BURIED CHILD
11 NOV - 3 DEC 2011
STUDIO PERFORMANCE
There’s certainly no place like home in this nightmarish family reunion. Vince and new girlfriend Shelley arrive at the remote farmhouse and walk straight into a terrifying night to remember. Why doesn’t anyone know who Vince is? A dark and sinister secret is set to be revealed.
Sam Shepard is considered one of the best American contemporary playwrights and his Buried Child won the coveted Pulitzer Prize for Drama. Fierce and dangerously comic, this is a truly engrossing and disturbing thriller.
A Curve production directed by Paul Kerryson whose previous Studio successes include Martin McDonagh’s The Pillowman and The Lieutenant Of Inishmore and Steven Berkoff’s East.
After-Show Discussion - Wed 23 Nov
Please note: there is also a series of In Conversation With ... for Buried Child:
17 Nov 2011 - Dr Roger Apfelbaum - Professor of Drama at De Montfort University (post-show)
22 Nov 2011 - Dr. Tracy Cruickshank - Subject Leader for Drama Studies, De Montfort University (pre-show - 6.30-7pm)
29 Nov 2011 - Dr. Gary Day, Professor of English, De Montfort University (pre-show - 6.30-7pm)
These events are free to ticket holders - please call Ticket Office to secure your place: 0116 242 3595
Presented by arrangement with Josef Weinberger Plays Limited
| TICKETS | |||
| Performance Type | Price Area A | Price Area B | Price Area C |
| Previews: | £11.25 | £9.25 | £7.25 |
| £12.25 | £10.25 | £8.25 | |
| Standard off-peak shows | £22.50 | £18.50 | £14.50 |
| Standard peak shows | £24.50 | £20.50 | £16.50 |
Please note this is no performance on Friday 2 December.
Performance times:
Matinees begin at 2.30pm
Evening shows at 7.45pm
DUE TO THE QUIET NATURE OF THE PERFORMANCE LATECOMERS MAY NOT BE ADMITTED.
SHOULD YOU CHOOSE TO LEAVE THE STUDIO DURING THE PERFORMANCE, YOU MAY NOT BE RE-ADMITTED.
PLEASE ENSURE YOU TAKE YOUR SEATS IN GOOD TIME, STAGE LEVEL SEATING VIA STUDIO DOOR 1, BALCONY LEVEL SEATING VIA STUDIO DOOR 7.
| DISCOUNTED TICKETS | ||
| Under 16s | £10 | |
| 16 - 26 | £15 | |
| Over 60s and registered unemployed | £2.50 off | |
| Under 18s school groups | £10 | |
| Groups of 10+ | For further information Contact Ticket Office on 0116 242 3595 | |
| 10% membership discount | 10% off | |
| Twosdays 2 for 1 | 2 tickets for the price of 1 (Tues perfs only, subject to limited availability) | |
| CYC members | £5 | |
CREATIVE TEAM
- Sam Shepard
- Writer
- Rob Halliday
- Lighting Designer
- Paul Kerryson
- Director
- Paul Wills
- Designer
- Jack Arnold
- Sound Designer
CAST
- Jane Lowe
- Hallie
- Michael Beckley
- Bradley
- Lloyd Thomas
- Vince
- Matthew Kelly
- Dodge
- Matthew Rixon
- Tilden
- Catrin Stewart
- Shelly
- Gary Lilburn
- Father Dewis
Guardian
Paul Kerryson's production arrives a little late for Halloween, though it does make for a ghoulishly well-observed parody of Thanksgiving
BBC Radio Leicester
Absolutely brilliant
Guardian
a little house of horrors on the prairie in which the American dream has curdled into an Oedipal nightmare
Pukaar News
Brilliant acting and directing along with a gripping story…
The Stage
tantalising interpretation of Shepard’s disturbing novel
The Good Review
the cast is incredible … an experience not to be missed
The Observer
incisive and insightful direction
Artisleicestershire.co.uk
A killer of a play
The Public Reviews
This is powerful stuff. Paul Kerryson’s direction maintains the alien feel of the farmhouse and leaves us questioning every line and revelation.
