As a brand new theatre company dedicated to the punchiest and most urgent short form theatre, BAG OF BEARD brings you two plays, hot off the presses, guaranteed to make you smile, then wince, and leave you pondering before your bum goes numb and your mind starts wandering. In our debut production, we bring you Two Short Stories ….
‘TORN APART’
Written & performed by Christopher Georgiou and Shauna McLean
It’s Christmas in London, and Sam and Viv are spending it cuddled on the sofa, eating chocolates and watching crap on the telly. Except there’s an envelope filled with cash stuffed under the cushions, a baseball bat by the door and a secret that’s going to have to come out before Boxing Day …
‘BATH’
Written by Alexander Knott Performed by James Demaine, Ryan Hutton, Joshua Nutbrown and Alexander Knott
London, 1962. A pile of money, everything to lose. Sharkey’s down again. Whitmore’s up on the pills. And they’ve gone and lost a briefcase full of cash on the horses. Chances are, their boss won’t be pleased. It’s dog eat dog, and the dinner bell’s been rung …
A black comedy about thugs, drugs and dodgy dealings.
Five to Five (AJ, Curtis, Nick, Sario and Yazdan) win the BBC’s ‘Let it Shine’ contest and become the stars of Tim Firth’s new musical ‘The Band’ that will feature the music of Take That.
The show will tour the UK from September
Full casting and creatives to be announced in due course
Tickets on sale Monday 3rd April at midday
Initial UK Tour Dates
Manchester Opera House 8 September 2017 – 30 September 2017
Sheffield Lyceum Theatre 3 October 2017 – 14 October 2017
Bradford Alhambra Theatre 17 October 2017 – 28 October 2017
Southampton Mayflower Theatre 31 October 2017 – 11 November 2017
Llandudno Venue Cymru 14 November 2017 – 25 November 2017
Stoke Regent Theatre 28 November 2017 – 9 December 2017
Cardiff Wales Millennium Centre 9 January 2018 – 20 February 2018
Liverpool Empire Theatre 23 January 2018 – 3 February 2018
Norwich Theatre Royal 6 February 2018 – 17 February 2018
Canterbury Marlowe Theatre 20 February 2018 – 3 March 2018
Hull New Theatre 6 March 2018 – 17 March 2018
Leeds Grand Theatre 20 March 2018 – 31 March 2018
Newcastle Theatre Royal 3 April 2018 – 14 April 2018
Bristol Hippodrome 17 April 2018 – 28 April 2018
Birmingham Hippodrome 1 May 2018 – 12 May 2018
Plymouth Theatre Royal 15 May 2018 – 26 May 2018
Northampton Royal & Derngate 29 May 2018 – 9 June 2018
Nottingham Theatre Royal 12 June 2018 – 23 June 2018
