the The Spring/Summer 2013 Reduced Shakespeare Company Pithier than Python. Irresistible New York Times Saturday 8 June 7.30pm
Alex Beckett Friday 18 January 7.30pm Out of the Blue Tickets 15 (Concessions 10) Oxford s all-male a cappella group and stars of Britain s Got Talent take to the stage for this vocal extravaganza. Serving an unbeatable cocktail of hot harmonies and outrageous choreography, these fourteen sharp-suited singers provide a musical experience like no other. Their enjoyment is contagious, their musicality infectious, so hold onto your seats this is a cappella like you ve never heard it before! With music ranging from Stevie Wonder to Jessie J, be blown away by these boys touching musicality and irrepressible energy. True, simple entertainment IIIII What s on Stage If you don t enjoy yourself you re officially the curmudgeon of the millennium Scotsman Brilliant! McIntyre Thursday 24 January 7.30pm Alleyn s Chaplaincy Community Lecture Is faith a help or a hindrance when you are trying to make peace? Sir Jonathan Phillips, Warden of Keble College, Oxford, and former Permanent Secretary to the Northern Ireland Office. Admission free but tickets must be booked through the online Box Office. Across the world religion is an important, sometimes a crucial, issue in attempts to bring about reconciliation, stability and development. Jonathan Phillips was closely and significantly involved for many years with the Northern Ireland peace process and it is difficult to think of a better person in the UK to speak on this topic. If you are interested in the role of faith in peace processes, politics and communities, or how a person of faith faces these difficult conversations, then this evening is for you. Wednesday 13 and Thursday 14 February 7.00pm The Middle School Play Romeo and Juliet Tickets 6 (Concessions 4) William Shakespeare s magnificent Romeo and Juliet has been told innumerable times, in a million different ways. It is a story we all know the feuding families, the star-crossed lovers, the tragic end. But despite the fact that it is a very old play, it still has a young heart, and is as pertinent and thrilling today as it ever has been. In this production a cast of Middle School pupils tackle this dazzling tragedy they love, they fight, they bleed, they die. Young, vibrant and visceral this production is not for the faint-hearted.
Saturday 16 February 7.30pm 2Deep Rannel Company Tickets 15 (Concessions 10) Expect a new take on Rannel s trademark hilarious hip-hop comedy theatre full of music, physical set-pieces and jaw-dropping skills with a futuristic twist. Two men one room who are they? How did they get there? How will they escape? The energetic and unexpected sketches of this critically-acclaimed comedy duo have been an undisputed hit with audiences up and down the country. A comedic gem Scotsman Thursday 28 February 7.30pm Alleyn s International Concert Series Dimension Piano Trio Rafal Zambrzycki-Payne violin Thomas Carroll cello Anthony Hewitt piano Tickets 14 (Concessions 6) Beethoven: Piano Trio in C minor Op.1 No.3 Schoenberg arr. Steuermann: Verklärte Nacht Op.4 Suk: Elegie Op.23 Brahms: Piano Trio No.3 in C minor Op.101 The piano trio Dimension is comprised of three outstanding instrumentalists, all of whom have international reputations as soloists as well as collaborative musicians. As a trio they have featured in festivals throughout Europe as well as in London s Wigmore Hall, St John s Smith Square and South Bank, and have performed the Beethoven Triple Concerto with the London Philharmonic and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestras. They were winners of the 2005 Parkhouse International Chamber Music Competition and the 2004 South East Music Schemes.
Agna Poznanska Wednesday 13 and Thursday 14 March 7.30pm Year 7 Concerts in Alleyn s Great Hall Two evenings of combined choral, class ensemble and solo items from each of the Year 7 classes. A hint of great things to come! Friday 1 March 8.00pm Backgammon for Beginners Please note these concerts take place in Alleyn s Great Hall. Admission is free but tickets should be pre-booked through the online Box Office. So & So Circus Tickets 13 (Concessions 10) Suitable for age 12+ Yeki Bood, Yeki na bood ; an Iranian saying to start a tale. There was a man, there was nobody In 1976 a bemused Iranian man arrives on a military jet in London. He holds nothing but a suitcase, a complicated past, and a love of backgammon. Stunning acrobatics and a breathtaking live score are used to tell the story of Roshan, a charming but ultimately flawed man, and his numerous adventures in a foreign and often frightening land. Backgammon becomes a seduction tool, cockney accents cause confusion and the Iran he once knew disappears after the Islamic revolution of 1979. Award-winning So & So Circus s notto-be-missed show is at once funny, touching and entertaining, and features acrobatics as you have never seen them before. There is much to cheer here from this young company Guardian Assembling an arresting story with humour, candour and ravishing acrobatics, Backgammon for Beginners is never factual, but always truthful This Is Cabaret Saturday 27 April 2.00pm Robin Hood and His Very Merry Men Uncontained Arts Tickets 10 (Concessions 6) Suitable for age 4+ Uncontained Arts return with another exhilarating interpretation of much-loved children s stories. Join the legendary outlaw Robin Hood and his band of very merry men as they rob from the rich to save the poor in this laugh-a-minute adventure.
