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Lyric Hammersmith Spring – Summer 2009 Theatre for everyone 0871 22 117 22 / lyric.co.uk
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‘The most glorious entertainment for ages.’ HHHHHH Time Out Critics’ Choice on Spyski! (Oct 08)
‘Frantic Assembly take a broken bottle to Shakespeare’s text and give it an expert gutting. Violently watchable.’ HHHH The Guardian on Othello (Nov 08)
‘This show seduces and surprises. An inventive, involving telling of this endlessly rich story.’ HHHH The Times on Cinderella (Dec 08)
We’ve just had a wonderful autumn at the Lyric. And the spring promises to be equally exciting. The joyous new musical Spring Awakening launches a season of thrilling work for all ages. There is truly something for everyone. I am leaving the Lyric this spring to become Associate Director of the Royal Shakespeare Company. See page 18 for an introduction to my fabulous successor, Sean Holmes. Thank you for an amazing three and a half years at the Lyric — the most adventurous theatre in London. David Farr Artistic Director
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Innocence Rocked!
Spring Awakening is a vibrant and poignant story about a brilliant young student Melchior, his troubled friend Moritz, and a beautiful teenage girl, Wendla — all on a voyage of personal discovery and sexual awakening. Inspired by Frank Wedekind’s 1891 masterpiece of repressed emotion and adolescent passion, Spring Awakening explodes onto the Lyric stage driven by a thrilling contemporary score.
‘Haunting and electrifying! This brave new musical has a shivery sensual allure unmatched by anything in the theatre today.’ The New York Times Book and Lyrics by Steven Sater Music by Duncan Sheik Directed by Michael Mayer Choreography by Bill T. Jones For everyone 14+ / Tickets from £10
The Lyric has invited the entire original creative team behind the highly acclaimed New York production to stage the London premiere with a new British cast.
Main House / 23 Jan – 28 Feb
A LYRIC HAMMERSMITH PRODUCTION
Gala performance 05 Feb 7pm (see page 24) Sign Language performance Sat 21 Feb 2.30pm interpreted by Donna Ruane Like this? Try The Overcoat (page 6)
0871 22 117 22 / lyric.co.uk
Original photograph: Timothy White
In a world where grown-ups hold all the cards, three school friends experience the exhilarating, turbulent journey into adulthood…
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Celebrating the 200th birthday of Nikolai Gogol Created by Gecko
Get the coat, get the girl, change the world. Capturing the unruly spirit of Gogol’s irreverent masterpiece, this award-winning company celebrates the birth of this revolutionary Russian writer, with a riotous blend of physical comedy, movement, cinematic images and evocative music.
‘A ravishing display of theatrical fireworks.’ HHHH The Guardian on Gecko’s The Arab and the Jew
‘Gecko combines a deliciously warped imagination with all-out physical daring… full of beguiling invention, at turns funny, touching and sinister.’ HHHH The Times on Gecko’s Taylor’s Dummies Directed by Amit Lahav / Design by Ti Green / Lighting by James Farncombe / Original music by Dave Price / Sound by Dan Steele A GECKO AND LYRIC HAMMERSMITH PRODUCTION IN ASSOCIATION WITH THEATRE ROYAL PLYMOUTH
For everyone 12+ / Tickets from £10 Like this? Try Interiors (page 14)
‘A wondrous piece of theatre.’ HHHH Metro on Gecko’s The Race
Main House / 20 Mar – 11 Apr
0871 22 117 22 / lyric.co.uk
Photo: Richard Haughton
Inspired by Gogol’s legendary short story The Overcoat, physical theatre pioneers Gecko create an intoxicating imaginative world where a man’s secret thoughts and dreams spill out into his everyday life…
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For everyone (even people who don’t like heights)! Created by Theatre-Rites and Ockham’s Razor
This is a perilous and playful journey into the stratosphere from two inventive award-winning companies, Theatre-Rites and aerialists Ockham’s Razor. Hang On will be a family spectacle, suspended dramatically above the Lyric stage, mixing contemporary circus, movement, humour and live percussion.
‘Daring aerial theatre.’ The Independent on Ockam’s Razor
‘The company has put the play back into the play and produced some of our most outstanding theatre of the past decade.’
