ROUNDABOUT to Make London Premiere at Southbank Centre
Artistic Directors of Paines Plough, James Grieve and George Perrin, today announce the London debut of Roundabout at the Southbank Centre as part of the Festival of Love from 7 June to the 18 July. After a successful launch at Edinburgh last year, the company's award-wining portable in the round auditorium is making its way to the Southbank Centre ahead of a run in Edinburgh this summer, and a further national tour this autumn.
Paines Plough presents Alexandra Wood's Fringe First Award-winning The Initiate, Duncan Macmillan's Lungs, and Dennis Kelly's Our Teacher's a Troll that will play in rep, with additional performances of Every Brilliant Thing. All productions are directed by George Perrin.
Cast: Sian Reese-Williams, Abdul Salis
Sidney Cole will also perform in The Initiate only
Direction: George Perrin; Design: Lucy Osborne; Lighting: Emma Chapman
Sound: Tom Gibbons; Movement: Kate Sagovsky; Associate Sound: Dom Kennedy
For Our Teacher's a Troll only, Creative Consultant: Chris Elwell
Artistic Directors James Grieve and George Perrin said today 'We're thrilled and excited to unveil Roundabout in London at The Southbank Centre. Our beautiful pop-up plays host to four outstanding new plays, a host of special guests and events in a sizzling summer programme of theatre on the South Bank. It promises to be this year's unmissable pop-up experience - a festival of stellar new work in the most exciting new theatre in the country nestled next to Waterloo Bridge. We can't wait to welcome people to Roundabout'.
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