Department of English
Theater
PEPL THEATRE SCHEDULE (SPRING 2011)
INSTRUCTOR: Michael Billington
MEETING TIME: Wednesdays, 2 to 4 p.m.
MEETING PLACE: KCL, Norfolk Building, Room 332N (American Studies Common Room)
As a member of this class, you will be attending the theatre about once a week (usually on a Tuesday night) and then discussing the performance in class on Wednesday. Below is a list of the plays you will be seeing this spring semester along with information about how to get to the theatres and when each play starts.
Please aim to arrive at the theatre no later than 20 minutes before the curtain goes up. Most London theatres will not seat patrons after the show begins.
TUESDAY, JANUARY 18, 7:15 P.M.
Julius Caesar
The Royal Shakespeare Company’s new production of this Roman play.
Roundhouse Chalk Farm Road, London NW1 8EH Closest Tube Stations: Camden Town on the Northern line; Chalk Farm on the Northern line More Information: http://www.roundhouse.org.uk/
TUESDAY, JANUARY 25, 7:30 P.M.
Tiger Country
A new play by Nina Raine.
Hampstead Theatre Eton Avenue, Swiss Cottage, London NW3 3EU Closest Tube Stations: Swiss Cottage on the Jubilee line; Finchley Road on the Metropolitan line More Information: http://www.hampsteadtheatre.com/
FRIDAY, JANUARY 28, 7:30 P.M.
Little Platoons
A new play by Steve Waters about free schools.
The Bush Theatre Shepherds Bush Green, London, W12 8QD Closest Tube Stations: Shepherd’s Bush on the Central line; Shepherd’s Bush Market or Goldhawk Road on the Hammersmith & City line More Information: http://www.bushtheatre.co.uk/find_us/
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 7:30 P.M.
Accolade
A revival of a 1940s Emlyn Williams play.
Finborough Theatre 118 Finborough Road, London SW10 9ED (located above the Finborough Road Brasserie) Closest Tube Stations: Earls Court on the District line; West Brompton on the District line; Fulham Broadway on the District line More Information: http://www.finboroughtheatre.co.uk/
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 7:30 P.M.
Greenland
A new documentary play by four leading dramatists about climate change.
National Theatre, Lyttelton Theatre South Bank, London SE1 9PX Closest Tube Stations: Waterloo on the Bakerloo, Jubilee, Northern lines; Southwark on the Jubilee line; Embankment on the Northern, Bakerloo, District, and Circle lines. If you get off at Embankment, you will need to walk across the Hungerford Bridge to reach the theatre. More Information: http://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/
TUESDAY, MARCH 1, 7:30 P.M.
The Heretic
A new play by Richard Bean about climate change.
Royal Court Theatre, Downstairs 50-51 Sloane Square, London SW1W 8AX Closest Tube Station: Sloane Square on the District and Circle lines More Information: http://www.royalcourttheatre.com/
TUESDAY, MARCH 8, 7:45 P.M.
Our Private Life
A play about Colombia.
Royal Court Theatre, Upstairs 50-51 Sloane Square, London SW1W 8AX Closest Tube Station: Sloane Square on the District and Circle lines More Information: http://www.royalcourttheatre.com/
TUESDAY, MARCH 15, 7:30 P.M.
Frankenstein
Mary Shelley as directed by Danny Boyle.
National Theatre, Olivier Theatre South Bank, London SE1 9PX Closest Tube Stations: Waterloo on the Bakerloo, Jubilee, Northern lines; Southwark on the Jubilee line; Embankment on the Northern, Bakerloo, District, and Circle lines. If you get off at Embankment, you will need to walk across the Hungerford Bridge to reach the theatre. More Information: http://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/
TUESDAY, MARCH 22, 7:30 P.M.
Mogadishu
A new play about school life.
Lyric Hammersmith Lyric Square, King Street, London W6 0QL Closest Tube Stations: Hammersmith on the District, Piccadilly, Circle, and Hammersmith & City lines. More Information: http://www.lyric.co.uk/
TUESDAY, MARCH 29, 7:30 P.M.
The Knot of the Heart
A new play by David Eldridge
Almeida Theatre Almeida Street, London N1 1TA Closest Tube Stations: Highbury & Islington on the Victoria line; Angel on the Northern line More Information: http://www.almeida.co.uk/
FALL 2010
PEPL THEATRE CLASS
INSTRUCTOR: Michael Billington MEETING TIME: Wednesdays, 2 to 4 p.m. MEETING PLACE: KCL, Norfolk Building, Room 332N (American Studies Common Room)
As a member of this class, you will be attending the theatre each Tuesday night and then discussing the performance in class on Wednesday. Below is a list of the plays you will be seeing this fall semester along with information about how to get to the theatres and when each play starts.
