See You Next Tuesday - New Players Theatre
Preview by Lizzie Guilfoyle
FROM MARCH 5 to March 20, 2010, New Players Theatre is presenting See You Next Tuesday, which not only celebrates International Women’s Day (March 8) but also raises funds for Eve Ensler’s V-Day.
A showcase of feminine and feminist talent across theatre, comedy and film with talks and workshops, See You Next Tuesday (SYNT) has exclusive rights to stage The Vagina Monologues and also presents A Memory, A Monologue, A Rant and A Prayer, a selection of monologues edited by Eve Ensler that includes the premiere of Maya Angelou’s Woman Work, as part of the City of Joy Gala on March 20.
V-Day is a global movement to stop violence against women and girls, such as rape, battery, incest, female genital mutilation (FGM) and sexual slavery. It is a catalyst that promotes creative events to increase awareness, raise money and revitalize the spirit of existing anti-violence organizations.
PROGRAMME
The Vagina Monologues (theatre): March 5 at 7.30pm, March 9, 12, 13, 16 and 19 at 8pm, March 20 at 2.30pm. Tickets: £20, £15 concessions.
After a sell-out run in 2009, this newly reimagined version of Eve Ensler’s hilarious and provocative classic returns by special permission, exclusively granted in the UK to SYNT. Proceeds will benefit local and international charities working to end violence against women.
Until The Violence Stops (film): March 14 at 3pm. Tickets: £6.
Described as extraordinarily empowering and heartbreakingly funny, this Sundance favourite chronicles how Eve Ensler’s hit off-Broadway solo show The Vagina Monologues grew into V-Day, an international grassroots movement to stop violence against women and girls. Proceeds will benefit local and international charities working to end violence against women. 70minutes.
Up The Café de Paris (theatre): March 8, 10 and 11 at 8pm, March 9 and 12 at 6pm. Tickets: £20, £15 concessions.
A cast of two women deftly recreate a myriad of characters in a journey that reaches its climactic conclusion as the Café de Paris is razed to the ground by a bomb attack on March 8, 1941. Created by Hannah Kimpton, Andi Osho and Lewis Barfoot.
See You Next Tuesday Late Night Lucky Dip Cabaret (cabaret): March 9 and 16 at 10pm. Tickets: £10.
Funny Women: Stand Up to Stand Out Workshop (comedy): March 11 at 5.30pm. Tickets: £35.
This allows women to explore their funny side to build self confidence, improve relationships and enhance communications.
Funny Women: Writers and Performers Forum (workshop): March 13 at 3pm. Tickets: £25.
In the run up to this year’s Funny Women Awards, recognising that women are natural collaborators, Funny Women are hosting an event where performers and writers can interact. Special guests include women who are both writers and performers – Janice Connolly (Mrs Barbara Nice), Kiki Kendrick, Carrie Quinlan and Meryl O’Rourke. The evening will be hosted by Annabel Giles.
Funny Women: Not Just A Pretty Face (talk): March 15 at 5.30pm. Tickets: £25.
Veteran comedy producers Funny Women take on the ‘airbrush culture’ of big media in this Cultural Change Forum, featuring guest speakers from across media disciplines, including television, radio and print.
Funny Women presents: Sex Lies and Lots of Cake (comedy): March 18 at 8pm. Tickets: £15, £12 concessions.
The comedy show that gives a girl everything she wants in one easy package – stand up, sketch and music with a bit of hanky panky.
Lady In Bed (theatre): March 14 at 8pm. Tickets: £12.
Fresh from the Camden Fringe, this one-woman autobiographical show takes the audience on a quest for love and sexual adventure from the 1970’s to the present. Critically acclaimed writer and performer Alison Goldie plays all the characters in what is described as a lively, funny and moving tour de force.
Belly Dancing For Beginners (theatre): March 14 at 6pm. Tickets: £10.
Six women living in a rural English village find their lives changed forever by the arrival of a mysterious Egyptian woman and her belly dancing classes. She pushes them to understand themselves, but can they understand each other? An exotic journey into love, friendship and bellydancing…
City of Joy: Gala for the Women of the Congo (theatre/music): March 20 at 8pm. Tickets: £25.
A gala fundraiser for the City of Joy, a one-of-a-kind safe house and empowerment centre for survivors of sexual violence in Bukavu, Democratic Republic of Congo, due to open in May 2010 and founded by V-Day and UNICEF.
It features celebrity guest speakers, debut performances of new writing by Maya Angelou, Edward Albee, Lynne Nottage and more from the groundbreaking new compilation A Memory, A Monologue, A Rant and A Prayer, with a grand finale of music and dancing from Congolese powerhouse Kasai Masai.
Company FZ Workshop Hosted by Flick Ferdinando (workshop): March 13 from 11am to 1pm. Tickets: £20, £18 concessions.
A workshop on how to be ridiculous whilst keeping your dignity. Using clown and physical theatre techniques, the participants will be lead through a short workshop by the experienced physical comedienne Flick Ferdinando.
Leaving + Q&A (film): March 15 at 8pm. Tickets: £8.
Winner of multiple awards, including Best Film (London Film Festival) this short film by Richard Penfold and Sam Hearn of Omni Productions stars Johnny Harris (London to Brighton, RocknRolla) and Keirston Wareing (Fish Tank, The Take) and explores the dangerously entangled cycle of an abusive relationship. Q+A with actors and domestic violence charity Woman’s Trust.
All The King’s Men (cabaret): March 11 and 12 at 10pm. Tickets: £10.
Electrifying modern vaudeville from this wildly popular award-winning all-female cabaret troupe, playing over fifty gender-bending characters in an hour of pop-cultural satire, dance, scene work, storytelling, socio-political commentary, burlesque, multi-media, comedy and drama.
Tomboy Blues (theatre): March 19 at 10pm. Tickets: £10.
Fresh from the Barbican Theatre Plymouth, this powerful show explores what happens to the tomboys abandoned by 90% of women as they grow up in an hour of live art, theatre, faux science, storytelling, dance and song.