Face to Face Festival 2015 Kicks Off Today at The White Bear Theatre

Face to Face Festival 2015 moves to The White Bear Theatre in Kennington for an extended two weeks celebrating The Best of the Festivals 2012 - 2015.

The Press Launch today 30 June at 7.30pm features selected extracts from eight shows and gives an overview of the entire festival featuring not just established artists but also new talent discovered by the festival.

The irresistible selection of theatrical treats includes: Jack Klaff's Under a Foreign Sky; Sian Webber as Martha Gellhorn; Lola in London; Peter Hammill's opera The Fall of the House of Usher; The Singing Psychic; Betty has to Go Now and Claire Dowie in a PERFORMANCE MARATHON of FIVE of her solo plays in FIVE DAYS (for two weeks!).

Claire Dowie's plays mounted specially for the Face to Face Festivals 2012/15 continue to win national and international awards.

There is exciting new work from Face to Face Festival stars Stephen Oxley and Martin Stewart and a tribute to solo theatre legend Ken Campbell with extracts from his cult comedy classic The Recollections of a Furtive Nudist performed by Martin Stewart.

We will also be running two courses for new Solo Theatre performers with showcase workshop performances on July 7 at 7.30pm Many of the outstanding performers featured in this festival created their shows in Face to Face Festival workshops. Don't miss the next generation's exciting new ideas!

Full programme follows and details at www.solotheatrefestival.co.uk. The White Bear Theatre is located at Kennington Park Road London SE11 4DJ (Nearest tube: Kennington). For tickets and more information, contact the Box Office at 0207 793 9193 or info@whitebeartheatre.co.uk.

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Face to Face Festival 2015 - The Best of the Festivals 2012 - 2015:

Tuesday 30th June Press Launch at 7.30pm: (extracts from)

CLAIRE DOWIE H to He (I'm turning into a man)
SIAN WEBBER Martha Gellhorn: Troubles Seen
MARTA PEQUENO Lola in London
JACK KLAFF Under A Foreign Sky

CLAIRE DOWIE Why Is John Lennon Wearing a Skirt?
MARTIN STEWART Ken Campbell's Recollections of a Furtive Nudist
MARYSIA TREMBECKA The Singing Psychic
CLAIRE DOWIE See Primark and Die!

Wednesday 1st July at 7.30pm
CLAIRE DOWIE and Company in Adult Child/Dead Child
SIAN WEBBER as Martha Gellhorn (directed by Jack Klaff)
MARTA PEQUENO in Lola in London

Thursday 2nd July at 7.30pm
CLAIRE DOWIE Why Is John Lennon Wearing a Skirt?
MARYSIA TREMBECKA The Singing Psychic

Friday 3rd July at 7.30pm
CLAIRE DOWIE H to He (I'm turning into a man)
MARTIN STEWART Ken Campbell's Recollections of a Furtive Nudist
MARTA PEQUENO Lola in London

Saturday 4th July at 4.00pm
Workshop Performances and Readings of New Work
MARTIN STEWART Ken Campbell's Recollections of a Furtive Nudist

Saturday 4th July at 7.30pm
CLAIRE DOWIE See Primark and Die!
JACK KLAFF Under A Foreign Sky

Sunday 5th July at 4.00pm
CLAIRE DOWIE Random Subject + Arsehammers! + Creating Chaos
MARTIN STEWART Peter and the Actinoids
JAMIE WEST & ALIYAH KESHANI The Fall of the House of Usher

Tuesday 7th July at 7.30pm

WORKSHOP SHOWCASE
plus
Readings of New Work by Stephen Oxley

Wednesday 8th July at 7.30pm
CLAIRE DOWIE Why Is John Lennon Wearing a Skirt?
MARYSIA TREMBECKA The Singing Psychic

Thursday 9th July at 7.30pm
CLAIRE DOWIE H to He (I'm turning into a man)
DEIRDRE STRATHCLYDE Betty has to go now!
MARTA PEQUENO Lola in London

Friday 10th July at 7.30pm
CLAIRE DOWIE Random Subject + Arsehammers! + Creating Chaos
MARTIN STEWART Peter and the Actinoids
JAMIE WEST & ALIYAH KESHANI The Fall of the House of Usher

Saturday 11th July at 4.00pm
Workshop Performances and Readings of New Work
MARTIN STEWART Ken Campbell's Recollections of a Furtive Nudist

Saturday 11th July at 7.30pm
CLAIRE DOWIE See Primark and Die!
JACK KLAFF Under A Foreign Sky

Sunday 12th July at 4.00pm
CLAIRE DOWIE and Company in Adult Child/Dead Child
SIAN WEBBER as Martha Gellhorn (directed by Jack Klaff)
MARTA PEQUENO in Lola in London

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