Announcing January to July 2018 at the Orange Tree Theatre

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1 1 PRESS RELEASE THURSDAY 16 NOVEMBER Announcing January to July 2018 at the Orange Tree Theatre A world premiere, European premiere, 3 London premieres and a major contemporary revival form the second half of Artistic Director Paul Miller s fourth season. Since taking over in 2014, the Orange Tree has won 18 industry awards, most recently London s Most Welcoming Theatre at the UK Theatre Awards The first major revival of Charlotte Jones Humble Boy since its National Theatre premiere is directed by Paul Miller. The world premiere of Mayfly by Joe White, who was part of the OT Writers Collective in , is directed by Guy Jones. The European premiere of the Yale Drama Prize-winning play Utility by Emily Schwend is directed by Caitlin McLeod, following the play s critically acclaimed run in New York in Following their success at the Edinburgh Fringe and on a national tour Paines Plough bring three new plays directed by James Grieve from the Roundabout season to play in repertoire in a co-production with the Orange Tree and Theatr Clwyd. Black Mountain by Brad Birch, Out Of Love by Elinor Cook and How To Be A Kid by Sarah McDonald-Hughes. Hasan Dixon, Katie Elin-Salt and Sally Messham appear in all three. An Octoroon by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins transfers to the National Theatre in a coproduction in June following its acclaimed European premiere at the Orange Tree directed by Ned Bennett. Following its sell out UK premiere run at the Orange Tree, Winter Solstice by Roland Schimmelpfennig will embark on a UK tour from February in our co-production with ATC. Our annual Directors Festival will feature the work of the Orange Tree s MA in Theatre Directing with St Mary s University. Last year s inaugural Festival produced hugely successful productions, including the London premiere of David Ireland s The End of Hope, directed by Max Elton, which transferred to Soho Theatre for an acclaimed fiveweek run.

2 2 The incredibly popular 12 under 30s tickets as well as other concessions continue to be available for all performances to make theatre affordable and accessible at any time. Over 3,000 under 30s came to the OT in the 2016/17 season. Our Education & Participation Programme, which works with more than 10,000 participants every year, features Shakespeare Up Close: Romeo and Juliet for secondary school students, directed by Gemma Fairlie, and Primary Shakespeare: The Merchant of Venice directed by Imogen Bond, which alone plays to over 4,000 children. The OT Young Company will perform Alice Birch s new play [BLANK] as part of National Theatre Connections, after being selected to perform Alistair McDowall s Zero for the Young Dudes! in the Oliver in this year s Festival. There are relaxed performances for Mayfly, How To Be A Kid, Romeo & Juliet and The Merchant of Venice, and Stagetext captioned performances and audiodescribed performances for most productions. OT Extras a popular series of performances of the best music, theatre and spoken word includes singers Claire Martin and Clive Rowe, Colin Hoult as his comic character Anna Mann, and Tim Crouch in his Obie Award-winning international hit An Oak Tree. Paul Miller, Artistic Director, says: I am so proud that the Orange Tree is bursting with life as a year-round producing theatre, staging a wide-ranging programme in our unique space, engaging thousands of young people and reaching out to the world via tours and transfers. The 2016/17 season was our most successful to date and these plays will top off the 2017/18 season in high style just as An Octoroon takes to the National Theatre. As a theatre operating without regular Arts Council investment, these successes are shared with the individuals, charitable trusts and businesses that support the OT, and to whom we are hugely thankful. Booking opens 29 November OT Patrons and Members priority booking opens from 16 November Full details of all productions and projects below. Images can be downloaded here PRESS CONTACT Ben Clare ext 217 ben.clare@orangetreetheatre.co.uk

3 3 We are grateful for the support of RPLC Hampton Fuel Allotment Charity Arts Council England Grants for the Arts Barnes Workhouse Fund THE SEASON IN FULL 25 JANUARY 3 MARCH Three thrilling new plays in repertoire Direct from a nationwide tour in Paines Plough s Roundabout including critically acclaimed run at the Edinburgh Fringe Black Mountain by Brad Birch, Out Of Love by Elinor Cook and How To Be A Kid by Sarah McDonald-Hughes Cast Hasan Dixon, Katie Elin-Salt, Sally Messham Director James Grieve Lighting Peter Small Sound Dominic Kennedy Movement Jennifer Jackson Assistant Director Emily Ling Williams A Paines Plough, Orange Tree Theatre & Theatr Clwyd co-production Black Mountain A NEW PLAY BY BRAD BIRCH Rebecca and Paul are running away. Away from memories and mistakes. They re trying to save their relationship. They need time and space. An isolated house in the country is the perfect place to work things out. They set themselves rules: they have to be honest, they have to listen and they have to be fair. But you can t run forever. Especially when you re being followed.

