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The Finborough 118 Finborough Rd London SW10 9ED |
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| Phone:
020 7373 3842 |
Tube Stop(s): Earl's Court (Metropolitan and District Lines-Use Warwick Road exit) |
| Performance Schedule: | Evening performances and some weekend matinees (usually Sunday). |
| Ticket Info: | Tickets generally cost from £6 to £12 with concessions (lower priced tickets) sometimes available for children, senior citizens/OAPs. |
What's Playing:
"Mass Appeal", by Bill C. Davis, March 28th to April 22nd. The story of the what happens when an older parish priest is presented with a young younger idealistic seminarian who is assigned to his parish.
"Loyalties", by John Galsworthy, April 25th to May 20th. Revival of this play about anti-Semitism, by Nobel prize winner John Galsworthy, best know for "The Forsythe Saga."
"Lucky Nurse and Other Short Musical Plays", by Michael John LaChiusa, April 2nd, 9th and 16th. UK premiere of four short musicals. The four plays in the collection find outlet for song in the darker corners of modern American life. LaChiusa’s disenfranchised characters are all in dire need of a miracle. In each of the four separate scenarios he explores what might happen if they got one.
"Our Miss Gibbs", Music by Lionel Monckton and Ivan Caryll, Lyrics by Adrian Ross and Percy Greenback, Book by J.T. Tanner, April 30th, May7th and May 14th. Concert production of this musical from 1909.
A PubTheatre.com Favorite
The Finborough Theatre has spent the past several years putting on a variety of excellent dramas and comedies ranging from modern drama of the past twenty years to new plays to plays from the 1850's onward. Artistic Director Neil McPherson has pulled together a wonderful series of productions that have been recognized by audiences and critics alike.
Description:
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The Finborough Theatre has been a London fringe venue for about 20 years. Since 1994, the resident production company has been the Steam Industry, which specializes in new plays.
The Finborough Pub and Theatre has recently been totally renovated. There have been major upgrades to both the pub area and the theatre space. The pub has been significantly upgraded and there is now a DJ bar with digital music system in the basement.
The Finborough's production of David Farr's "Nevill Southall's Washbag" was revised into the West End play, "Elton John's Glasses". Another show to move on to a bigger production after the Finborough was Anthony Neilson's "The Censor" which transferred to the Royal Court Theatre.
Among the writers who've
honed there skills with productions at the Finborough are: Mark Ravenhill
("Fucking and Shopping"), David Eldridge ("Serving it Up")
and Naomi Wallace ("Slaughter City"). All of whom have gone on
to major success at other theatres from the West End to the Bush to the Royal
Shakespeare Company.
Other successful productions include Rodney Ackland's adaptation of Dostoyevsky's "Crime and Punishment", and of Christopher Preston's "The Davids".
The theatre is located upstairs above the pub. The pub has recently changed hands and is much more friendly towards theatre goers that it used to be. It is a nice little place for a drink before or after the show, with a pool table and friendly staff.
The Finborough Theatre has its own web page at http://www.finboroughtheatre.co.uk/
The pub also has a web page at http://www.thefinborough.com/