David Hare’s critically acclaimed, Teeth ‘n’ Smiles, a play with live music, comes to Stockwell Playhouse (formerly LOST Theatre), this May. Directed by James Thacker, Associate Director.
A warm night in Cambridge. A rock band plays the May Ball gig for £120. A great deal of champagne, a good deal of hashish, some acid and a very little preludin. And the band still have three sets to play.
In 1971 David Hare won the Evening Standard Award as Most Promising Playwright for Slag. His notable works include; Plenty , Amy’s View , Racing Demon & Skylight . In 1975 Teeth ‘n’ Smiles opened at the Royal Court, London and starred Helen Mirren as lead singer Maggie. It was subsequently revived at Wyndham’s Theatre in May 1976, at the Oxford Playhouse in October 1977 and at the Crucible Theatre, Sheffield in 2002.
James Thacker began his career in the theatre as a professional dancer and actor, since early 2016 he has been associate director with the LOST Theatre company. His directing credits include Omar by Kasim Atlan , Harold Pinter’s The Dumb Waiter, Jez Butterworth’s Mojo in 2015 and Ella Hickson’s Boys in 2016.
Teeth ‘n’ Smiles is at The Stockwell Playhouse 17th – 20th May 2017.