4 4 Black Mountain is a tense psychological thriller about betrayal and forgiveness by winner of the 2016 Harold Pinter Commission Brad Birch, whose play The Brink premiered at the Orange Tree in He has had work produced by the Royal Court, Sherman Cymru, Theatre503 and the National Youth Theatre. His plays have been performed in Russia, the USA, Italy, Germany and Spain and his 2013 show Gardening: For the Unfulfilled and Alienated won a Scotsman Edinburgh Fringe First. A Paines Plough, Orange Tree Theatre & Theatr Clwyd co-production Out Of Love A NEW PLAY BY ELINOR COOK Lorna and Grace do everything together. They share crisps, cigarettes and crushes. That s what happens when you re best friends forever. But when Lorna gets a place at University, and Grace gets pregnant, they suddenly find themselves in starkly different worlds. Can anything bridge the gap between them? A tale of friendship, love and rivalry over thirty years from award-winning playwright Elinor Cook, winner of the George Devine Award 2013 for Most Promising Playwright. Her plays include Pilgrims (HighTide/The Yard), Image of An Unknown Woman (Gate Theatre); The Girls Guide to Saving the World (HighTide); The Boy Preference (National Theatre Connections), and This Is Where We Got to When You Came In (Bush Theatre). She adapted Mac Barnett s Extra Yarn for the Orange Tree in A Paines Plough, Orange Tree Theatre & Theatr Clwyd co-production How To Be A Kid A NEW PLAY BY SARAH McDONALD-HUGHES Molly cooks. Molly does the dishes. Molly gets her little brother Joe ready for school. Molly is only 12, but she doesn t feel much like a kid anymore. Now Molly s Mum is feeling better, maybe things will get back to normal. Can you help Molly learn how to be a kid again? Join Molly, Joe and her Nan for a larger than life story of family, friends and fitting in. Warning: Contains dancing, chocolate cake and an epic car chase.

5 5 Sarah McDonald-Hughes is Co-Artistic Director of Monkeywood Theatre. Her numerous plays for them include Last Orders and Flesh which were nominated for Best New Play at the Manchester Theatre Awards. Her work has been produced by the Royal Exchange, The Lowry, Contact Theatre, Sheffield Crucible, Northern Stage and Liverpool Everyman, and she has written for BBC Radio 4. For ages 7+ Listings information Thu 25 January Sat 3 March 2018 Black Mountain Previews: Fri 26, Thu 30 Jan 7.30pm Fri 2, Mon 5, Wed 7, Sat 10, Tue 13, Fri 16, Mon 19, Wed 21, Sat 24, Tue 27 Feb, Fri 2 Mar 7.30pm Thu 1, Thu 15 Feb, Thu 1 March 2.30pm Sat 3, Thu 8, Sat 17, Thu 22 Feb, Sat 3 March 4.30pm Out Of Love Previews: Sat 27, Mon 29 Jan 7.30pm Wed 31 Jan, Sat 3, Tue 6, Fri 9, Mon 12, Wed 14, Sat 17, Tue 20, Fri 23, Mon 26, Wed 28 Feb, Sat 3 March 7.30pm Thu 8, Thu 22 Feb 2.30pm Thu 1, Sat 10, Thu 15, Thu 1 March 4.30pm How To Be A Kid Preview: Thu 25 Feb 7.30pm Thu 7.30pm & Sat 2.30pm Post-show talks Out of Love Tue 6 Feb 7.30pm Black Mountain Tue 13 Feb 7.30pm Captioned performances Sat 24 Feb How To Be A Kid 2.30pm Out of Love 4.30pm Black Mountain 7.30pm Relaxed performance How To Be A Kid Sat 3 Feb 2.30pm Ticket Prices (NO BOOKING FEES) Black Mountain/Out of Love Previews 15 All other performances Standing 10 (when all seats have been sold) Concessions A limited number of tickets at 18 are available for all performances for over 65s, students, recipients of state benefit and members of theatre unions and guilds on presentation of proof. Under 30s 12 A limited number of under 30s 12 tickets are available for all performances. Proof of ages must be shown when collecting tickets. Access 15 tickets available for disabled patrons plus one escort at the same rate on all performances. 12 tickets available for blind or partially sighted patrons and an escort at the same price for audiodescribed performances. 12 tickets for deaf or partially hearing patrons at Captioned performances. How To Be A Kid All tickets 13

