Earthquakes in London
a new play by Mike Bartlett
4 STARS Daily Express, Daily Telegraph, Evening Standard, Guardian, Independent
‘Full of ideas and invention… confirms Mike Bartlett, 29, as one of our most exciting young playwrights.’
Evening Standard
A co-production with Headlong Theatre.
An all-pervasive fear of the future and a guilty pleasure in the excesses of the present drive Mike Bartlett’s epic rollercoaster of a play from 1968 to 2525 and back again.
Nothing I do means anything certainly and that’s depressing. But also, nothing I do is going to be the end of the world. There’s a comfort in that.
Burlesque strip shows, bad dreams, social breakdown, population explosion, worldwide paranoia. A fast and furious metropolitan crash of people, scenes and decades, as three sisters attempt to navigate their dislocated lives and loves, while their dysfunctional father, a brilliant scientist, predicts global catastrophe.
It’s Cabaret, we’ve got our heads down and we’re dancing and drinking as fast as we can. The enemy is on its way, but this time it doesn’t have guns and gas it has storms and earthquakes, fire and brimstone.
You were the glimmer. At the end of the tunnel. And you went out.
‘Rupert Goold has come up with a gorgeously carnivalesque production that is more than a match for Enron.’ Guardian
‘A rush of invention, humour and raw emotion. Blessed with terrific visual coups, stirring rock music and a hurtling narrative pace.’ Daily Telegraph
Read interviews with Mike Bartlett in the
Daily Telegraph and Financial Times
Seating Description
In the thick of it: Be in the heart of the performance space, and get an up-close view, with the action taking place all around you.
Front Row Raised Bar Stool: Sit in the front row on a raised platform on a bar stool. £25
Bar Stool Semi-Restricted View: Sit on a raised platform on a bar stool with semi-restricted view. £20
Performance Area Standing: Standing spaces in the performance area £10
Eyewitness: Watch the play and observe from banquette or standard theatre seats.
Banquette Seat: On the performance level sides, with full view of the performance area £32
1st Level Standard Seating: Standard theatre seats, with full view of the performance area £32
1st Level Raised Seating, 1st Level Raised Restricted, 2nd Level Standard Seating & 2nd Level Restricted View: Standard theatre seats, with semi-restricted or restricted view of the performance area (available on levels one and two) £20, £15
Raised Seat Restricted View: Standard theatre seats, restricted view of the performance area (available on level 2), £10
Special Notification for Patrons Seated or Standing in Performance Area
If you have purchased a ticket in the performance area: You must be in your seat or standing location by no later than 7.25pm evenings and 2.25pm matinees. Latecomers may not be admitted.
Please note, the performance area floor must be kept clear. You must arrive at the theatre early enough to deposit your bags, coats or other personal items in the free cloakroom provided. Only small shoulder bags will be permitted into the theatre.
