Camellia and the Rabbit
07 June 2012
Performance Time: 16:30
Venue: Lakeside Theatre Box Office Cafe
Venue: Lakeside Theatre Box Office Cafe
It
is the elixir of the Gods. It has stirred wars, created vast fortunes
and advanced medical science. It is at its prime in the afternoon. It
has infused women's liberation. And it can always be relied upon in a
crisis. It is Camellia Sinensis and it has rescued a rabbit, charmed a
magician and saved Rachel's life.
A riot of colour and vim, Rififi Theatre Company invites you to tea at 4o’clock and offer to spin you a true story seen through the gauze of an Assam tea bag, that most reliable of teas.
Tickets: Book Tickets
A riot of colour and vim, Rififi Theatre Company invites you to tea at 4o’clock and offer to spin you a true story seen through the gauze of an Assam tea bag, that most reliable of teas.
Tickets: Book Tickets
A Midsummer Night's Dream
17 May 2012 - 18 May 2012
Performance Time: 19:30
Venue: Outdoors in Wivenhoe Park. Arrive at Lakeside Theatre.
Venue: Outdoors in Wivenhoe Park. Arrive at Lakeside Theatre.
Set in a secluded glade in idyllic Wivenhoe Park; see Shakespeare’s popular romantic comedy performed at sunset in a perfect natural environment.
The show is just 3 minutes from Lakeside Theatre so bring your cushion, relax on the grass and let our host of timeless characters weave their magic amongst the beautiful scenery and resident wildlife.
Made possible by a generous donation from the Essex Fund at the University of Essex.
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We Hope That You're Happy (Why Would We Lie?)
12 May 2012
Performance Time: 19:30
Venue: Lakeside Theatre
Hear from Made In China about their exciting show...
Jess is stuck. Her lifelong friend, Chris, can’t help. The others are out getting wasted. And the world is falling apart. Luckily they have a cooler full of beer, a goofy rapport and a sincere desire to make you, the audience, happy.
A flat-out and unhinged performance about trying to connect to each other, We Hope That You’re Happy (Why Would We Lie?) is a hilarious examination of tuned-in delusional consumers in a hyper-communicative world.
Tickets: Book Tickets
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Pantomime by Derek Walcott03 May 2012 - 05 May 2012
Performance Time: 19:30Venue: Lakeside Theatre
Lakeside Theatre and the Department of Literature, Film and Theatre Studies, University of Essex are proud to announce a brand new production of Nobel Laureate Derek Walcott’s play Pantomime, directed by the poet himself as part of a two week residency at the University.
Set in Tobago in the wake of the Caribbean republic’s establishment, an English Hotel Manager desperately prepares the entertainmens at his slapdash establishment. His big idea Robinson Crusoe - The Pantomime! underwhelms his Tobagan waiter and pushes their relationship to a crisis which trancends the pantomime at hand. Tickets are free and can be booked below.
In a related event, on Saturday 28 April, Derek Walcott will read from and discuss his work with award-winning poet and lecturer in the LiFTS’s Centre for Creative Writing Glyn Maxwell. For more information about the April 28 reading click here.
Tickets:
Tickets to Pantomime are free. Requested donation of £5 per ticket. Book and dontate here
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SUMMER BROCHURE SNEAK PREVIEW
We Hope That You're Happy (Why Would We Lie?) - Lakeside Theatre, May 12
Made In China is the collaborative work of Tim Cowbury and Jessica Latowicki. We make visceral shows at the juncture of playwriting and live art, for audiences who are fans of neither and both.
www.madeinchinatheatre.com
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Previous Events:
1 Beach Road
24 February 2012
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Scenes From Communal Living
09 February 2012
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Comedy Central Live with Sean Hughes
04 February 2012
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Dianna's Last / My Last
02 February 2012 - 03 February 2012
Performance Time: 19:30
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Way Out West
26 January 2012Performance Time: 19:30
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Comedy Central Live!
21 January 2012
Performance Time: 20:30Venue: Lakeside Theatre
Tonight's Comedy Central Live! line up features:
Ian D Montford
A comic creation of genius, Ian D Montford is a self styled ‘comedium’ whose attempts to mind read and contact the dead always end with hysterical and unbelievable results.
