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A Yukio Mishima double bill: Hanjo & Hell Screen

Thu, 06 Aug 2009 17:41:13 +0100

16 Jun - 4 Jul 2009
Oval House Theatre

Love, Madness, Blindness, A Fan and One Maple Leaf...

"StoneCrabs present a double-bill of miniatures with considerable style.. Wai Yin Kwok's design of paper screens, tatami mats and vermillion falling leaves is ravishing, as is the dancing of Yuka You-Ri Yamanaka, dressed in an exquisite silk kimono."

Sam Marlowe, Time Out

"...very stylishly mounted...an interesting mid twentieth-century reworking of a very formal kind of theatre."

Howard Loxton, The British Theatre Guide

"...a fast paced, tightly directed, beautifully choreographed tragi-comic tale.. StoneCrabs Theatre are to be congratulated for a challenging and informative evening combining the talents of both British and Japanese artists."

Dave Jordan, What's on stage

"wonderfully twisted and complex fables of morality.. StoneCrabs attack the tales with gusto and pathos in equal measure."

Samuel John, Extra! Extra!

After Doroteia

Fri, 17 Apr 2009 15:47:06 +0100

26, 27 & 28 Mar 2009
Oval House Theatre
A FiRST BiTES work-in-progress

Invisible men,
Unlaced boots,

Nausea,

A Jar,

A House with no bedrooms

The story of when a little boy left home only to return as...Doroteia.

All Nudity Shall Be Punished by Nelson Rodrigues

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 14:26:42 +0100

24 Jun � 19 Jul 2008

Union Theatre

Fear and obsession, the pervasive presence of death, sex, money and power reigns in this Nelson Rodrigues play.

"clean elegance...under the incisive eye of director Kwong Loke"

- Lucy Powell, Time Out

"a poignant and superbly paced piece of drama."

- Sam Smith, Music/Observer Home

"compel the audience to keep watching the excellence of the performers and direction"

- Skye Crawford, Fringe Review

"where the humorous collide with the tragic"

- Barbara Lewis, The Stage

“Charity Wars” a new play by Richard Cussands

Sat, 29 Dec 2007 21:30:49 +0000

11 - 30 Sept 2007
Pleasance Theatre

Charity Wars brings a mix of impressionism and satire in a brilliantly inventive political farce that skillfully takes live theatre back to its creative roots.

"… thought-provoking and hilarious."
- Brendan Simms, Social Affairs Unit

"...pacy production."
- Robert Shore, Time Out

“basic” a new play by Lynn Greenwood

Sat, 29 Dec 2007 21:29:04 +0000

17 Apr - 5 May 2007
Hackney Empire Studio Theatre

In prison, talk's cheap...relationships are dangerous.

"powerful"
- Emma John, Time Out

"firecracker performance..."
- Clair Allfree, Metro Newspaper

"A powerful 75 minutes of theatre, which couldn't have more contemporary relevance"
- David Simmons, The Stage

Senhora dos Afogados / Our Lady of the Drowned

Sat, 29 Dec 2007 21:28:46 +0000

13 Jun - 8 Jul 2006
Southwark Playhouse

Misael Drummond's buried past and the fate of his daughter, Moema, will only be resolved by the weight of her forbidden desires, and the revenge she seeks.

"unbridled lunacy a la Blood Wedding and just as thrilling"'
- Siobhan Murphy, Metro (Critic's Choice)

"StoneCrabs does a magnificent job...A wonderful discovery."
- Lucy Powell, Time Out (Critic's Choice)

Waltz No 6

Sat, 29 Dec 2007 21:27:55 +0000

28 Jun - 24 Jul 2005
Greenwich Playhouse

A young woman's detached and confusing memories are slowly revealed as the story throws the audience continually back and forth between innocence and disturbance.

"Brazilian Magic"
- Lucy Powell, Time Out

"...full of wit, elegance and intelligence"
- Sam Marlowe, The Times

“Josephine; the Singer” based on Franz Kafka’s short story

Sat, 29 Dec 2007 21:27:32 +0000

12 Apr - 1 May 2005
The Diorama

Not so much for her singing but rather became of it Josephine can create an enhanced atmosphere, but when people refuse to exempt her from work despite the voice, Josephine becomes silent.

"Franz Kafka's short story of the singing mouse who gives meaning to the lives of her fellows has been transformed into an energetic comedy of backstage manners by this multinational and multilingual company."
- Nick Awde, The Stage

Miss Julie

Sat, 29 Dec 2007 21:27:07 +0000

8 Feb - 6 Mar 2005
Greenwich Playhouse

A young woman rebelling against her standing in 1880s society. When encountering her father's footman so begins a battle of sexual politics that will obliterate all barriers.

"...marry that with powerful performances and inspired direction and this fantastic tragedy is a viewing delight."
- Anneka Dove, The New York Times

"...StoneCrabs' production of Miss Julie goes refreshingly against the grain."
- Patrick Hayes, Culture Wars

Miss Julie was part of International Women's Festival 2005.

Carlo Goldoni’s “Arlechinno; A Servant of two Masters”

Sat, 29 Dec 2007 21:26:38 +0000

2 - 28 Nov 2004
Brockley Jack Theatre

A cunning servant gets a lucky break finding himself engaged in the service of two masters. But can the wily Arlechinno manoeuvre the confusion to pull it off?

"Franko Figueiredo's fast and energetic interpretation."
- Barbara Lewis, The Stage

"...a piece of true entertainment for a modern audience and it succeeds gloriously."
- Aline Waites, Ham and High