At the Cock we've always said that size doesn't matter. However, we found out today from Brent Council (during negotiations toextend the venue's entertainment licence) that our Victorian staircases don't meet the current regulations. They are too steep and too short.
One of the earliest operas, written in the 1640s, Monteverdi's The Coronation of Poppea, is to get a fresh treatment by Mark Ravenhill and Alex Silverman, with a new jazz-inspired orchestration, and featuring a cast of exciting singing talents.
Rob Hayes, the 25-year-old award-winning playwright, makes his London debut at The Cock Tavern Theatre with the World Premiere of A BUTCHER OF DISTINCTION, offering a journey in to the bizarre and grotesque world of this young and extraordinarily talented young mind.
The second World Premiere in The Cock Tavern Theatre's Tennessee Williams 100th Birthday celebration season, A CAVALIER FOR MILADY, opens on 1 April.
Olivier Award-winning OperaUpClose are holding a major fundraising concert for the Red Cross in Japan this Sunday.
Olivier Award-winning OperaUpClose are holding a major fundraising concert for the Red Cross in Japan this Sunday.
The second World Premiere in The Cock Tavern Theatre's Tennessee Williams 100th Birthday celebration season, A CAVALIER FOR MILADY, opens on 1 April.
One of the earliest operas, written in the 1640s, Monteverdi's The Coronation of Poppea, is to get a fresh treatment by Mark Ravenhill and Alex Silverman, with a new jazz-inspired orchestration, and featuring a cast of exciting singing talents.
Rob Hayes, the 25-year-old award-winning playwright, makes his London debut at The Cock Tavern Theatre with the World Premiere of A BUTCHER OF DISTINCTION, offering a journey in to the bizarre and grotesque world of this young and extraordinarily talented young mind.
Director Emma Rivlin gives the classic fairytale a fresh, modern twist in her witty new production in which Prince Ramiro falls for the one girl who is unimpressed by his wealth and glamour, despite the attempts of her nouveau-riche sisters to turn his head. Musical director Andrew Macmillan leads a thrilling young cast including Rowan Hellier (fresh from her success as Rosina in OperaUpClose's The Barber of Seville) and French mezzo Sylvie Bedouelle as Cinderella, with Christopher Diffey (Rodolfo in OperaUpClose's La Bohème) and Lawrence Olsworth Peter as Ramiro.
The Cock Tavern Theatre continues its commitment to reviving the works of crucial and relevant playwrights (as with our soon-to-be-announced Tennessee Williams centenary season) with this timely production of JUDITH.
After a sell-out run in summer 2010, Hamish Macdougall's production of R.J. Purdey's office tragicomedy returns to the Cock Tavern with hilarious Michael Cusick in the role of Finch.
The Cock Tavern Theatre continues its commitment to reviving the works of crucial and relevant playwrights (as with our soon-to-be-announced Tennessee Williams centenary season) with this timely production of JUDITH.
Continuing its commitment to bring the leading international playwrights to London stages, The Cock Tavern Theatre is presenting the UK debut of one of the leading Catalan playwrights Pau Miró.
Gary Naylor, not for the first time, learns to leave his preconceptions at the door and embrace art on its own terms, up close and personal.
After a sell-out run in summer 2010, Hamish Macdougall's production of R.J. Purdey's office tragicomedy returns to the Cock Tavern with hilarious Michael Cusick in the role of Finch.
Puccini's La Bohème will close at The Cock Tavern in Kilburn on January 2, 2011. OperaUpClose's La Bohème has become the world's longest continuously running opera, after six months in Kilburn and a six week season at Soho Theatre (where it returns for another six weeks in January), meeting with great critical acclaim. This intimate staging has been wowing consistently sold-out houses with comedy, pathos, and its unique Act 2 - performed in the bar amongst locals and audience alike - described by the New York Times as 'one of the most ingenious stagings ever devised'.
Continuing its commitment to bring the leading international playwrights to London stages, The Cock Tavern Theatre is presenting the UK debut of one of the leading Catalan playwrights Pau Miró.
Director Emma Rivlin gives the classic fairytale a fresh, modern twist in her witty new production in which Prince Ramiro falls for the one girl who is unimpressed by his wealth and glamour, despite the attempts of her nouveau-riche sisters to turn his head. Musical director Andrew Macmillan leads a thrilling young cast including Rowan Hellier (fresh from her success as Rosina in OperaUpClose's The Barber of Seville) and French mezzo Sylvie Bedouelle as Cinderella, with Christopher Diffey (Rodolfo in OperaUpClose's La Bohème) and Lawrence Olsworth Peter as Ramiro.
Puccini's La Bohème returns to The Cock Tavern in Kilburn for an exclusive three week run at its home venue, to celebrate this production's first birthday. OperaUpClose's La Bohème has become the world's longest continuously running opera, after six months in Kilburn and a six week season at Soho Theatre (where it returns for another six weeks in January), meeting with great critical acclaim. This intimate staging has been wowing consistently sold-out houses with comedy, pathos, and its unique Act 2 - performed in the bar amongst locals and audience alike - described by the New York Times as 'one of the most ingenious stagings ever devised'.
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