The Butcher’s Bill
South
Shields & Westoe Club - Monday 11th June
Durham
Alington House - Tuesday 12th June
South Shields Customs
House - Thursday 14th - Saturday 16th June
Newcastle Alphabetti
Theatre - Wednesday 20th & Thursday 21st June
Arts Centre Washington
- Friday 22nd June
North Shields The
Exchange - Saturday 23rd June
The Canny Craic Theatre
Company presents The Butcher’s Bill a play by Ken Reay directed by Jamie Brown
on tour from Monday June 11th 2018 with venues in South Shields,
Durham City, Washington, Newcastle and North Shields.
Val McGregor from Canny
Craic describes the play as a story about 3 men, each with stories to tell:
some true; some false and some exaggerated.
All are trying to escape from No Man’s Land in France during the 1st
World War. “The play is essentially a very black comedy of survival in extreme
circumstances. All three men could have
avoided ‘joining up’ through age, health and mental issues but chose to fight
because of family pressure, atavistic urges; and in one case, sheer innocent ignorance.”
Writer Ken Reay said,
“A version of this play was staged at The Customs House in South Shields in
2006 and was very well received and I decided to re-write it in the light of
feedback from that production plus the chance to work with Jamie Brown as
Director. His comments and ideas have
been invaluable. He has also assembled a
brilliant cast of multi-talented actors broadening the scope of play; and
setting me exciting challenges!”
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| Paul Dunn and Lawrence Neale |
Jamie Brown, the
project’s Director said, “I can’t wait to get into the room and begin throwing
The Butcher’s Bill around. We have a
taut, pressure-cooker script, depicting an intriguing catch-22 situation
comprising of three vivid characters - all with their own flaws - being
portrayed by three of the most accomplished actors in the region. It has the potential to be really great. We’re visiting some fab regional venues with
a locally produced show which, these days, is also so important for the
cultural fabric of the area, and I’m delighted to be part of that.”
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| Paul Dunn |
Even as a relatively
new company Canny Craic have successfully toured several historical, fact
based, ‘workshops’ with Heritage Lottery and Barbour Foundation funding. But
sponsorship for the Butcher’s Bill project is by a box office split with the
venues and from Vic Young Garages who are providing their transport. It will be
followed by another HLF and Barbour Foundation funded tour of ‘workshops’ with
actors, based on World War 1 with the culmination being at The Word in South
Shields on Armistice Sunday.
Cast
& Creatives:
Writer
Ken Reay
Director Jamie Brown
Producer
Val McGregor
Cast: Paul Dunn
Steven Arran
Lawrence Neale
Tour
Dates:
South Shields &
Westoe Club Monday 11th
June 7.30pm
Tickets £5 from Bar Staff
Alington House Durham
City Tuesday 12th
June 7.30pm
Tickets £5 from venue
Customs
House South Shields Thursday 14th,
Friday 15th & Saturday 16th June 7.30pm (2.30pm Saturday)
Alphabetti
Theatre Newcastle Wednesday 20th
& Thursday 21st June 7.30pm
Arts
Centre Washington Friday
22nd June 7.30pm
The
Exchange North Shields Saturday
23rd June 7.30pm
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