Show Preview This Week

For the first time in its fifteen year history, The Rep Theatre Company has commissioned new writing for the 2010 Edinburgh Festival Fringe and Jack Fookes (OR) has delivered a stunning fifty minute play, inspired by Terry Pratchett’s Richard Dimbleby Lecture “Shaking Hands with Death” earlier this year, that looks at the moral, ethical, social and personal issues surrounding assisted death – from the young person’s perspective.

Ben Cavey (OR), Creative Director of Comedy at Tiger Aspect (“Benidorm”, “Grandma’s House”) and award winning theatre, film and opera director Tom Daley (OR) have both worked on the production that features current Repton pupils Charlie Pass, Joe Knight, Wiebke Green and Sam Kingston Jones alongside Manchester University Drama Department undergraduates.

The show is being previewed here in our own Studio Theatre on Thursday and Friday this week at 7.30 pm.  We would be delighted if you would like to come along to see it. It’s free, there are no tickets, no reserved seats, no refreshments and if you need the loo – we’re working on permission to open up Chemistry.  Entry is via the loading doors at the back of the Studio Theatre.  It’s a true taste of the fringe!