The Other Theatre Company http://www.othertheatre.co.uk Great plays you know, great plays you don't Tue, 12 Jun 2007 13:06:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3 en What’s next? http://www.othertheatre.co.uk/2007/06/11/whats-next/ http://www.othertheatre.co.uk/2007/06/11/whats-next/#comments Mon, 11 Jun 2007 08:53:29 +0000 derek http://www.othertheatre.co.uk/2007/06/11/whats-next/ Thank you to all who came to see African Gothic at the White Bear - our most ambitious show to date. Great review in The Stage too - see the archive section for photos and more. What’s next? Well, that would be telling. Nothing concrete to tell you yet, but you’ll be the first to know!

]]> http://www.othertheatre.co.uk/2007/06/11/whats-next/feed/ African Gothic Opens! http://www.othertheatre.co.uk/2007/05/03/african-gothic-opens-2/ http://www.othertheatre.co.uk/2007/05/03/african-gothic-opens-2/#comments Thu, 03 May 2007 07:53:32 +0000 derek http://www.othertheatre.co.uk/2007/05/03/african-gothic-opens-2/ African Gothic is now running at the White Bear. To see some production photos, follow this: click here

]]> http://www.othertheatre.co.uk/2007/05/03/african-gothic-opens-2/feed/ African Gothic casting news http://www.othertheatre.co.uk/2007/04/04/african-gothic-casting-news/ http://www.othertheatre.co.uk/2007/04/04/african-gothic-casting-news/#comments Wed, 04 Apr 2007 10:42:00 +0000 derek http://www.othertheatre.co.uk/2007/04/04/african-gothic-casting-news/ Two of the four roles in African Gothic have been cast:

Tom Robertson (Frikkie) returns with us to the White Bear following his tremendous performance as jealous lover Don Felix in the The Wonder last year and at BAC.

Kaisa Hammarlund (Sussie) has recently been understudying Sally Bowles in Cabaret in the West End, performing at many performances and to great acclaim.

]]> http://www.othertheatre.co.uk/2007/04/04/african-gothic-casting-news/feed/ African Gothic by Reza de Wet http://www.othertheatre.co.uk/2007/03/12/african-gothic-by-reza-de-wet/ http://www.othertheatre.co.uk/2007/03/12/african-gothic-by-reza-de-wet/#comments Mon, 12 Mar 2007 08:44:52 +0000 derek http://www.othertheatre.co.uk/2007/03/12/african-gothic-by-reza-de-wet/ Our next project will be a return to darkness for the OTC: South African playwright Reza de Wet’s haunting play African Gothic. Reminiscent of Tennessee Williams and Jean Genet, African Gothic is an atmospheric masterpiece.

A farm lies in ruin. And with mother and father now gone, a brother and sister face eviction by an officious lawyer. Abandoned, they endlessly enact the rituals of punishment once visited upon them by their parents. Widely regarded as a milestone in South African theatre, the multi-award winning play tells the story of their final ‘dance macabre’. Despite overwhelming critical acclaim, it was also fiercely condemned by Afrikaans conservatives as being a subversive portrayal of repression.

Casting submissions, as well as applications for stage manager and assistant director are welcome - click on ‘Casting’ for more information.

]]> http://www.othertheatre.co.uk/2007/03/12/african-gothic-by-reza-de-wet/feed/ End of The Wonder! http://www.othertheatre.co.uk/2007/03/12/end-of-the-wonder-3/ http://www.othertheatre.co.uk/2007/03/12/end-of-the-wonder-3/#comments Mon, 12 Mar 2007 08:38:17 +0000 derek http://www.othertheatre.co.uk/2007/03/12/end-of-the-wonder-3/ The Wonder! has finished its run at BAC, playing to sell-out houses and much praise from audiences. The V&A museum have recorded the show for the Theatre Museum archive, and will be available for public viewing shortly. Thanks go to everyone at BAC, everyone who came, but especially the cast and crew.