“Tom Binns makes a triumphant return as the Sunderland psychic Ian D Montford, mixing eerily good cold-reading skills with a joyful debunking of the genre” The Independent
Steve Hall
Vastly accomplished comedian Steve Hall has toured with Russell Howard on his sell out tours and appeared all over the BBC with his entourage We Are Klang, winners of the Chortle Best Sketch Show award 2007.
MC Paul McCaffrey
Winner of the 2008 London Paper/Soho Theatre London comic competition, Paul McCaffrey is a regular at major comedy clubs and has picked up high accolades for his observational and high energy style.
Ian D Montford
A comic creation of genius, Ian D Montford is a self styled ‘comedium’ whose attempts to mind read and contact the dead always end with hysterical and unbelievable results.
“Tom Binns makes a triumphant return as the Sunderland psychic Ian D Montford, mixing eerily good cold-reading skills with a joyful debunking of the genre” The Independent
Steve Hall
Vastly accomplished comedian Steve Hall has toured with Russell Howard on his sell out tours and appeared all over the BBC with his entourage We Are Klang, winners of the Chortle Best Sketch Show award 2007.
MC Paul McCaffrey
Winner of the 2008 London Paper/Soho Theatre London comic competition, Paul McCaffrey is a regular at major comedy clubs and has picked up high accolades for his observational and high energy style.
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Dick Whittington and His Pussy 14 - 16 December 2011
Performance Time: 19:30
Venue: Lakeside Theatre
The Theatre Arts Society makes a raucous return with its annual original pantomime Dick Whittington and His Pussy. Full of glitz and glamour, brilliantly re-imagined characters and the type of festive rudeness you d hope for at this time of year the TAS panto is not to be missed! (photo: Aladdin, 2010)
Tickets: £10, £7, £5
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01 December 2011
Performance Time: 19:30
Venue: Lakeside Theatre
Two sharp and blackly funny takes on the absurd world of work. With The Devil and the Details, less is more, more or less. Set against a live beat box score, it takes minimalism and dance to a darkly comic place. Meanwhile Hinterview channels the grand themes of progress and collapse into solo dance, for your pleasure.
A fresh and understated show, Working The Devil was developed at the Lakeside Theatre and showcased by the British Council at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2011.
Tickets: UoE Students £5, UoE Staff & Concessions £7, Full £10
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Comedy Central Live!
Performance Time: 20:30
Venue: Lakeside Theatre
Watch the finest stand up comedians at Lakeside Theatre's regular comedy club, Comedy Central Live! Tonight's headliner is Ivan Brackenbury. Hapless hospital radio DJ Ivan Brackenbury is a masterful comic creation whose 2010 show ‘Disease Hour’ won rave 4 star reviews in The Guardian/Times/ES/Time Out and Scotsman.
He returns to the Lakeside Theatre after a storming set here last winter. Support from Ria Lina. A regular on the comedy circuit for a decade, Ria Lina makes a big impact with her dry wit, upbeat personality and bawdy ukulele songs.
Tickets: UoE Students: £5, UoE Staff £7, Full £10.
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24 November 2011
Performance Time: 19:30
Venue: Lakeside Theatre
In a country where unnatural deeds are commonplace and where the night is filled with a restless ecstasy, Shakespeare’s tragedy of ambition and guilt unfolds. Characters appear and disappear from the shadows as Platform 4’s nightmarish vision crackles with wild electricity, brought to life by the sonic experiments of pioneering composer and Cardiacs guitarist Bic Hayes.
“Platform4’s strong visual approach creates theatrical rough magic.” The Guardian
Tickets: UoE Students £5, UoE Staff & Concessions £7, Full £10
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Comedy Central Live!12 November 2011
Performance Time: 20:30
Venue: Lakeside Theatre
Watch the finest stand up comedians at Lakeside Theatre's regular comedy club, Comedy Central Live! Tonight's headliner is Simon Munnery.
