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Dateline:
10th June, 2011
Autumn/Winter at the Royal Court
Announcing the The Royal Court's season from August 2011 to March 2012,
Artistic Director Dominic Cooke said, “I’m delighted to announce
a busy season of seven ambitious new plays exploring notions of inheritance,
intergenerational conflict and the relationship between public and private
worlds.
“We welcome back several accomplished Royal Court writers including
Joe Penhall, David Eldridge and debbie tucker green. We’re thrilled
to introduce the latest graduate of the Royal Court writing programmes,
Rachel De-lahay.
“The work that goes on behind the scenes at the Royal Court is
its lifeblood, a unique breeding ground for emerging writers, giving
them the time, space and support to develop their work and take risks.
This season delivers the eclectic range of ground-breaking plays and
new writers that has become the Royal Court’s trademark.
“After the buzz of Theatre Local at Elephant and Castle last year,
we are currently developing new plans to continue the project, staging
two plays from our season - debbie tucker green’s ambitious and
formally exciting truth and reconciliation and Rachel De-lahay’s
complex The Westbridge.”
Theatre Downstairs
31st August (previews from 25th) – 1st October
The Faith Machine
By Alexi Kaye Campbell
Directed by Jamie Lloyd
The cast includes Jude Akuwudike, Hayley Atwell, Bronagh Gallagher,
Ian McDiarmid, Kyle Soller and Alan Westaway
On a beautiful September morning in New York Sophie forces Tom into
a decision. The choice he makes, and the events of that day will change
their lives forever.
Travelling from America to Britain to a remote Greek island this epic
new play explores the relationship between faith and capitalism and
asks fundamental questions about the true meaning of love.
19th October (previews from 13th) – 19th November
Jumpy
By April de Angelis
Directed by Nina Raine
The cast includes Tamsin Greig
A mother, a wife, and fifty, Hilary once protested at Greenham. Now
her protests tend to focus on persuading her teenage daughter to go
out fully clothed.
A frank and funny family drama questioning parental anxieties and
life after fifty.
8th December (previews from 2nd) – 14th January
Haunted Child
By Joe Penhall
Directed by Jeremy Herrin
A small boy is driving his mother to distraction - waking at night,
hearing phantom noises and fixating on his absent father. When he
glimpses a figure prowling the house at night, a shadow is cast which
gradually strips away his childhood certainties.
This chilling and unsettling play asks demanding questions about the
things we believe and their consequences.
22nd February (previews from 16th) – 24th March
In Basildon
By David Eldridge
Directed by Dominic Cooke
Len’s on his death bed and the family gather to say their final
farewells. His sisters still aren’t speaking after nearly 20
years, his nephew’s trying for a baby - and a bigger house, while
his best mate Ken remembers 'Bas-vegas' when it was a village. As
the spread is laid out and the ham sandwiches sit next to the wreaths,
it’s hard to see who’s hungry and who’s just greedy.
An epic family drama exploring inheritance and the myth of place.
Theatre Upstairs
5th September (previews from 1st) – 24 September
truth and reconciliation
Written and directed by debbie tucker green
‘I will not stay standing
to have you accuse me.
And I will not sit there
and be accused.’
Rwanda to Northern Ireland, Zimbabwe to Bosnia answers are demanded,
reconciliation hard to hear and the truth reluctant to be told.
14th October (previews from 12th) – 5th November
Bang Bang Bang
By Stella Feehily
Directed by Max Stafford-Clark
A co-production with the Royal Court, Out of Joint, Curve Theatre,
Leicester, The Octagon, Bolton and Salisbury Playhouse
The cast includes Frances Ashman, Babou Ceesay, Julie Dray, Jack Farthing,
Paul Hickey, Orla Fitzgerald and Dan Fredenburgh.
A seasoned humanitarian worker and her idealistic young colleague
get ready for a trip to the Democratic Republic of Congo. For Mathilde
it’s an induction into a life less ordinary. For Sadhbh it's
back to madness and chaos away from her lover and London – exactly
as she likes it.
But while Mathilde lets off steam with a photographer and a spliff,
Sadhbh (‘Sive’) has her own encounter: tea with a smart,
brutal warlord.
25 November – 23 December (opening night TBA)
The Westbridge
By Rachel De-lahay
Directed by Clint Dyer
The accusation of a Black teenager sparks disturbance on the South
London streets. While tensions rise, a couple from very different
backgrounds navigate the minefield between them and their families.
The Westbridge explores the intricacies of living side by side, and
looks at racial and cultural distinctions with humour and bite.
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