Gerry’s new line up at Theatre Royal Stratford East

Published: 9 October 2016
Reporter: Sandra Giorgetti

Rani Moorthy’s one woman show Whose Sari Now?

A new production of Rani Moorthy’s one woman show Whose Sari Now? will open at Theatre Royal Stratford East as part of the new season in the studio space, Gerry’s. The show has been touring.

Also in the new season is Angelic Tales, a festival of new writing on the theme of “Kingdom United” from five contributors, and Door Ajar Theatre Company’s award-winning production of Thisbe.

Responding to the shooting at Pulse Nightclub in Orlando, Florida, the venue is also hosting an evening of work in support of LGBT charity, Stonewall. This is part of a global theatre action which will see over sixty specifically written short plays read across the US and UK during the autumn.

At Theatre Royal Stratford East, the event will include staged readings, poetry, live music and dancing. After Orlando: Pulse will take place on 3 November.

Artistic director Kerry Michael said, “we are so very excited to be launching the new line-up at our studio space: Gerry’s.

"This flexible theatre space gives us the opportunity to expand our programming. Going forward, we hope to encourage companies new and old to bring their work to Gerry’s, which will then allow us to put on more shows to sit alongside and complement the programming of our main house.

"The space is now another venue on the London map to showcase some of the best UK artists and companies as well as attracting an even more varied theatre audience than we already do. Our current line-up is extremely diverse, popular, exciting and political.

"Highlights include Rasa’s Whose Sari Now? A one-woman show that explores real and complicated relationships with the sari. It’s a bold and powerful piece of theatre that takes you beyond the Bollywood wet sari.

"Overall, we hope the shows in Gerry’s will prove to be just as popular as our main stage shows and we also have a great new café and bar offering locally sourced hot food, wine and craft beer.”

  • Angelic Tales - 25 to 29 October:
    • Dagger Lane by Duncan Macinnes
    • I Ain't Dumb by Thomas Wright
    • Martenitsa by Fiona Whitelaw
    • Block of Seagulls by Sophie Olivia Ali
    • My Big Fat Greasy Kebab by Alexander Theo
  • After Orlando: Pulse - 3 November
  • Whose Sari Now? - 24 November to 17 December
  • Thisbe - 21 to 25 February

In the main house scheduled productions include:

  • The Hotel Cerise - 20 October to 12 November
  • Sinbad the Sailor - 28 November to 21 January
  • The Bubbly Black Girl Sheds Her Chameleon Skin - 1 February to 11 March

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