18 Jun 2008
Plays by Mark Ravenhill, Nicholas Wright and Frantic Assembly are included in the National Theatre’s New Connections festival this year, which runs from 3 to 8 July. Read more
Age: General
Genre: Play
Sub Genre: Drama
A season of short and punchy new plays, written by established playwrights, produced and performed by young people.
7 July 19:00 - The Book Of Everything by Peter Tabern
The Book Of Everything is about faith and hope and finding the courage to be happy. For Thomas, happiness starts with not being afraid, and growing up to be happy is his ambition in life. This doesn’t seem like much of a goal to his Father until he finds himself exposed as a bully and a hypocrite, a man too ready to raise his hand to his family in the name of God. Thomas strikes a blow in favour of life.
Performed by Castle Youth Theatre, Wellingborough.
7 July 20:30 - Fugee by Abi Morgan
Kojo is 14 but no one believes him; he is just one of the unaccompanied minors arriving in London, abandoned on the streets of the UK. Ara is from Baghdad and still hears the bombs at night. Cheung can do back flips and is from a village in China that is more than a thousand years old. Orphans in London, they are the only family they have now. Together they tell Kojo’s story: a story of lost childhood, tall trees and a murder in motion; a murder by a child that everyone says is a man.
Performed by Brewery Youth Theatre, Kendal.
8 July 19:00 - It Snows by Bryony Lavery and Frantic Assembly
Same old story. Boy doesn’t meet Girl. Girl doesn’t meet Boy. Threatened by terrifying Lads Gang. Threatened by awe-inspiring Girls Gang. Mum and Dad have declared War. Against each other. Weird neighbour in the building opposite. Usual ordinary gloominess. Then, one day, it snows. And everything changes.
Performed by Sandbach School, Cheshire.
8 July 20:30 - Burying Your Brother In The Pavement by Jack Thorne
Tom’s brother is dead. He was killed by a broken bottle to the neck. This has upset a lot of people but it hasn’t upset Tom. Or, rather, it has upset him, but in ways he can’t explain. Tom really didn’t like Luke, but without him… This is a play about grief, and looking at someone that little bit more closely.
Performed by RSAMD Youth Works .
show times: 19:00 & 20:30
ticket prices: Single show £6, Two shows on the same night £10
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address: South Bank,London,United Kingdom,SE1 9PX
nearest tube: Waterloo (250m), Southwark
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nearest train: Waterloo (approx. 250m)
parking: 5 spaces reserved for orange badge holders at riverside end of Cottesloe Ave. 4 extra bays opposite Cottesloe theatre for evening performances. Car Park beneath theatre. Spaces reserved for disabled customers near lifts. Free parking voucher available from box office for orange badge holders (present ticket at information desk). Automatic doors and ramps from the Car Park to the lobby and lift.
air conditioned: Yes
Access Booking: Tel 020 7452 3000 Information Desk 020 7452 3400
discounts: Discounts available for all disabled people.
limited mobility: Please ask to be seated in an aisle seat in the centre Stalls when you book.
access description: Main entrance reached from Upper Ground via Theatre Avenue to Theatre Square and a drop off point approx. 40m from main entrance. Lifts up to the Olivier Theatre to right of information desk (to both Stalls and Circle levels) or staircases further in on each side (49 steps to Stalls, further 44 to Circle). Olivier Box office on level 2. No steps to the back of the Stalls, 10 steps up to raised sections. Centre Stalls auditorium has gradual shallow steps with a handrail on aisles 2 and 4. Lift to row G of Circle and 18 steps down to the front. Power assisted doors and ramps to terraces from Level 2.
hearing impaired: Infra-red system with headsets or neck loops. Collect headsets/loops from box offices. Induction loops at service counters.
guide dogs policy: Guide dogs are not currently allowed in the auditorium, however staff are happy to dog sit. Dogs will be looked after in the cloakroom. Groups should contact the theatre manager’s office on 020 7452 3281.
wheelchairs: Lift to the Olivier Stalls. 3 spaces for wheelchair users in row R. A companion can sit next to the left-hand space in row R, or in the row. Transfer seating is available to aisle seats - wheelchairs stored at back of auditorium.
toilets: Women’s and men’s at Stalls and Circle levels.
disabled toilets: Adapted WC on the left side of the Stalls corridor.
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