 STUNNING THE PUNTERS
by Steven Berkoff, Robert Sproat & Fyodor Dostoevsky
directed by Laurence Boswell
Three
stories of imagination run wild!
An out-of-work actor's frustration explodes over
breakfast in Steven Berkoff's Master of Cafe Society, an ex-skinhead tells
a tale with a ghostly twist in the title story by Glaswegian writer, Robert
Sproat, and a would-be suicide dreams of paradise in Dillon's own adaptation
of The Dream of a Ridiculous Man by Fyodor Dostoevsky.
Stunning the Punters is a breathtakingly arrogant name to give to a
show; it is also entirely accurate.
THE INDEPENDENT
Nowhere in the world will you hear a sharper sermon about human frailty
this Sabbath... This is the craft of acting carried to a pinnacle
of virtuosity.
SCOTLAND ON SUNDAY
...my spirits are restored by George Dillon's display of theatrical
technique, timing and diction of flawless precision... His Dream of
a Ridiculous Man is my Fringe discovery.
THE SUNDAY TIMES
A compelling piece of theatre: make haste to catch it...
THE TIMES
One-man theatre at its most intelligent and most powerful. Don't
wait to be told about it, or to read another critical paean - go and
see for yourself.
WHAT'S ON IN LONDON
Forthcoming Vital Theatre Dates:
| 2010 | BRIGHTON |
| Man Who Was Hamlet |
Thu 29th & Fri 30th Jul 2010, (19:30) |
BRIGHTON,
Nightingale Theatre |
EDINBURGH FESTIVAL |
| Man Who Was Hamlet |
Thu 5th - Mon 30th Aug 2010, (19:10 - 20:40) |
EDINBURGH,
Hill Street Theatre |
On Tour in Autumn 2010(Some dates are still to be confirmed) |
| Man Who Was Hamlet |
Thu 9th Sep 2010 |
LYME REGIS,
Marine Theatre |
| Workshop |
Fri 10th Sep 2010 |
BRISTOL |
| Gospel of Matthew by Candlelight |
Sat 11th Sep 2010 |
RUGELEY,
Ridware Theatre |
| Man Who Was Hamlet |
Fri 17th Sep 2010 |
HAVANT,
The Spring Arts & Heritage Centre |
| Graft |
Thu 23rd Sep 2011 |
HOLT,
Gresham's Auden Theatre |
| Gospel of Matthew by Candlelight |
Fri 24th Sep 2010 |
COLCHESTER,
St Martin's |
| Man Who Was Hamlet |
Thu 30th Sep 2010 |
LEICESTER,
The Y Theatre |
| Graft |
Mon 4th Oct 2010 |
LEEDS,
Stage @ Leeds |
| Gospel of Matthew |
Wed 6th Oct 2010 |
LUTON,
Library Theatre |
| Graft |
Fri 8th Oct 2010 |
WELWYN G. C.
Campus West Theatre |
| Man Who Was Hamlet |
Thu 21st Oct 2010
& Fri 22nd Oct 2010 |
HULL,
Hull Truck Theatre |
| Gospel of Matthew by Candlelight |
Thu 28th Oct 2010
& Fri 29th Oct 2010 |
GUILDFORD,
Yvonne Arnaud Studio |
2011(Some dates are still to be confirmed) |
| Graft |
Sat 15th Jan 2011 |
AYLESBURY,
Arts Centre |
| Graft |
Mon 17th Jan 2011 |
TONBRIDGE,
E M Forster Theatre |
| Graft |
Tue 18th Jan 2011 |
CRAWLEY,
The Hawth |
| Man Who Was Hamlet |
Wed 19th Jan 2011 |
UPPINGHAM,
Uppingham Theatre |
| Man Who Was Hamlet |
Fri 21st Jan 2011 |
BASINGSTOKE,
Central Studio |
| Man Who Was Hamlet |
Sat 22nd Jan 2011 |
NEW MILTON,
Forest Arts Centre |
| Gospel of Matthew by Candlelight (t.b.c.) |
Fri 4th Feb 2011 |
HALESWORTH,
The Cut |
| Man Who Was Hamlet |
Thu 3rd Mar 2011
& Fri 4th Mar 2011 |
POOLE
Lighthouse |
| Gospel of Matthew |
Sat 5th Mar 2011 |
NORWICH,
Maddermarket Tehatre |
| Man Who Was Hamlet |
Tue 22nd Mar 2011 |
DARLINGTON,
Arts Centre |
| Gospel of Matthew |
Wed 23rd Mar 2011 |
SOUTH SHIELDS
Customs House |
| t.b.c. |
Tue 24th Mar 2011 |
KENDAL,
Brewery Arts Centre |
| t.b.c. |
Tue 25th Mar 2011 |
WHITEHAVEN,
Rosehill Theatre |
| Graft |
Wed 30th Mar 2011 |
TAUNTON,
Tacchi-Morris Arts Centre |
| Man Who Was Hamlet |
Thu 31st Mar 2011 |
BRIDGWATER,
Arts Centre |
| Gospel of Matthew |
Thu 7th Apr 2011 |
BRACKNELL,
South Hill Park |
| Gospel of Matthew (t.b.c.) |
Thu 14th Apr 2011 |
HALIFAX,
Square Chapel |
| Gospel of Matthew |
Fri 15th Apr 2011 |
LEEDS,
Carriageworks Theatre |
| Gospel of Matthew (t.b.c.) |
Wed 20th Apr 2011 |
CHELMSFORD,
Civic Theatre |
| Gospel of Matthew |
Thu 21st Apr 2011 |
SUDBURY,
Quay Theatre |
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