A DAY AT THE RACISTS Announce Post Show Discussions

A DAY AT THE RACISTS is written by Anders Lustgarten and directed by Ryan McBryde, designed by Mila Sanders. Lighting by Dan Hill. The show features sound by George Dennis and is produced by Charlie Payne, and produced by Rogue State Theatre Company in association with Neil McPherson for the Finborough Theatre 

Cast: Zaraah Abrahams. Vanessa Havell. Nick Holder. Thusitha Jayasundera. Julian Littman. Gwilym Lloyd. Sam Swainsbury. Trevor A Toussaint.

The world premiere of a stunning new piece of political theatre from award-winning playwright Anders Lustgarten

[ NEW YEAR | NEW PLAYS SEASON ]
Celebrating the 30th anniversary of the Finborough Theatre

A Day at the Racists is a devastatingly timely examination of the rise of the BNP in London.

Supporting the play, two hotly topical post-show discussions will take place on 18 and 24 March, probing issues raised by A Day at the Racists. Drawing on the play, each post-show discussion will explore the function of political art in the 21st Century, in relation to British identity, nationalism and working class voices, attempting to question the underlying social and cultural issues behind the rise of the BNP in London. The discussions will be chaired by playwright and lecturer Dan Rebellato and Anders Lustgarten, with panellists including Margaret Hodge MP, Andi Osho, Patrick Neate, Karena Johnson, Justin Baidoo and members of the cast.

Dan Rebellato is a playwright and Professor of Contemporary Theatre at Royal Holloway, University of London and has published a number of works on contemporary theatre and society including 1956 and All That and British Theatre since the Seventies: Playwriting, Art and Politics,Theatre & Globalization.

Margaret Hodge MP has been Labour MP for Barking since 2004 and is currently Minister of State for the Department of Culture, Media and Sport; Nick Griffin announced in November 2009 that he will be contesting her Barking seat in the General Election.

Andi Osho is a stand-up comedian and actor; credits include Tonightly (Channel 4), The Andi O Show (E4) and Mock the Week (BBC).

Patrick Neate is an award-winning writer, journalist and playwright, having written widely on culture seen from alternative perspectives.

Karena Johnson is Artistic Director of the Broadway Theatre Barking, having previously worked as Head of Programming at Oval House, where she was then Britain's only black arts programmer and was nominated for the Carlton Multicultural Awards.

Justin Baidoo is an activist, and is a key member of the Hope Not Hate anti-racism campaign working in Barking and the South London Anti-Fascist Group.

Post-Show Discussions -
The post-show discussions are free to all same-day ticket holders and take place after directly the 7.30pm performance.
Thursday 18 March (Anders Lustgarten with Patrick Neate, Karena Johnson, Dan Rebellato and Justin Baidoo)
Wednesday 24 March (Dan Rebellato with Margaret Hodge MP, Andi Osho, Justin Baidoo, Anders Lustgarten)

Tuesday, 2 March - Saturday, 27 March 2010
Tuesday to Saturday Evenings at 7.30pm. Saturday Matinees at 3.00pm (from 13 March 2010). Sunday Matinees at 3.00pm.
Prices for Weeks 1 and 2 (2-14 March) - Tickets £13, £9 concessions, except Tuesday Evenings £9 all seats, and Saturday evenings £13 all seats. Previews (2 and 3 March) £9 all seats.
£5 tickets for Under 30's for performances from Tuesday to Sunday of the first week when booked online only. £10 tickets for residents of the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea on Saturday, 6 March 2010 when booked online only.
Prices for Weeks 3 and 4 (16-27 March) - Tickets £15, £11 concessions
except Tuesday Evenings £11 all seats, and Saturday evenings £15 all seats.
Tickets £15, £11 concessions
except Tuesday Evenings £11 all seats, and Saturday evenings £15 all seats.
Performance Length: 2 hours with one interval.
Box Office: 0844 847 1652

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