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Coming soon to the Brockley Jack Theatre

Coming soon in 2010 the Write Now festival, Moira Buffini's Blavatsky's Tower and The Faction's innovative revival of William Shakespeare's The Tempest.

Tuesday 16 February – Saturday 6 March

In September 2009 the Brockley Jack Studio Theatre invited playwrights with a connection to South East London to submit unperformed plays to the venue. The three plays which form our season were drawn from these submissions.

Playwright Lin Coghlan (Eastenders, The National Theatre, Soho Theatre) and award winning producer Simon James Collier, of the Okai Collier Theatre Company, helped to select the final plays for performance.

Go for a spacewalk in Piccadilly. Scubadive down the South Bank.
Think you're thinking about anything... except you.

Ever since he was born, a terrible gift has cut Robin off from those around him. Today that may change. This is Robin's last chance to propose to the woman he loves, but he has to get to Machu Picchu to do it. And how can he cross the world, when he can't even get out of his bedsit? Compression is a funny and moving new play about the voices in our heads that hold us back, and how one singular man talked them around.

Compression features Gareth Kennerley whose recent credits include: the title role in Faustus (Greenwich Theatre); Karl in Warhorse (National Theatre and West End); Under Milk Wood (Tricycle); St Joan (National Theatre) and Fiddler on The Roof (Sheffield Crucible and Savoy Theatre).

Joy Wilkinson: originally from Lancashire, Joy has lived in south London for 14 years, mostly in Deptford. Joy's plays include Now is the Time (Tricycle Theatre), The Sweet Science of Bruising (National Theatre Studio), Fair (Finborough Theatre, Trafalgar Studios & UK tour), Felt Effects (Verity Bargate Award winner, Theatre 503) and The Aquatic Ape (Edinburgh & New York). She also writes for radio and was a graduate of the BBC's first TV Writers' Academy.
Tuesday 16 - Saturday 20 February at 7.45pm
Tickets : £12 / £9, all first nights £10, £8.
Box office: 0844 847 2454 or
Book online with www.ticketweb.co.uk click here
Suitable for over 16s

Will we fight back? Without any weapons. What are we going to do?
Throw stones? Call them names?

Two soldiers flee from an ambush in the middle of the night. They think it's just a military exercise but the arrival of a wounded colleague suggests that the fighting is for real. So who is behind it? And are they out there still, hunting them down? Fighting is a provocative new drama that compels us to question what we can rely on and whose account of the truth we should believe.

Tom Green: Tom's previous work includes: The Tent (Radio 4), The Death of Margaret Thatcher (Courtyard Theatre, London), Antigua (Tabard Theatre), Katherine (Finborough Theatre) and Inspector Otto (with Todd McNeal, National Youth Music Theatre). He is currently working on a new commission for Radio 4.

Tuesday 23 - Saturday 27 February at 7.45pm
Tickets : £12 / £9, all first nights £10, £8.
Box office: 0844 847 2454 or
Book online with www.ticketweb.co.uk click here
Suitable for over 16s

The Bitch From Brixton
by Kate Gallon and Kate-Lynn Hocking
directed by Mark Leipacher
produced by Darren Batten

Open and shut cases are rarely what they seem. Ruth Ellis, the so-called 'Bitch from Brixton' is hanged after being found guilty of the murder of her lover. Yet beyond the tabloid controversy lurks a seedy underbelly of espionage, power and betrayal in 1950's London. Using court archives and biographical accounts, this thrilling new play offers Ruth Ellis a powerful and contemporary voice.

Kate Gallon: Kate lives in Herne Hill and works with words in a variety of mediums, including text messaging, book-making and micro-performance events. Her past works have been shown in Manchester, London and Berlin.
Kate-Lynn Hocking: Kate-Lynn trained as an actress. Her theatre credits include: The Solid Gold Cadillac, All My Sons, Playing for Time, One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest, Romeo and Juliet. She has also appeared in Coronation Street, Island at War, Lost in Austin, Ghost Squad, The Royal Today and Doctors.

