Some Stories at Blacks Club
(May 2010) – Critically-acclaimed theatre company Cheap Seats will bring their new production, Some Stories – a collection of four pieces on new writing, directed and performed by a selection of the brightest young talent– to Soho club Blacks. Some Stories is a series of four interconnected stories that focus on childhood, the hold it has over our adult lives, and the power of storytelling. Each piece was written by Alistair McDowall, the award-winning young writer whose previous work includes 5:30 (Arts Council Award for Best Performance, Best New Play and Best Fringe Production nominations at the MEN Theatre Awards) and eighteen stupid reasons why i love you lots and lots (Best New Writing award, Buxton Fringe Festival) which both garnered awards and five star reviews during performances around the UK. Similarly, the stories will be directed by four young directors including Clive Judd (Director’s Guild Award for Most Promising Director at NSDF 2009, assistant director on the multi-award-winning Punk Rock) and Ned Bennett (Apprentice Director to Sean Matthias on Breakfast at Tiffany’s at the Haymarket and Edmond, Theatre Royal, Haymarket). ENDS SELECTED PRESS FOR CHEAP SEATS ‘Intense production’ – The Guardian ‘Powerful, graphic and poetic’ (Five Stars) – CityLife ‘Radical…disturbing’ - Manchester Evening News LISTING DETAILS Where: Blacks Members’ Club, 67 Dean Street, Soho, London W1D 4QH When: 6th & 13th June at 6pm & 8.30pm Tickets: £5 – see cheapseatstheatre.com for more information ABOUT CHEAP SEATS - Cheap Seats was founded by Alistair McDowall and Lucy Oliver-Harrison in 2004, and Some Stories is a new development for the company, stepping away from conventional theatre spaces and embarking on a collaborative process which immerses the audience. Cheap Seats has previously worked with The Lowry, Contact Theatre, The Royal Exchange Theatre, The Bolton Octagon, The Young Vic, The English Theatre of Bruges and Halifax Square Chapel for the. Previous shows include: Daises, Dogs and 5:30. ABOUT BLACKS - Built in 1723 by John Meard - the renowned carpenter who worked with Sir Christopher Wren on St Paul’s Cathedral - 67 Dean Street is a surviving example of early domestic Georgian architecture. Later, Anthony Chamier, founding member of Dr Samuel Johnson’s literary club, occupied the building and it was eventually restored and opened as Blacks in 1992. For further information and images please contact Will Wood of Multitude Media on will.wood@multitudemedia.co.uk / +44 (0) 161 408 8221
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