Finborough Theatre Sets Autumn Season: THE SWEETHEARTS, MY EYES WENT DARK & More

The Finborough Theatre - under multi-award-winning Artistic Director Neil McPherson - celebrates its 35th year with an Autumn Season of even more vibrant new plays and unique rediscoveries.

The season opens with the world premiere of My Eyes Went Dark by Matthew Wilkinson. Starring Thusitha Jayasundera and Cal MacAninch, this gripping new play based on real events plays from 25 August-19 September. It plays alongside the European premiere of This Heaven by the acclaimed new Aboriginal Australian writer Nakkiah Lui, on Sunday and Monday evenings and Tuesday matinees from 30 August-15 September.

Originally seen as a staged reading at Vibrant 2014 - A Festival Of Finborough Playwrights, The Sweethearts by exciting new writer Sarah Page receives its world premiere from 22 September-17 October. It plays alongside Horniman's Choice, an evening of four rediscovered one act plays by dramatists from the 'Manchester School' - Harold Brighouse, Stanley Houghton and Allan Monkhouse - originally championed by Annie Horniman of the Gaiety Theatre, Manchester, the first regional repertory theatre in Britain, in their first UK professional productions in over 90 years on Sunday and Monday evenings and Tuesday matinees from 27 September-13 October.

The season culminates with a rediscovery and the seventh consecutive year of our new plays festival Vibrant 2015 - A Festival Of Finborough Playwrights. Treasure by David Pinski is a classic of Yiddish theatre from 1905, and only now receiving its long-overdue UK premiere, from 20 October-14 November, in a new version by former literary manager of the Royal Shakespeare Company, Colin Chambers. Vibrant 2015 - A Festival Of Finborough Playwrights returns for its seventh year with twelve staged readings of new plays from 25 October-12 November. A unique opportunity to see behind the scenes as we continue to discover and develop tomorrow's plays today, brought to life by some of the UK's most talented actors and directors.

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

- Neil McPherson, Artistic Director

Autumn Season | Press Nights and Photocalls
Tuesday, 25 August - Saturday, 19 September 2015
The World Premiere
MY EYES WENT DARK
Written and Directed by Matthew Wilkinson.
Press Nights: Thursday, 27 August 2015 and Friday, August 28 2015 at 7:30pm
Photocall: Tuesday, 25 August 2015 at 1:00pm--1:30pm

Sundays, Mondays and Tuesdays, 30, 31 August, 1, 6, 7, 8, 13, 14, 15 September 2015
European Premiere
THIS HEAVEN
by Nakkiah Lui. Directed by Laura McCluskey.
Press Night: Monday, 31 August 2015 at 7.30pm | Photocall: Monday, 31 August 2015 at 5.00pm-5.30pm

Tuesday, 22 September-Saturday, 17 October 2015
The World Premiere
THE SWEETHEARTS
by Sarah Page. Directed by Daniel Burgess.
Press Nights: Thursday, 24 September and Friday, 25 September 2015 at 7.30PM
Photocall: Tuesday, 22 September 2015 at 1:00pm-1:30pm

Sundays, Mondays and Tuesdays, 27, 28, 29 September, 4, 5, 6, 11, 12, 13 October 2015.
The first professional UK productions for more than 90 years
HORNIMAN'S CHOICE
Four plays from playwrights of the 'Manchester School' - Harold Brighouse, Stanley Houghton and Allan Monkhouse.
Press Night: Monday, 28 September 2015 at 7:30pm
Photocall: Monday, 28 September 2015 at 5.00pm-5.30pm

Tuesday, 20 October - Saturday, 14 November 2015
UK Premiere
TREASURE
by David Pinski in a new adaptation by Colin Chambers. Directed by Alice Malin.
Press Nights: Thursday, 22 October and Friday, 23 October 2015 at 7.30pm
Photocall: Tuesday, 20 October 2015 from 1.00pm-1.30pm

Sunday, 25 October - Thursday, 12 November 2015
the seventh consecutive year
VIBRANT 2015 - A FESTIVAL OF FINBOROUGH PLAYWRIGHTS
Curated by Finborough Theatre Artistic Director Neil McPherson
The full festival programme will be announced shortly

Finborough Theatre, 118 Finborough Road, London SW10 9ED
Book Online at www.finboroughtheatre.co.uk | Box Office 0844 847 1652 (Calls will cost 7ppm plus your network access charge.)

PERFORMANCE TIMES AND PRICES
For My Eyes Went Dark, The Sweethearts and Treasure -
Tuesday to Saturday evenings at 7.30pm. Sunday matinees at 3.00pm. Saturday matinees at 3.00pm (from the second week of each run).
Prices for Weeks One and Two - Tickets £16, £14 concessions, except Tuesday evenings £14 all seats, and Friday and Saturday evenings £16 all seats. Previews (first two performances of the run) £12 all seats.
£10 tickets for Under 30s 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 evening of each run when booked online.
Prices for Weeks Three and Four - Tickets £18, £16 concessions, except Tuesday Evenings £16 all seats, and Friday and Saturday evenings £18 all seats.

For This Heaven and Horniman's Choice
Sunday and Monday evenings at 7.30pm. Tuesday matinees at 2.00pm.
Tickets £18, £16 concessions.

For Vibrant 2015 - A Festival of Finborough Playwrights
Sunday and Monday evenings at 7.30pm. Tuesday and Thursday matinees at 3.00pm
Tickets £4 all seats. Subscribe for five or more readings and save 10% on the total price

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