Against the Grain to Premiere SHELTERED at the Tabard Theatre, Nov 18-Dec 6

Against the Grain Theatre Company presents the World Premiere of SHELTERED, a dark satire about the homeless and the heartless, packed with action, thrills and laughs for the festive season. Performances run Tuesday 18 November - Saturday 6 December 2014 at The Tabard Theatre, London. For more information, visit www.tabardweb.co.uk/sheltered.htm.

London: Christmas Day. Middle class couple Harry and Tamsin invite young homeless man Rory into their home to share Christmas with them and their daughter, Jenna. Presents are opened; parlour games played; parsnips and sprouts prepared.

It soon becomes obvious that Rory is no typical rough sleeper, however. And when Harry's arch- nemesis Donald and his wife Marissa arrive accompanied by their own homeless guest, what initially appeared to be an act of faintly patronising charity reveals itself as something much less festive, but much more exciting - and dangerous. No-one present will escape unscathed and unchanged from the ultimate disastrous family Christmas.

Greg A. Smith's dark satire about the homeless and the heartless is packed with action, thrills and laughs.

Against the Grain Theatre's latest project is the world premiere of Sheltered by Greg A. Smith, a black adult comedy for the festive season.

About Against the Grain Theatre Company - Against the Grain Theatre Company produce new work examining the most controversial issues of the day in a darkly humorous light. The goal is to create exhilarating, visceral theatre to entertain and provoke. Sheltered is Against the Grain Theatre Company's second production. Their first production, the European premiere of Steven Fechter's The Woodsman was performed at the Old Red Lion Theatre, London 7 April - 2 May 2009 and was also directed by Stuart Watson. http://www.againstthegraintheatre.co.uk

About the Writer - Greg A. Smit - Sheltered is Greg's full-length theatre debut. Short play credits include: Just Right (Compass Theatre & Etcetera Theatre); Doubt (Rich Mix); Into the Wild; Beggars Banquet (Questors Theatre). Additionally Greg co-wrote Worst Case Scenario for JCBC Films and spent four years writing and performing with the sketch comedy group The Errors of Comedy, including shows at The Etcetera Theatre for Camden Fringe Festival.

About the Director - Stuart Watson - Directing credits include The Woodsman (Old Red Lion), The Collector (Jermyn Street Theatre), Anthology (Etcetera) Open Doors (Troubadour), Rock 'n' Roll, Glengarry Glen Ross and Knives in Hens (Questors Theatre).

Artistic Director of Putney Arts Theatre from 2010-13, he directed productions that include Love and Information, Much Ado About Nothing, On the Razzle, Life x 3, Private Fears in Public Places, Festen, The Importance of Being Earnest, The Revenger's Tragedy, Arms and the Man, Blue/Orange, Dogg's Hamlet Cahoot's Macbeth, Les Liaisons Dangereuses, Sauce for the Goose and The Country Wife. He has taught acting at Pinewood Studios, and conducted workshops for the Questors Theatre directors' course.

Creatives and Cast:

Playwright - Greg A. Smith
Director- Stuart Watson
Producer - Richard Ings
Lighting Designer - Ben Sandford

Cast - TBC

DETAILS:

Venue: Tabard Theatre
Address: 2 Bath Road, London, W4 1LW
Dates: 18 November - 6 December 2014
Times: Tuesday - Saturday 7:30pm
Price: £16 (£14 concessions). Previews (18 - 20 November): All tickets £10
Box Office / Tickets: http://www.tabardweb.co.uk/sheltered.htm
Transport: Less than a minute's walk from Turnham Green tube station.