Finborough Theatre Announces Events For September-December 2009

The multi-award-winning Finborough Theatre's final season of 2009 features fourteen premieres of new work (including a musical) and the rediscovery of a modern classic. The season includes the European premiere of Little Fish by Michael John LaChiusa, one of Broadway's most exciting new music theatre voices; The Tobacco Merchant's Lawyer and Wide Asleep, the English premieres of sell-out Scottish hits by multi-award-winning playwright Iain Heggie; Vibrant! - A Festival of Finborough Playwrights, a ten-day season of ten new works for the stage by playwrights discovered, nurtured and championed by the Finborough Theatre; the UK premiere of Hurried Steps , created for Amnesty International's Stop Violence Against Women campaign by acclaimed Italian playwright Dacia Mariani; and the inaugural production of the Leverhulme Bursary for Emerging Theatre Directors, partnering the National Theatre Studio with the Finborough Theatre, with the first London revival in 25 years and the world premiere of a new translation of Mikhail Bulgakov's classic Molière, or The League of Hypocrites.

The season begins with The Tobacco Merchant's Lawyer, a witty one act satire by award-winning playwright Iain Heggie following a sell-out success in Scotland, which runs from 29 September to 24 October 2009. This is followed by Little Fish, a dark, vibrant and truly modern musical by Michael John LaChiusa, running from 27 October to 21 November 2009. The season concludes with Bulgakov's satire Molière, or The League of Hypocrites in the world premiere of a new translation by Michael Glenny, presented in association with the National Theatre Studio, from 24 November to 19 December 2009.

This season's Sunday and Monday productions are Wide Asleep, the English premiere of a new one man show, written and performed by Iain Heggie, complementing the main show run of Iain's The Tobacco Merchant's Lawyer, on 4, 5, 11, 12, 18 and 19 October 2009; and the UK premiere of Hurried Steps by Italian playwright Dacia Mariani examining the impact of violence against women, on 1, 2, 8, 9, 15 and 16 November 2009. Vibrant! - A Festival of Finborough Playwrights will play ten late night performances from 6 to 17 October 2009.
- Neil McPherson, Artistic Director

The Tobacco Merchant's Lawyer
29 September - 24 October 2009

The English Premiere by award-winning playwright Iain Heggie. Directed by Liz Carruthers.
The sell-out one act satire, direct from a sell-out Scottish tour.
Press Night: Thursday, 1 October 2009 at 7.30pm| Photocall: Tuesday, 29 September 2009 at 1pm-1.30pm

Little Fish
27 October - 21 November 2009
The European Premiere, Book, Music and Lyrics by Michael John LaChiusa. Directed by Adam Lenson.
A vibrant new musical from one of Broadway's leading writers.
Press Night: Thursday, 29 October 2009 at 7.30pm | Photocall: Tuesday, 27 October 2009 at 1pm-1.30pm

Molière, or The League of Hypocrites
24 November - 19 December 2009
First London Revival in 25 Years and the World Premiere of a New Translation by Michael Glenny. Directed by Blanche McIntyre.
Written under the shadow of Stalin, a modern classic about a man's fight to keep his integrity under a repressive regime.
Press Night: Thursday, 26 November 2009 at 7.30pm| Photocall: Tuesday, 24 November 2009 at 1pm-1.30pm

SUNDAY AND MONDAY PRODUCTIONS

Wide Asleep
Sundays and Mondays, 4, 5, 11, 12, 18 and 19 October 2009
The English Premiere of a new one man show, written and performed by Iain Heggie. Directed by Alasdair Hawthorn.
Press Night: Monday, 5 October 2009 at 7.30pm| Photocall: email press@finboroughtheatre.co.uk

Hurried Steps
Sundays and Mondays, 1, 2, 8, 9, 15 and 16 November 2009
The UK Premiere by acclaimed Italian playwright Dacia Mariani. Directed by Nicolette Kay.
Presented to support the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women (25 November) and Amnesty International's Stop Violence Against Women campaign, Hurried Steps recounts eight women's testimonies of violence.
Press Night: Monday, 2 November 2009 at 7.30pm| Photocall: email press@finboroughtheatre.co.uk

LATE NIGHT PRODUCTIONS

Vibrant! - A Festival of Finborough Playwrights
6 - 17 October 2009
A ten-day festival of ten new works for the stage by playwrights discovered, nurtured and championed by the Finborough Theatre.
Visit www.finboroughtheatre.co.uk for the festival programme.

THE FINBOROUGH THEATRE ELSEWHERE

West End - F***ing Men by Joe DiPietro at the Arts Theatre.
Off-West End - Many Roads to Paradise by Stewart Permutt.
Off-Broadway - Oohrah! by Bekah Brunstetter.
Off-Broadway - Ordinary Days, the new musical by Adam Gwon.

Performance Times and Ticket Prices

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

The Tobacco Merchant's Lawyer, Molière
Tuesday to Saturday Evenings at 7.30pm. Saturday Matinees at 3.00pm (from the second week of each run) Sunday Matinees at 3.00pm. Tickets £13, £9 concessions, except Tuesday Evenings £9 all seats, and Saturday evenings £13 all seats.

Previews (first two performances of each run) £9 all seats.
£5 tickets for under 30's for the first week of these productions when booked online
Little Fish
Same performance times as above.
Tickets £18, £14 concessions, except Tuesday Evenings £14 all seats, and Saturday evenings £18 all seats.
Previews (first two performances of the run) £14 all seats.
£5 tickets for under 30's for the first week of this production when booked online
Wide Asleep, Hurried Steps
All performances at 7.30pm. Tickets £13, £9 concessions.
Vibrant!
Tuesday to Saturday evenings at 9.00pm. Tickets £3 all seats.

 

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