‘Dazzling airborne routines.’ Daily Telegraph on Ockham’s Razor
‘No matter your age, it should leave you feeling stimulated, rib-tickled, lighter than when you walked in and glad to be alive.’ The Times on Theatre-Rites’ Mischief Directed by Sue Buckmaster Music composed by Olly Fox Choreography by Alex Broadie Object and Costume design by Tina Bicat Lighting by Michael Mannion Dramaturg Philippe Cherbonnier A Theatre-Rites, Ockham’s Razor and Lyric Hammersmith co-production in association with York Theatre Royal PART OF CITY CIRC. LONDON’S NEW SEASON FOR THEATRE AND CONTEMPORARY CIRCUS
The Guardian on Theatre-Rites
For everyone 5+ / Tickets from £10 / 70 mins Like this? Join us for our FREE Summer Party (page 19)
Main House / 15 – 25 Apr
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Image: Patrick Baldwin and Machiko Hombu
Hang On catapults you into an aerial world of dizzying new thrills where the impossible becomes possible. Tantalizingly high, a giant spinning mobile appears before your eyes.
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Brontë goes to Bollywood Created by Tamasha Based on the novel by Emily Brontë Tamasha takes this timeless love story of untamed passion and class barriers, from the Yorkshire moors to the scorched desert of Rajastan, to create a vibrant new musical adaptation of Wuthering Heights. Incorporating all the colour, dance and music of classic Indian cinema, this story will captivate theatregoers of all ages. Wuthering Heights is the latest show from Tamasha — creator of dance spectacular Strictly Dandia, award-winning musical Fourteen Songs, Two Weddings and a Funeral and the groundbreaking East is East.
‘Puts most London musicals in the shade.’ The Times on Fourteen Songs, Two Weddings and a Funeral
‘Deepak Verma’s adaptation …crackles with dry humour and evokes real passion.’ Time Out on Ghostdancing (Deepak Verma’s adaptation of Zola’s Thérèse Raquin) Original concept and book by Deepak Verma Music by Felix Cross & Sheema Mukherjee Lyrics by Felix Cross Directed by Kristine Landon-Smith A Tamasha and Coliseum Theatre co-production in association with Lyric Hammersmith
For everyone 8+ / Tickets from £10 Like this? Try Hang On (page 8)
Main House / 29 Apr – 23 May 0871 22 117 22 / lyric.co.uk
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Photo: Nathan Gallagher courtesy of Cape Farewell
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Forging the next generation of visual & physical theatre Created by Push, the Lyric and Graeae Theatre Company This June, the Lyric hosts a once in a lifetime opportunity for emerging artists and theatre-makers to gatecrash the visual and physical theatre party in a week of intensive activity led by acclaimed directors, Josette-Bushell Mingo of PUSH, Jenny Sealey of Graeae and David Farr of the Lyric.
Take part in workshops, debates and discussions. Link up, chat, chill out and develop your ideas. This is knowledge to last you a lifetime. For more information and an application form email storm@lyric.co.uk or visit www.lyric.co.uk
Want to discover how visual theatre companies like Kneehigh, Vesturport and Gecko create their theatre? Want to try yourself, but don’t know where to start? It’s time to storm the Lyric and discover what it takes to create boundary busting-theatre: from improvisation to installation, site specific to spoken word, puppetry to physical theatre.
Throughout the Lyric / 01 – 06 Jun 0871 22 117 22 / lyric.co.uk
Created and performed by Lemn Sissay He didn’t know a black person until he was eighteen. It wasn’t his fault. They just thought it was better that way. He spent most of his adult life searching for his family who were black like him. Why I Don’t Hate White People is a whirlwind tour of one man’s life. The child of an unlikely liaison between Ethiopia, Eritrea and Wigan Social Services, Lemn Sissay grew up in the small villages of Lancashire. Now he presents the most serious of subjects through a journey of mental gymnastics and laughter to discover why he doesn’t hate white people. Playwright, performer and broadcaster, Lemn Sissay’s work includes Tender Fingers in a Clenched Fist, The Listener, and his plays include Chaos By Design, Storm and Something Dark. He is the Southbank Centre’s Artist-in-Residence.
