| 'The
Graduate'
22nd to 30th January
at 7.45pm |
Benjamin
Braddock returns home, shortly after earning his batchelor degree from an
unnamed college in the northeast United States, to a party celebrating his
graduation at his parents' house in Pasadena. Benjamin is visibly
uncomfortable at the party attended by his parents' friends. He remains
aloof while his parents deliver accolades and neighborhood friends ask him
about his future plans. One of the guests whispers in Benjamin's ear,
"Plastics" (which means "you should work in
plastics")...
Wikipedia, 2010
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| 'The
Winslow Boy'
12th to 20th February
at 7.45pm
|
It
is Christmas 1911 and Arthur Winslow, a retired
London banker, is making final preparations for a dinner to seal the
engagement between his daughter Catherine, an outspoken supporter of the
controversial cause of women's suffrage, and Captain John Watherstone. The
family and guests are toasting the upcoming marriage when Arthur discovers
that his youngest son Ronnie, a 13-year old cadet at the Royal Naval
College at Osbourne, is home unexpectedly. Ronnie has been accused of the
theft of a postal order.
Wikipedia, 2010
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| 'Teechers'
3rd to 6th March
at 7.30pm |
Three
school leavers, Salty, Hobby and Gail perform to the
audience an account of their time in High School, specifically their time
with Mr. Nixon, the new drama teacher who ignites their passion for the
stage with his idealism and belief that all children should be treated
equally.
Wikipedia, 2010
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| 'Abigail's
Party'
19th to 27th March
at 7.45pm |
'Abigail's
Party' is morbidly compelling. None of the characters
seems to like each other; the relationships between the couples appear to
be based on mutual irritation and all seem self-preoccupied. Nor are any
of them particularly likeable, which allows a comic mood to prevail even
when events darken - Laurence's death, for example, is more farcical than
it is tragic.
Lucy Skipper. ( BFI Screenonline, 1977)
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| 'Stepping
Out'
23rd April to 1st May
at 7.45pm |
The
play revolves around eight students, which all
attend the same weekly tap dancing class in a dingy North London church
hall. The students come to class every week to chat, relax and, if they
can manage to, learn a couple of dance steps. However, the steps and
routines are just the background for the real focus of the play, the
relationships and interactions of these very different people.
Wikipedia, 2010
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