Alternative comedy genius Munnery returns to the Lakeside Theatre by popular demand after a triumphant set here last year. A major figure in UK comedy, Munnery has influenced the careers of comedy giants such as Stewart Lee and Steve Coogan. Support from Tom Craine. Tom Craine is a BBC award winning standup comic, MC and writer who’s had commissions from Radio 2, penned laughs for BBC 3 and presented for Radio 1. However he’s still most proud of being named Wales’s 33rd sexiest man, despite hailing from Bath.
Tickets: UoE Students £5, UoE Staff & Concessions £7, Full £10
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10 November 2011
Performance Time: 19:30
Venue: Lakeside Theatre
Featuring five outstanding dancers and choreography by Jerwood Award winner Jean Abreu, this gritty and compelling production reveals surprising tenderness within the starkness of captivity, all set against a storming soundtrack by post rock outfit 65daysofstatic.
‘Dance theatre of outstanding quality .... a totally enthralling experience that manages to be a thing of beauty’ Fringe Review
Tickets: UoE Students £5, UoE Staff & Concessions £7, Full £10
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Vanessa and Virginia
03 November 2011
03 November 2011
Performance Time: 19:30
Venue: Lakeside Theatre
This innovative new tale, tells the story of the remarkable sisters, novelist Virginia Woolf and artist Vanessa Bell.
Fusing original music and poetic text, and based on the acclaimed novel by Susan Sellers, Vanessa and Virginia creates a meditative perspective that moves through time and visits the places, events and memories that shaped one of the most significant relationships of 20th Century art.
Tickets: UoE Students £5, UoE Staff & Concessions £7, Full £10
This innovative new tale, tells the story of the remarkable sisters, novelist Virginia Woolf and artist Vanessa Bell.
Fusing original music and poetic text, and based on the acclaimed novel by Susan Sellers, Vanessa and Virginia creates a meditative perspective that moves through time and visits the places, events and memories that shaped one of the most significant relationships of 20th Century art.
Tickets: UoE Students £5, UoE Staff & Concessions £7, Full £10
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A Clockwork Orange
Performance Time: 19:30
Venue: Lakeside Theatre
“What's it going to be then, eh?”
Volcano takes on Burgess's inventive, disturbing little masterpiece fifty years after it was written. A nasty little shocker, or a profound exploration of state power and free will?
Beautifully designed, with extraordinary performances, this production stays true to Burgess's original both in its cut-throat inventiveness and in its insistence on the question of whether it is better to be forced to be good or to be free to do evil.
Tickets: UoE Students £5, UoE Staff & Concessions £7, Full £10
See the video preview below:
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Past events at the Lakeside Theatre:
Comedy Night
15 October 2011
Performance Time: 20:00
Venue: Lakeside Theatre Special Guest - Paul Tonkinson A self-confessed professional Northener, Paul Tonkinson is a star of comedy in all it's forms including a set on Michael Macintyre's Comedy Roadshow. In a career spanning more than 20 years, he's routinely had huge crowds in fits of laughter with his easy charm and ingenious stories. Damian Clark After bursting onto the Irish & UK comedy circiut on 2005, Clark has forged his reputation as a popular, brash and charismatic purveyor of laugh out loud material.
MC Suzi Ruffell Punchy newcomer Ruffell is a bundle of hugely likeable positive energy and has been tipped as "definitely one to watch!" by Time Out London.
Tickets: To be announced
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Darkness
20 October 2011 - 22 October 2011
20 October 2011 - 22 October 2011
Performance Time: 19:30
Venue: Lakeside Theatre
Fresh from a hugely successful run at the Edinburgh Festival, Lakeside Theatre are proud to present Darkness.
Yann, a young Muslim immigrant, takes work that no one else will do; clearing windblown trees in a remote forest. It’s dangerous, but he needs the job and anyway he’s fallen for the beautiful Caitlin. The family he works for are deeply religious and soon Yann is confronted about his own convictions.
