Greenwich Playhouse Presents Final Production: DUCHESS OF MALFI, 2/23-3/18

THE DUCHESS OF MALFI will be the final production to be staged at the popular South London venue, the Greenwich Playhouse which will close its doors on the 10th April 2012 after twenty years of service to theatre; following the landlord's - Beds and Bars - decision to not renew the venue's lease in order to exploit commercial opportunities offered by the Olympics. It runs February 21– March 18, 2012: Tues-Sat at 7:30pm - Sun at 4pm. Press night is Thursday, 23rd February 2012 @ 7:30pm.

Tickets are £13, £10(including consessions) and can be purchased by calling the box office at 020 8858 9256, or emailing boxoffice@galleontheatre.co.uk.

The Greenwich Playhouse is located at Greenwich Station Forecourt, 189 Greenwich High Road LONDON SE10 8JA.

In THE DUCHESS OF MALFI John Webster (1578-1634) created, through language that is rich in imagery and incomparable in dramatic power one of the greatest dramas ever written in the English language, outside of Shakespeare's canon of work. Webster's timeless masterpiece and heart rending love story is an intense study of a society that is broken: riddled with Machiavellian corruption, incest, madness and illicit sexual desire. It exposes issues which are of universal moral significance, and presents questions which have remained permanently elusive. THE DUCHESS OF MALFI daringly explores all that is magnificent and reprehensible in humanity. It does this in a bold and shocking manner that is tempered by beautiful and uplifting poetry.

Galleon Theatre Company's expertly directed, designed and acted production of Webster's much loved sexually and religiously provocative obra-prima, will offer a rousing and at times deeply moving quality theatre experience which will entertain and provoke.

THE DUCHESS OF MALFI is creatively spearheaded by the hugely acclaimed director/actor Bruce Jamieson (who also plays the Cardinal) and by award winning producer Alice de Sousa (who also plays the Duchess); they are co-founding directors of Galleon Theatre Company, the Greenwich Playhouse and Galleon Films. Their twenty three year creative collaboration has resulted in numerous internationally acclaimed theatre productions, delivered an unbroken legacy of high production values to the independent theatre sector and provided affordable and intelligent entertainment for dozens of thousands of people.

For more information, visit www.galleontheatre.co.uk.