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CHESIL THEATRE PRESENTS THEIR 2016 NEW WRITING FESTIVAL

26/9/2016

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PictureJonathan Edgington, local playwright and author of Laura, one of the 10x10 plays
Chesil Theatre Winchester will be welcoming to the stage ten completely new short plays in their 10x10 New Writing Festival which takes place on 8th and 9th October 2016.
 
Earlier in the year nearly 200 entries were received to this fifth edition of the biennial nationwide competition. Each play was to contain no more than four characters and take no longer than 10 minutes to perform. This year’s theme involved a homage to the legendary David Bowie which the judges found was interpreted in a range of unique and inventive ways.
 
From the sublime to the ridiculous, daring and curious, heart-breaking and hilarious, the plays cover a range of genres. The ten winning writers include Winchester-based Jonathan Edgington and BBC Radio Solent presenter Nick Girdler.
 
Presentation of the plays this autumn coincides with the 50th anniversary of Chesil Theatre creating their permanent home in the medieval Church of St Peter Chesil. 1966 was also the year the first single credited to David Bowie was released. Not only known for his music, fashion and intriguing personas, Bowie was also a respected actor. It is therefore a fitting tribute that this year’s 10x10 New Writing Festival celebrates one of the most creative trailblazers of our time.
 
The 10x10 New Writing Festival takes place at the Chesil Theatre, in the heart of Winchester, over the weekend of 8th and 9th October at 2.30pm and 7.45pm. Tickets (£11) are now available online from www.chesiltheatre.org.uk, or call 0333 666 3366.
 

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Chesil season kicks off with Carnage

5/9/2016

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The first production of the new season at the Chesil Theatre, Winchester, is, the Tony award winning play God of Carnage by Yasmina Reza translated by Christopher Hampton.

Two eleven-year-old boys squabble and fight - as they do. However, the end result is not just a few bruises which will soon heal, but a child with two missing teeth.

Soon after the two sets of parents, the Novaks and the Raleighs, get together to resolve the matter. At first diplomatic niceties are observed, but as the meeting progresses, tensions emerge, tempers and voices are raised and the gloves come off, leaving the couples with more than just their liberal principles in tatters.

Mary Stone, the director, said: "Reza is the author of the smash hit, Art, performed by the Chesil in 2010. This play has the same wit and black, acerbic humour as the parents' natural anxieties gradually give way to behaviour and language far worse than that of their sons."

The play opens on Saturday September 17th and runs until Saturday 24th at 7.45pm with a matinee at 2.30pm on 24th. Tickets, from £11 can be purchased online chesiltheatre.org.uk or by calling 0333 666 3366.

Parental guidance: this play contains strong language



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