THE WHITE CARNATION to Kick Off Finborough Theatre's Winter 2013-14 Season; Lineup Announced!

Our Winter Season includes all the strands of our multi-award-winning artistic policy with a rediscovery (R. C. Sherriff's The White Carnation, unseen in over 60 years); musical theatre (with the world premiere of a new British musical, Lost Boy, and the professional world premiere of Ivor Novello's very last musical, Valley of Song); and new writing with the debut of three new playwrights (Operation Crucible, Carthage, The Domino Heart). We also introduce a new series - TheGreatWar100 - which will present works commemorating the centenary of the First World War over the next five years.

The season opens with the first production in 60 years of R. C. Sherriff's supernatural drama, The White Carnation, playing 26 November - 21 December 2013; accompanied on Sundays, Mondays and Tuesdays from 1-17 December 2013 by the world premiere of Operation Crucible, a debut play by Kieran Knowles, set against the backdrop of the Sheffield Blitz.

January sees two productions featured in both our already acclaimed Celebrating British Music Theatre series, and our new TheGreatWar100 series: the world premiere of a new British musical by Phil Willmott - Lost Boy - a dark sequel to Peter Pan, playing 31 December 2013 - 25 January 2014; and the professional world premiere of Ivor Novello's very last musical, Valley of Song on Sundays, Mondays and Tuesdays from 5-21 January 2014.

The season comes to a close with two new writing debuts, in productions commissioned by the Finborough Theatre - Carthage, a hard hitting first play about the care system by our new Playwright on Attachment Chris Thompson, plays from 28 January-28 February 2014. It is accompanied by The Domino Heart, the European premiere and the UK debut of award-winning Canadian playwright Matthew Edison, on Sundays, Mondays and Tuesdays from 2-18 February 2014.

For full information, visit www.finboroughtheatre.co.uk.

SCHEDULE:

26 November-21 December 2013
The first production in 60 years
The White Carnation
by R. C. Sherriff. Directed by Knight Mantell.
Press Night: Thursday, 28 November 2013 at 7.30pm

Sundays, Mondays and Tuesdays, 1, 2, 3, 8, 9, 10, 15, 16, 17 December 2013
The world premiere
Operation Crucible
by Kieran Knowles. Directed by Bryony Shanahan.
Press Night: Monday, 2 December 2013 at 7.30pm

31 December 2013-25 January 2014
The world premiere of a new musical
Lost Boy
Book, Music and Lyrics by Phil Willmott. Directed by Phil Willmott.
Press Night: Thursday, 2 January 2014 at 7.30pm

Sundays, Mondays and Tuesdays, 5, 6, 7, 12, 13, 14, 19, 20, 21 January 2014
The professional world premiere
Valley of Song - A Musical Romance
Music by Ivor Novello. Lyrics by Christopher Hassall. Book by Phil Park. Music adapted and arranged and additional material composed by Ronald Hanmer. Directed by Benji Sperring.
Press Night: Monday, 6 January 2014 at 7.30pm

28 January-22 February 2014
The world premiere
Carthage
by Chris Thompson. Directed by Robert Hastie.
Press Night: Thursday, 30 January 2014 at 7.30pm

Sundays, Mondays and Tuesdays, 2, 3 4, 9, 10, 11, 16, 17, 18 February 2014
The European Premiere
The Domino Heart
by Matthew Edison. Directed by Jane Jeffery.
Press Night: Monday, 3 February 2014 at 7.30pm

The Finborough Theatre is located at 118 Finborough Road, London SW10 9ED. Book Online at www.finboroughtheatre.co.uk | 24 Hour Box Office 0844 847 1652.

Performance Times and Prices:

For The White Carnation, Lost Boy and Carthage
Tuesday to Saturday evenings at 7.30pm. Sunday matinees at 3.00pm. Saturday matinees at3.00pm (from the second week of each run).
Prices for Weeks 1 and 2 - Tickets £16, £14 concessions, except Tuesday Evenings £14 all seats, and Friday and Saturday evenings £16 all seats.
Prices for Weeks 3 and 4 - Tickets £18, £16 concessions, except Tuesday Evenings £16 all seats, and Friday and Saturday evenings £18 all seats.
£10 tickets for Under 30's for performances from Tuesday to Sunday of the first week when booked online only.
£12 tickets for residents of the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea on the first Saturday of the run when booked online.

For Operation Crucible, Valley of Song and The Domino Heart
Sunday and Monday evenings at 7.30pm. Tuesday matinees at 2.00pm.
Tickets £18, £16 concessions.

Need more UK Regional Theatre News in your life?
Sign up for all the news on the Summer season, discounts & more...