Venue: Studio
Date: Fri 02 Nov - Sat 24 Nov
Time: 7.45pm (2.30pm Thu Matinee, 2pm Sat Matinee)
Produced by: York Theatre Royal
Written by: David Ireland/Matthew Pegg
Directed by: Katie Posner/Juliet Forster
Designed by: Olivia Morton
Reviews
Mon 05 Nov 2012
Written by Maxine Gordon
Bed hopping, baring souls and big surprises are dished up in some style in this double bill of short, contemporary, adult dramas. The intimacy of the theatre’s Studio provides the perfect stage for this public undressing of relationships in the two one-act plays.
Thu 08 Nov 2012
Written by Sam McCaffery
An unexpected delight awaits in the intimate confines of the Studio at York Theatre Royal. A double bill of surprise and humour, the outrageous and the intimate, love and giant mouse heads; all can be found in the back-to-back plays End of Desire/Escaping Alice. Both star Jack Ashton and Sarah Applewood and share a bedroom set where all the action takes place.
Fri 16 Nov 2012
Written by Lauren Masterman
When you are greeted by a bed, a pair of bare feet and a crumpled duvet it is immediately apparent that this is going to be no ordinary evening at the theatre. The studio at the York Theatre Royal provides the ideal setting for the bedrooms of two couples with two very different stories to tell in this current and contemporary double bill of short plays.
Mon 12 Nov 2012
Written by Mark Smith
This double bill of one-act plays is a rare opportunity to see two interesting pieces of new writing by up and coming authors, directed by the Associate Directors of Pilot Theatre and the York Theatre Royal respectively, Katie Posner and Juliet Forster.
Mon 12 Nov 2012
Written by Steve Pratt
A bare pair of feet protrude from the duvet. A half-naked man creeps around the room collecting his discarded clothes preparing for a quick exit. The body in the bed wakes up and emerges from the sheets. It is a giant mouse.
The birth of a relationship. The death of a relationship.
A double bill of new, deliciously dark and funny one act plays.
York Theatre Royal in association with Pilot Theatre present
Written by David Ireland
Directed by Katie Posner
Having met online, two strangers arrange an unusual first encounter in East Belfast. Dermot is an affluent poet and Janet loves Big Brother.
Culturally opposite, they've nothing in common except their desire for love and fear of intimacy. So how will they get through the night?
David Ireland is writer in residence at the Lyric Theatre, Belfast and is fast becoming one of the UK’s most exciting emerging playwrights. He won the prestigious 2011 Meyer-Whitworth Award for Best New Play by an Emerging Writer for his stage play 'Everything Between Us'
York Theatre Royal presents
Written by Matthew Pegg
Directed by Juliet Forster
Simon loves Alice. Perhaps a little too much. But is their relationship really all that it seems? Who's keeping secrets? Why has he joined a dating agency? How come they never go out anymore? And why can he never remember the colour of her eyes?
Matthew Pegg is a writer based in the East Midlands. He has had work produced by regional theatres such as Leicester Haymarket and the Belgrade in Coventry and by touring companies such as Cornelius and Jones.
Both plays contain adult themes and strong language which some might find offensive.
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Thu 08 Nov 2012
Trying to emulate one of his heroes, master of American comedy plays Neil Simon, rarely works out for David Ireland. Steve Pratt from The Press interviews.
Tue 30 Oct 2012
In a setting of mushroom-inspired architecture, stuffed with ghost stories, superstitions and hidden confectionary in every crevice, the story of one of York’s most significant artistic hubs has almost played out to its final act in parts I and II of the ‘Exploring York Theatre Royal’ series.
Mon 29 Oct 2012
Directors Katie Posner and Juliet Forster discuss the challenge of taking on two short plays which are running back to back in the York Theatre Royal Studio. Tackling modern day relationships with a deliciously dark and funny approach, End Of Desire, the opening play, is by the Irish writer David Ireland, while Escaping Alice is by Matthew Pegg. The first deals with beginnings, while the second considers how matters end.
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Director Katie Posner talks about End of Desire
Rehearsal Trailer
Director Juliet Forster discusses 'Escaping Alice'
End of Desire/Escaping Alice