Bounce Magazine September 2018

ENTERTAINMENT
SEPTEMBER 2018 SEPTEMBER | ISSUE #71 2018 | ISSUE MUSIC #71 & ENTERTAINMENT
THEATRE
ROYAL
September at Theatre Royal Bury St
Edmunds has plenty to offer for fans
of drama and emotionally charged
storytelling, as well as some family
fun to round off the month.
There are more performances of Goodnight Mister Tom
to catch this month, this heart-warming tale of friendship
forged in a world at war continues. The war has just
broken out and the life of Tom Oakley, an old man in the
country, is about to change for the better.
Having lived alone for 40 years, he
reluctantly takes under his wing
ten-year-old William, an evacuee
from London.
As William begins to soften Tom’s
seemingly hardened exterior,
an unspoken and unbreakable
bond is formed. Roy Hudd leads
the professional cast starring
alongside participants of Theatre
Royal’s Summer School project.
Until 8 Sep.
The Romany Theatre Company present Carmen – The
Gypsy, when the outside world thinks you’re scum, can
you ever be free? Carmen is in the midst of a scuffle
at an illegal cage-fighting event when she is arrested
by an undercover police officer. Carmen seduces him,
persuading him to let her go, but his infatuation with
her leads him to join the cage-fighting gang. Set in the
contemporary British traveller community this poetic
drama features forbidden love, original Gypsy folk songs
and cage fighting. Thu 13 – Sat 15 Sep.
London Classic Theatre return with My Mother Said I
Never Should, a poignant, bittersweet story about love,
jealousy and the price of freedom, set in Manchester,
Oldham and London. Detailing the lives of four women,
four generations of one family, through the immense
social changes of the twentieth century, using a
kaleidoscopic time structure. Mon 17 – Thu 20 Sep.
As a fundraiser for Theatre Royal there is going to be An
Audience with John Simpson CBE, the BBC World Affairs
Editor, journalist, broadcaster, author and columnist is one
of the world’s most authoritative journalists,
having reported from over 140 countries and
48 war zones. He joins us to talk about his life
and work across a 50 year career. Fri 21 Sep.
Scamp Theatre return to Theatre Royal
with Private Peaceful, direct from London’s
West End. Commemorating the 100th year
anniversary of the end of World War One,
this one-man show relives the life of Private
Tommo Peaceful, a young soldier awaiting
the firing squad at dawn. During the night he
looks back at his short but joyful past growing
up in rural Devon, as well as the battles and injustices of
war that brought him to the front line. Tue 25 –
Sat 29 Sep.
Closing the month, Scamp Theatre are staying in
residence with their production of Stick Man, a delightful
adaptation of Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler’s
classic children’s book. This award-winning production
features a trio of top actors and is packed full of
puppetry, songs, live music and funky moves. Sun 30
Sep – Tue 2 Oct.
For details and tickets go to www.theatreroyal.org or call the box office on 01284 769505
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