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Dateline:
13th July, 2009
Restoring the Repertoire in Autumn
Bury St Edmunds' Theatre Royal, the only surviving example of a Regency
theatre in Britain (built in 1819), has announced its sutumn season
of plays in its Restoring the Repertoire series:
Friday 4 – Saturday 19 September
A Theatre Royal Bury St Edmunds Production in association with Anvil
Arts, Basingstoke
He’s Much to Blame
A comedy in five acts by Thomas Holcroft
First performed in 1798 at the Theatre Royal, Covent Garden
Directed by Colin Blumenau
A funny and sharply observed satire which may be one of the eighteenth
century’s finest comedies, but at its core is a radical and highly
political critique of Georgian society. A cast of hilariously eccentric
characters populate a story of lost love, ladies in disguise and old
scores to be settled, as Holcroft shines a harsh light on the vices,
vanities and virtues of his time. Will Maria recover her vanished
suitor, Sir George Versatile? Will Lord Vibrate finally take action
to save his family’s fortunes? And will the German Doctor Gosterman
continue to create mayhem with his indiscretions and blunders?
Playing in repertoire with
The Celebrated Mrs Inchbald
Written and performed by Katie Bonna
A study of Bury’s playwright, Elizabeth Inchbald. Independent,
determined, ambitious, witty and talented, the ‘beautiful Mrs
Inchbald’ was a remarkable woman. Born in 1753 in Stanningfield,
near Bury St Edmunds, she became one of the most successful playwrights
of her time, and her play Lovers’ Vows is immortalised
in Jane Austen’s Mansfield Park.
Monday 14 September
A Rehearsed Reading of
The Road to Ruin
A comedy in five acts by Thomas Holcroft
First performed on 18 February 1792 at the Theatre Royal, Covent Garden
Thomas Holcroft’s most successful play, in which he skilfully
paints the picture of a superficial and decadent society. Banker’s
son Harry Dornton has brought his father’s business to the brink
of bankruptcy due to reckless gambling. Is his desperate, last ditch
attempt to avert disaster going to work?
Thursday 15 October
At The Guildhall, Bury St Edmunds
A Rehearsed Reading of
The Rent Day
A domestic drama by Douglas Jerrold
First performed on 25 January 1832
The Rent Day is a boisterous mix of sentiment and broad comedy,
telling the story of virtuous Martin Heywood’s struggle against
repossession, and featuring a colourful cast of characters including
the treacherous steward Crumbs; avaricious appraiser Bullfrog, and
unscrupulous Silver Jack.
Thursday 12 November
At the Guildhall, Bury St Edmunds
A Rehearsed Reading of
Speculation
A comedy by Frederick Reynolds
First performed in 1795
A satire on the murky world of financial speculation. Mr Project has
embezzled his rich ward’s inheritance and lost it in hopeless
investment schemes – his only hope is to marry her off before
anybody takes a look at his books. With scenes taking place everywhere
from country estates to Debtors’ prison and Bubble’s Gambling
Club, this play gives a fascinating prospect over the Georgian social
scene.
In addition to the Restoring the Repertoire series, there will
eb anumber of modern productions:
Saturday 26 September
Scamp Theatre & Watford Palace Theatre
Stickman
From the book by Julia Donaldson
For children aged 4 and above
Wednesday 30 September – Saturday 3 October
Out of Joint Theatre Company and Soho Theatre
Dreams of Violence
By Stella Feehily
Directed by Max Stafford-Clark
Monday 5 – Wednesday 7 October
Spymonkey presents
Moby Dick - an Unreliable Version
Tuesday 13 – Saturday 17 October
A Schtanhaus/Nuffield Theatre Southampton Co-Production in association
with Headlong Theatre
The Winter's Tale
By William Shakespeare
Friday 30 – Saturday 31 October
The People’s Theatre Company presents
Bink and the Hairy Fairy
A family musical
Monday 9 – Saturday 14 November
Hull Truck Theatre Company presnts
Shakers
By John Godber and Jane Thornton
Monday 23 – Tuesday 24 November
Independent Ballet Wales presents
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Friday 4 December – Sunday 17 January
A Theatre Royal Bury St Edmunds Production
Jack and the Beanstalk
By Daniel O’Brien
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