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Closed 3 Mar 2018
Chickenshed Theatre
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Synopsis
Chickenshed presents two moving and dramatic solo plays which together combine to deliver a hugely powerful and emotional theatrical experience.
Alan Bennett's Her Big Chance is a dramatic monologue conceived as part of his Talking Heads series for television, originally broadcast in 1988.
Talking Heads has also enjoyed success on the stage, and on the radio.
Her Big Chance tells the funny story of Lesley, an aspiring actress who is offered what she believes to be her big break as the adventurous Travis in a new film for the West German market.
Hearing her story, we start to glimpse her naivety, and realise that this isn't perhaps the shortcut to the big time she expected it to be!
Also presented is This is Me by Diane Samuels (writer of Kindertransport, performed as a sold-out run at Chickenshed back in 2016).
A newly commissioned autobiographical dramatic piece where Ms Samuels explores the form of the monolog by inviting the audience to be a part of her story.
Audiences who enjoyed Chickenshed's production of Kindertransport, will enjoy entering a young child's probing mind and engaging mind.
Plus new monologues from new writers (two of six new pieces are included at each performance).
Background information, advisory warnings
Age suitability: 11+
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Theatre
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Dates
Performance days & times
Monday ‑ 7‑30pm
Tuesday ‑ 7‑30pm
Wednesday ‑ 7‑30pm
Thursday ‑ 7‑30pm
Friday ‑ 7‑30pm
Saturday ‑ 7‑30pm
Thursday - 3-30pm (15 Feb), 1pm (22 Feb & 1 Mar)
Saturday - 3-30pm (24 Feb & 3 Mar)
Tickets
Off-peak: £15
Peak: £18
Off-peak: £12
Peak: £15
Ages 13-25 - £5 (subject to availability)
Access information
Sign Interpreted Performance: Thursday 22 February at 7‑30pm
Captioned Performance: Thursday 1 March at 7‑30pm
Cast
Her Big Chance
Lesley - Belinda McGuirk
This is Me
Older Diane - Belinda McGuirk
Younger Diane - Lucy-Mae Beacock
I found Love in a Bin (in Waterloo Station)
Sarah Connolly
Last Piece of the Sun
Creative team: Alesha Bhakoo, Dave Carey & Milly Rolle
Sands of Time
Chris Perifimou
The Creature in the Dark
Cerys Lambert
The Dinner With My Dead Dad
Jessica Barron
Walls Like Paper
Ingrid Cannon
Creatives
Author:
Her Big Chance - Alan Bennett
This is Me - Diane Samuels
I found Love in a Bin (in Waterloo Station) - Peter Dowse
Last Piece of the Sun - Alesha Bhakoo, Dave Carey & Milly Rolle
Sands of Time - Wendy Sharer
The Creature in the Dark - Barbara Bakhurst
The Dinner With My Dead Dad - Natasha Zacher
Walls Like Paper - Rachel Yates
Director:
Her Big Chance & This is Me - Lou Stein
I found Love in a Bin - Tiia Mäkinen
Last Piece of the Sun - Alesha Bhakoo, Dave Carey & Milly Rolle
Sands of Time - Matthew Lyons
The Creature in the Dark - Rachel Yates
The Dinner With My Dead Dad - Anthony Nyagah
Walls Like Paper - Ashley Driver
Set designer: Sebastian Gonzalez
Costume designer: Emma Gale
Sound: New writing: Oliver Ballantyne, Dave Carey, Bradley Davis, Phil Haines
Production: Chickenshed