Tuesday 2 - Saturday 6 March at 7.45pm
Tickets : £12 / £9, all first nights £10, £8.
Box office: 0844 847 2454 or
Book online with www.ticketweb.co.uk click here
Suitable for over 16s

The Write Now Season has been made possible with thanks to Lewisham Arts Service's Take Part Fund.

Simon James Collier & Fallen Angel Theatre
in association with Brockley Jack Studio Theatre
present

On the twenty-fifth floor of a monstrous tower block Hector Blavatsky - visionary, architect and patriarch - dominates his family with God-like authority. Fearful of being tainted by the rest of humanity below ('the crushed') the Blavatskys are in full retreat from the world. But Hector is dying. And when an outsider arrives in their miniature universe the family must finally consider flying the nest and joining the crushed - but at what cost?

Moira Buffini's black comedy takes a wry look at that most dysfunctional of establishments: the family.

A refreshingly dizzying perspective on that cornerstone of dysfunction - the family. Time Out

A truly remarkable play. Buffini is a startlingly original voice and an outstanding talent. What's On

Chris Loveless is one of the fringe's busiest young directors. His productions have received widespread critical acclaim and established him as a director of challenging contemporary drama. Productions for 2010 include: Gifted, Stairway to Heaven, The Remains of the Day and Still Life.

Tuesday 16 March - Saturday 3 April at 7.45pm
Tickets: £12, £9
To book tickets by phone please call Ticketweb on 0844 847 2454
Or book online with Ticketweb click here
(Please note there are no additional booking fees)

Scratch at The Jack
Sunday 21 March at 6pm

A brand new night at The Jack, with quick-fire acts showcasing fresh new material.

March's line up:

End to End - winner of the 2009 Sitcom Trials
written and performed by Sam Pamphilon & Steve McNeil

The Ophelia Project
A celebration of women, performed by women. It draws upon romantic images of women such as Millais' Ophelia and other Pre-Raphaelite paintings to create movement. It is further influenced by the work of Lord Byron, Shakespeare and Edmund Spenser. The performance lies somewhere between live art and physical theatre and is clearly set within the natural world through the soundscape and movement. It celebrates the Pre-Raphaelite's glorification of the natural world and, as women, our relationship with Mother Nature.

An Ambulance In Traffic
A dark comedy duologue written by Paul Richards, directed by Christopher O'Donnell

Last Woman Standing
Post Apocalypse - Liz may be the last woman on earth. She has a lot to think about – men, survival and how, given her predicament, will she manage to be a contestant on Strictly Come Dancing… Or maybe Helen is the last woman left. Or possibly Beth… Last Woman Standing takes a jolly look inside the minds of women who are given to conversing with hair straighteners… A character comedy written and performed by Rosin Rae (of sketch comedy group Rule of Three)

Allnutt & Simpson - back by popular demand trying out some brand new sketch comedy

Plus the chance to have your say on what you see: Get involved, get down to The Jack ...and scratch!
For questions or submissions for future scratch nights please email: scratch@brockleyjack.co.uk
Tickets £6 on the door
Or book online with Ticketweb click here

After Edinburgh and New-York Festival success, Borderline returns to London.

If nobody gives you a full and complete diagnosis,
then nobody has to take the blame.
Borderline - he could've gone either way.

One man's journey from the euphoric highs of the dance floor to the desperate despair of the mental health ward - walking hand in hand with an illness he can't escape.

A provocative and punchy verse-driven drama exploring life, love, obsession and all the pills in between...
A One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest for the ecstasy generation.
Contains strong language and adult content. Suitable for over 16s only.

