News of events at The Place Theatre, Bedford http://www.theplacebedford.org.uk/ en-gb 60 Sun, 29 Jan 2012 10:08:42 GMT Sun, 29 Jan 2012 10:08:42 GMT Gerard Logan (Olivier Award nominee and RSC actor) stars in the first ever solo adaptation of William Shakespeares brilliant, brutal narrative poem about the dreadful crime of rape and its aftershock, in which Shakespeare goes beyond the obvious, shining a light on a band of human behaviour encompassing the bestial and the beautiful. Winner of The Stage magazines "Best Solo Show" of the 2012 Edinburgh Festival. http://www.theplacebedford.org.uk/cgi-bin/basket_displayshowpage.pl?show=201 Show 201 Theatre Show Sun, 29 Jan 2012 08:46:16 GMT Theres no such thing as loyalty anymore. Is there? In this dark comedy by new writer Ben Kaspar the audience is taken on a switchback ride that pays homage to the art of theatre itself. No Direction features Bedford actors Albert Welling and Ronnie Toms in an original play that will set your thoughts and feelings off in unexpected directions. http://www.theplacebedford.org.uk/cgi-bin/basket_displayshowpage.pl?show=204 Show 204 Theatre Show Mon, 16 Jan 2012 18:45:58 GMT Join Swan Theatre Company for an evening of spoken word and poetry celebrating the 200th Birthday of Charles Dickens, one of the most prodigious and celebrated English authors of all time. With readings and extracts from some of his stories, it will be an evening of fun, mirth, laughter and character as only Dickens can provide. http://www.theplacebedford.org.uk/cgi-bin/basket_displayshowpage.pl?show=208 Show 208 Theatre Show Sun, 29 Jan 2012 08:52:41 GMT Songwriter and singer Juliet Lawson reveals the secrets of her suitcase.... A vast catalogue of original songs composed over the past three decades. Ranging through jazz, blues, ballads and the downright quirky, she sings of life with all it's highs, it's lows, with candour, humour and insight. http://www.theplacebedford.org.uk/cgi-bin/basket_displayshowpage.pl?show=202 Show 202 Theatre Show Sun, 27 Nov 2011 12:19:03 GMT Swan Theatre Company present "Terra Nova", commemorating the centenary of Scotts expedition. Drawn from the journals and letters of Captain Scott the play blends scenes of the explorer and his men at various stages of their endeavour to be the first men to reach the South Pole. With flashbacks of Scott and his wife and with glimpses of his Norwegian rival Roald Amundsen, this is a study of duty, heroism and British pride..... http://www.theplacebedford.org.uk/cgi-bin/basket_displayshowpage.pl?show=203 Show 203 Theatre Show Sun, 27 Nov 2011 12:29:17 GMT Dumbstruck! Productions return to The Place Theatre with a double bill of one-man shows exploring 1950's America. Written by young British playwright Al Smith, 'Radio' deals with a young American, Charlie Fairbanks who is born in the middle of America in the middle of the 20th Century. In this poignant, witty and beautifully crafted play Charlie looks back over his childhood; his loves, losses, family life, hopes and dreams. Smith's script also deals with the 1950's boom, the American Dream, capitalism and Charlie's greatest dream: to be an Astronaut. Part of a double bill with 'Howl', which is playing later on the same evenings. http://www.theplacebedford.org.uk/cgi-bin/basket_displayshowpage.pl?show=209 Show 209 Theatre Show Sun, 29 Jan 2012 09:52:22 GMT Dumbstruck! Productions return to The Place Theatre with a double bill of one-man shows exploring 1950's America. Second show of the double bill is a rehearsed reading of one of the most seminal pieces of American poetry and spoken word: Howl by Allen Ginsberg. Written in 1955 for performance in the West Coast bars, clubs and coffee shops, and initially banned for obscenity upon publication in 1957, Howl is an epic 'beat' poem to the destruction and debasement of American society during the 20th Century. Part of a double bill with 'Howl', which is playing earlier on the same evenings. http://www.theplacebedford.org.uk/cgi-bin/basket_displayshowpage.pl?show=210 Show 210 Theatre Show Sun, 29 Jan 2012 09:50:43 GMT The Place is delighted to welcome Hotbuckle with a new, innovative adaptation of one of Dickens' greatest novels, Great Expectations. With all the comedy, mystery, violent melodrama, suspense and poignancy of the original, it tells of Pip's journey from boyhood to manhood as he seeks to discover who he is and find his place in an inhospitable world. It is a story of love and loss, of guilt and shame, of fear and courage and has some of the most vivid and memorable characters in all of English literature.... a must-see. http://www.theplacebedford.org.uk/cgi-bin/basket_displayshowpage.pl?show=211 Show 211 Theatre Show Sun, 29 Jan 2012 10:06:02 GMT