Season 2009/2010
The theatre performs from September through June, giving a maximum of eight performances per week. Performances are at 7:30 p.m. from Tuesday to Saturday and at 11:00 a.m. twice a week (Tuesdays and Fridays). Monday evening performances take place the first week and towards the end of the run of a play. Check with the box office (040 / 227 70 89) for specific dates for Monday performances.
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QUARTET, a play by Ronald Harwood
Premiere on 10 September, 2009; Final Performance on 14 November, 2009
Written by one of Britain's most acclaimed dramatists, this amusing play had a sell-out season in London's West End in 1999. The setting is a home for retired opera singers, where the motto is "NSP" -- "No Self Pity". Each year the residents put on a concert to celebrate Verdi's birthday. Cecily, Reggie and Wilfred are trying to decide what to perform, when Jean, a former colleague who was married briefly to Reggie, takes up residence at the home. Her arrival sparks old jealousies and painful memories. It also means that the four of them could recreate in concert their former stage triumph -- the famous quartet from Rigoletto! But Jean, a diva embittered by age and her reduced status, refuses to sing. Can they change her mind? More to the point, are they still able to raise their voices in song?
Written by one of Britain's most acclaimed dramatists, this amusing play had a sell-out season in London's West End in 1999. The setting is a home for retired opera singers, where the motto is "NSP" -- "No Self Pity". Each year the residents put on a concert to celebrate Verdi's birthday. Cecily, Reggie and Wilfred are trying to decide what to perform, when Jean, a former colleague who was married briefly to Reggie, takes up residence at the home. Her arrival sparks old jealousies and painful memories. It also means that the four of them could recreate in concert their former stage triumph -- the famous quartet from Rigoletto! But Jean, a diva embittered by age and her reduced status, refuses to sing. Can they change her mind? More to the point, are they still able to raise their voices in song?
THE SUBJECT WAS ROSES, a Play by Frank D. Gilroy
Premiere on 25 February, 2010; Final Performance on 17 April, 2010
It is the Bronx, 1946. Twenty-one-year-old Timmy returns home after serving three years in the army during World War II. His Irish-Catholic parents celebrate his homecoming with song, dance and booze. But Timmy soon finds himself caught in the crossfire between mother and father, who compete for his affections while trying to mask the tensions in their marriage. To keep the peace between the parents, Timmy buys roses for his mom and tells her they are from his dad. When the lie is revealed, old resentments rise to the surface. Finally, both mother and father must face the choice of clinging to their child or recognizing the man he has become. Winner of both the Pulitzer Prize for Drama and the Tony Award for Best Play in 1965, THE SUBJECT WAS ROSES was an instant success with both audiences and critics, running for 832 performances on Broadway.
It is the Bronx, 1946. Twenty-one-year-old Timmy returns home after serving three years in the army during World War II. His Irish-Catholic parents celebrate his homecoming with song, dance and booze. But Timmy soon finds himself caught in the crossfire between mother and father, who compete for his affections while trying to mask the tensions in their marriage. To keep the peace between the parents, Timmy buys roses for his mom and tells her they are from his dad. When the lie is revealed, old resentments rise to the surface. Finally, both mother and father must face the choice of clinging to their child or recognizing the man he has become. Winner of both the Pulitzer Prize for Drama and the Tony Award for Best Play in 1965, THE SUBJECT WAS ROSES was an instant success with both audiences and critics, running for 832 performances on Broadway.
DEADLY GAME, a Thriller by David Foley
Premiere on 29 April, 2010; Final Performance on 3 July, 2010
Premiered recently in the USA, where it received the prestigious Edgar Allan Poe Award for crime fiction, this fast moving, witty thriller is sure to keep you on the edge of your seat until the very end. Camille Dargas, a highly successful jewellery designer in her 40s, invites a waiter at a party to come to her New York apartment. After sleeping together, the young man, who calls himself Billy, refuses to leave. Not even a large amount of cash for his services will persuade him to go. It soon becomes clear that Billy is connected in some way to Camille's past and has other plans for her. When he threatens to blackmail her with a video of their intimate time together, Camille calls her security guard Ted. Will he actually remove Billy or is he somehow in league with the young man? The situation escalates beyond Camille's worst fears and she finds herself trapped in a cruel charade which forces her to reveal the dark secrets of her past.
Premiered recently in the USA, where it received the prestigious Edgar Allan Poe Award for crime fiction, this fast moving, witty thriller is sure to keep you on the edge of your seat until the very end. Camille Dargas, a highly successful jewellery designer in her 40s, invites a waiter at a party to come to her New York apartment. After sleeping together, the young man, who calls himself Billy, refuses to leave. Not even a large amount of cash for his services will persuade him to go. It soon becomes clear that Billy is connected in some way to Camille's past and has other plans for her. When he threatens to blackmail her with a video of their intimate time together, Camille calls her security guard Ted. Will he actually remove Billy or is he somehow in league with the young man? The situation escalates beyond Camille's worst fears and she finds herself trapped in a cruel charade which forces her to reveal the dark secrets of her past.
(Programme subject to change!)