FRANK SUMATRA Set for Theatre N16 This May

FRANK SUMATRA will run May 9th - May 18th, 8.45pm at Theatre N16. Press Night is slated for May 9th 2016, 8.45pm.

Bev and Keith are a nice young couple who like to do their bit for the environment, and spend ten quid a month sponsoring an orphaned orangutan in a Sumatran sanctuary. They're also trying hard for a baby. When their adopted orangutan turns up on the doorstep, he's soon got his grippy feet firmly under the table and they find themselves parents to a hairy, delinquent teenager.

The dark and absurd comedy is performed in the style of a live radio recording and is described as Paddington Bear gone wrong. And not a bear.

FRANK SUMATRA is a Geordie! The play began life after it was commissioned for a tour of North East venues last year and is now coming to London to take part in the Wandsworth Fringe Festival. Jamie Eastlake, artistic director of Theatre N16, says: "I loved FRANK SUMATRA when I read the script and knew it would be a brilliant way to show off some cracking Geordie talent and humour down here."

FRANK SUMATRA is written by Newcastle playwright Mike Yeaman. His comedies Lucky Numbers and Canoeing For Beginners have been translated into several languages and produced in Europe and New Zealand, as well as in the UK. The production is directed by Neil Armstrong (Writers' Guild of Great Britain and National Comedy award nominations) and has Pip Chamberlin, Dean Logan and Hannah Walker in the cast.

Theatre N16 is a trailblazing company that wants to change the face of the theatre industry. It is a bastion for the arts, making theatre accessible and affordable for audiences and in turn allowing artists to survive financially.

IF YOU GO:

FRANK SUMATRA

May 9th 2016 - May 18th 2016
Sunday - Thursday, 8.45pm
3pm matinees on Sundays

Running time: 65 mins

At Theatre N16, The Bedford Pub, 77 Bedford Hill, London SW12 9HD
Balham station (2 min walk)
Streatham Hill station (20 min walk)

£12 (£10 concessions)
Ticketsource (www.ticketsource.co.uk/theatren16)

Theatre Website (theatren16.co.uk)

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