6 6 FIRST MAJOR LONDON REVIVAL 8 MARCH 14 APRIL PRESS NIGHT: MON 12 MARCH 7.00pm An Orange Tree Theatre production Humble Boy BY CHARLOTTE JONES Director Paul Miller Designer Simon Daw My husband is dead and my only son, who has grown fat and strange, has just run away from his own Father s funeral. I ll be fine. Fine. At least those bastard bees are gone. Felix Humble is drawn back to his family home after the death of his father, a biology teacher and amateur beekeeper. There in the garden he finds his waspish mother Flora, her downtrodden friend Mercy and suspiciously ever-present local businessman George Pye, whose daughter Rosie was once involved with Felix. A luncheon is arranged Felix is an astrophysicist who discovers that solving the riddle of his emotional life is considerably more challenging than the quest for a unified string theory. Charlotte Jones witty family comedy won the Critics Circle Best New Play Award following its premiere at the National Theatre in Her other plays include Airswimming (BAC), Martha, Josie and the Chinese Elvis (Bolton Octagon, Critics Circle Award for Most Promising Playwright), In Flame (Bush/West End), The Dark (Donmar Warehouse) and The Lightning Play (Almeida). She created and wrote the recent ITV series The Halcyon. She has written extensively for BBC Radio 4, twice being nominated for a Sony Award. Paul Miller is Artistic Director of the Orange Tree, where he s directed Misalliance, The Philanderer and Widowers Houses by Bernard Shaw, Poison by Lot Vekemans, The Lottery of Love by Marivaux, translated by John Fowles, Sheppey by Somerset Maugham, French Without Tears by Terence Rattigan, Each His Own Wilderness by Doris Lessing, and The Widowing of Mrs Holroyd by DH Lawrence.

7 7 Listings Information 8 March 14 April 2018 Mon Sat eves 7.30pm (except 12 Mar 7.00pm) Thu & Sat mats 2.30pm (not 8 & 10 Mar) No performances 30 Mar, 2 Apr Post-show talks Wed 14 March 7.30pm & Thurs 29 March 2.30pm Audio-Described performances Sat 7 April 2.30pm & Tue 10 April 7.30pm Stagetext Captioned Performance Wed 11 April 7.30pm Ticket Prices (NO BOOKING FEES) Preview 15 (8, 9 & 10 March) Mon Thu evenings & matinees Fri & Sat evenings 25 Standing 10 (when all seats have been sold) Concessions A limited number of tickets at 18 are available for all performances for over 65s, students, recipients of state benefit and members of theatre unions and guilds on presentation of proof. Under 30s 12 A limited number of under 30s 12 tickets are available for all performances. Proof of ages must be shown when collecting tickets. Access 15 tickets available for disabled patrons plus one escort at the same rate on all performances. 12 tickets available for blind or partially sighted patrons and an escort at the same price for audio described performances. 12 tickets for deaf or partially hearing patrons at Captioned performances. WORLD PREMIERE 19 APRIL 26 MAY PRESS NIGHT: MON 23 APRIL 7.00pm An Orange Tree Theatre production Mayfly A NEW PLAY BY JOE WHITE Director Guy Jones The mayfly hatches in the morning, mates in the afternoon, dies at night: a lot can happen in a day. A family searches for new beginnings: Ben thinks they might be better off without him, but his wife Cat has read her stars: Today a very special person will appear from out the blue.

