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Arcola Theatre announces REVOLUTION season, marking centenary of Russian Revolution

8 December 2016

THE LOWER DEPTHS by Maxim Gorky, translated by Jeremy Brooks & Kitty Hunter-Blair, directed by Helena Kaut-Howson THE CHERRY ORCHARD by Anton Chekhov, in an English version by Trevor Griffiths (London premiere) from a translation by Helen Rappaport, directed by Arcola Artistic Director Mehmet Ergen NEW NIGERIANS by Oladipo Agboluaje (world premiere), directed by Rosamunde …

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Arcola Creative Engagement announces Creative/Disruption 17

24 November 2016

A season of stories from Arcola’s community Arcola Queer Collective return after two sold-out productions with THE DRAG by Mae West and THE X, a new adaptation of La Prisonnière by Édouard Bourdet, 90 years after both plays scandalised America. The Collective’s Opening Night Cabaret and new collaborations with Project Indigo (Hackney’s only LGBT+ youth club) …

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Arcola offers double-price tickets for Trump voters on US election night

23 October 2016

Arcola Theatre has announced a special offer for eligible voters in the US presidential election. At the 8th November (election night) performance of DRONES, BABY, DRONES, Trump voters will be able to purchase tickets for £38 each – twice the standard price. “The decision over the next US president is a monumental one,” said Artistic …

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Greg Hicks to return to Arcola for Tolstoy’s The Kreutzer Sonata

1 June 2016

An acclaimed new production of The Kreutzer Sonata by Leo Tolstoy – adapted by Nancy Harris and starring RSC Associate Artist Greg Hicks – will transfer to Arcola Theatre from Wednesday 6 to Saturday 23 July. Hicks will play the enigmatic protagonist Pozdnyshev, who blames a criminal act on Beethoven’s Kreutzer Sonata. It marks his first …

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Crew For Calais Festival opens at Arcola

6 March 2016

Tonight, Stewart Lee opens the first of 7 performances Free online registration; ‘pay what you can’ on the door All proceeds, including profits on bar takings, to fund shelters for refugees in Calais Arcola Theatre is devoting the next week to fundraising for refugees displaced in Calais. The Crew For Calais Festival, which opens tonight …

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Arcola introduces discounts for members of all major theatre trade unions

21 January 2016

Arcola Theatre has extended concessions to include members of all the major theatre trade unions. Equity, BECTU, Writers’ Guild (WGGB) and Stage Directors UK (SDUK) members will now be eligible for reduced-rate tickets on all shows with concession pricing. Artistic Director Mehmet Ergen said, “Arcola couldn’t exist, and the theatre industry wouldn’t thrive, without the …

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