsed  the play at the Mill Dam venue in South Shields, the group of eight performing arts graduates are delighted to be back to showcase this tale of joy, mischief, love and deceit on Friday (Sept 5).

Send More Paper relives the true tale of a group of housewives in Hungary who committed mass murder over the course of 15 years in the early 20^th century.  Customs House marketing, programming and events co-ordinator Sally Hoban said: “We saw this show earlier in the year and we knew we had to bring it to the venue.  The group rehearsed here before going to Edinburgh and there was a real buzz about the play. It’s a Tarantino-esque show with a great cast.  We’re always eager to support and celebrate new theatre and we’re delighted to see Camisado Club at The Customs House.”

The grisly story uses dark humour to follow the housewives who systematically poisoned their husbands, parents, children and anyone who got in their way.  The performance is a fast paced presentation of comedy, physical theatre, clowning and mime, and text to tell the tale in a unique and amusing way.

In a four-star review Broadway Baby said: “Send More Paper is a brilliant black comedy that will leave you feeling unsettled… after you’ve stopped laughing.”

Jowheretogo reviewed the production when it was performed at Northern Stage back in March – clink on this link to see what we said http://nomorepanicbutton.blogspot.co.uk/2014/03/review-send-more-paper-northern-stage.html

On The Web

Twitter: https://twitter.com/camisadoclub

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/camisadoclub

Camisado Club is part of North Company, which is supported by Northern Stage.

Tickets:

Tickets for the show, which start at 8pm, are £7.50 or £6.50 for Friends of The Customs House. A meal deal is available including ticket and a two course meal for £19.50.

To purchase tickets to this grisly true tale go online at www.customshouse.co.uk or call the box office on 0191 454 1234.

Review: Send More Paper - Northern Stage

Send More Paper – North 2014 Production

Northern Stage 28/3/2014

Performed and devised by North 2014: Jessica Dawson, Adam Gibson, Hannah Goudie, Lauren Hurwood, Caroline Liversidge, Robert Nicholson, Luca Rutherford and Jamie Tansley

Director: Mark Calvert

Producer: Kylie Lloyd

Design: Andrew Stephenson

Lighting Design: Sam Vivash

 

It started with the flies

In the early 20^th century some ladies had had enough and so they decided to take matters into their own hands. As Northern Stage’s next generation of performers reveal the plot the men start to disappear and the sales of fly paper goes through the roof. 

Susie, we are told, say “Always do what you want” but by the end of the story things may have gone too far. As bottles fly all over the stage perhaps the ladies solution has become a problem in itself.

Last year the theatre had supported a very talented bunch of recent graduates to produce ‘The Man Who Thought The Moon Would Fall Out Of The Sky’ which was fantastic so expectations were are for the new crop to see what they would come up with. It feels like a privilege to witness to start of so many promising careers. ‘Send More Paper’ is no exception. The new company has no weak links and the new production has a mix of the horrific and of light humour. The young cast are always energetic and engaging.  The clever use of torches adds intimacy to certain scenes. The scenes of violence are disturbing, yet well acted, and provide a context for what was to follow.

This is a powerful yet bubbly production that will hopefully be the foundation for each actors career.

The show continues at Northern Stage on the 29^th March 2014 at 2pm and 7.30pm (www.northernstage.co.uk) before moving to Queens Hall Hexham 1^st April 2014 (www.queenshall.co.uk) and Alnwick Playhouse 2^nd April 2014 (www.alnwickplayhouse.co.uk)

Follow the progress of North on Twitter: @north_ns

Applications for North 2015 will open in September 2014.

This review was written by Stephen Oliver for Jowheretogo PR (www.jowheretogo.com). Follow Jo on twitter @jowheretogo, Stephen @panic_c_button or like Jowheretogo on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/Jowheretogo