Rare Moustache and First Light Theatre Present IF ONLY

Rare Moustache and First Light Theatre will present the London Premiere of luminary Canadian Playwright Michel Tremblay's "If only..." in a translation by Bill Findlay and Martin Bowman at the brand new Bread & Roses Theatre in Clapham from 6th to 11th January 2015.

Performances are at 7:30pm Tuesday 6th to Saturday 10th with 3pm Matinees on Saturday 10th and Sunday 11th.

'If Only...' won a Chalmers Award and a Dora Mavor Moore Award in 2000. This translation, from the original French, premiered at the Royal Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh in 2003 with The Guardian calling it "funny, affectionate and very true." and a "mark of [Tremblay's] genius".

In a compelling balance of humour and poignancy, Tremblay pays homage to his mother who nurtured his imagination and love for theatre and the arts, yet who did not live to witness the world-wide acclaim for her son's artistic genius.

'If only...' offers glimpses of the pair at five different stages of their lives together, culminating in his reassurance of his dying mother's concern for him immediately prior to his spectacular success.

CAST
Marianne Adams' numerous credits include Damned by Despair (National Theatre), Abigail's Party (Menier Chocolate Factory) and Man & Boy (West End). She was the winner of the Craig Dodd prize for best featured actress in 2013 for her role as Phyliss in Season's Greetings at the Union Theatre.

Monty d'Inverno was the winner of the BBC Carleton Hobbs Award 2014 and is a member of
the BBC Radio Drama Company. He attended Drama Studio London. Before that, he gained a First Class BA Degree in Classics at Cambridge University. He also trained at The Royal Military Academy Sandhurst and served with the British Army in Germany, Canada and Afghanistan.

CREATIVE TEAM
Director: Stephen Whitson - Director of Cross Purpose (King's Head Theatre, London), Associate Director of 'Barnum', 'From Here To Eternity'.
Designer: Alex Doidge-Green - Designer of 'Grand Guignol' (Plymouth Theatre Royal), Peter Grimes (Royal Festival Hall).
Original Music: Will Stuart - Compositions for 'The Royal Hunt of The Sun', 'Call of the Wild' (both Oxford Playhouse). Arrangements for Dame Shirley Bassey, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, BBC Concert Orchestra.

Tickets are £10/£8 concessions and available from: www.breadandrosestheatre.co.uk
Box Office: 0333 666 3366 (Booking fees apply)