Studio / 22 Jan – 14 Feb
‘An adrenaline-fuelled performance. The actor’s glorious smile and his flair for turning personal struggle into stand-up and poetry is effortlessly entertaining.’ The Guardian on Something Dark Directed by John E McGrath / Design by Rachana Jadhav / Video by Clive Hunte / Lighting by Nigel Edwards / Sound by Simon McCorry / Produced by Artsadmin COMMISSIONED BY LYRIC HAMMERSMITH
For everyone 12+ / Tickets from £9 Like this? Try If That All There Is (page 15)
0871 22 117 22 / lyric.co.uk
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Created by Vanishing Point Behind a window, in a cosy room, a group of friends sit down for a meal. The food is being cooked; the lamps are on, everyone is happy. Talk begins and soon stories unfold around the table, stories about the living and the dead, about missing necklaces and what happens when people get hungry. Outside someone is watching. Vanishing Point return to the Lyric with this major international collaboration following their sell-out hit Subway. Utterly hypnotic, Interiors is about sounds, silence, and the darkness outside the window. This production is inspired by the Nobel Prize winner Maurice Maeterlinck’s astonishing play, Interior.
Studio / 21 Apr – 09 May
Created by Inspector Sands ‘A tremendous, thrilling fusion of differences — theatre and music, northern and eastern European attitudes. It moved me more than I ever could have imagined.’ HHHHH Time Out on Subway Conceived and directed by Matthew Lenton Set and Lighting by Kai Fischer Music and Sound by Alasdair Macrae
If That’s All There Is is a mini epic of longing, envy, disappointment and psychobabble, starring a therapist vigilante, her moody daughter, her happy son, her pent-up patient and his thrill-seeking fiancée. Over one long summer, their lives intertwine, knot and fray, periodically hinting at an explosive climax. Will it be a gunfight between two women? A terrible motorcycle accident? The kidnap of a young executive? Or will it just be an ordinary summer which threatens to be swelteringly hot but never quite caps pleasantly warm?
‘Inspector Sands examines the perils, complexities and absurdities of modern life… faultlessly performed, painfully real and very, very slick. Hilarious.’ HHHHH Metro on Hysteria Commissioned by the Lyric Hammersmith Co-developed at South Street, Reading and The Nightingale Theatre, Brighton
For everyone 14+ / Tickets from £9 Like this? Try Spring Awakening (page 4)
Inspired by the Peggy Lee song, If That’s All There Is takes a funny and unflinching look at our obsession with finding happiness. This is the latest show from the company behind the award-winning and international touring hit Hysteria.
0871 22 117 22 / lyric.co.uk
Studio / 12 – 16 May: 1 week only
A Vanishing Point, Napoli Teatro Festival Italia and Traverse Theatre co-production in association with the Lyric Hammersmith and Tron Theatre. Developed at the National Theatre Studio
For everyone 14+ / Tickets from £9 Like this? Try Interiors (page 14)
0871 22 117 22 / lyric.co.uk
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Lyric Firsts brings together audiences and the latest projects from exciting theatre artists. This is a chance to see new work in the making. Be here at the start, give your feedback after the show and help the work take shape.
Created by Lyngo Following adventures with Egg and Spoon and Circus Minimus, acclaimed children’s company Lyngo tackle the whole of the known universe in What a Wonderful World — but they need your help to do it! Come along and show us how you might sing the earth to sleep or play with the baby stars to help them make a show that is out of this world. With Patrick Lynch from Cbeebies Razzledazzle. Developed at the Lyric Hammersmith
For ages 2 – 5
Last year Cartoon de Salvo improvised a new play every night with Hard Hearted Hannah and Other Stories. Pub Rock builds on its musical legacy… and on the Salvos’ reputation for creating extraordinary stories in ordinary locations — this time, down the pub. Pub Rock starts like any gig. But a few songs in, the band’s artistic differences emerge, and this story of just another cover band becomes something altogether more unexpected… ‘You leave feeling like you’ve been to the best party in town. Magic.’ Daily Telegraph on Hard Hearted Hannah and Other Stories Commissioned by the Lyric Hammersmith
Tickets are just £3. 0871 22 117 22 / lyric.co.uk
Created by Cartoon de Salvo
For everyone 15+ In a Hammersmith pub — Meet at the Lyric bar 7.30pm
Studio / 06 – 11 Apr 11am
Lyric & local pub / 14 – 16 Apr
Created by Lisa Hammond Rachael Spence and Lee Simpson This is Rachael and Lisa. Take a look. A good look. Imagine they approached you in a pub or a shopping centre or the foyer of a theatre and said, "If we were in a show — what kind of show would it be? What characters would we play? What would the story be?" What do you think you would say? Maybe they did ask you. Maybe you told them. Maybe they thought it was great and that is what the show will be about tonight. SUPPORTED BY NATIONAL THEATRE STUDIO AND DEVELOPED AT THE LYRIC HAMMERSMITH
For everyone 12+
Studio / 21 – 23 May 8pm
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Our new Artistic Director
A night of comedy
Join the Lyric’s new Artistic Director as he unveils his plans for the future.
