East End Boys, West End Girls

“We face neither East nor West; we face forwards.” Kwame Nkrumah

Thrilled to announce our new play, a vibrant look at London life, opening July 28th at Arcola in Dalston, before touring to CLF Arts Cafe, Peckham, Saatchi Gallery, Chelsea and Bernie Grant Art Centre, Tottenham. We have an exciting London tour lined up and juicy holiday devising workshops too. See below for details.

LONDON TOUR

28 JULY – 15 AUGUST 2015

Will their postcodes keep them in their place?

East meets West across the education divide when four London teenagers compete for a prestigious scholarship. As they venture across the capital into unfamiliar territories, friendships are tested, aspirations are challenged and each is forced to decide what matters most. Will the best candidate win or will their postcodes keep them in their place?

A vibrant, timely and touching new work, taking the pulse on coming-of-age in a increasingly divided city. A play about young people for the young and young at heart! Join us! Book now.

TOUR DATES AND VENUES

Arcola Theatre
Tuesday 28 July – Saturday 1 August, 8pm and
Saturday 1 August, 3.30pm
Booking information: 020 7503 1646 | www.arcolatheatre.com
Tickets: Adults £17, Concessions £12 & Under 16s £6
24 Ashwin St, London E8 3DL

Post-show q&a: Thursday 30 July – with the cast and creative team

Friday 31 July –  with writer/director, Ade Solanke

CLF Arts Cafe
Tuesday 4 – Friday 7 August, 7.30pm
Booking information: 020 7732 5275 | www.clfartcafe.org
Tickets: Adults £12, Concessions £10 & Under 16s £6
133 Rye Lane, Peckham, London, SE15 4ST | Book tickets

Post-show q&a: Wednesday 5 August – with the cast

Thursday 6 August – with writer/director, Ade Solanke

Saatchi Gallery
Monday 10 – Wednesday 12 August, 4pm
(N.B workshop performances)
Booking information: 020 7811 3070 | www.saatchigallery.com
Tickets: Under 16s £6 + £1.01 booking fee
Duke Of York’s HQ, King’s Rd, London SW3 4RY

Bernie Grant Arts Centre
Friday 14 – Saturday 15 August, 7.30pm
Booking information: 020 8365 5450 | www.berniegrantcentre.co.uk
Tickets: Adults £12, Concessions £10 & Under 16s £6
Town Hall Approach Road, Tottenham Green, London, N15 4RX | Book tickets

Creative Team
Writer and director: Ade Solanke

Producer: Hannah Tookey

Set and Costume Designer: Anna Lewis

Lighting Designer: Peter Small

Sound Designer: Tim Shaw

Assistant Director: Maa-Yarkor Addo

Stage Manager: Drew MacNeil

Casting Director: Caley Powell

Cast
Jennie Eggleton

Alhaji Fofana

Ismail Kamara

Montana Mascoll

Huge thanks to Arts Council England, Peggy Ramsay Foundation, Royal Victoria Hall Foundation, Rich Mix Arts Centre and Arcola Lab for their support.

WORKSHOPS

We’re also offering free devising workshops giving young people interested in drama a chance to create their own responses to the play.

They’ll share their creations with their friends and family in a special pre-show event. Suitable for ages 8 upwards.

DATES AND TIMES:

ARCOLA THEATRE      Wed 29-Fri 31 July 3-7pm

CLF ARTS CAFE          Wed 5-7 August  3-7pm

SAATCHI GALLERY     Mon 10-12 August  2-4pm

It’s a chance to create your own work and learn new games and techniques, exploring the themes of the play using drama, writing, music and movement.

We’ll look at topics such as:

Friendship/Loneliness when at school
Societal pressures / personal ambitions
Similarities / differences within class, race, postcodes.

Ending each workshop, there’ll be short performances of the new pieces to be shared with an audience of family and friends in the theatre space.

Facilitator: Maa Yarkor-Addo

To book a place, please email caleypowellcasting@yahoo.co.uk

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