Rough Cuts Season Announced
Published on Thu 23 Dec 20102011 ROUGH CUTS SEASON
ROUGH CUTS Season 19-28 January 2011
Jerwood Theatre Upstairs at the Royal Court
Rough Cuts – a regular mini season of short plays, experimental readings and works in progress continues at the Royal Court from 19-28 January 2011.
Highlights include a new dance project from the US choreographer Manwe Sauls-Addison exploring the world of celebrity backing dancers, shorts from writers Alia Bano, Brad Birch and DC Jackson and a first glimpse of the Romany Project, an ongoing work developed from interviews with members of the Romany community in the East of England.
The programme begins with Court Short on 19-22 January – four nights of short plays by three young playwrights. Alia Bano’s debut play Shades at the Royal Court in 2009 won her an Evening Standard Award and she is currently writer in residence at the Royal Court. Her short play, Buried, will be directed by Joe Hill Gibbons.
Brad Birch’s piece Permafrost will be directed by Sam Taylor Wood. A recent graduate of the Royal Court’s Young Writers’ Programme, this will be his Royal Court debut.
DC Jackson’s play will be directed by Jo McInnes. His most recent play was My Romantic History, which played to sell-out runs at Edinburgh Festival, Sheffield and The Bush Theatre and won a Scotsman Fringe First Award.
On Fri 21 January, there will be a presentation of Unheard Voices: Romany Stories. Playwrights Dan Allum and Nell Leyshon interviewed men and women from the Romany Traveller community and have developed this short verbatim play in response.
The project will be directed by Indhu Rubasingham and the cast includes Mossie Smith. Luke Treadaway, Candis Nergaard, Anthony O’Donnell, Beatie Edney and Sean Chapman.
The Rough Cuts Programme will finish on an energetic note with 5,6,7,8 – a new dance piece from Manwe Sauls-Addison exploring the world of celebrity backing dancers. Manwe was choreographer on Wig Out! at the Royal Court in 2008 and has danced and provided choreography for Beyonce, Black Eyed Peas, Lady Gag and Michael Jackson. The piece will be directed by Gbolahan Obisesan.
The Rough Cuts season will be in the Jerwood Theatre Upstairs at from 19 – 28 January 10. Tickets available online at www.royalcourttheatre.com or from the Box Office on 020 7565 5000.
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Notes to Editors:
For further information please contact Anna Evans in the Royal Court Press Office on
020 7565 5063 or e-mail annaevans@royalcourttheatre.com.
Listings information
Rough Cuts Season:19 – 28 January 2011
Wednesday 19 – Saturday 22 January 7pm
Court Short
Four nights of short plays by three young playwrights.
Buried by Alia Bano directed by Joe Hill Gibbons
Permafrost by Brad Birch, directed by Sam Taylor Wood
Untitled by DC Jackson, directed by Jo McInnes
Friday 21 January 8pm
Unheard Voices: Romany Stories
A short verbatim play based on interviews with members of the Romany Traveller community. Playwrights Dan Allum and Nell Leyshon interviewed men and women from the Romany community in the East of England and now bring their stories to the stage.
Directed by Indhu Rubasingham.
Wed 26 – Fri 28 January
5, 6, 7, 8
US choreographer Manwe Sauls-Addison develops a new dance piece exploring the world of celebrity backing dancers. MTV Music Video Award nominated Manwe was choreographer on Wig Out! at the Royal Court and has danced and provided choreography for Beyonce, Black Eyed Peas, Lady Gaga and Michael Jackson.
Directed by Gbolahan Obisesan.
All tickets £8 available from 020 7565 5000 or www.royalcourttheatre.com.
2 for £10
See both Court Short and Unheard Voices: Romany Stories on Friday 21 Jan for £10.
Jerwood Theatre Upstairs at the Royal Court Theatre, Sloane Square, London SW1W 8AS. Tickets £8 available from 020 7565 5000 or www.royalcourttheatre.com.
Rough Cuts is sponsored by Kudos Film and Television and Ecosse Films.
Unheard Voices: Romany Stories is sponsored by the Paul Hamlyn Foundation