To reserve your tickets for ‘The History Boys’ by Alan Bennett from the 16th-19th May please email boxoffice@newtheatre.org.uk

The much anticipated The History Boys is coming to The New Theatre! So fasten your seatbelts as an unruly bunch of bright, funny sixth-form boys in pursuit of sex, sport and a place at university take to the stage. A maverick English teacher at odds with the young and shrewd supply teacher, a headmaster obsessed with results and a history teacher who thinks he’s a fool do their best to bestow their ideas on them.

‘The school gives them an education. I give them the wherewithal to resist it. Examine a boy and he is tamed already. Only examine him and you can tax him, empanel him, enlist him, interrogate him and put him in prison. You have only to grade him and you have got him.’

In Alan Bennett’s hugely successful play, staffroom rivalry and the anarchy of adolescence provoke insistent questions about history and how you teach it; about education and its purpose.

Doors at 7pm plus 2pm for the Saturday Matinee which is half-price for freshers!

And as if that wasn’t enough…

New Theatre Uncut brings you another site-specific wonder in the next couple of days (Monday 14th and Tuesday 15th from 7pm)! It’s Antigone!

Join us at The Three Wheatsheaves in Nottingham where you’ll stumble upon a modern-day Thebes and all is not well. In a bloody civil war, both heirs to the throne have fallen in a single day, slain by each other’s hands. The new King, Creon, sentences one to honour, the other to unburied shame. But Antigone has her part to play before the day is out, as the Landlord and the regulars watch on.

This production re-envisions Sophocles’ immortal Greek tragedy for the modern age, creating a spectacle that is both timeless and immediate.

To reserve tickets, e-mail boxoffice@newtheatre.org.uk. Tickets are ONLY £2 each but there is limited seating, and two performances only, so book early to avoid disappointment!

Some dates for your diary:

To reserve your tickets for ‘The 39 Steps’ by John Buchan from the 9th-12th May please email boxoffice@newtheatre.org.uk

*When a mysterious spy is murdered in his apartment, Richard Hannay embarks on a quest to clear his name and save the country. Encountering over a hundred characters (all portrayed by only four performers), this fast-paced, comedic adaptation of Hitchcock’s classic both charms and excites.

Based on Alfred Hitchcock’s classic spy thriller, The 39 Steps, has been brilliantly and hilariously recreated for the stage.

This blissfully funny show follows the incredible adventures of our handsome hero Richard Hannay, complete with stiff-upper-lip, British gung-ho and pencil moustache as he encounters dastardly murders, double-crossing secret agents, and, of course, devastatingly beautiful women.*

This wonderfully inventive and gripping comedy thriller features four fearless actors, playing 139 roles in 100 minutes of fast-paced fun and thrilling action. At you’re university’s award winning theatre! Good Heavens! I say!

Doors at 7pm plus 2pm for the Saturday Matinee which is half-price for freshers!

Some dates for your diary:

**HUSTINGS HUSTINGS!**

If you want to be part of the committee that runs the theatre then please feel free to email any of the current committee with any questions! To see the constitution for what your role will entail please visit www.newtheatre.org.uk/hustings.

PLEASE NOTE A CHANGE OF DATE: Hustings will now be held on Thursday May 10th at 1pm.

You must have a one minute speech for your role of choice and be prepared to answer any questions. Presidential candidates, your speeches must be 5 minutes long and you must have another NT member do a one minute speech to introduce you. Email secretary@newtheatre.org.uk with your name and position if you’re wanting to run by 6pm on Monday 7th May.

The next Uncut instalment is upon us! The Dumb Waiter is on for two nights only-

7-8th May.

http://www.facebook.com/events/282053758549415/

It’s another corker from our very own Adam H. Wells!

