The Typographer's Dream
By Adam Bock
A play about lines, letters and lying.
Dave is a stenographer.
He transcribes hearings at the speed of speech. The transcriptions are infallible, but Dave has problems.
Annalise is a geographer.
She studies the arbitrary lines that define the world, but seeing problems doesn’t make her any better at solving them.
Margaret is a typographer.
She can change the truth with a typeface, but she’s employed to tell someone else’s truth and never her own.
Fast paced and thought provoking, The Typographer’s Dream examines the details that define our lives.
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The venue is The Rag Factory, just off Brick Lane.
16-18 Heneage Street, London E1 5LJ
PERFORMANCES:
- Tue 1st Mar 19:30
- Wed 2nd Mar 19:30
- Thur 3rd Mar 19:30
- Fri 4th Mar 19:00
- Mon 7th Mar 19:30
- Tue 8th Mar 19:30
- Wed 9th Mar 19:30
- Thur 10th Mar 19:30
BOOKING
You will soon be able to book tickets with PayPal at typographersdream.com - just for now though, hold your horses!
The Cast
Margaret - Nelsy Casallas
Annalise - Hannah Desmond
Dave - Andrew Maddock
Production Team
Director - James Murray
Producer - Rhiannon Smith
Sound, Lighting, Design - Chris Cornwell
Designer - SeolHee Kim
Researcher & Assistant - Emma Kemp
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Archive
Everything in the Garden
Jenny wants a greenhouse. Richard wants a power mower. Everyone at the club has them, but keeping up with the Joneses costs money. So to make everything a little easier, Jenny takes a job as a prostitute...
A rarely-performed gem about suburbia by one of America’s greatest playwrights. Clever social commentary, carnivorous humour and a dark, resonant outcome that will leave you unnerved.
BOOKING
5 performances from Wednesday 31st March to Sunday the 4th April 2010
8pm each night. Running time: 2 hours and 20 minutes, with 15 minute interval
To book: go to The Space Website. Prices: £8/£5 advance, £10/£7 on the door (to take advantage of student rates, call the venue)
PERFORMANCE VENUE
The Space is a performing arts and community centre based in a converted church on the Isle of Dogs, East London. I would particularly recommend the Hubub bar at the back of the venue!
The Space 269 West Ferry Road London E14 3RS
Getting there:
Bus
D7, N50, D3 from Canary Wharf. The bus stop outside the Space is called Windmill House. 135 From Old Street via Canary Wharf to Windmill house
Tube
Mudchute DLR Turn right exiting the station, then right into Spindrift Avenue until you reach Westferry Road. The Space is 150 yards on your right.
Cast
Jenny - Jo Evans Richard - Jamie Adams Jack - Roland Bearne Mrs. Toothe - Johanna Thea Roger - Nelsy Casallas Beryl - Nancy Calvo Chuck - Eddie Durand Louise - Ashley Reid Gilbert - James Lake Perry - Terry Davies Cynthia - Gee-Hae Kim
Production Team
Director - James Murray Assistant Director - Tijana Obradovic Sound and Lighting - Chris Cornwell Costumes - Ashley Reid Designer - Agata Fic and Hokum Photography - Bridget Cambridge
More Info
Everything in the Garden is adapted from a British play by Giles Cooper, which isn’t nearly as tightly written. It was written in 1968 and hasn't been performed a great deal since then. Albee is perhaps best known for Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, The Zoo Story and A Delicate Balance