Richard Herring returns to the Lyric to host Ha Ha Hammersmith — our annual fundraising gig that brings together well-known names to support the Lyric’s work with young people.
Sean Holmes has recently directed Filter’s acclaimed production of Twelfth Night, The Entertainer with Robert Lindsay at the Old Vic, The Man Who Had All the Luck at the Donmar Warehouse, Loot at the Tricycle, Simon Stephens’ stark and shattering new play Pornography, and Treasure Island with Keith Allen. FREE event
In the past we’ve seen top comedians including Al Murray, Russell Howard, Robin Ince and Stewart Lee, with music from shape-shifting siren Sophie Ellis-Bextor. Check out www.lyric.co.uk to see this year’s line-up. Not suitable for under 15s Tickets £25 Stalls & Circle / £15 Upper Circle. Like this? See Why I Don’t Hate White People (page 13)
A week of workshops, performance, short films and discussion ‘Amici are totally and utterly inspiring.’ The Guardian This is a unique opportunity to take part in and see the work of Amici Dance Theatre Company and Wolfgang Stange. Amici members will show their creativity and improvisational skills during the week’s activities which will include open workshops, opportunities and guest appearances by other companies that Amici have worked with. Amici Dance Theatre Company is a unique company integrating disabled and non-disabled artists and performers. Founded in 1980, Amici’s productions and workshops have had a major impact worldwide challenging conventional attitudes about disability and the arts. Amici are the Community Artists in Residence at the Lyric Hammersmith.
For details of the events please check www.lyric.co.uk
Main House / 25 May 7pm
Main House / Sun 07 Jun 8pm
w/c 08 Jun
A flowery FREE fun day out for all the family! Celebrate the great British Summer Lyric style. In 2007 we danced with umbrellas (even though it wasn’t raining), in 2008 John Hegley brought the humble handkerchief centre-stage, now in 2009 it’s time to stop and smell the flowers with our Bloomin’ Marvellous Summer Party. This will be a fun packed day of shows and activities for all the family created by John Nicholson from Peepolykus and some of London’s best theatre-makers. Write an idea on a petal and watch it blossom into a show, film, projection or song. Come and help us fill the Lyric with giant tulips. For everyone 2 – 102! FREE event
Sat 11 Jul 10am – 4pm
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Spring Half Term
An Easter Treat
Summer Half Term
Created by Travelling Light & Tobacco Factory Theatre
Created by Lyngo Theatre
Created by Gomito Productions
Mother Duck is delighted when her eggs begin to hatch… but when the last duckling emerges he looks nothing like his fluffy yellow siblings. Picked on for being clumsy, scruffy and different, the ugly duckling sets off on an epic journey to find the place where he truly belongs.
Following their adventures with Egg and Spoon and Circus Minimus, the acclaimed childrens theatre company Lyngo tackle the whole universe this Easter!
Follow the intergalactic adventures of Jacob, a boy who dreams of flying. Jacob has just one night to save a distant world from darkness. It starts in his back garden and ends 5 billion light years away on a planet filled with wonderful creatures and eccentric characters.
For 2 –6 year olds For twists on classic fairytales to exciting adventures with colourful performers, puppets, music and magic, the Lyric is the best place to be on a Saturday.
For 2 – 6 year olds Our Messy Play arts and craft workshops follow selected Saturday shows means you can have lots of fun in the afternoon — and mum and dad don’t have to tidy up afterwards! Visit www.lyric.co.uk or pick up a copy of our Childrens’ Brochure for more details. Get the dates in your diary — before they all sell out! Saturday Shows Children £6 / Adults £8 / Messy Play £2
Adapted from the story by Hans Christian Andersen, Travelling Light bring their 5-star production to the Lyric following their sell-out shows, Papa, Please Get the Moon for Me and Shadow Play. ‘Beautifully crafted, wonderfully acted, and quietly enchanting.’ HHHHH Metro
Before anything new is made, it must first be dreamed. What would you like to see in tomorrow’s wonderful world? Hop on the sleeper train and dance with the stars as your dreams help them to make a show that is out of this world. Lyngo’s trademark mix of imagination and the everyday combine to create a brand new show for children with Patrick Lynch from Cbeebies Razzledazzle.
