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PUNK ROCK (CHIPSTEAD PLAYERS YOUTH THEATRE) |
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Wed 7th – Sat 10th September 2011 See notes below for performance times |
By Simon Stephens Directed by Grace Hopkins & Sophie Ellicott |
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Challenging drama Contemporary and unnerving, with elements of The Catcher in the Rye, Punk Rock follows the story of seven sixth-formers as they face up to the pressures of teenage life, while preparing for their mock A-level exams and trying to get into Oxbridge. They are a group of educated, intelligent and aspirational young people, but step-by-step the dislocation, disjunction and latent violence simmering under the surface of prosperity is revealed. |
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| THE WINSLOW BOY | |||||||||||||
| Mon 17th – Sat 22nd October 2011 |
By Terence Rattigan Directed by Colin Edgerton |
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Drama Did Ronne Winslow steal from a fellow trainee at the naval college? An Admiralty enquiry decides he did, but the family is determined to defend its honour and embarks on a David v Goliath battle that draws enormous attention from the media, embroils MPs in the power struggle and puts the Establishment on trial. In his centenary year, we honour Rattigan through his retelling of this true incident. |
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| SNOW WHITE & THE SEVEN VAN TROPPS | |||||||||||||
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Thu 12th – Sun 15th January 2012 Wed 18th – Sat 21st January 2012 See notes below for performance times |
By Ian Radburn Directed by Sharon Laws |
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Pantomime If it’s good enough for The Royal Shakespeare Company, it’s good enough for The Chipstead Players! They commissioned a reimagining of Cardenio, Shakespeare’s lost play. We’ve done the same for the story that the Brothers Grimm forgot to publish. With a cast of thousands, we’ll whisk you away to the magic kingdom – poisoned apple, miniature people and all. |
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| Mon 5th – Sat 10th March 2012 | By Dario Fo Directed by Kate Thurlow |
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Farce Fed up with ever-rising food prices, Antonia and her comrades indulge in some "self-service" at the local supermarket. Crazy disasters pile up on top of each other as two of them try to cope with the fallout while keeping everything from their husbands. |
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THE EMPEROR’S NEW CLOTHES, OR 5 BEANS FOR JACK (CHIPSTEAD PLAYERS YOUTH THEATRE) |
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Wed 18th – Sat 21st April 2012 See notes below for performance times |
By David Foxton Directed by Ian Brown Musical Director: Jacqui Burke |
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| Hilarity abounds along with plenty of audience participation in this merger of two popular pantos. The plot? You’ll have to watch to see how the same tricksters who convince the Emperor his bankrupt state can be salvaged by their magic cloth are also able to con Jack out of his cow in exchange for a handful of beans. But when you realise that the author is an art lecturer whose students included Damien Hirst you’ll appreciate his comment "The bits do fit together." | |||||||||||||
| THE CHALK GARDEN | |||||||||||||
| Mon 28th May – Sat 2nd Jun 2012 | By Enid Bagnold Directed by Alex Greenslade |
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Drama mystery "I set fire to things" 16-year-old Laurel brightly announces to her new governess, hired by her grandmother despite a total lack of references. Based on events in her own house on the chalk downs in Sussex, the author invites us to explore the secret world of childhood. Only when The Judge visits is the truth finally unravelled. |
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| ABSURD PERSON SINGULAR | |||||||||||||
| Sat 7th – Fri 13th July 2012 | By Alan Ayckbourn Directed by Jeff Stone |
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Dark comedy Sidney’s friends may have been reluctant to invest in his business idea, but they could regret it if he succeeds. And he’s just the man to make sure they do. This commentary on the pursuit of wealth was described by the Daily Telegraph as "simultaneously hilarious and harrowing" and is even more relevant today than at its premiere 40 years ago. |
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