With Maid Marian by his side, this tightswearing bandit cannot be stopped as he defeats the nasty Sheriff of Nottingham time and time again! Featuring live music and puppetry, Little John, Friar Tuck, buckets of mud and a host of colourful forest characters telling their tales along the way, this is a family show with lots of joining in. Not to be missed! Thursday 23 May 7.30pm Lower School & Middle Concert Admission free but tickets must be booked through the online Box Office. Alleyn s younger musicians entertain with characteristic energy and sparkle. The company clearly know what kids want The Stage IIIII Thursday 9 May 7.30pm A Lot of Hot Air Wind and Brass Ensembles School Event Tickets not required but please book by emailing eventsteam@alleyns.org.uk An informal evening, al fresco style, of performances from the growing number of woodwind and brass ensembles; the concert is performed on several stages in the Edward Alleyn Building Atrium. Thursday 16 and Friday 17 May 7.00pm The Lower School Play Details to be announced. Saturday 18 May Dulwich Festival Event Details to be announced, see: michaelcrofttheatre.org.uk Friday 24 May 7.30pm Tin Rocket Niki McCretton Tickets 13 (Concessions 10) Suitable for age 16+ What planet are you on? is a phrase Niki McCretton is well used to hearing. If you ve ever felt like you don t fit in or that The Matrix feels more like a documentary than a work of fiction, then maybe you are on the same planet as her. Niki s quest to make sense of it all has taken her to Russia to try on space suits, to the USA to interview a man who s eaten spaghetti on the moon and to Northern Ireland to see how her ancestors managed to go from obsessing about potatoes to running a Speakeasy in the Bronx. She s met royalty and strangely Prince Charles thinks she s very funny. Should she worry? Come and find out.
Open-Access Policy The welcomes visitors with disabilities. Parking and drop-off point on the School site available by prior arrangement Dedicated space for wheelchairs in the auditorium Saturday 8 June 7.30pm Reduced Shakespeare Company in The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged) (revised) Written by Adam Long, Daniel Singer and Jess Winfield. Directed by Reed Martin and Austin Tichenor. Tickets 15 (Concessions 12) All 37 plays in 97 minutes! An irreverent, fast-paced romp through the Bard s plays, The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged) was London s longest-running comedy 9 years at the Criterion! Now brilliantly revised for 2013, join these madcap men in tights as they weave their wicked way through all of Shakespeare s Comedies, Histories and Tragedies in one wild ride that will leave you breathless and helpless with laughter. Gloriously, relaxingly funny Financial Times Stupendous, anchorless joy! The Times Shamelessly heretical! Time Out Lift to all floors Fully accessible disabled toilets on all floors Guide dogs and hearing dogs welcome Audio loop connection available by prior arrangement For general advice and to arrange parking or audio loop connection please email: eventsteam@alleyns.org.uk or phone 020 8557 1510/1541 Booking information Tickets for all events are available via the online box office: michaelcrofttheatre.org.uk Follow us on twitter.com/michaelcroftthr and facebook.com/ Tickets also available at Village Books, 1d Calton Avenue, Dulwich, SE21 7DE the Getting to The Alleyn s School, Townley Road, Dulwich, London SE22 8SU By rail: The nearest mainline stations are North Dulwich (London Bridge Line) and Herne Hill (Victoria Line). North Dulwich Station is a 6-7 minute walk. Herne Hill Station is just a short journey by number 37 bus. By bus: 12, 37, 40, 176, 185, 312, P4 and P13. Dulwich Film Club at the screenings at 4.00pm and 7.00pm: the 3 March, 21 April, 19 May, 16 June