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Birmingham School of Acting presents their
Spring Season 2010
Anna Karenina by Helen Edmondson (adapted from Tolstoy)
Wed 3rd – Sat 6th February in The Main House
3rd, 4th at 7.30, 5th at 2.30 and 7.30, 6th at 5.00pm
Directed by Max Webster
Anna is beautiful and admired - but empty. A chance meeting throws her into emotional turmoil and a scandalous affair; yet happiness lies always just beyond her reach. As others around her begin to find a meaningful path through life, Anna’s existence starts falling to pieces, as her search for happiness becomes increasingly desperate. Tolstoy’s Anna Karenina is one of the greatest love stories of all time, examining the push and pull of marriage and the vital, yet unpredictable nature of human relationships.
Presented by Birmingham School of Acting in association with Nick Hern Books.
This production contains scenes of an adult nature.
A Dream Play by Caryl Churchill, adapted from Strindberg
Wed 3rd - Sat 6th February in the Ron Barber Studio Theatre
3rd at 7.45, 4th at 2.45 and 7.45, 5th at 7.45, 6th at 5.30pm
Directed by John Adams
A Dream Play follows the logic of a dream. Everything is possible: time moves forward and backward, characters dissolve and reappear and buildings grow like plants, as Agnes (daughter of god Indra) descends to Earth to understand human suffering. Laced with compassion and beauty, delight and melancholy, A Dream Play straddles Expressionism and Surrealism, escaping the confines of reality to embrace the emotional experience of being alive.
Presented by Birmingham School of Acting in association with Samuel French Ltd.
This production contains scenes of an adult nature, but is suitable for older children.
The Clink by Stephen Jeffreys
Wed 10th – Sat 13th February in The Main House
10th, 11th at 7.30, 12th at 2.30 and 7.30, 13th at 5.00pm
Directed by Gregory Thompson
Elizabethan verse bangs into modern slang to conjure up an age of turbulent change in Jeffreys’ The Clink. Slum-dwellers, plotting aristocrats and ‘the Clink’ – South London’s infamous jail – provide a backdrop for a tale of fools. Lucius wants to be more adventurous than his comedy double-act with Thomas allows. His first solo gig – touting aggressive comedy – is a disaster. Set up, banged up, stitched up, he’s about to find out just how much England has changed.
Presented by Birmingham School of Acting in association with Nick Hern Books.
Hitchcock Blonde by Terry Johnson
Wed 10th – Sat 13th February Ron Barber Studio Theatre
10th at 7.45, 11th at 2.45 and 7.45, 12th at 7.45, 13th at 5.30pm
Directed by Iain Davie
Celluloid and sexual desire intertwine in Terry Johnson’s homage to Hitchcock. 1959: the man himself is auditioning an anonymous blonde to be Janet Leigh’s shower scene body-double. 1999: Hitchcock-obsessed lecturer Alex thinks he may have discovered some lost footage from 1919 and lures his blonde protégé Nicola to Greece to piece together the remnants. Hitchcock Blonde is a perceptive and funny exploration of the gap between celluloid dreams and reality.
Presented by Birmingham School of Acting in association with Samuel French Ltd.
This production contains scenes of an adult nature, including nudity.
Tickets: £7 (Concessions £5.00, ) Concessions for Groups