To reserve your tickets for ‘Too Far Away’ by Adam H. Wells from the 2^nd-5^th May please email boxoffice@newtheatre.org.uk

*In a filthy trench in war-torn Northern France three young soldiers huddle beneath the cacophony of German Artillery. On the Home Front in England a family waits for news which may never arrive. And 40 years later on Remembrance Day an old man sits on a War Memorial with a letter in his pocket that he has never opened. Riddled with bleak humour and heart-wrenching pathos, ‘Too Far Away’ explores the ways that individual lives were ripped apart by one of the greatest tragedies ever to befall mankind.*

Adam H. Wells has become one of the most celebrated student playwrights of New Theatre History! With his epic plots and witty dialogue his plays have never failed to challenge and entertain. This is your last chance to catch one of his scripts bought to life (well, until they get taken to The National, of course) by a talented cast on The New Theatre stage, so book your tickets quick to beat those exam blues!

Doors at 7pm plus 2pm for the Saturday Matinee which is half-price for freshers!

As part of a new partnership between The New Theatre and Lakeside Arts Centre we also proudly present the first NT production to transfer to Lakeside’s Djanogly Theatre, ‘Bed’ by Jim Cartwright, also from the 2^nd-5^th May:

*Seven elderly people lie together in an enormous bed, infused with youthful energy they re-live their happiest memories, inhabittheir wildest dreams and battle against their darkest fears, all the while trying desperately to catch that most sacred bit of shut-eye. But that mysterious head on the shelf has other ideas…* http://www.facebook.com/events/131498173647592/

Some dates for your diary:

**HUSTINGS HUSTINGS!**

If you want to be part of the committee that runs the theatre then please feel free to email any of the current committee with any questions! To see the constitution for what your role will entail please click here.

PLEASE NOTE A CHANGE OF DATE: Hustings will now be held on Thursday May 10th at 1pm and you must have a one minute speech for your role of choice and be prepared to answer any questions. Presidential candidates, your speeches must be 5 minutes long and you must have another NT member do a one minute speech to introduce you. Email secretary@newtheatre.org.uk with your name and position if you’re wanting to run!

AUDITIONS FOR ‘Caddy Come Home’ on Saturday 5th 10-6pm, Portland C20

The next Uncut instalment in nigh! Dumb Waiter is on for two nights only- 7-8^th May. http://www.facebook.com/events/282053758549415/

The Dumb Waiter team are also holding a post-show wine tasting evening which is super cheap and will be a great last opportunity for a chilled and fun night before exams hit! http://www.facebook.com/events/287914481288717/

Big NT love x

P.S. Lakeside Arts Centre is also giving us lucky lot an exclusive £5 offer to see ‘Translunar Paradise’ on 17^th May at 8pm! Perfect revision break and they don’t have many tickets left! Quote ‘New Theatre Offer’ when you call 0115 846 7777.

THIS WEEK:

To reserve your tickets for ‘Closer’ by Patrick Marber please email boxoffice@newtheatre.org.uk

“Lying is the most fun a girl can have without taking her clothes off, but it’s better if they do…”

Described as a love story for adults, ‘Closer’ follows the vicious conflict between Dan and Larry as they battle for the affections of Alice and Anna.

PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS SHOW RUNS FROM TUESDAY EVE- FRIDAY EVE WITH A FRIDAY MATINEE AT 2.30.

Doors at 7pm plus 2pm for the Friday Matinee which is half-price for freshers!

Some dates for your diary:

The last Afterparty of term on Friday!

New Writing Scratch Night this week! It’s gonna be big. We want actors and audience too so come along! http://www.facebook.com/groups/286231531448667/

The Drama Club show ‘Timeline’ is on Tuesday (27th)! A piece of verbatim theatre based on real facebook conversations- Trent PAS, 7pm, be there.

Finally: HUSTINGS! If you want to be part of the committee that runs the theatre then email any of the current committee with any questions! Hustings will be held on May 9th at 1pm. I’ve attached the constitution to this week’s email and it has all the positions outlined so have a read and see if any are the thing for you!

