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Vote Brockley Jack
The Jack Studio Theatre is in the public nominations again for the annual Off West End Theatre Awards in the following categories:
- Award for Most Welcoming Theatre
- Award for Best Theatre Bar
- Award for Best Theatre Foodie Experience
Voting closes midnight on Saturday 14th February. Please click here.
Shipwrecked at the Brockley Jack
Shipwrecked! An entertainment - the Amazing Adventures of Louis de Rougemont (as told by himself)
by Donald Margulies
Tuesday 9 December to Sunday 4 January
Press Night: Thursday 11 December at 7.45pm
Louis de Rougemont took Victorian England by storm with his tales of adventure on the high seas. It was a story of bravery, survival and celebrity that left his readers spellbound. Embarking on an epic journey, Louis encounters extraordinary creatures and strange islands, overcomes storms, shipwreck and attacks by a native tribe and a man-eating octopus, only to return to London thirty years later to publish his exploits.
Shipwrecked is a story that captivated and divided nineteenth century society. Is Louis de Rougemont an adventurer capable of amazing deeds, or is he merely a teller of tall tales?
The Jack Studio presents the UK Premiere of Shipwrecked! An Entertainment... written by Pulitzer Prize winning dramatist Donald Margulies. Produced by the same team behind The Mystery of Irma Vep (nominated for five Off West End Awards, including best director and best production), Ghost Train, Around the World in 80 Days and Sleepy Hollow.
Write Now 5 at the Brockley Jack
The Brockley Jack team wants to let you know about the 5th birthday of their new writing festival:
The Brockley Jack Studio Theatre launches Write Now 5 this Saturday 17th May with performances of ten minute short plays, followed by three weeks packed with new drama, workshops and discussions.
As in previous years, we are offering free tickets to under 25's to see one of the new plays.
Check out the festival programme and email producer@brockleyjack.co.uk with your name, age and date of performance you wish to attend. (subject to availability and on a first come, first served basis).
Tickets for all the events can be booked at http://www.brockleyjack.co.uk/
The festival is made possible thanks to The London Borough of Lewisham, Arts Council England and is supported by Acorn Estates Ltd
(Under 18's must be accompanied by a paying adult).
Damn Yankees, April 1-12
Brockley Jack Theatre
Tuesday 1 April to Sat 12 April 2014 at 7.45pm
Saturday matinees 5th, 12th at 2:45pm
www.brockleyjack.co.uk
Faust meets Baseball in this classic Broadway musical. As middle-aged baseball fan Joe Boyd trades his soul to the Devil in order to help his favourite baseball team beat the New York Yankees, hell literally breaks loose. Transformed into baseball sensation Joe Hardy, he takes the Washington Senators to new heights whilst discovering the true worth of the life he was so quick to leave behind.
From song writing duo Adler and Ross (the team behind ‘The Pajama Game’) this memorable score features ‘Whatever Lola Wants’, ‘Shoeless Joe’, ‘Who’s Got the Pain?’ and ‘Heart’. This Tony Award winning musical is brought to the London fringe in an exciting new form by Imperial Productions.
Playwriting classes at the Brockley Jack
The Brockley Jack team writes:
Ever wanted to write a successful vehicle for yourself or an actor to play but didn't
know where to start? This workshop gives you the tools to create and find the
essence of your stage persona, alongside exploring different approaches of how
best to tell your story on stage. (14 participants max)
Writing for One
This is a practical workshop for the writer to gain experience and confidence in
standing up in front of an audience. It will be led by the Brockley Jack's literary manager and playwright, David Bottomley,
who developed and performed his own one man show, Message In A Bottle at
the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in 2012.
The Jack Writers’ Workshop consists of seven two-hour workshop sessions. The
course takes place over four months to allow time for writers to continue
developing and rewriting material in between sessions. At the end of the course
you should aim to realise a polished ten minute piece for performance.
The course will culminate with a selection of the strongest pieces being
performed in front of a ticketed audience at the Jack Studio in early Spring 2014.
The cost of the full workshop is £95 which is payable in advance.
Please send an email to writers@brockleyjack.co.uk with your name, contact
details and short writing CV, if applicable, to receive details of how to make
payment for the course. Workshops take place on various Monday evenings at 7.30pm-9.30pm at the
Brockley Jack Studio Theatre. This workshop is open to writers of all experiences.
The Brockley Jack Autumn Season
Darren from the Brockley Jack Theatre writes:
We've just announced our Autumn Season here at the Jack.
There's something for everyone from Shakespeare to musical theatre, presented by Jack regular visiting theatre companies.
Tickets for all shows are now on sale and we expect it to be a busy and exciting few months!
