Following the sold-out success of the previous relaxed performances of Matilda The Musical, the Royal Shakespeare Company will present its fourth at the Cambridge Theatre on Sunday 11 June 2017. Building on the programme of relaxed performances that the RSC has been running in Stratford-upon-Avon since 2013, the RSC is proud to have been amongst the first to adopt and promote the concept. This will be the eighth relaxed performance that the Royal Shakespeare Company has staged to date, and the National Autistic Society and Mousetrap Theatre Projects will again work closely with the RSC, offering full access to the theatre for people with autism and learning disabilities and their families.
The performance provides a relaxed environment, with elements of the production adapted to reduce anxiety or stress. Lighting and sound levels are adjusted to soften their impact and there is a different approach to noise and moving around the auditorium during the performance. Designated ‘chill-out’ areas are provided outside the auditorium with soft seating and activities for people to use if they want to take a break from being in the auditorium.
The Royal Shakespeare Company is offering tickets at the reduced rate of £25 and £10 which can be booked through the RSC Ticket Hotline or in person at the Cambridge Theatre box office from Tuesday 21 March 2017. All bookers will be sent a visual story to help them familiarise themselves with the plot, characters and the setting before they arrive at the theatre. Detailed event and transport information will also be available from:
Matilda The Musical is produced in the West End by the Royal Shakespeare Company with André Ptaszynski and Denise Wood as Executive Producers. The production was developed with the support of Company Dramaturg Jeanie O’Hare and the RSC Literary Department.
Matilda The Musical is written by Dennis Kelly, with music and lyrics by Tim Minchin, and direction by Matthew Warchus. The production is designed by Rob Howell, with choreography by Peter Darling, orchestrations, additional music and musical supervision by Christopher Nightingale, lighting by Hugh Vanstone, sound by Simon Baker and the special effects and illusions are by Paul Kieve.
Photography by Manuel Harlan
Info
MATILDA THE MUSICAL
Relaxed Performance | Sunday 11 June 3pm
Cambridge Theatre,
Earlham Street, WC2H 9H
Bookings can be made via the RSC Ticket Hotline 01789 403 493 (10am-6pm) or in person at the Cambridge Theatre Box Office.
World Premiere of BAFTA winning writer John Foster neo-noir play at London’s newly refurbished White Bear Theatre.
Tackling another genre-piece after their critically acclaimed sci-fi hit Stasis, Encompass Productions are producing BAFTA Winner John Foster’s neo-noir Chummy in its world-premiere at the White Bear Theatre in Kennington.
A dark and cinematic thriller – Chummy promises to be an unforgettable twisted theatrical experience about private investigator Jackie Striker and her hunt for a mysterious serial killer. Paid by Chummy to stop him murdering, Jackie faces the consequences of counselling a killer on a journey that pushes her to her very limits.
Writer John Foster, known for his BAFTA-winning BBC Omnibus on Raymond Chandler and Patrick Swayze-starring Letters from a Killer, as well as recent sell-out theatre production Shot at Dawn said:
“I am very pleased and excited that Encompass is producing Chummy, a noir thriller for the stage. Encompass has always been adventurous in their productions with an interest in genre, cross-genre and cinematic ideas as well as theatrical innovation. Chummy puts the tropes of noir on stage where the power of theatre intensifies the experience of the hardboiled mean streets narrative.”
Director Alice Kornitzer promises to bring a certain cinematic feel to the psychological piece – nodding strongly to the neo-noir genre rarely seen on stage for a unique exploration of this psychological thriller. Artistic Director of Encompass Productions, Jonathan Woodhouse, said:
“We’re thrilled to tackle the challenge of bringing a screen genre to the stage once again. It’s been an absolute pleasure to collaborate with John on Chummy and we look forward to returning to the wonderfully refurbished White Bear Theatre, a staple of new writing here in London”.
CHUMMY
Directed by Alice Kornitzer Written by John Foster Music & Sound by Alex Burnett Lighting by Owen Pritchard Smith Produced by Sofi Berenger & Jonathan Woodhouse Associate Producer: Róisín Walsh