8 8 Their daughter Loops is getting ready for a date. It s her first one, and she has everything crossed. People think that cos you re from a small village, everyone will know you. But we can still go missing. Even out here. An ethereal family drama, Joe White s debut play Mayfly explores rebirth in the aftermath of tragedy. Joe White is an alumnus of the Orange Tree Writers Collective. He has also been the Channel 4 Playwright on Attachment at Pentabus Theatre Company and member of the Old Vic 12. Guy Jones is Literary Associate at the Orange Tree and has been an Associate Artist of Company Three. His directing credits include Spokesong (Finborough Theatre). Listings Information 19 April 26 May 2018 Mon Sat eves 7.30pm (except 23 Apr 7.00pm) Thu & Sat mats 2.30pm (not 19 & 21 Apr) No performance 7 May Post-show talks Wed 25 April 7.30pm & Thu 3 May 2.30pm Audio-Described performances Thu 17 May 7.30pm & Sat 19 May 2.30pm Stagetext Captioned Performance Wed 23 May 7.30pm Relaxed Performance Sat 12 May 2.30pm Ticket Prices (NO BOOKING FEES) Preview 15 (19, 20, 21 April) Mon Thu evenings & matinees Fri & Sat evenings 25 Concessions A limited number of tickets at 18 are available for all performances for over 65s, students, recipients of state benefit and members of theatre unions and guilds on presentation of proof. Under 30s 12 A limited number of under 30s 12 tickets are available for all performances. Proof of ages must be shown when collecting tickets. Access 15 tickets available for disabled patrons plus one escort at the same rate on all performances. 12 tickets available for blind or partially sighted patrons and an escort at the same price for audio described performances. 12 tickets for deaf or partially hearing patrons at Captioned performances.

9 9 EUROPEAN PREMIERE 1 JUNE 7 JULY PRESS NIGHT: TUE 5 JUNE 7.00pm An Orange Tree Theatre production Utility BY EMILY SCHWEND Director Caitlin McLeod Like I gotta lose just about everything I used to like about myself just so I can keep shit even halfway decent for everyone else around here. Amber is juggling two nearly full-time jobs and three kids. Her on-again, off-again husband Chris is eternally optimistic and charming as hell, but rarely employed. The house is falling apart and Amber has an eight-year old s birthday party to plan. As Amber struggles to keep things from boiling over, she is forced to confront reality she is a stranger to the person she once was and the person she thought she might be. Emily Schwend won the Yale Drama Prize 2016 for Utility with judge, playwright Nicholas Wright saying Utility is a remarkable play: beautifully written and effortlessly powerful. This is the European premiere of the work of one of America s most exciting emerging playwrights. Emily Schwend is originally from Texas and currently based in Massachusetts. Her plays include The Other Thing, Take Me Back, South of Settling, Splinters, Route One, Carthage and Behind the Motel. Utility was first produced by Amoralists Theatre Company at Rattlestick Playwrights Theatre, New York City, in She is a Radcliffe Institute Fellow at Harvard University. Caitlin McLeod is Artistic Director of new writing company The Coterie (originally funded by a Sky Academy Scholarship) and was one of the original Old Vic 12. She has directed A Further Education by Will Mortimer (Hampstead); Brenda by EV Crowe (HighTide Festival/The Yard); Polar Bears by Amy Rosenthal (West Yorkshire Playhouse); The Malcontent (Shakespeare s Globe); CommonWealth (Almeida); One Flea Spare and And I And Silence by Naomi Wallace in New York; and the European premiere of Facts by Arthur Miller (Finborough).

10 10 Listings Information 1 June 7 July 2018 Mon Sat eves 7.30pm (except 5 Jun 7.00pm) Thu & Sat mats 2.30pm (not 2 June) Post-show talks Thu 7 June 7.30pm & Thu 14 June 2.30pm Audio-Described performances Sat 23 June 2.30pm & Thu 28 June 7.30pm Stagetext Captioned Performance Wed 4 July 7.30pm Ticket Prices (NO BOOKING FEES) Preview 15 (1, 2, 4 June) Mon Thu evenings & matinees Fri & Sat evenings 25 Concessions A limited number of tickets at 18 are available for all performances for over 65s, students, recipients of state benefit and members of theatre unions and guilds on presentation of proof. Under 30s 12 A limited number of under 30s 12 tickets are available for all performances. Proof of ages must be shown when collecting tickets. Access 15 tickets available for disabled patrons plus one escort at the same rate on all performances. 12 tickets available for blind or partially sighted patrons and an escort at the same price for audio described performances. 12 tickets for deaf or partially hearing patrons at Captioned performances. Education & Participation We encourage everyone to think of the OT as their home come and explore our unique theatre space and find out more about what we do. Whether you re part of a group or an individual, there are plenty of ways you can discover more about our productions, be inspired and learn new skills. You could take part in a practical workshop on one of our productions; explore how we work in the round; or become a member of one of our regular participatory groups. Each year we welcome around 10,000 people taking part in our exciting range of Education and Participation projects. Within formal education, we work with everyone from Primary school children, to Masters Degree students, but we also encourage members of our local community of all ages, to come and take part in the activities we offer. For more information about how you can get involved, pick up a Take Part brochure in the foyer, visit orangetreetheatre.co.uk/take-part