Here is the link to our online brochure.
Brockley Jack to close for refurbishment
The Brockley Jack pub in Crofton Park is due to close for refurbishment from July 29th until August 9th. The work will provide the already-handsome pub with a bigger bar, new seating and a bigger garden.
The Brockley Jack theatre will remain open and the programme will continue as normal.
With thanks to Andy.
Write Now 4 at the Brockley Jack
Darren from the Brockley Jack Theatre writes:
Our new writing festival Write Now 4 kicks off this weekend with seven short plays based on the theme of Legacy.
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| Winners: Melanie Pennant, Vinay Patel and Martin McNamara |
We are also excited to be able to offer free tickets for 16-25 year olds for selected performances, as part of our on going aim to promote and encourage young people to visit us at The Jack.
Click here for our online brochure.
Free tickets for 16-25 year olds for The Magic Hour by Martin McNamara and No Rhyme by Melanie Pennant. Requests are subject to availability and must be made to producer@brockleyjack.co.uk
Vote Brockley Jack
Darren from the Brockley Jack writes:
We are in the nominations again for The OffWestEnd Awards ('The Offies') and are currently in the top four theatres in the following categories:
- Award for Most Welcoming Theatre
- Award for Best Theatre Bar
- Award for Best Theatre Foodie Experience
We're up against some stiff competition but thanks to the theatre's supporters and BC readers we managed to win an award two years ago. We would love to bring another award home to SE4 this year. Voting closes Thursday 14th Feb so act quick!
If people would like to help us, please click this link, scroll to the bottom, subscribe and vote. Thanks in advance!
The Ghost Train at The Brockley Jack Theatre
The Brockley Jack Theatre team write:
The Christmas show at The Brockley Jack Studio Theatre has become a bit of a tradition and a favourite alternative to the usual panto offering. This year is no exception with the presentation of The Ghost Train by Arnold Ridley, and directed by the Jack's artistic director Kate Bannister.
Ridley was an actor and a playwright, best known for playing Private Godfrey in 'Dad's Army'. He wrote The Ghost Train in 1923 and it became a West End hit in 1925.
When the emergency cord is pulled, six travellers become stranded overnight in the waiting room of a lonely railway junction. The stationmaster tells a tale of a ghost train that haunts the line and brings death to those that look upon it. Unable to leave, the passengers must confront their fears whilst they await the arrival of the phantom midnight express.
Some performances are close to selling out, so we advise early booking for this Christmas treat!
Tickets can be booked via the website: www.brockleyjack.co.uk
Film returns to the Brockley Jack
Moonrise Kingdom cert PG12
Directed by Wes Anderson
October 15 at 7.45pm
The Brockley Jack writes:
From Autumn 2012 the film nights will continue to be part of the theatre's programming, and we will hold screenings every one to two months. All tickets will be £6.00
To book tickets visit the Jack's website www.brockleyjack.co.uk
In Memoriam: Steve Smith
Steve Smith, the popular landlord of the Brockley Jack pub has sadly passed away. A memorial service will be held on Saturday at St Hilda's Church. Details are available from the Brockley Jack, for those who would like to pay their respects.
Reader offer: Edinburgh Comedy Previews at the Brockley Jack
Darren from The Brockley Jack Theatre writes:
I'd like to offer a £5 ticket for BC readers when they quote 'Brockley Blog' on the door tonight and tomorrow
For tonight at 7.45pm
DOUBLE BILL
Chris McCausland. Nominated Best New Show at Dave's Leicester Comedy Festival, Chris examines his own attitude towards comedy and life, his natural aversion to box ticking and unleashes a hysterical no-holds barred attack on the unthinkable! A must-see! (Sunday Times)
Liam Mullone returns with this taboo-bending romp through intolerance, racism, fascism, and the man from Defra who tried to confiscate his stuffed toys because they were 'full of alien species'. A cult in the making (Time Out )*****
And tomorrow at 7.45pm
DOUBLE BILL
Laurence Clark
Laurence Clark returns to the Jack following last year's sell-out show. Expect absurd logic, death-defying stunts and unusual varieties of crisps... just don't expect to come away ‘inspired'! Star of BBC1's We Won't Drop The Baby.
Inspired has been commissioned by the Unlimited programme, part of the London 2012 Cultural Olympiad
Erich McElroy
American Erich McElroy is more British than you. Not surprising really, he had to revise for it, swear an oath and learn all the verses of the national anthem. But is that enough? Come and share this hour of comedy about discovering what it takes to become British. Great gags (The Stage)
Edinburgh previews at the Brockley Jack
The Brockley Jack Theatre team writes:
From this Friday we are pleased to be hosting a variety of Edinburgh Festival previews, from one man shows to comedy double bills. Each event is on for one night only so catch them at The Jack before they take Edinburgh by storm!
