Translated from the German by David Tushingham, this short, sharp play by FAlk Richter is about highly topical subjects: recession, urban dread and gated communities.
The drama follows a family who live inside a fortress apartment, but face fear on their way in and out and also a more nagging worry, that the well organised father will lose his job and they will have to move back out among the rabble. It's a highly charged drama which shows that the widening gap between the middle class and a new underclass is just as wide in Germany as it is here. As the play develops, the fear and paranoia of the family trapped in their safe haven gradually eclipses any dangers they imagine outside.
A UK premiere for a shocking, claustrophobic piece that sets up real fears and violence against excessive paranoia and insularity, and amply demonstrates the cost of allowing fear to rule your life. Oh, and it is very funny in its own Germanic way.
Classic Agatha Christie murder mystery which opened in London in 1952 and has been running continuously ever since. After more than 20,000 performances the crowds are still flocking to discover who the...
Greyscale Theatre present a collection of brilliantly bright and hideously annoying characters who will charm the pants off you. They are angry as hell and eager to explain everything in a darkend room...
This summer sees the Museum of Brands host an exhibition of souvenirs and commemorative merchandise made to mark the Queen's Diamond Jubilee. Until 31.08.12.
It's difficult to list this show. Reading words describing the work of Opera Erratica will make your brain hurt but watching it is quite phenomenal. The story is moving and fractured and the images are...
The second instalment of Pret a Pohot at Richard Young gallery this Christmas. On display (and for sale) are a host of photographic prints, with prices ranging from £50 to £5,000. Until 31.01.12.
As the Queen celebrates her Diamond Jubille, Kensington Palace hosts an exhibition that looks back at the UK's last monarch to do so - Queen Victoria, in 1897. Until 04.11.12.
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11 Pembridge Road
Notting Hill W11 3HQ,
London