To save the day, Jacob must face a wizard, a witch, four tricky traders and an oracle. Using his knowledge of science and his brilliant imagination, he must overcome problems big and small to reach the greatest challenge of them all — the Sun Dragon. ‘As magical an experience as anything conjured up by Harry Potter or Narnia.’ Primary Times on The Sun Dragon
Developed at the Lyric Hammersmith
For ages 3+ / Children £6 / Adults £8
Ages 4+ / 50 mins/ Children £6 / Adults £8 For ages 2 – 6 / Children £6 / Adults £8
Studio / 10 Jan – 16 May
Studio / 16 – 21 Feb
Studio / 07 – 11 Apr
Studio / 26 – 30 May
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Photo: Helen Maybanks
Tickets 0871 22 117 22* www.lyric.co.uk
Interested in performing / writing / directing / singing / dancing? If you’re aged 14 – 19, you can join the Lyric’s Young Company for £5. As well as the chance to be in productions LYC members also get: to meet performers / make new friends / cheap tickets / workshops / talks and events / news updates / qualifications and work experience. Join now. Visit www.lyric.co.uk, call 020 8741 6863 or e-mail lyc@lyric.co.uk The LYC is open to people who live in or attend a school in Hammersmith & Fulham, Kensington & Chelsea, Harrow, Hounslow, Hillingdon, Ealing, Brent, Richmond and Wandsworth.
Spring Awakening Adults £15/£18/£21/£24/£27/£30 16 – 25s / Concessions** £10 Spring Awakening Gala Performance 05 Feb Adults £100 / Aged 14 – 19 £50 / Family ticket £250
LYC shows
Hang On Adults £15/£18/£21 16 – 25s / Concessions** £10
Since its creation in 2006, the Lyric Young Company have been working with electrifying theatre companies, such as Gecko, Cartoon de Salvo, Mark Murphy, and Dende Collective, each summer to create exhilarating new shows.
Studio Adults £12 16 – 25s / Concessions** £10
This year Peepolykus have already signed up to create The First Thing That Ever Ever Happened in the Main House following their smash-hit comedy Spyski! (Or The Importance of Being Earnest) with Liquid Theatre’s Matt Peover devising a new show in the Studio. 2009 is going to be an exciting year to be watching the work of the LYC. For more information visit www.lyric.co.uk In the Main House and Studio.
Supported by the Wates Foundation and Jack Petchey Achievement Awards
0871 22 117 22 / lyric.co.uk
Main House Adults £15/£18/£21/£24/£27 16 – 25s / Concessions** £10
19 – 21 Aug
Childrens Shows Adults £8 Children £6 Book for 6 or more Childrens shows at the same time and save 10% off your tickets. Lyric Firsts All tickets £3 *Calls cost 10p per minute from BT landlines, other networks may vary **What are concessions? They’re tickets available to people under 16, over 60, in full-time education, unwaged, or with a disability. To take advantage of this offer you’ll need to bring some ID when you collect your tickets. There are only a limited number of these special priced tickets available for each performance, so book early to avoid disappointment.
Special Offers £10 Nights For early performances all tickets are £10. Book early to guarantee your seat. Beat the Credit Crunch — See 2 shows for £25 Book for 2 different shows at the same time and pay just £25. That’s just £12.50 a show for any performance. This isn’t just a special offer — it’s a bargain. Family Tickets 4 for £50 for all Main House and Studio shows (must include one under 16). 4 for £25 for Childrens shows (must include a child). Must be booked before the first performance. Schools and Colleges £9 Main House (£8 if booked and paid for two months before the show starts). £7 Studio. Available Mon – Thu evenings and for matinees. Call for details. Group Offer Book 10 tickets or more at the same time and save £2 off full-price tickets. This discount isn’t available with any other offer. Friends Night Best seats in the house for just £5?! See our Friends page for more information. FREE First Night — for selected shows If you live or work in Hammersmith and Fulham you won’t get a better theatre deal. Come to the Ticket Office at 9.30am, with proof of your home or work address, on the Saturday before the Free First Night marked in the calendar — and you can pick up your free tickets.