THIS WEEK:

To reserve your tickets for ‘Innocent Infidelity’ by C.J. Wilmann please email boxoffice@newtheatre.org.uk

A dark comedy. Reg is sleeping with Julia behind Hilary’s back but he’s doing nothing wrong. Julia only exists in his imagination. She is literally his dream woman. So, when Reg comes home one night to find Julia in his house, speaking to Hilary, his world is plunged into chaos and confusion. Featuring an original score, a live violinist and a never before seen piece of new writing- you’d be mad to miss it!

All those attending opening night (Wed 21st March) will receive a commemorative wristband AND the first 100 people to reserve their tickets at boxoffice@newtheatre.org.uk and show their reservation email to the SU reception will be entered into a prize draw to win a night out on the show!

Doors at 7pm plus 2pm for the Saturday Matinee which is half-price for freshers!

The cast and crew of Innocent Infidelity would also like to extend an invitation for people to take part in their flashmob tomorrow (Tuesday 20th) in the Portland food court at around 12.20ish. Bring a friend and engage in a public display of affection! https://www.facebook.com/events/373970089300500/?context=create

Some dates for your diary:

The Drama Club 7-8pm Tuesday in PAS (LG18, Trent building)

This week’s Afterparty!

First Uncut show of the season, Ionesco’s ‘The Lesson’ 19th & 20th March http://www.facebook.com/events/253412388083385/ only £2 for seriously exciting theatre!

External slot proposals are taking place on Wednesday (21st March) at 1pm. Email Tom at edinburgh@newtheatre.org.uk if you are proposing and with any questions you may have.

Next New Writing Scratch Night next week! http://www.facebook.com/groups/286231531448667/

The Drama Club show is also next week!

Finally: HUSTINGS! If you want to be part of the committee that runs the theatre then you may want to start thinking about following one of the current lot! Hustings will be on May 9th at 1pm. Look out for the constitution which I’ll send out in the next couple of weeks as some positions may be changing!

P.S. Give us a follow or a tweet on twitter, we’re branching out! @thenewtheatre #welovetotweet-a-roo

THIS WEEK:

To reserve your tickets for ‘The Beauty Queen of Leenane’ please email boxoffice@newtheatre.org.uk

From the writer of ‘In Bruges’ comes a multi-award winning play of comedy, tragedy, love and horror.

In rural Ireland a manipulative elderly mother attempts to sabotage her daughter’s first and last chance for love, driving her to desperate and brutal extremes.

With a rare ability to provoke laughter in the darkest of moments, this biting black comedy perfectly balances the fine line between horror and hilarity.

Doors at 7pm plus 2pm for the Saturday Matinee which is half-price for freshers!

Also make sure you grab your season passes when you come to see ‘The Beauty Queen of Leenane’ for a massive saving on seeing both the New Theatre Spring Season and Uncut season! Foronly £35 you get full access to all the season shows and we’ll throw in all the Uncut shows for free! Oh we’re spoiling you, I know! Get on this!

Some dates for your diary:

The Drama Club 7-8pm Tuesday in PAS (LG18, Trent building)

This week’s Afterparty!

Q&A with Matthew Bannister (ex Director of BBC Radio) http://www.facebook.com/events/302325986498987/

First Uncut show of the season, Ionesco’s ‘The Lesson’ 19th & 20th March

External slot proposals are taking place on the 21st March at 1pm

Next New Writing Scratch Night in the last week of term! http://www.facebook.com/groups/286231531448667/

Elena announces ‘the Death of Man’ live on Letterman’s TV show. Pete can’t cope with the world without the comfort of a screen to frame it. The pair meet and find reality in a twisted world of disturbing social media. Both funny and brutal in equal measure. Is anything real any more?

Mark Ravenhill’s Faust is Dead is a dark and often brutally funny journey through a world of virtual reality. Mark Ravenhill is one of the most distinctive contemporary UK playwrights. He burst on to the theatre scene in 1996 with the huge hit Shopping and Fucking where “he made theatre relevant to the Thatcher generation. Now he’s put videos and Net-surfing in FAUST. And it’s no less stunning.”- The Guardian.

