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Age: General
Genre: Play
Sub Genre: Comedy
The Emperor of China is not happy. A bumper harvest has devalued his cotton shares and drained the imperial coffers. His team of spin doctors resort to desperate measures to bump up the price, but will they be able to conceal the truth from the public? With the hand of the beautiful Princess Turandot on offer to the man whose intellect can save the dynasty, the dashing Gogher Gogh arrives at the palace... but he's not exactly the sharpest tool in the box.
Written just before Brecht's death and never performed in the UK, this comic parable is based on a Chinese fairytale which also inspired Puccini's opera of the same name. In Brecht's piece, Turandot takes on an irreverant tone in a comedy about the true nature of knowledge.
For mor about Turandot at the Hampstead theatre, read the First Night Feature.
captioned performance: By STAGETEXT on Tue 30 Sep at 19:30, tickets £10 T: 020 7722 9301 E: access@hampsteadtheatre.com
audio described performance: By VocalEyes on Sat 27 Sep at 15:00 (Touch-Tour 13:30), tickets £10 T: 020 7722 9301 E: access@hampsteadtheatre.com
cast: Chipo Chung, David Yip
translated by: Edward Kemp
director: Anthony Clark
sound: Steven Brown
lighting designer: James Farncombe
designer: Garance Marneur
producer: Hampstead Theatre
map: View Map
address: Eton Avenue, Swiss Cottage, London, United Kingdom, NW3 3EU
nearest tube: Swiss Cottage (outside theatre)
nearest bus: C11, 13, 31, 46, 82, 113, 187, 268 (mobility buses)
nearest train: South Hampstead (approx. 500m)
parking: Car parking near theatre is free in the evenings. Taxis drop off and pick up right outside main entrance. Patrons welcome to use a private phone to arrange pick up.
air conditioned: Yes
Access Booking: Tel: 020 7722 9301 Fax: 020 7449 4201
discounts: Discounts available for all disabled theatregoers and their companions.
limited mobility: Seats in the centre stalls have slightly better leg room. Proviing there are no wheelchair users, seats G1, G2, G3, G4 have unlimited leg room - phone first to be certain of availability. Rows F, G and H are best.
access description: Main entrance at ground floor level, with one door assisted and appropriately signed. Hard flooring for effective wheeled traffic, and the two glass doors and walls are marked for improved visibility. Low level Box Office/reception counter (0.95m) on the right, inside foyer. Lift with low level controls, Braille and voice announcements serving all 3 levels to the right beyond the bar in the foyer. Access to Stalls on ground level via a slight ramp (25 steps front to back) and 22 steps up to the upper foyer to access the Circle (9 steps up to back). Stairlift available.
hearing impaired: Infra-red system in auditorium and induction loop at Box Office and bar.
guide dogs policy: 2 Guide dogs allowed into auditorium, alternatively staff are happy to dog sit in the foyer.
wheelchairs: 5 wheelchair spaces and 4 transfer seats are available in the Stalls.
toilets: Men's, women's on all levels, all with level access.
disabled toilets: Adapted toilets on all 3 levels.
Chipo Chung plays the title role in Turandot
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