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Accessible Performances
£10 / £10 Nights
Open Captioned Performances Spring Awakening: Thu 26 Feb 7.30pm Wuthering Heights: Sat 16 May 7.30pm
F / £5 Friends Nights — saves you over £20 on every ticket you buy, join up now! P / Press Night. Look out for the reviews! G / Gala FFN / Free First Night MC / Meet the Company. Ask questions and meet the actors and artists after the show
BSL Sign Language Interpreted Performances Spring Awakening: Sat 21 Feb 2.30pm — Donna Ruane Wuthering Heights: Thu 14 May 7.30pm — Zane Hema Audio-described Performances Spring Awakening: Sat 28 Feb 2.30pm The Overcoat: Wed 8 Apr 7.30pm Hang On: Sat 25 Apr 2.30pm Wuthering Heights: Sat 16 May 2.30pm
OC / Open Captioned Performance. The lines from the play are relayed live on a text box by the stage so they can be viewed by people who are deaf or hard of hearing. BSL / British Sign Language Interpreted Performance AD / Audio-described Performance. This is a live commentary heard through a lightweight headset that describes, in between the actors lines, the facial expressions, gestures, set, props and costumes in the show for people who are blind or visually impaired.
Spring Awakening Gala Performance 05 Feb 7pm / For everyone 14+ Enjoy the performance, an exclusive post-show party with live entertainment and celebrity guests. Your ticket also includes a free Friends membership. (See page 23 for prices) Call 020 8741 6866 to book.
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Main House
Studio The Sun Has Got...Hat On 11.00 AM / 1.00
Lyric First 11.00 AM What a Wonderful World 11.00 AM 11.00 AM The Steadfast Tin Soldier 11.00 AM / 1.00
Why I Don’t Hate White People George and the Dragon Why I Don’t Hate…
8.00 £10 F 8.00 £10 11.00 AM / 1.00 8.00 £10
7.30 £10 7.30 £10 7.30 £10 7.00 £10 7.30 £10 2.30 £10 F / 7.30 £10
Why I Don’t Hate White People
8.00 £10 8.00 £10 8.00 £10 P 8.00 £10 8.00 11.00 AM / 1.00 8.00
7.30 £10 F 7.00 £10 P 7.30 £10 7.30 G 7.30 2.30 / 7.30
Why I Don’t Hate White People
Spring Awakening
7.30 £10 7.30 £10 F
Spring Awakening
Spring Awakening
Petrushka Why I Don’t Hate…
The Dream Tree
8.00 8.00 8.00 MC 8.00 8.00 11.00 AM / 1.00 8.00
Spring Awakening
7.30 7.30 1.30 / 7.30 MC 7.30 7.30 2.30 /7.30
Why I Don’t Hate White People
8.00 8.00 F 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00
Spring Awakening
7.30 7.30 1.30 / 7.30 MC 7.30 7.30 2.30 BSL / 7.30
The Ugly Duckling
3.00 F 11.00 AM 11.00 AM 11.00 AM 11.00 AM 11.00 AM
Spring Awakening
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7.30 7.30 1.30 / 7.30 7.30 OC 7.30 2.30 AD / 7.30
Hansel and Gretel
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Across… Deep Blue Sea 11.00 AM / 1.00 pm
Terry Jones’ Fairy Tales
The Overcoat
The Overcoat
The Overcoat
The Overcoat
Bank Holiday
7.30 FFN 2.30 £10 F / 7.30 £10 7.00 P £10 7.30 £10 F 7.30 7.30 MC 7.30 7.30
Don’t Let the Pigeon…
Pick ‘n’ Myths
Hang On
11.00 AM / 1.00
10.30AM /11.30AM /1.30 /2.30
7.30 7.30 1.30 / 7.30 7.30 7.30 7.30 7.30 MC 7.30 7.30 AD 7.30 F 7.30 7.30
What a Wonderful World
7.00 £10 F 7.00 £10 7.00 £10 P 2.30 / 7.00 7.00 1.30 / 7.00 7.00 1.30 / 7.00 7.00 2.30 AD / 7.00
3.00 F 11.00 AM / 1.00 / 3.00 11.00 AM / 1.00 / 3.00 11.00 AM / 1.00 / 3.00
Bank Holiday What a Wonderful World 11.00 AM / 1.00 / 3.00
Lyric First Pub Rock Hang On
11.00 AM / 1.00
7.30 7.30 7.30
8.00 £10 8.00 £10 P 8.00 £10 F 8.00 The Princess and the Pea 11.00 AM / 1.00 8.00 Interiors Interiors
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Main House
Studio Interiors
Wuthering Heights
Bank Holiday Wuthering Heights
Wuthering Heights
Wuthering Heights
7.30 FFN 7.00 £10 P 7.30 £10 2.30 £10 F / 7.30 £10