Visit our website for full details and to book your tickets now.
In August we are pleased to present Bookends: Shakespeare's first and last plays performed in rep by critically acclaimed theatre company Perfect Shadow Mingled Yarn.
Before the comedies there were Two Gentlemen of Verona. After the tragedies there were Two Noble Kinsmen. Together two fairytales unfold, two different examinations of love: one light, one dark, one young, one old, one comic, one tragic. Together they explore how much love changes across Shakespeare's career – and how much it stays the same.
Brockley Jack Facebookings
Drop the "The." Just "Brockley Jack." It's cleaner.
The Jack Studio Theatre has launched a ticket-booking service on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/brocjacktheatre
To celebrate life as a social business, they are offering discount tickets for their
current production Summer by Julia Stubbs Hughes, based on the novel by
Edith Wharton (1862-1937).
Wharton was one of America's greatest writers and the
first woman to win the Pulitzer Prize for Literature in 1921 for ‘The Age
of Innocence'. This yearmarks the 150th anniversary of her birth.
This
premiere will coincide with those celebrations, showing that Wharton is
now considered by many as an iconic writer for the 21st century.
Tickets are £8 plus booking fee.
Brockley Jack's Cultural Olympiad - free tickets for 16-25s
The Brockley Jack Theatre's Darren Batten writes:
The Brockley Jack Studio are pleased to announce that they
are offering a limited amount of free tickets to young people aged 16-25
who live/work or study in the borough of Lewisham.
The initiative is part of their new writing festival Write Now 3, made possible with the help of Lewisham Council (part of the Council's Cultural Olympiad offer) and young
people are invited to see three new plays over the next three weeks.
The plays are:
Emoticon by Melissa Bubnic (April 10-14 at 7.45pm, April 14 also at 4pm)
The story of how four very unique teenagers communicate in their search
for love.
Skinhead by Jessica Brown (April 17-21 at 7.45pm, April 21 also at 4pm)
A moving family drama with a shocking twist.
Borderland by Carol Vine (April 24-28 at 7.45pm, April 28 also at 4pm)
A compelling drama of a future society in chaos. (please note this play is
only suitable for over 18's)
All we ask is that after each performance you tell us briefly what you
thought about the play, you can choose to do this via Twitter or Facebook
Tickets are subject to availability, and will operate on a first come
first served basis.
Please email Darren: producer@brockleyjack.co.uk with your name, age and
which play(s) you would like to see on which date. Tickets will be
confirmed by email and collected on the night at the theatre.
If you are under 18 you will need to be accompanied by someone over 18.
More info on the plays can be found at www.brockleyjack.co.uk
Write Now back at the Jack
Darren says:
Write Now 3, The Brockley Jack Studio Theatre's annual new writing
festival launches on April 7th, when playwrights from the Jack Writers'
Workshop will see their new plays performed for the first time.
This is followed by the premiere of 3 plays chosen from over 80 submissions by writers with a connection to the south east London area. It promises to be a busy festival with workshops, discussions and the chance to be a part of discovering exciting new playwrights!
Full details at www.brockleyjack.co.uk
To get a taste of what's on offer, you can support 20 local writers this weekend, when their short plays are presented over two nights following a writing workshop launched in January. Performances Saturday and Sunday.
Write Now 3 is made possible thanks to the London Borough of Lewisham and is part of Lewisham's Cultural Olympiad offer.
The SE4 Book Club moves to the Brockley Jack
Yvonne, who runs the SE4 Book Club, writes:
Our new location is the Brockley Jack pub and we now meet every 2nd Monday of the month, with the next one on February 13th.
We had 12 people at our first session and 15 at out second. Roughly a third of those attending learned about it via Brockley Central, so BCers will be in good company.
Our next book, (as suggested by one of our members) is Stephen R. Donaldson's The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant the Unbeliever.
Vote now for the Brockley Jack Theatre
A message from Darren at the Brockley Jack Theatre:
Thanks to the help of BC readers last year, The Brockley Jack Studio
Theatre won the public vote for Best Theatre Foodie Experience in the "Off
West End Awards."
Nominations are open again for this years awards, here is where we stand
currently:
MOST WELCOMING THEATRES: 3rd place
BEST THEATRE BARS: 2nd place
BEST FOODIE EXPERIENCES: 2nd place
With your help we could be bringing home one or more awards this year to SE4!
Simply click on the link below, scroll to the bottom and enter your email
address to receive a voting form. Many thanks.
http://www.offwestend.com/index.php/pages/the_offies
Voting closes Sunday.
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