Superbly simple, slick, and razor sharp
Eight by Ella Hickson
Newcastle Peoples Theatre
Tuesday 9th - Saturday 13th February 2016
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Photo: Paula Smart |
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Just how good can a set of monologues performed on a blank stage be? The answer is “exceptional”, according to the critics who raved about this show when it first appeared at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in 2008.
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Hickson’s Fringe smash went on to find success in the West End and off-Broadway, so we are very excited to introduce this production to our audiences as yet another Newcastle premiere for the People’s Theatre in our Studio Upstairs.
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This collection of emotionally charged, unsettling, and intriguing monologues offers a revelatory state-of-the-nation look at the Britain we live in right now.
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The characters - ranging from high-class hookers, through soul-devouring hedonists, to 7/7 survivors - represent a generation living in a world where it seems anything and everything has become acceptable.
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Heart-strings are pulled as hope and individual faith are sought amidst crisp and sharply observed social cynicism.
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At times bleak, and with a melancholy undertow, these feisty 21st Century soliloquies offer a gritty response to the cosy world of Alan Bennett’s Talking Heads.
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The monologues are presented by some of the People’s most talented up-and-coming new directors and actors.
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Tickets:Eight by Ella Hickson appears at Newcastle’s Peoples Theatre from Tuesday 9th - Saturday 13th February 2016 at 7.30pm
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