7.30 MC F 1.30 / 7.30 7.30 7.30 2.30 / 7.30
7.30 7.30 1.30 / 7.30 7.30 BSL 7.30 MC F 2.30 AD / 7.30 OC
7.30 7.30 1.30 / 7.30 7.30 7.30 2.30 / 7.30
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For more information visit www.lyric.co.uk
Ha Ha Hammersmith
8.00
Pinocchio Interiors Bank Holiday Interiors
Room on a Broom Interiors
If That’s All There Is
Frog Princess If That’s All There Is
8.00 8.00 MC F 8.00 8.00 8.00 11.00 AM / 1.00 8.00
8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 11.00 AM / 1.00 8.00
8.00 £10 8.00 8.00 MC 8.00 11.00 AM / 1.00 8.00
Lyric First no idea
8.00 8.00 8.00
Sun Dragon
3.00 F 10.30 AM 10.30 AM 10.30 AM 10.30 AM
Amici — Open Doors
/ 12.30 / 3.30 / 12.30 / 12.30 / 12.30 / 3.30
A week of workshops, performance & discussion. Visit www.lyric.co.uk in March 2009 for more information
All information contained in this brochure was correct at the time of going to print, but we reserve the right to make changes to our programme where necessary.
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By Tube District, Piccadilly and Hammersmith & City Lines. We are 2 minutes walk from Hammersmith Station (zone 2). The last tube home during the week is 11.30pm — and that gives you time to make changes on the underground. By Car The Lyric is outside the congestion charging zone and there is a large and inexpensive car park nearby on Glenthorne Road, or there is plenty of FREE on-street parking after 6.30pm. By Bus Loads of buses go to and through Hammersmith. We’re just 2 minutes from Hammersmith Broadway Bus Station. To plan your journey visit www.tfl.gov.uk or call 020 7222 1234 (Textphone 020 7918 3015) Where to go after the show Chula — the real flavours of India — is the Lyric’s recommended restaurant for delicious post show dining. 116 King Street, W6 0PQ. Tel 020 8748 1826
District / Piccadilly Line & The Broadway Centre
Visitors with disabilities We want to make sure that the Lyric is accessible to everyone. We have level access lifts to all levels, wheelchair seats and accessible toilets. We have an Infra Red Sennheiser system and an induction loop in both theatre spaces for those who are hard of hearing. Please remember to tell the Ticket Office when you book your tickets so that they can recommend the seats for best reception. We also have regular Open Captioned and Audio Described performances — see the calendar for details.
This brochure is available in large print format. Please call 0871 22 117 22 or email access@lyric.co.uk for your copy. For a copy of our access guide call 0871 22 117 22 or visit www.lyric.co.uk
Food and drink / Roof Garden Café Brera & Pizza Brera Café Brera is famous for its high quality Italian food including its award-winning coffee, mouth-watering panini, pizzas and antipasti. It also has a fully licensed bar with a great selection of draft and bottled beers and an excellent range of Italian wines. Café Brera is open all day, seven days a week, on Lyric Square. Upstairs, Pizza Brera is open for lunch Mon – Sat and from 6pm until late on performance nights. Pizza Brera also cater for special events and functions, as well as children’s birthday parties. For more information call 020 8741 6804 or e-mail info@cafebrera.com
HammersmithLondon Roof Garden at the Lyric Watch our garden grow. Step off the streets and away from the concrete jungle and discover a new urban oasis. This spring the Lyric’s terrace is transformed into the HammersmithLondon Roof Garden. Come read, relax and smell the flowers! Open from Spring.
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Hang On is supported by the National Lottery through Arts Council England
Lyric Hammersmith is a Registered Charity No. 278518