Tickets:
UoE £5, Concs & UoE Staff £7, Full £10
Phone: 01206 873288 / 573948
Online: www.essex.ac.uk/artson5
In Person: Lakeside Theatre
Box Office Café open
Mon-Fri 8.30am-4pm, Sat 10-2pm
Fresh from a hugely successful run at the Edinburgh Festival, Lakeside Theatre are proud to present Darkness. Yann, a young Muslim immigrant, takes work that no one else will do; clearing windblown trees in a remote forest. It’s dangerous, but he needs the job and anyway he’s fallen for the beautiful Caitlin. The family he works for are deeply religious and soon Yann is confronted about his own convictions.
Tickets:
UoE £5, Concs & UoE Staff £7, Full £10
Phone: 01206 873288 / 573948
Online: www.essex.ac.uk/artson5
In Person: Lakeside Theatre
Box Office Café open
Mon-Fri 8.30am-4pm, Sat 10-2pm
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Darkness
by Jonathan Lichtenstein
by Jonathan Lichtenstein
Fringe Review - 4 Stars ★★★★ "A provocative and powerful play"
ThreeWeeks - 4 Stars ★★★★ The biggest reviewer at the Edinburgh Festival
The Public Reviews - 4.5 Stars ★★★★ “investigates dangerous issues in a captivating way…”
“… a triumph”
Festmag - 4 Stars ★★★★
remotegoat - 4 Stars ★★★★
The Scotsman - 3 Stars ★★★ "…a strong work which combines good performances with a compelling scenario”
The Observer Best of the fringe: our alternative awards: Most distractingly delicious-smelling stage food
The Guardian - 3 Stars ★★★ "...it's gripping, atmospheric and quite superbly acted"
Lyn Gardner, Guardian "Great to see a proper meaty play at the Edinburgh Festival… Gripping well-acted drama...”
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The Frankfurt Formula Tuesday 3 May, Lakeside Theatre, 5.30pm & 9.30pm
A puzzle-cracking interactive mystery show for adults. One for fans of Crystal Maze!
Football. Revolution. Swimming. Grab a pint and enjoy this moving and hilarious show.
Berlin by East 15 Thursday 5 May, Lakeside Theatre, 7.30pm
A monumental physical performance looking at 60 years of Berlin’s turbulent history.
The Staff Sessions Friday 6 May, Lakeside Theatre, 7.30pm
Homegrown Jazz, Blues, Folk, Classical and African Drumming from UoE staff musicians.
Nobody & Beyond by Karla Shacklock and Lucie Petrusova Saturday 7 May, Lakeside Theatre, 7.30pm
High octane physical performances, cutting edge costume designs and live composition.
Constable’s Cryptic Code Sunday 8 May, Lakeside Theatre, 10am & 1.30pm
Puzzle-cracking mystery adventure for kids and adults alike. Led by local journalist Neil Jones.
Three Billy Goats Gruff by Theatre of Widdershins Sunday 8 May, Lakeside Theatre, 11.15pm & 2.45pm
Gorgeous puppet show that explores some classic children’s tales.
Directors’ Cut Monday 9 May, Lakeside Theatre, 7.30pm
Puppetry, comedy and clinical social comment; 3 short sharp shows from UoE alumni companies.
Man.Chair & The Hunt Wednesday 11 May, Lakeside Theatre, 7.30pm
Intense and electrifying physical performances.
Young Actors Company Saturday 14 May, Lakeside Theatre, Time 12.30pm
Two shows from the Lakeside Theatre based YAC.
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Macbeth: Sponsored
Tuesday 22 – Thursday 24 March
Venue: Lakeside Theatre
Performance : 7.30pm
Witness Shakespeare’s classic play penetrated by the mores of a rampant...consumerist society in writer and director Charlie Hay’s incisive new work.
The CTS Independent Practical Projects are examined practical assignments supported by a dissertation. UofE Drama students
may undertake an IPP in place of a complete third-year module in their finalyear of study.
Admission free
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Lone Twin presents
Nine Years
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Beach Heady from Che Kevlin on Vimeo.
Beachy Head
Thursday 24 February - Performance Time: 19:30 Venue: Lakeside Theatre
It's been a month since Stephen jumped from the cliff tops at Beachy Head. As Amy collects her husband’s possessions together in a desperate bid to find out why, two local filmmakers make a startling discovery that will take their documentary in an unexpected direction.
Performance Time: 19:30
