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Stage2 present
Shakers
Wed 21st – Sat 24th Jul at 7.30pm in The Main House
In Two we presented a pub packed with customers:
‘Jim Cartwright wrote his play for 2 people, Liz Light converts it triumphantly.’ -
Evening Mail
‘Stage2 is neither timid nor juvenile.’ -
Metro
in Teechers we followed a school full of hooligans:
‘From the moment the youngsters swarm through the auditorium and onto the stage
the action is fast and furious.’ -
Birmingham Mail
…In Shakers Stage2 once again take snapshots of a chaotic crowd of characters, but this time we trace their ‘bigger picture’ - what brought people to this bar to both work and play? Shop changing rooms are braved, hours dragging at tedious day jobs are counted down, vital make-up repair kits are packed - as we meet the customers behind the orders and the waitresses behind the smiles.
Every town has trendy bars with a mad mix of clientele - local check-out girls, businessmen on expenses, lads on the pull, drunken birthday parties, loved-up couples trying to impress each other. You’ve seen them, scorned them or been them…… A fascinating and often hilarious glimpse of the reality that lurks behind the glamour and glitz. All set to a soundtrack of party hits from the last five decades - this is a theatrical event not to be missed.
‘For 21 years I have somehow resisted the temptation to call this dynamic young group brilliant. This time I realised it was time to give up the struggle - the funniest dream I have ever seen.’ - Birmingham Mail on A Midsummer Night’s Dream
If you like a laugh but Shakespeare isn’t your thing,
come to our big summer party and shake your bling…
Tickets: £8.50