11 SUN 2 14 FEBRUARY SHAKESPEARE UP CLOSE ALSO ON TOUR TO SCHOOLS 19 FEB 9 MARCH Romeo & Juliet Summer London. A city of extremes divided by wealth and property. A world of postcode street fights, catcalling and bants. In the middle of this a boy gatecrashes a fancy party and falls in love (for at least the second time that week). But this girl is different. She doesn t want to hear his cheesy lines and she s not interested in his moves. They realise that they are the best and the worst thing that could ever have happened to each other. They fall in love. And the world comes crashing down. Six actors fuse physical theatre with Shakespeare s sparkling words in a fast-paced 90 minutes. Director Gemma Fairlie returns to the OT to recreate her hit production of Shakespeare s darkest love story. For ages 12+ Sat 3 Feb 11.00am 10 Fri 2, Mon 5, Tue 6, Wed 7, Fri 9 Feb 10.30am & 2.00pm 7 (schools tickets), 10 Mon 12, Tue 13 Feb, Wed 14 Feb 2.00pm 10 Relaxed performance Tue 13 Feb For more information on booking for schools contact Imogen Bond education@orangetreetheatre.co.uk SAT 10 FEB pm FREE EVENT

12 12 London Children s Book Swap Bring your old books to swap, plus free activities. Why not combine with seeing How To Be A Kid beforehand in the Theatre at 2.30pm? SUN 8 APR 7.00pm NATIONAL THEATRE CONNECTIONS [BLANK] A NEW PLAY BY ALICE BIRCH This is a play about children and adults. Except the adults aren t really around. This is a play about parents and prison. And their children in the outside world. And having to be ok. This is a play about children needing to be adults. The Orange Tree Young Company presents [BLANK] by Alice Birch as part of the National Theatre Connections Festival It will also be playing at our Connections partner theatre, Lyric Hammersmith, at the end of May. This will be the sixth year that the Orange Tree Theatre has taken part in NT Connections. Last year, our production of Zero for the Young Dudes! was selected to play in the Olivier at the National Theatre. Alice Birch s first play Little Light had its world premiere at the Orange Tree in An NT/Clean Break Co-Commission For ages 14+ Tickets 8 SAT 26 MAY & SAT 30 JUNE 11.00am PRIMARY SHAKESPEARE PLAYING TO SCHOOLS 14 MAY 29 JUNE The Merchant of Venice All that glisters is not gold... Portia has a problem, Bassanio has a riddle to solve, and Shylock just wants respect. How far would you go to get what you want? The bright lights of the city might glitter, but under the surface, not everyone is treated fairly. Some people are greedy, others cruel to their neighbours. How should you treat those around you?

13 13 Shakespeare s story of greed and injustice explored for a younger audience. Primary Shakespeare has been an important part of the Orange Tree s Education Programme for over 20 years, with around 4,000 children taking part each year. Director Imogen Bond For ages 5+ Running time approx 70 mins All tickets 7 Relaxed performance Sat 30 June 11.00am For more information on booking for schools contact Imogen Bond education@orangetreetheatre.co.uk Education at the Orange Tree is supported by LBRuT, RPLC and HFAC JULY 2018 Directors Festival Three new productions in repertoire from emerging directors on our MA Theatre Directing course with St Mary s University. One of last year s Festival shows, the London premiere of David Ireland s The End of Hope, transferred to Soho Theatre in October 2017 for a successful five-week run. Plays will be announced early Spring 2018.

