camden people’s theatre

WINTERWINTER 2008

How It EndedTues 8th - Sun 13th Jan

ExileTues 15th - Sun 20th Jan

The Scene PoolTues 22nd - Sun 27th Jan

PaperweightTues 29th - Thurs 31st Jan

À Corps et à CruFri 1st - Sat 2nd Feb

Snap DragonTues 5th - Sun 10th Feb

LeavingTues 12th Feb - Sat 1st Mar

The Scene PoolTues 11th - Sun 16th Mar

Hampstead RoadWed 26th - Sat 29th Mar

Mixed RoutesWed 2nd - Sat 5th Apr

BriefingTues 8th - Sat 26th Apr

Winter Season2007 was undoubtedly a difficult year for the arts. Every dayit seemed like there was another story of a company loosing itsfunding, a venue in danger or wholesale raids on the fundingpot. Like many we felt the pinch hard and all seemed bleak.But towards the end of the year things here began to change.

Since October CPT has been in receipt of regular funding fromthe London Borough of Camden, and in late November wereceived funding from The Arts Council of England for 2008.What does this mean? Firstly it means stability and the abilityto plan for the future. Most noticeably it will enable us to workwith selected emerging companies on the development of theirwork through the re-launched Tonic scheme.

Over the course of the year we’ll be working with up to eightcompanies developing new pieces of work. You can catch a firstglimpse at our new monthly Starting Blocks night, wherecompanies have opportunity to share the initial stages of ideasand works in progress - have a look at our website for moredetails.

So what can we offer to brighten the gloom of your winter nights?

This season is a mixture of new faces and returning friends.Amongst the new we’ve got You Need Me, Footprint Project,Split Soul Dance Theatre and Mercurial. We’re delighted to havenew work from Indian Runner whose previous work, Trailer, wasdeveloped though Tonic in 2006. Also returning, following work inprogress showings last year, are Top of the World whose (almost)wordless comedy Paperweight has been developed at CPT.

I can’t describe these works to you because, like you, I haven’tseen them yet; nobody has. That’s what makes CPT a specialplace. We take risks, back a hunch, believe in an idea. I’d askyou to do the same. Don’t wait to hear about it from someoneelse, follow your instinct. Get in at the beginning. Take a risk -you might just be blown away.

I have a good feeling about 2008.

Matt Ball,Director

BOX OFFICE: 08700 600 100

Winter 2008

www.cptheatre.co.uk

Camden People’s Theatre

ExileFootprint ProjectTues 15th - Sun 20th Jan, 8pm£8/£6

Exile is an experimental performancedevised by five international actorsand based on the experience ofexile. In the Exile world, newlanguages are created, suitcasesare boats and human beings livein sellotape islands. The pieceincorporates visual theatre, storytelling, poetry, live music, danceand film projection.

Directed by Gaël Le Cornec

Post show discussion withAmnesty International:Thurs 17th of Jan, FREE

Workshop with the company:Sat 19th at 2pm, £15

How It EndedYou Need MeTues 8th - Sun 13th Jan, 7.30pm£9/£7

The debut piece from You Need Me, aninternational company of actors with astrong physical background, How It Endedis a tender and tragic exploration of marriagein an era of uncompromising expectations.

Staged in the round with live music, the castplay with traditional storytelling techniquesto explore a true story of cultural alienationand loneliness. The focus shifts from Walesduring the Second World War to France inthe immediate aftermath of liberation,keeping at its centre the fierce fading ofa wartime romance.

A hauntingly intimate story of love in decline.

Devised by the cast.

Conceived and directed byEmily Watson Howes.

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PaperweightTop Of The WorldTues 29th - Thurs 31st Jan, 8pm£10/£8

Paperweight is an absurd story of twomen trapped in mindless jobs. As the pressures of work and the ever-presentthreat of the telephone ringingincrease, chaos descends. Will theyescape the tedium and discoverthe world behind the water cooler?

An (almost) silent comedy, Paperweightexplores the feelings we have towardsour working environments, and asksabout our need for stories thatprovide an escape from our lives.

Top of the World is Jamie Wood,Sebastien Lawson & Tom Frankland.Their collaboration draws on elementsof surreal humour, visual poetry andarresting storytelling to present a bold anduncompromising theatrical experience.

The Scene PoolP.I. NetworkTues 22nd - Sun 27th Jan & Tues 11th - Sun 16th Mar, 7.30pm & 9pm two double bills (four shows) per night£6

A week of energy-driven performance.

The Scene Pool - the latest dynamic initiativefrom P.I. Network. Theatre makers have 20 minutesto try out work, experiment, get feedback andget seen. The Scene Pool puts the vision and riskback into theatre performance.

P.I. Network supports the theatre artist to createand produce performance. For details of all ourinitiatives visit: www.perform.tv

“An impressive, virtuoso performance”Three Weeks

Snap DragonBy Tim BlackwellTues 5th - Sun 10th Feb, 8pm£10/£8

On stage it’s murder - but off-stage iswhere the real drama begins!

Christmas 1950; a theatrical digs inCamden Town...

Between the matinée and the eveningperformance, Audrey and Gavin mustface the facts about love, acting, FatherChristmas and the purpose of life!

Snap Dragon is a crackling newtwo-hander, drawing flavours fromAgatha Christie, Edward Albee,J.B. Priestley and British films of the1940’s and 50’s.

Do come along - and enjoy!

