Sat 16^th & Sun 17^th Feb 2013

6pm & 7.30pm

The Royal Hotel, 1 High St, Southend

The Royal Hotel was a key site in the turbulent affair between Lady Hamilton and Lord Nelson. The past and present interweave to create a vibrant, theatrical glimpse into life in 18th Century Southend. Join us for this free promenade event at the site of this extravagant affair.

Directed by Shane Dempsey, Design by Mila Sanders

Performed by East Acting School’s Acting & Community Theatre Graduating Year.

Tickets: FREE (booking in advance is recommended)

Box Office: 01702 328335 / www.clifftowntheatre.co.uk

NB: 18+ due to venue

NB: No wheelchair access due to venue

Thurs 7^th – Sat 9^th Feb 2013

7.30pm & 2.30pm Sat Matinee

Directed by Nick Bagnall, Bertolt Brecht’s infamous work comes to Clifftown Theatre.

Set against the background of a war-torn Balkan village, the ancient tale of the Chalk Circle is retold. When a small child is contested by two women claiming to be his mother, the judgement of Solomon lands on an amoral judge’s desk.

Performed by East 15 Acting School’s MFA Acting (International) Graduating Year.

Tickets: £8/£5 Concession

Box Office: 01702 328335 / www.clifftowntheatre.co.uk

Clifftown Theatre, Nelson Street, Southend SS1 1EF

Thurs 7^th – Sat 9^th March 2013

7.30pm & 2.30pm Sat Matinee

An array of illuminating, short plays devised by the company exploring the territory of intercultural and multicultural performance.

Weaving together the known and the unknown. Crossing continents, eras and themes, this unique trio of plays will delight and entertain.

Devised, Directed and Performed by East 15 Acting School’s World Performance Graduating Year.

Tickets: £8/£5 Concession

Box Office: 01702 328335 / www.clifftowntheatre.co.uk

NB: Some mature content

Thurs 21^st – Sat 23^rd March 2013

7.30pm & 2.30pm Sat Matinee

This newly commissioned play from looks at the world of Online Media.

When Jonathan Fudge dies, his friends flock to his Facebook page to make sense of the horrible mess.  But when Jonathan starts to respond, they begin to wonder whether their friend has disappeared at all.

Between the odd b*tch, the charity case and the time machine maker they must try to discover where Jonathan is hiding before their increasingly fractured community implodes.

Because his Facebook comments quickly escalate to blank texts and phone calls, the hope that should glue his friends together begins to rip them apart and the graduation ball seems the one electrifying event that Jonathan has confirmed he will attend.

Directed by Shane Dempsey

Written by award-nominated Lee Mattinson, who has written for BBC3, Radio 3, National Theatre, Paines Plough and Coronation Street to name but a few

Performed by East 15 Acting School’s Acting & Stage Combat Graduating Year.

Tickets: £8/£5 Concession

Box Office: 01702 328335 / www.clifftowntheatre.co.uk

NB: Some mature content

Thurs 14^th – Sat 16^th March 2013

7.30pm & 2.30pm Sat Matinee

This gruesome, gothic drama has become a landmark in the history of adaptation for the stage; ‘A gloriously impossible realisation of Mervyn Peake’s soaring flight of fancy’.

Directed by Gary Sefton

Performed by East 15 Acting School’s Physical Theatre Graduating Year.

Tickets: £8/£5 Concession

Box Office: 01702 328335 / www.clifftowntheatre.co.uk

Thurs 21^st – Sat 23^rd Feb 2013

7.30pm & 2.30pm Sat Matinee

‘There’s horror in my service, blood and danger….’

Middleton and Rowley’s Jacobean tragedy, widely regarded as among the best of the English Renaissance, comes to Clifftown. With its heady mix of beautiful language and black humour ‘The Changeling’ promises to be evening full of lust, murder, betrayal, fools and madmen.

Directed by Tony Casement

Performed by East 15 Acting School’s Acting & Stage Combat Graduating Year.

Tickets: £8/£5 Concession

Box Office: 01702 328335 / www.clifftowntheatre.co.uk

NB: Mature content