]]> http://www.othertheatre.co.uk/2007/03/12/end-of-the-wonder-3/feed/ Tickets now on sale for The Wonder! at BAC! http://www.othertheatre.co.uk/2007/02/11/tickets-now-on-sale-for-the-wonder-at-bac/ http://www.othertheatre.co.uk/2007/02/11/tickets-now-on-sale-for-the-wonder-at-bac/#comments Sun, 11 Feb 2007 16:25:50 +0000 derek http://www.othertheatre.co.uk/2007/02/11/tickets-now-on-sale-for-the-wonder-at-bac/ You can now buy tickets for The Wonder! A Woman Keeps A Secret at BAC, appearing as part of the Time Out Critics’ Choice Season. The show runs from the 27th February to 11th March 2007, Tue to Sat at 8pm, and Sunday at 6pm. Tickets are £10 and £6, available on 020 7223 2223 and at www.bac.org.uk. Book early and receive a discount!

]]> http://www.othertheatre.co.uk/2007/02/11/tickets-now-on-sale-for-the-wonder-at-bac/feed/ The Wonder to Transfer to BAC! http://www.othertheatre.co.uk/2006/12/19/the-wonder-to-transfer-to-bac/ http://www.othertheatre.co.uk/2006/12/19/the-wonder-to-transfer-to-bac/#comments Tue, 19 Dec 2006 21:59:06 +0000 derek http://www.othertheatre.co.uk/2006/12/19/the-wonder-to-transfer-to-bac/ Following a hugely sucessful run at the White Bear, it has just been announced that The Wonder! A Woman Keeps A Secret is to transfer to Battersea Arts Centre as part of the Critics’ Choice Season. The Wonder! will perform in BAC’s Studio 1 from Tuesday 27th February to Sun 11th March 2007. More details as we have them…

]]> http://www.othertheatre.co.uk/2006/12/19/the-wonder-to-transfer-to-bac/feed/ The Wonder is Critic’s Choice and Show of the Week! http://www.othertheatre.co.uk/2006/11/10/the-wonder-is-critics-choice-and-show-of-the-week/ http://www.othertheatre.co.uk/2006/11/10/the-wonder-is-critics-choice-and-show-of-the-week/#comments Fri, 10 Nov 2006 12:10:21 +0000 admin http://www.othertheatre.co.uk/2006/11/10/the-wonder-is-critics-choice-and-show-of-the-week/ The Wonder has just been named Time Out Critic’s Choice (for two weeks running), Show of the Week, and Newstatesman’s Pick of the Week. There also excellent reviews from the Financial Times, The Stage, UKTheatreweb, Fringereport and Vanguard online.

Click here to read the reviews.

]]> http://www.othertheatre.co.uk/2006/11/10/the-wonder-is-critics-choice-and-show-of-the-week/feed/ The Wonder on Radio 4 http://www.othertheatre.co.uk/2006/11/02/the-wonder-on-radio-4/ http://www.othertheatre.co.uk/2006/11/02/the-wonder-on-radio-4/#comments Thu, 02 Nov 2006 18:40:17 +0000 admin http://www.othertheatre.co.uk/2006/11/02/the-wonder-on-radio-4/ Jessie Burton (Violante) and our good friend Dr Gilli Bush-Bailey will be appearing on BBC Radio 4’s Woman’s Hour from 10am on Monday 6th November. Dr Bush-Bailey will be discussing Centlivre, and Jessie will be performing the epilogue from The Wonder!

]]> http://www.othertheatre.co.uk/2006/11/02/the-wonder-on-radio-4/feed/ The Wonder http://www.othertheatre.co.uk/2006/09/01/the-wonder/ http://www.othertheatre.co.uk/2006/09/01/the-wonder/#comments Thu, 31 Aug 2006 23:00:46 +0000 admin http://www.othertheatre.co.uk/2006/09/01/the-wonder/ At last! We can tell you our new project. The Wonder: A Woman Keeps A Secret by Susanna Centlivre, A wonderfully silly early 18th century farce, where jealous lovers, tyrannical fathers and dashing soldiers struggle to keep their swords in their sheaths, their parents out of the way and their secrets in the cupboard. It will be performing at The White Bear in south London’s lovely Kennington from Tue Oct 31st to Sun Nov 26th (at 7:30pm, 4pm Sun). Tickets will shortly be available from The White Bear on 020 7793 9193 or online at www.whitebeartheatre.co.uk.

You probably haven’t heard of The Wonder - not many people have. For more information about it, and why this once hugely famous play is unheard of today, click here.

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