À Corps et à CruIndian Runner ProductionFri 1st - Sat 2nd Feb, 8pm£10/£8

I can paint when I please, I can eatwhen I please, if I feel for doing soI can go down and smile at anypretty waiter that I please...

Now when something enters your lifeno matter how frivolous or small younow have a tie to it. Now if it isfrivolous and small, you can cut thattie as quickly as you made it and it isno longer part of your life. But if it isin fact something quite large, quiteinfluential you not only make that tiestronger but you will also make several others.

Indian Runner Production received theNew Discovery Prize at Mimos Festival 2006 fortheir previous show Trailer. This piece wascommissioned by the Centre ChoregraphiqueNational de Nancy and was developed withsupport from Camden People’s Theatre.

“...a very talented writer,with a distinctive narrative voice...”

Lee Brackstone, Faber & Faber

“Indian Runner Productions’ surreal,allegorical tale of trailer-park desperation is

an intensely sexual show that isbursting with ideas and originality.”

The Stage on Trailer

“The cast have formed a fluid bondwith each other... the freshness and

vibrancy of the piece hint at thepromise this young company show.”

Sara-Mae Tuson - UK Theatre Reviews(‘Shoebox Complex’ 2006)

Hampstead RoadOrley And BrassWed 26th - Sat 29th MarFree (check website for opening hours)

An immersive installation with soundinspired by the history of the site.

Where there were once extensiveverdant tea gardens, there are nowbusy roads, high-rise buildings, railwaysand underground tunnels. As the areaaround the theatre continues to bedeveloped, and the buildings across theroad are demolished, artists Elinor Brassand Emily Orley will create an evocativesculptural environment documenting allthe pathways (both real and imaginary,public and private) that have evercrossed this corner of Hampstead Road,bringing an intricately layered network ofmemories to life.

LeavingSplit Soul Dance TheatreTues 12th Feb - Sat 1st Mar, 8pm (6pm Sundays)£10/£8

Leaving, by Sarah O’Hanlon,follows stories from the lives offour women - a dancer, a chessplayer, an asylum seeker anda mad woman - all of whom arebalancing their passions with theirrealities. As they explore thesubtleties and extend the boundaries of femininity over the last two centuries, the connection betweentheir seemingly disparate livesbecomes apparent.

Leaving combines physical theatreand animated scenography to illustrateits poetic text. Rose Lewenstein directsJulia Barnett, with scenography byEva Liparova, an original score byMax Perryment, and choreography bySplit Soul’s own Sarah Way.

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“The cast have formed a fluid bondwith each other... the freshness and

vibrancy of the piece hint at thepromise this young company show.”

Sara-Mae Tuson - UK Theatre Reviews(‘Shoebox Complex’ 2006)

BriefingMercurial ProductionsTues 8th - Sat 26th Apr, 8pm£12/£10

What if you found yourself betweenworlds, unsure of which was real?

When a man wakes with no memoryof his past, all he has left is theincreasingly urgent feeling thatsomething is missing. And thatperhaps everyone is asking thewrong questions. That it may beless important to find out whohe is than what he is. And whyit is vital he remembers the reasonhe is here.

Based on Nobel Prize winnerDoris Lessing’s Briefing for a Descentinto Hell, Mercurial Productionspresents an original piece of devisedphysical theatre, using objects, bodiesand imagination to explore magicalchanges in space, and a classicalchorus re-imagined for the 21st century.

Mixed RoutesPan Intercultural ArtsWed 2nd - Sat 5th Apr, 8pm£10/£8

Mixed Routes, three original pieces writtenand created by women who are enrichedby being heir to multiple heritages, whosevery being contains many routes and roots.

Stepping out of conventional boxes the storiesare multi-layered using a variety of media.

Trolley Talk invites the audience to enter theeveryday realms of a supermarket wherethe idea of being ‘truly super-duper British’ isquestioned and the layers beneath thesurface are peeled away.

The search for identity is investigated in thestruggle to uphold Chinese traditions from awestern viewpoint in Mamma, mobilisingcultural objects and imagery to unravel aninner conflict. Escape To Paradise is a holidayof a lifetime. A journey into sun, sea, sand andpsychology. Welcome to Guantanamo Bay!

camden people’s theatre

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58-60 Hampstead Road,London NW1 2PY.

Admin: 020 7419 4841Box Office: 08700 600 100 (24hrs)

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Camden People’s Theatre is dedicated tothe creation of new work and new ways ofworking. Both in programming work fromvisiting companies and in developing workin-house, we place special emphasis onmovement, gesture and visual impact,recognising that these are integral inmaking our work accessible on across-cultural basis.

“Very well-spent evening. Lovely intimatevenue. Very friendly, relaxed place. Theperformance was f***ing brilliant!”Recent audience feedback

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Camden People’s Theatre is a registered charity: 1058723Registered Company Number: 3256616BOX OFFICE: 08700 600 100

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GETTING HERETubes: Warren Street, Euston & Euston SquareBuses: 24, 27, 29, 30, 73 & 134Train: EustonParking: Free on-street parking after 6.30pm

Access: Full wheelchair access to theauditorium. Adapted toilet facilities.

BUYING YOUR TICKETOn the web: www.cptheatre.co.ukBy phone: 08700 600 100 (24hrs)In person: At CPT from 45 mins before the show.When collecting tickets from CPT, please do so30 mins before the performance.

Refreshments: Fully licensed bar available.

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