Wednesday April 14 - Saturday April 17 at 7.45pm
Tickets £10, £8
To book tickets by phone please call Ticketweb on 0844 847 2454
Or book online with Ticketweb click here
(Please note there are no additional booking fees)

Press for Borderline
It's cheeky, it's morally complex, and it makes the character's experience of drug-induced psychosis and fragile recovery seem unsettlingly familiar. The Village Voice
An emotional immediacy that connects powerfully with the audience... never less than compelling. nytheatre.com
His intertwining of poetry and prose evokes emotion as effectively as movies like Trainspotting. The Basketball Diaries and Requiem for a Dream **** NY Time-out
Heartstoppingly Sad The Stage Innovative Directing The Guardian

A ship, a storm, spirits of air and fire, and monsters half-human, half-fish: The Faction use their trademark visual inventiveness to create a magical island the like of which you've never seen before in their breathtaking new production.

The rarer action is in virtue than in vengeance

Stranded on a forgotten isle for the past twelve years, a powerful magician now seeks revenge on the brother who betrayed him. Two courtiers plot to take the life of a king. A jester and a drunken butler lead a deformed slave in rebellion. As the cycle of violence continues, true love blossoms between the king's son and the magician's daughter...

Tuesday 27 April - Saturday 15 May at 8pm
Sunday 2 & 9 May at 5pm
Tickets £12, £9 conc.
To book tickets by phone please call Ticketweb on 0844 847 2454
To book online with Ticketweb click here
(Please note there are no additional booking fees)

Press for previous Faction productions:
the company manage to expertly tread the line between past and present day theatre The Stage
the company's constant visual inventiveness coupled with some detailed character work extending right across the cast really hold the focus Evening Standard
their inventive and physical approach has blown away the cobwebs British Theatre Guide

Booking Information:
Productions can be booked through Ticketweb, either online or by phone.
There is no booking fee, premium line charges or additional costs.
You may also purchase tickets from the box office which opens half an hour before the production begins on the night of performances.

Food orders
If you wish to eat at the Brockley Jack Pub before the production, please ensure you order your food by 6.45pm latest.

If you would like to join our emailing list for news of forthcoming productions please go to
Contact us.


