The untold story of the man who broke the city, a love letter to London on a summer’s night and how to ask your boss for a raise. The summer season from The Space features award winning directors, playwrights and heaps of emerging talent.
In house theatre company Space Productions’ presents a revival of Simon Stephen’s (Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time, National Theatre) breakthrough 1998 play Bluebird (24 July – 4 August). Meet taxi driver Jimmy Macneill, a man of few words who has seen the good, the bad and the down and out of London.
Despite spending his nights listening to confessions, fantasies, even the odd flirt, there is something he can’t speak of to anyone. Except his ex-wife. If only she would answer the phone.
BAFTA Award nominated Director of Channel 4’s Ackley Bridge Penny Woolcock comes to the Space with Never Better, a dark comedy about bipolar disorder by rising star Josh Elliott (28 August – 1 September). The celebrated talent continues as Director Jeffrey Kissoon continues his long term collaboration with award winning playwright Mark Norfolk in Dare To Do: The Bear Maxim (29 May – 9 June), the unmissable untold story of the man who broke the city. Inspired by the life of Kweku Adoboli, the infamous city trader who ran up the biggest loss in British banking history, Dare To Do delves into the world of finance and the people it owns.
With Canary Wharf on the Space’s doorstep, banking also features in critically acclaimed mischief makers Heretical Historians We Own Everything, the outrageous true story of Nathan Mayer Rothschild and the first deliberate stock market crash (10 – 19 July).
Franciska Ery (Reboot: Shorts, The Bunker) and Hugo Aguirre (The Woman Who Gave Birth To A Goat, Camden People’s Theatre) present Asking For A Raise, inspired by Georges Perec’s, witty experimental novel ‘The Art of Asking Your Boss for a Raise’. (3 – 7 July).
Kicking off the summer is Horatio Productions with their Science Fiction: Double Feature festival; 16 short plays in five days, talks and discussions from Science Fiction authors and playwrights exploring all forms of imaginable futures (22 – 26 May) before venturing even further afield with Tits In Space from sketch comedy duo Katherine Hartshorne and Brigette Wellbelove (13 – 16 June).
Also in the season are Be Born from Talawa Firsts Supported playwright Christian Graham (26 – 30 June) and Rush by Tiwalade Olulode (21 – 25 August).
Oh Dear Theatre Company with I Occur Here (14 – 18 August), a true ensemble piece telling the story of four young migrants as they set off in search for stability in a foreign country. Finally, showcasing some fantastic East London talent Radmin Badsha & Rupaan, a Bengali folk ballad from the Radha Raman Society (20 – 22 July).
