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The Changeling Plays Southwark Playhouse November 3-November 26

By: Sep. 20, 2011
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The Production Works is set to present The Changeling by Thomas Middleton and William Rowley.
The show is directed by Michael Oakley, and designed by Fotini Dimou. Sound Design and Composition are by James Flockton.

3rd November to 26th November 2011
PRESS NIGHT: MONDAY, 7TH NOVEMBER 2011 AT 7.45PM

A classic tale of twisted love, dangerous lies and sexual obsession reimagined in an evocative new production from JMK Award winning director Michael Oakley opens at Southwark Playhouse for a four week run on 7 November 2011 with previews from 3 November 2011.

The beautiful Beatrice-Joanna has fallen in love with Alsemero - there is just one problem - she is already engaged to Alonzo. Blinded by desire, she desperately seeks a way out of the engagement and finds it in the unlikely shape of her disfigured servant De Flores. Little does Beatrice-Joanna know how far De Flores will go to help her.

First seen in 1622, Middleton and Rowley's play explores the destructive nature of sexual obsession. Transcending social divides and overturning prejudice, it is a warped and moving love story that tracks the process of desire possessing the body and mind.

Director Michael Oakley was the winner of the prestigious JMK Young Director Award in 2008. He subsequently directed Edward II (BAC). He was Trainee Director in Residence at Chichester Festival Theatre and most recently Associate Director on Trevor Nunn's production of Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead in the West End.

Designer Fotini Dimou's credits include Julius Caesar, The Crucible, The Duchess of Malfi (Royal Shakespeare Company). As Costume Designer, Gethsemane, Therese Raquin, The Seagull (National Theatre). Other credits include Sore Throats, Road, The Queen and I (Royal Court), Creditors (Donmar Warehouse, BAM) and The Girl with a Pearl Earring (Theatre Royal Haymarket).

Sound Designer and Composer James Flockton trained at Central School of Speech and Drama. His recent credits include Sound Design for Fewer Emergencies (The Print Room), Korzack (Rose Theatre, Kingston). He did Production Sound for Loyalty (Hampstead Theatre) and Mort the Musical (Greenwich Theatre).

Production
THE CHANGELING
By Thomas Middleton and William Rowley
Directed by Michael Oakley
Venue
Main House, Southwark Playhouse
Shipwright Yard
Corner of Bermondsey St. and Tooley St.
London SE1 2TF

Nearest Tube: London Bridge
Performances
3 November - 26 November 2011
Monday to Saturday at 7.45pm
Saturday matinees at 3.15pm
Box Office
Online
www.southwarkplayhouse.co.uk
24 HOURS/NO BOOKING FEES
By Telephone
020 7407 0234
NO BOOKING FEES
Ticket Prices
£10, £15, £20
‘Airline style' pricing. The earlier you book the cheaper the tickets!
Concessions
Disabled people can bring one companion free of charge.
There are no other concessions

Access
Please inform Southwark Playhouse of your access requirements at least 48 hours before you attend the performance by phoning 020 7407 0234.



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