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		Coming soon to the Brockley Jack Theatre Coming soon in 2010 the Write Now festival, Moira Buffini's Blavatsky's Tower and The Faction's innovative revival of William Shakespeare's The Tempest. Tuesday 16 February – Saturday 6 March In September 2009 the Brockley Jack Studio Theatre invited playwrights with a connection to South East London to submit unperformed plays to the venue. The three plays which form our season were drawn from these submissions. Playwright Lin Coghlan (Eastenders, The National Theatre, Soho Theatre) and award winning producer Simon James Collier, of the Okai Collier Theatre Company, helped to select the final plays for performance. Compression by Joy Wilkinson directed by Jennifer Lunn produced by Sam Hoyle Go for a spacewalk in Piccadilly. Scubadive down the South Bank. Think you're thinking about anything... except you. Ever since he was born, a terrible gift has cut Robin off from those around him. Today that may change. This is Robin's last chance to propose to the woman he loves, but he has to get to Machu Picchu to do it. And how can he cross the world, when he can't even get out of his bedsit? Compression is a funny and moving new play about the voices in our heads that hold us back, and how one singular man talked them around. Compression features Gareth Kennerley whose recent credits include: the title role in Faustus (Greenwich Theatre); Karl in Warhorse (National Theatre and West End); Under Milk Wood (Tricycle); St Joan (National Theatre) and Fiddler on The Roof (Sheffield Crucible and Savoy Theatre). Joy Wilkinson: originally from Lancashire, Joy has lived in south London for 14 years, mostly in Deptford. Joy's plays include Now is the Time (Tricycle Theatre), The Sweet Science of Bruising (National Theatre Studio), Fair (Finborough Theatre, Trafalgar Studios & UK tour), Felt Effects (Verity Bargate Award winner, Theatre 503) and The Aquatic Ape (Edinburgh & New York). She also writes for radio and was a graduate of the BBC's first TV Writers' Academy. Tuesday 16 - Saturday 20 February at 7.45pm Tickets : £12 / £9, all first nights £10, £8. Box office: 0844 847 2454 or Book online with www.ticketweb.co.uk click here Suitable for over 16s Fighting by Tom Green directed by Kate Bannister produced by Karl Swinyard Will we fight back? Without any weapons. What are we going to do? Throw stones? Call them names? Two soldiers flee from an ambush in the middle of the night. They think it's just a military exercise but the arrival of a wounded colleague suggests that the fighting is for real. So who is behind it? And are they out there still, hunting them down? Fighting is a provocative new drama that compels us to question what we can rely on and whose account of the truth we should believe. Tom Green: Tom's previous work includes: The Tent (Radio 4), The Death of Margaret Thatcher (Courtyard Theatre, London), Antigua (Tabard Theatre), Katherine (Finborough Theatre) and Inspector Otto (with Todd McNeal, National Youth Music Theatre). He is currently working on a new commission for Radio 4. Tuesday 23 - Saturday 27 February at 7.45pm Tickets : £12 / £9, all first nights £10, £8. Box office: 0844 847 2454 or Book online with www.ticketweb.co.uk click here Suitable for over 16s The Bitch From Brixton by Kate Gallon and Kate-Lynn Hocking directed by Mark Leipacher produced by Darren Batten It's obvious when I shot him I intended to kill him... Open and shut cases are rarely what they seem. Ruth Ellis, the so-called 'Bitch from Brixton' is hanged after being found guilty of the murder of her lover. Yet beyond the tabloid controversy lurks a seedy underbelly of espionage, power and betrayal in 1950's London. Using court archives and biographical accounts, this thrilling new play offers Ruth Ellis a powerful and contemporary voice. Kate Gallon: Kate lives in Herne Hill and works with words in a variety of mediums, including text messaging, book-making and micro-performance events. Her past works have been shown in Manchester, London and Berlin. Kate-Lynn Hocking: Kate-Lynn trained as an actress. Her theatre credits include: The Solid Gold Cadillac, All My Sons, Playing for Time, One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest, Romeo and Juliet. She has also appeared in Coronation Street, Island at War, Lost in Austin, Ghost Squad, The Royal Today and Doctors. Tuesday 2 - Saturday 6 March at 7.45pm Tickets : £12 / £9, all first nights £10, £8. Box office: 0844 847 2454 or Book online with www.ticketweb.co.uk click here Suitable for over 16s The Write Now Season has been made possible with thanks to Lewisham Arts Service's Take Part Fund. Simon James Collier & Fallen Angel Theatre in association with Brockley Jack Studio Theatre present Blavatsky's Tower by Moira Buffini directed by Chris Loveless On the twenty-fifth floor of a monstrous tower block Hector Blavatsky - visionary, architect and patriarch - dominates his family with God-like authority. Fearful of being tainted by the rest of humanity below ('the crushed') the Blavatskys are in full retreat from the world. But Hector is dying. And when an outsider arrives in their miniature universe the family must finally consider flying the nest and joining the crushed - but at what cost? Moira Buffini's black comedy takes a wry look at that most dysfunctional of establishments: the family. A refreshingly dizzying perspective on that cornerstone of dysfunction - the family. Time Out A truly remarkable play. Buffini is a startlingly original voice and