Winter at Arcola Theatre

Published: 9 October 2016
Reporter: Sandra Giorgetti

Arcola Theatre winter season

The line-up for this winter at Arcola Theatre includes a daring new play about retribution and justice Thebes Land by Sergio Blanco, two new plays about drone warfare from David Greig, Ron Hutchinson and Christina Lamb, and Christine Bacon’s play about civil war in Sri Lanka, The Island Nation.

Belarus Free Theatre in association with the Albany presents a play about psychosis and recovery Tomorrow I Was Always A Lion by Arnhild Lauveng, based on I morgen var jeg alltid en love and Henry Naylor’s work based on the legend of Syria’s Angel of Kobane, Angel, has its London première.

Arcola artistic director Mehmet Ergen said, “these exciting new plays focus on mental health—the afflictions of schizophrenia (Tomorrow I Was Always A Lion), trauma (Drones, Baby, Drones) and guilt (Thebes Land)—and on physical danger; the danger that comes from living in conflict zones (Angel) and repressive regimes (The Island Nation).

"They are plays about the individual under stress, and society under threat. They affirm Arcola’s commitment to bold, provocative work which is socially and politically engaged, and which is accessible to all. Tickets for these new shows start at just £10.”

The running order is:

  • 19 to 29 October — Tomorrow I Was Always A Lion
  • 26 October to 19 November — The Island Nation
  • 2 to 26 November — Drones, Baby, Drones
  • 21 November to 23 December — Angel
  • 30 November to 23 December — Thebes Land

There are also a number of post show events.

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