Doors at 7pm plus 2pm for the Saturday Matinee which is half-price for freshers!

Also make sure you grab your season passes when you come to see ‘Faust is Dead’ for a massive saving on seeing both the New Theatre Spring Season and Uncut season! For only £35 you get full access to all the season shows and we’ll throw in all the Uncut shows for free! Oh we’re spoiling you, I know! Get on this!

Also don’t forget:

The Drama Club 7-8pm Tuesday in PAS!

IRISH PUB CHALLENGE! by Beauty Queen of Leenane also tomorrow http://www.facebook.com/events/379613735384910/

New Writing Workshop: Thursday 8th after the show

Edinburgh Auditions: Thurs 8th & Fri 9th March

The ‘Faust is Dead’ Afterparty!

Q&A with Matthew Bannister (ex Director of BBC Radio) http://www.facebook.com/events/302325986498987/

External slot proposals are taking place on the 21st March at 1pm

THE GUT GIRLS by Sarah Daniels

Loud, bawdy and brash, the girls who work in the gutting sheds of Deptford’s Cattle Market enjoy life despite hanging from the bottom rung of the social ladder. Lady Helena believes it is her duty to improve their morals and make them ladies. The girls don’t necessarily agree.

From Wednesday this week The New Theatre is home to a workforce of beer swilling, foul mouthed and headstrong women whose job, as undesirable as it is, makes them their own masters at a time where women were not meant to be independent. Described as a ‘weird and wondrous black comedy’ – The Spectator, the play disturbs and delights in equal measure.

Doors at 7pm plus 2pm for the Saturday Matinee which is half-price for freshers!

Also make sure you grab your season passes when you come to see The Gut Girls for a massive saving on seeing both the New Theatre Spring Season and Uncut season! For only £35 you get full access to all the season shows and we’ll throw in all the Uncut shows for free! Oh we’re spoiling you, I know! Get on this!

Also don’t forget:

The Drama Club 7-8pm Tuesday in PAS!

New Theatre Uncut Auditions: Wednesday 29th @ The New Theatre

The ‘Gut Girls’ Afterparty!

Edinburgh Auditions: Thurs 8th & Fri 9th March

Get yourselves along to ALL MY SONS by Arthur Miller from Wednesday to Saturday 7.30pm with a 2.30pm Saturday matinee! It’s the first show of the Spring Season and it’s gonna be special!

Ohio, August 1947. Joe Keller, a middle-age business man, relaxes in his little piece of the American Dream. But the ghosts of his past are circling, ready to bring his world crashing down around him.

Also don’t forget:

The Drama Club returns 7-8 this Tuesday in PAS!

New Theatre Uncut Proposals, Wednesday 22nd, 12pm

New Theatre Uncut Auditions: Friday 24th

The ‘All My Sons’ Afterparty!

Edinburgh Auditions: Thurs 1st & Fri 2nd March

To reserve your tickets for ‘The Off-White Horse’ please email boxoffice@newtheatre.org.uk or book via the link to your left here at www.newtheatre.org.uk.

THE OFF-WHITE HORSE

by Adam H. Wells

Between a mother who had an affair three years ago, a youngest daughter who hates her father and a heavily autistic oldest daughter life in the Liddell family isn’t easy. Enter Olivia, a vindictive and manipulative aunt, and latent tensions within the family bubble over and erupt with violent consequences.

Adam H. Wells’ newest script is coming to the New Theatre stage from next Wednesday and with half of the proceeds going to the Nottingham Regional Society for Adults and Children with Autism it is The New Theatre’s first charitable production!

Enjoying exceptional student writing has never been so worthwhile!

Also don’t forget:

The Drama Club returns 7-8 this Tuesday in PAS!

Edinburgh Publicity Officer Proposals, New Theatre, 2pm

‘The Off-White Horse’ Afterparty!