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PREMIERE OF GARETH FARR’S BRUNTWOOD PRIZE WINNING PLAY
BRITANNIA WAVES
THE RULES
By Gareth Farr
Designed by Ashley Martin-Davis
The Royal Exchange Theatre
St Ann’s Square, Manchester
Tuesday 27 May – Saturday 7 June
Press Night: Wednesday 28 May at 7.30pm
* BRITANNIA WAVES THE
RULES plays in repertoire with the world premiere of THE LAST DAYS OF TROY by
Simon Armitage
Bruntwood Prize winning play BRITANNIA WAVES THE RULES by Gareth
Farr receives its world premiere
at Manchester’s Royal Exchange Theatre from
Tuesday 27 May to Saturday 7 June.
A scream of protest at the state of the world, BRITANNIA WAVES THE RULES is fast,
furious and filled with rage.
It tells the story of Carl. He doesn’t fit in at home. He
doesn’t fit in anywhere. He signs up for the army, seeing a chance to escape
the grim reality of life in his hometown Blackpool. But it doesn’t matter where
he runs to, or how hard or how fast, there are just too may battles for him to
win them all. He comes home, not as a war hero, but as a changed man.
The play picked up a Judges Award in the 2011 Bruntwood
Prize for Playwriting. Writer Gareth
Farr said: “I want to grab the audience by the scruff of the neck, drag
them through the journey and have them leave feeling something strong about the
world they’ve just witnessed.”
The central role of Carl is played by talented young actor Dan Parr. His previous theatre credits
include PAGES FROM MY SONGBOOK (The Alligator Club at The Studio, Royal Exchange),
WANTED! ROBIN HOOD (Manchester Library Theatre Company), and DNA (The Lowry
Theatre). Television credits include CASUALTY (BBC), THE CRIMSON FIELD (BBC),
and THE VILLAGE (BBC). Film credits include: Halcyon Heights (Plug it In
Productions).
Other parts are played by cast members from THE LAST DAYS OF
TROY (which plays in repertoire with BRITANNIA WAVES THE RULES). They include Clare Calbraith, Simon Harrison, Colin
Tierney and Francesca Zoutewelle.
The production is directed by guest director Nick Bagnall – who is also directing
THE LAST DAYS OF TROY. His previous credits include directing three HENRY VI
plays at venues across the UK, including four open-air battlefield
performances. Other work includes BETRAYAL (Crucible Theatre, Sheffield) and ENTERTAINING
MR SLOANE (Trafalgar Studios).
The production is designed by Ashley Martin-Davis and the creative team is completed by Chris Davey (lighting), Peter Rice (sound), Alex Baranowski (composer) and Kevin McCurdy (movement and fights).
BRITANNIA WAVES THE
RULES will play in repertoire with the world premiere of THE LAST DAYS OF TROY by acclaimed poet
and novelist Simon Armitage which
runs from Thursday 8 May to Saturday 7 June.
In this fusion of Homer’s ILIAD and Virgil’s AENEID, the
Greeks are laying siege to the ancient city of Troy to try and win back their
abducted queen Helen, reputedly the most beautiful woman in the world.
The cast includes Lily
Cole, as Helen of Troy, in this visceral and heartfelt re-telling of the
story of the Trojan War.
* A specially commissioned visual art installation – SLAUGHTERHOUSE FIVE, by Manchester
artist Thomas O’Grady – will run in
The Great Hall alongside BRITANNIA WAVES
THE RULES. Originally created for the Ostrale festival in Dresden last year, the piece is based the
iconic Kurt Vonnegut novel. The installation is kindly
sponsored by Blitz Communications.
PRESS NIGHT for
BRITANNIA WAVES THE RULES is on Wednesday 28 May at 7.30pm. For
further information, images, or for interview / press review ticket requests,
please contact JOHN GOODFELLOW (Press & Communications Manager) on 0161 615
6783 / john.goodfellow@royalexchange.co.uk.
BRITANNIA WAVES THE RULES - Listings Information
BRITANNIA WAVES THE RULES
By Gareth Farr
Directed by Nick Bagnall
Designed by Ashley Martin-Davis
The Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester
Tuesday 27 May – Saturday 7 June, 2014
Evening Performance Times:
Tuesday 27 and Wednesday 28 May, 7.30pm
Monday 2 and Wednesday 4 June, 7.30pm
Saturday 7 June, 5.45pm
Matinee Performance Times: Tuesday 27 May, 2.30pm
Press Night: Wednesday 28 May, 7.30pm
Ticket Prices: £12 (Concessions Available)
Audio-described Performance:
Saturday 7 June, 5.45pm
Captioned Performance: Saturday 7
June, 5.45pm
After-show Discussion Wednesday 4
June after 7.30pm performance
Box Office: 0161 833 9833.
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