an outstanding talent. What's On Chris Loveless is one of the fringe's busiest young directors. His productions have received widespread critical acclaim and established him as a director of challenging contemporary drama. Productions for 2010 include: Gifted, Stairway to Heaven, The Remains of the Day and Still Life. Tuesday 16 March - Saturday 3 April at 7.45pm Tickets: £12, £9 To book tickets by phone please call Ticketweb on 0844 847 2454 Or book online with Ticketweb click here (Please note there are no additional booking fees) Scratch at The Jack Sunday 21 March at 6pm A brand new night at The Jack, with quick-fire acts showcasing fresh new material. March's line up: End to End - winner of the 2009 Sitcom Trials written and performed by Sam Pamphilon & Steve McNeil The Ophelia Project A celebration of women, performed by women. It draws upon romantic images of women such as Millais' Ophelia and other Pre-Raphaelite paintings to create movement. It is further influenced by the work of Lord Byron, Shakespeare and Edmund Spenser. The performance lies somewhere between live art and physical theatre and is clearly set within the natural world through the soundscape and movement. It celebrates the Pre-Raphaelite's glorification of the natural world and, as women, our relationship with Mother Nature. An Ambulance In Traffic A dark comedy duologue written by Paul Richards, directed by Christopher O'Donnell Last Woman Standing Post Apocalypse - Liz may be the last woman on earth. She has a lot to think about – men, survival and how, given her predicament, will she manage to be a contestant on Strictly Come Dancing… Or maybe Helen is the last woman left. Or possibly Beth… Last Woman Standing takes a jolly look inside the minds of women who are given to conversing with hair straighteners… A character comedy written and performed by Rosin Rae (of sketch comedy group Rule of Three) Allnutt & Simpson - back by popular demand trying out some brand new sketch comedy Plus the chance to have your say on what you see: Get involved, get down to The Jack ...and scratch! For questions or submissions for future scratch nights please email: scratch@brockleyjack.co.uk Tickets £6 on the door Or book online with Ticketweb click here Borderline by Rob Benson directed by Jennifer Lunn After Edinburgh and New-York Festival success, Borderline returns to London. If nobody gives you a full and complete diagnosis, then nobody has to take the blame. Borderline - he could've gone either way. One man's journey from the euphoric highs of the dance floor to the desperate despair of the mental health ward - walking hand in hand with an illness he can't escape. A provocative and punchy verse-driven drama exploring life, love, obsession and all the pills in between... A One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest for the ecstasy generation. Contains strong language and adult content. Suitable for over 16s only. Wednesday April 14 - Saturday April 17 at 7.45pm Tickets £10, £8 To book tickets by phone please call Ticketweb on 0844 847 2454 Or book online with Ticketweb click here (Please note there are no additional booking fees) Press for Borderline It's cheeky, it's morally complex, and it makes the character's experience of drug-induced psychosis and fragile recovery seem unsettlingly familiar. The Village Voice An emotional immediacy that connects powerfully with the audience... never less than compelling. nytheatre.com His intertwining of poetry and prose evokes emotion as effectively as movies like Trainspotting. The Basketball Diaries and Requiem for a Dream **** NY Time-out Heartstoppingly Sad The Stage Innovative Directing The Guardian The Tempest by William Shakespeare presented by The Faction A ship, a storm, spirits of air and fire, and monsters half-human, half-fish: The Faction use their trademark visual inventiveness to create a magical island the like of which you've never seen before in their breathtaking new production. The rarer action is in virtue than in vengeance Stranded on a forgotten isle for the past twelve years, a powerful magician now seeks revenge on the brother who betrayed him. Two courtiers plot to take the life of a king. A jester and a drunken butler lead a deformed slave in rebellion. As the cycle of violence continues, true love blossoms between the king's son and the magician's daughter... Tuesday 27 April - Saturday 15 May at 8pm Sunday 2 & 9 May at 5pm Tickets £12, £9 conc. To book tickets by phone please call Ticketweb on 0844 847 2454 To book online with Ticketweb click here (Please note there are no additional booking fees) Press for previous Faction productions: the company manage to expertly tread the line between past and present day theatre The Stage the company's constant visual inventiveness coupled with some detailed character work extending right across the cast really hold the focus Evening Standard their inventive and physical approach has blown away the cobwebs British Theatre Guide Booking Information: Productions can be booked through Ticketweb, either online or by phone. There is no booking fee, premium line charges or additional costs. You may also purchase tickets from the box office which opens half an hour before the production begins on the night of performances. Food orders If you wish to eat at the Brockley Jack Pub before the production, please ensure you order your food by 6.45pm latest. If you would like to join our emailing list for news of forthcoming productions please go to Contact us.
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