Newington Big Local is delighted to announce Paines Plough pop-up theatre, Roundabout, show dates (September 29 – October 2, 2022)
Newington Big Local is delighted and excited to be welcoming Paines Plough’s pop-up theatre, Roundabout, back to Newington. Artistic Directors Charlotte Bennett and Katie Posner are bringing Paines Plough’s pop-up theatre, Roundabout, to Newington from September 29 to October 2, 2022. The line-up this year includes exciting new plays alongside local talent, community performances and workshops.
Paines Plough are working with Starlings Support CIC, Newington Big Local and the Creative Newington project to bring acclaimed performances to our doorstep.
The portable, in-the-round auditorium will present work from three trailblazing playwrights: Dipo Baruwa-Etti, Sami Ibrahim and Laura Lindow. The three world premieres will be directed by three pioneering women in theatre. The programme includes a new play about Black British history in the school curriculum by Dipo Baruwa-Etti called Half-Empty Glasses, directed by Kaleya Baxe. This will play in rep with award-winning playwright Sami Ibrahim’s new poetic fable about the immigration system called A Sudden Violent Burst of Rain, directed by Yasmin Hafesji. Roundabout’s new family show is by Laura Lindow, which is called The Ultimate Pickle, about the importance of stories and imagination, and how young people deal with grief. It will be directed by Eva Sampson.
Roundabout will also host a programme of visiting companies, comedy, music and local community events, including Mama G, Shakespeare’s Royal Company, Screaming Alley, Inspiration Creative’s youth group, the Afro-Bhangra Fusion Group and more.
Half-Empty Glasses by Dipo Baruwa-Etti, directed by Kaleya Baxe
Toye is preparing for his piano exam to get into a prestigious music school. He’s doing it for the contacts, the opportunity, the love of art. But when he notices the lack of Black British history in his school’s curriculum, he begins to question himself and the world around him. Is this really his dream, or is he letting these institutions write his story?
He starts offering his own school lessons on Black cultural icons, but he quickly discovers that maybe not everyone wants Black history to be celebrated…
An empowering new play by Channel 4 bursary winner Dipo Baruwa-Etti about the pressures of being young, gifted and ready to change the world.
A Sudden Violent Burst of Rain by Sami Ibrahim, directed by Yasmin Hafesji
‘
We all live under the same sky.
It’s just that, beneath that sky, there’s some a******* saying “Don’t stand here, stand over there and shut your mouth”.’
Elif shears sheep for a rich landowner. Every other waking hour she spends queuing outside the palace, hoping that the King will let her live within the city walls.
She comes from a far-away land.
She is searching for sanctuary.
And this is what we call a hostile environment.
A Sudden Violent Burst of Rain from award-winning playwright Sami Ibrahim is a poetic fable of an impenetrable immigration system that mirrors our own life. Directed by Gate Theatre's Associate Director, Yasmin Hafesji.
The Ultimate Pickle by Laura Lindow, directed by Eva Sampson
‘
I’m sticking with you. You, my chum, my little chipolata, have got yourself your very own, real life, wolf!’
Everything is awesome in Dill’s life. A loving mum, good mates at school, a granddad who plays the drums, and Jack Tornado: the oldest and best goldfish in the world.
But when a little ball of fluff falls from grandad’s book, everything changes forever. Could that be a… wolf!? Join Dill on an adventure through the unexpected surprises in life.
A new play by award-winning writer Laura Lindow, The Ultimate Pickle is about the importance of stories, the imagination, and how our little ones deal with grief. A show for all the family and any friendly wolves!
To find out more about these performances visit @Newingtonroundabout or @PainesPlough. Full information and tickets are available via
www.ticketsource.co.uk/nbl. There will be some tickets on sale on the day (cash or card).
For further information please contact Newington Big Local
Cara Thorpe |
cara@renewington.com | 07773 223042
Charlie Fox |
charlie@starlingssupport.org | 07775 873013