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THE BURIAL – CASTING CALL

February 27, 2013 1925

StoneCrabs Theatre Company is casting for THE BURIAL. We are looking for actors who are flexible, versatile and comfortable with both British and African (Nigerian) accents. Rehearsals will require both stamina and good physicality. Character breakdown: FUNMI (Female, 26-30) British, lives in London, spent childhood in Nigeria. Cast away from the family because of who

The Burial, by Bola Agbaje

The Burial, by Bola Agbaje

February 11, 2013 8826

StoneCrabs Theatre Company and The Albany Theatre, Deptford present the World Premiere of Olivier Award Winning Playwright Bola Agbaje’s latest play. The Burial is a lively new satire which explores how the conflicting traditions and religious tensions of one family reveal an unlikely respect for their Nigerian and British-Nigerian cultures. Funmi has it all: a

A Mother’s Will

A Mother’s Will

September 11, 2012 7585

Desire. Oppression. Determination. After Bernarda’s husband’s death, she locks the doors and windows against the world and imposes a strict period of mourning on her daughters. Under the shadow of the church and the rules of society, the women conflict and spiral into emotional chaos. Are some people born mad or is it time and

The Asphalt Kiss

The Asphalt Kiss

September 11, 2012 8860

Obsession, Beauty, Murder and Betrayal, the perfect tabloid story. As a pedestrian hit by a bus lies dying on a Rio street, a passer-by, Arandir, stops to cradle him in his arms. He kisses him on the lips – a last request from the dying man as a parting gesture of human solidarity. The scene

SCYD 2011-2012 (Playthings)

SCYD 2011-2012 (Playthings)

December 16, 2011 2890

Our 2011 Young Directors are Lucy Atkinson, Silvia Ayguade, Charlotte Beynon, Natasha Campell, Ferghal Crowley, Julia Maxfield, Norman Murray, Helena Rice and Andrew Root together they produced PlayThings Festival Julia Maxfield directed A Phoenix Too Frequent by Christopher Fry Norman Murray directed Bedbound by Enda Walsh Andrew Root directed A Betrothal by Langford Wilson Helena

Queen Pokou

Queen Pokou

March 16, 2011 8932

Steeped in oral history and mythology, the play depicts Queen Pokou as she leaves what is present day Ghana and travels west into Ivory Coast. According to oral tradition, Pokou and her people were forced to leave Ghana as a war of succession takes place and the pretender to the throne is murdered by her

Nigerian Heritage Project

Nigerian Heritage Project

January 27, 2011 4297

The Nigerian Heritage Project involved a research and oral history interviews carried out by a working group of 12 participants led by Bola Agbaje, and workshops delivered to over 100 South-East London community members. The group carried out 10 oral history interviews with Nigerian migrants to London during the Nigerian Civil war years of 1967-1970.

Charity Wars

Charity Wars

January 6, 2011 7169

Charity Wars brings a high-quality mix of impressionism and satire. This is a great political farce, fast- paced and brilliantly inventive. You will be plunged into a world of furious chaos which is quite literally a RIOT! Charity Wars takes live theatre back to its inventive and ingenious roots. Charity Wars, 2007 © Jack Mcnemara

A Yukio Mishima Double Bill: Hanjo & Hell Screen

A Yukio Mishima Double Bill: Hanjo & Hell Screen

January 5, 2011 11374

Both plays are infused with a strong sense of loneliness, and the need for, pursuit and possession of love. Mishima’s characters become tragic heroes/heroines trapped inside their own desires. Framed within the poetry of the playwright’s modern texts, derived from the constructs of Noh (a major form of classic Japanese music drama) and Kabuki (highly

After Doroteia

After Doroteia

January 5, 2011 7153

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. An adaptation of Nelson Rodrigues’ absurd play Doroteia. Directed by Franko Figueiredo Assistant Director: Erica Miller Cast: Tereza Araujo; Luke Bennett; Terri-Ann Brumby; Gael Le Cornec; Najlla Kay and

All Nudity Shall Be Punished by Nelson Rodrigues

All Nudity Shall Be Punished by Nelson Rodrigues

January 5, 2011 9371

Fear and obsession, the pervasive presence of death, sex, money and power reigns in this Nelson Rodrigues play. A father under austere sexual restrain, a Mephistophelian brother that exposes society’s rotten moral codes, a son that talks to his dead mother, the virgin aunts, guardians of the law. All Nudity is a fast moving play,

Basic

Basic

January 5, 2011 6904

In prison, talk is cheap… relationships are dangerous. Talking about the legacy of the past and sharing dreams for the future build a fragile intimacy which is threatened when Charlie receives a visit from an old friend. Will he believe what Ash tells him? Or will old patterns and prejudices resurface? The play challenges assumptions

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