Please aim to arrive at the theatre no later than 20 minutes before the curtain goes up. Most London theatres will not seat patrons after the show begins.
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TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 7:30 P.M.
Clybourne Park
This is a new American play about race and property.
Royal Court Theatre, Jerwood Theatre Downstairs 50-51 Sloane Square, London SW1W 8AX Closest Tube Station: Sloane Square on the District and Circle lines
More Information: http://www.royalcourttheatre.com/
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 5, 7:45 P.M.
Faust
This promises to be an adventurous version of Goethe by an Icelandic director.
Young Vic, Main House 66 The Cut, Waterloo, London SE1 8LZ Closest Tube Stations: Waterloo on the Bakerloo, Jubilee, Northern lines; Southwark on the Jubilee line
More Information: http://www.youngvic.org/
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 12, 7:30 P.M.
Danton’s Death
Last performances of a new version of Buchner’s tragedy.
National Theatre, Olivier Theatre South Bank, London SE1 9PX Closest Tube Stations: Waterloo on the Bakerloo, Jubilee, Northern lines; Southwark on the Jubilee line; Embankment on the Northern, Bakerloo, District, and Circle lines. If you get off at Embankment, you will need to walk across the Hungerford Bridge to reach the theatre.
More Information: http://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 19, 7:30 P.M.
Enlightenment
A new British play by Shelagh Stephenson.
Hampstead Theatre Eton Avenue, Swiss Cottage, London NW3 3EU Closest Tube Stations: Swiss Cottage on the Jubilee line; Finchley Road on the Metropolitan line
More Information: http://www.hampsteadtheatre.com/
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 26, 7:45 P.M.
Red Bud
A new American play by Brett Neveu.
Royal Court Theatre, Jerwood Theatre Upstairs 50-51 Sloane Square, London SW1W 8AX Closest Tube Station: Sloane Square on the District and Circle lines
More Information: http://www.royalcourttheatre.com/
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 7:30 P.M.
Blood and Gifts
An “epic political thriller” about Afghanistan by American playwright J.T. Rogers.
National Theatre, Lyttelton Theatre South Bank, London SE1 9PX Closest Tube Stations: Waterloo on the Bakerloo, Jubilee, Northern lines; Southwark on the Jubilee line; Embankment on the Northern, Bakerloo, District, and Circle lines. If you get off at Embankment, you will need to walk across the Hungerford Bridge to reach the theatre.
More Information: http://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 7:30 P.M.
Saturn Returns
The UK debut of Noah Haidle, one of America’s most exciting young playwrights.
Finborough Theatre 118 Finborough Road, London SW10 9ED (located above the Finborough Road Brasserie) Closest Tube Stations: Earls Court on the District line; West Brompton on the District line; Fulham Broadway on the District line
More Information: http://www.finboroughtheatre.co.uk/
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 7:30 P.M.
Fela!
Based on the true story of the Nigerian musician Fela Kuti, whose soulful and stirring Afrobeat rhythms ignited a generation.
National Theatre, Lyttelton Theatre South Bank, London SE1 9PX Closest Tube Stations: Waterloo on the Bakerloo, Jubilee, Northern lines; Southwark on the Jubilee line; Embankment on the Northern, Bakerloo, District, and Circle lines. If you get off at Embankment, you will need to walk across the Hungerford Bridge to reach the theatre.
More Information: http://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 7:15 P.M.
Romeo & Juliet
The Royal Shakespeare Company’s new take on Shakespeare’s play.
Roundhouse Chalk Farm Road, London NW1 8EH Closest Tube Stations: Camden Town on the Northern line; Chalk Farm on the Northern line
More Information: http://www.roundhouse.org.uk/
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 7, 7:30 P.M.
The Master Builder
Henrik Ibsen’s play in a translation by Kenneth McLeish.
Almeida Theatre Almeida Street, London N1 1TA Closest Tube Stations: Highbury & Islington on the Victoria line; Angel on the Northern line
More Information: http://www.almeida.co.uk/
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 12, 3:00 P.M.
Dick Whittington
A pantomime about the adventures of the famous Dick Whittington and his cat.
Lyric Hammersmith Lyric Square, King Street, London W6 0QL Closest Tube Stations: Hammersmith on the District, Piccadilly, Circle, and Hammersmith & City lines.
More Information: http://www.lyric.co.uk/