14 14 OT Elsewhere ON TOURs Touring Company & Orange Tree Theatre presents UK TOUR FEBRUARY/MARCH 2018 Actors Touring Company and the Orange Tree Theatre presents Winter Solstice BY ROLAND SCHIMMELPFENNIG TRANSLATED BY DAVID TUSHINGHAM Following a sell-out run at the Orange Tree, Winter Solstice embarks on a nationwide tour. Family, betrayal and the inescapable presence of the past reverberate through the UK premiere of Roland Schimmelpfennig s razor-sharp comedy about the rise of the new right across the globe. Christmas Eve. Bettina and her husband Albert aren t happy Bettina s mother is staying for the holidays. Which is awkward. Not least because Bettina s mother met a man on the train. And now she s invited him around for drinks Schimmelpfennig is the most performed playwright in Germany and one of the country s most exciting original voices, with productions of his work worldwide in over 40 countries. An inventive play that steers a witty and clear path through fascism to deliver a powerful dispatch for our times. Sally Hales, Exeunt Trenchant, superbly performed UK premiere. Paul Taylor, The Independent 8 9 Feb North Wall, Oxford Feb HOME, Manchester 28 Feb 3 Mar Ustinov, Theatre Royal Bath Mar Drum, Theatre Royal Plymouth Mar Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh Mar Stephen Joseph, Scarborough

15 15 AT THE NATIONAL THEATRE JUNE/JULY 2018 An Octoroon BY BRANDEN JACOBS-JENKINS Following its critically acclaimed European premiere at the Orange Tree, An Octoroon transfers to the Dorfman in a co-production with the National Theatre. Nominated for 4 Off West End Awards including Best New Play. Judge Peyton is dead, and his plantation Terrebonne is in financial ruins. Peyton s handsome nephew George arrives as heir apparent, and quickly falls in love with Zoe, a beautiful octoroon. But, the dastardly M Closky has other plans for both Terrebonne and Zoe. both infinitely playful and deeply serious and which dazzlingly questions the nature of theatrical illusion... an extraordinary play that defies categorisation and that proclaims Jacobs-Jenkins as an exciting new dramatist Michael Billington, The Guardian Ripping up the rule book... Ned Bennett meets the audaciousness of the writing with a reckless bravura all his own Matt Wolf, New York Times Branden Jacobs-Jenkins work includes Gloria (nominated for the Pulitzer Prize) which had its European premiere at Hampstead Theatre in June Other plays include War (2016, Lincoln Center Theater), Appropriate (2012, Signature Theatre) and Neighbors (2010, Public Theater). Ned Bennett s production of Alistair McDowall s Pomona at the Orange Tree transferred to the National Theatre and Royal Exchange Theatre. His other work includes Anna Jordan s Yen (Royal Court/Royal Exchange Theatre); Philip Ridley s Mercury Fur (Trafalgar Studios/Old Red Lion); and Tracy Letts Superior Donuts. Booking details to be announced in 2018 nationaltheatre.org.uk

16 16 OT Extras A series of performances of the best music, theatre and comedy SUN 11 FEB 7.00pm CLAIRE MARTIN featuring JIM MULLEN: SONGS FOR SWINGING LOVERS AN EVENING OF ROMANTIC JAZZ Multi-award-winning vocalist Claire Martin OBE, and guitar great Jim Mullen, join forces to bring you a night of world-class jazz and unadulterated romance. Featuring much adored songs including My Funny Valentine, Secret Love and When I Fall In Love, Claire and Jim draw on the classic repertoire of the Ella Fitzgerald songbooks, alongside the likes of Sarah Vaughan and Shirley Horn, for a very special Valentine s concert. Tickets 20 SUN 18 FEB 7.00pm Berk s Nest Presents COLIN HOULT as ANNA MANN in HOW WE STOP THE FASCISTS Having effectively cured all depression in her last smash-hit show, actress Anna Mann (Colin Hoult s masterclass in character comedy Time Out) returns to take on the terrifying rise of fascism. Fear not, gentle liberals, Mother Mann is here. Tickets 15 SUN 6 MAY 7.00pm CLIVE ROWE: MY FAVOURITE SINGS We are delighted to welcome to the Orange Tree Olivier Award-winning actor Clive Rowe and his Musical Director Wendy Gadian, to present an evening of Rowe s favourite sings. Be transported away as you listen to wonderful songs by great songwriters from Gershwin to Porter. Rowe will also dip gently into his musical theatre repertoire, and present some popular classics with stunning arrangements by Gadian. Tickets 20 SUN 13 MAY 7.00pm AN OAK TREE Written and co-performed by TIM CROUCH Set during a stage hypnotist s act, An Oak Tree is an intricate story of loss and suggestion performed by two people: the playwright himself and a second actor who will have neither seen nor read a word of the play they re in until they re in it. A rare chance to see this

17 17 groundbreaking and Obie Award-winning production by one of the UK s most original theatremakers. Tickets 15 SUN 7 JAN, SUN 28 JAN, SUN 10 JUN 11.00am ALLEGRI QUARTET Sunday morning classical concerts with the ever-popular Allegri Quartet. Tickets 20 NOTES TO EDITORS ABOUT THE ORANGE TREE THEATRE At its home in Richmond, South West London, the Orange Tree Theatre aims to entertain, challenge, move and amaze with a bold and continually evolving mix of new and rediscovered plays in our unique in-the-round space. We want to change lives by telling remarkable stories from a wide variety of times and places, filtered through the singular imagination of our writers and the remarkable closeup presence of our actors. Over its forty-five-year history the Orange Tree has had an exceptional track record in discovering writers and promoting their early work, as well as rediscovering artists from the past whose work had either been disregarded or forgotten. In the last three years, the OT has been recognised for its work with eighteen major industry awards, including ten Offies (Off West End Awards), three UK Theatre Awards (including Most Welcoming London Theatre 2016 & 2017), the Alfred Fagon Audience Award and the Peter Brook Empty Space Award. Every show so far in was award-nominated. By the end of 2017, the Orange Tree s work will have been seen in 33 other towns and cities across the country since the start of Artistic Director Paul Miller Executive Director Sarah Nicholson The Orange Tree is a registered charity (no ) and is generously supported by the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. Website orangetreetheatre.co.uk box.office@orangetreetheatre.co.uk Facebook/Instagram OrangeTreeTheatre ABOUT PAINES PLOUGH Paines Plough is the UK s national theatre of new plays. The company commissions and produces the best playwrights and tours their plays far and wide. Whether you re in Liverpool or Lyme Regis, Scarborough or Southampton, a Paines Plough show is coming to a theatre near you soon. Paines Plough was formed in 1974 over a pint of Paines bitter in the Plough pub. Since then they ve produced more than 130 new productions by world renowned playwrights like Stephen Jeffreys, Abi Morgan, Sarah Kane, Mark Ravenhill, Dennis Kelly and Mike Bartlett.

18 18 In 2017, Paines Plough toured to 86 places across four continents. Paines Plough Limited is a company limited by guarantee and a registered charity. Registered Company no: Registered Charity no: #RoundaboutPP ABOUT THEATR CLWYD One of the hidden treasures of North Wales, a huge vibrant culture complex The Guardian Theatr Clwyd produces exciting, dynamic, vibrant theatre for Wales and beyond. Led by Artistic Director Tamara Harvey we are a champion of world-class drama, new writing and family-friendly work. Overlooking the Clwydian Hills yet only forty minutes from Liverpool we have three theatres, a cinema, café, bar and three art galleries to offer a rich and varied programme of visual arts, film, theatre, music and comedy. We work extensively with our local community, schools and colleges as well as creating award-winning work for and with young people. Over 200,000 people a year come through our doors and in 2015 Theatr Clwyd was voted the Most Welcoming Theatre in Wales. LISTINGS INFORMATION Orange Tree Theatre Orange Tree Theatre, 1 Clarence Street, Richmond, Surrey, TW9 2SA Box Office orangetreetheatre.co.uk (open 10am to 6.30pm Mon-Sat). TRANSPORT Trains Richmond Station (District Line, London Overground and South West Trains to/from Waterloo). Buses 65, 190, 371, 391, 419, 490, 493, R68, R70, H22, H37, and N22 (night bus) all stop at Richmond Station. 33 and 337 also stop in central Richmond. Cycling Bike storage facilities near the Theatre at the corner of Church Road and Kew Road, and at Richmond Station. Parking Pay and display parking is also available nearby. Old Deer Park car park (off the A316) is about a 5-minute walk to the theatre. Free parking after 6.30pm.