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Scamp Theatre and Watford Palace Theatre present

Friend or Foe
by Michael Morpurgo

Adapted and Directed by Daniel Buckroyd
Designed by Keith Baker
Sound by Tom Lishman
Lighting Design by Mark Dymock

with Mathew Hamper, Janet Greaves, Michael Palmer, Chris Porter & Paul Sandys

From master storyteller Michael Morpurgo comes a thrilling tale of extraordinary friendship.

Set at the height of the Second World War, two boys, embark on a wondrous adventure deep in the Devonshire countryside.

Evacuated from London, war seemed far away from David and Tucky’s new lives in the country. Until one night, the skyline is lit up with gun flashes and the distant crump of bombing shatters their new found peace. And when a German bomber crashes, the boys feel they should hate the airmen inside. But one of them saves David’s life…

A modern day classic adored by children and grown ups alike!

Reviews

“I’m thrilled to bits. I just think the quality of what Scamp do is amazing”
Michael Morpurgo, The Independent

UK Tour Dates 2011

New Perspectives & Scamp Theatre present

Those Magnificent Men
By Brian Mitchell & Joseph Nixon

Chocks Away! for the hilarious, heart-stopping story of Alcock and Brown and the first ever non-stop transatlantic flight.

By any standards, it’s a classic tale of plucky British pioneers – Captain John Alcock, dashing WW1 fighter pilot, and Lieutenant Arthur Whittam Brown, navigational genius with a gammy leg, huddled together against the elements in the tiny cockpit of their converted Vickers Vimy biplane, made almost entirely of wood and canvas – talk about winging it!

Now critically-acclaimed comedy writing duo, Brian Mitchell & Joseph Nixon, have turned the story of the race to conquer the skies over the Atlantic into a fast and furious comic tour-de-force. Thrill to the sheer adventuring spirit of our unlikely heroes, marvel at their daredevil aerial antics, and wonder at how the whole bally thing is told with just two actors and a crate full of funny props.

Reviews

‘Wonderfully entertaining – has the making of a West End hit’
The Times ****

‘Full of laughter, pathos and ingenuity – the production has a real feelgood-factor’
The Stage

‘A comic tour-de-force. Bravo! Highly recommended!’
British Theatre Guide

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Scamp Theatre presents

The Virginia Monologues : Why Growing old is Great

Written and performed by Virginia Ironside

Directed by Nigel Planer

Illustration by Denise Dorrance

When an agony aunt reaches sixty, she can lie like a trooper, jump off a bridge – or take to the stage.

Virginia Ironside explains that unlimited free drugs, fun funerals, grandchildren and sex – or, even better, no sex – make the sixties the best – and funniest – time of your life…

The Virginia Monologues premiered at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe to great acclaim and played limited season of UK sold out gigs in 2010.

Reviews

“Virginia’s become, effectively, a stand-up comedian. Her show is really funny…. I urge you to see it.”
Arthur Smith ‘Loose Ends’ BBC Radio 4

“This doyenne of Fleet Street delivers her observations with precision, style and wit. Her writing is beautiful, funny, sensible and smart – and her show, directed by The Young Ones’ Nigel Planer, is an absolute delight.”
Scotsman

“…a gentle, life-affirming ramble through the joys of being a sexagenarian – the bus passes, the bird-watching, the glamorous dressing gowns. That description, though, hardly does justice to the sharpness of the observation and writing here.

No stand-up show would be complete without a little sex, drugs and rock’n'roll and Ironside covers all of these with great gusto, from an ecstatic riff on the pleasures of pills, to intimate encounters with old men “with chests like rolled-up Austrian blinds” and reminiscences from her time as a rock columnist on The Daily Mail in the Sixties. She doesn’t shy away from death either in a beautifully judged segment towards the end.

This is a witty show for all ages, providing an oasis of grown-up calm and wisdom …”
Independent

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UK Tour Dates 2011

Scamp Theatre & Watford Palace Theatre
are delighted to present:

Stick Man – Live on Stage!

From the book by Children’s Laureate Julia Donaldson
Illustrated by Axel Scheffler, creators of The Gruffalo

Directed by Sally Cookson
Designed by Katie Sykes
Composed by Benji Bower
Lighting Design by Elanor Higgins

With Peta Dennis, Brian Hargreaves & Mark Kane

‘Stick Man lives in the family tree
With his Stick Lady Love
and their stick children three…’

But the world is a dangerous place for Stick Man. A dog wants to play with him. A swan builds a nest with him. He even ends up on a fire!

Will he ever get back to the family tree?

Featuring a trio of top actors and packed full of puppetry, songs, live music and funky moves; Stick Man promises more fun than you can shake a stick at!  Touching, funny and utterly original, this fabulous show is a sure-fire hit.

‘Scamp Theatre send shivers down my spine. They are so lively and innovative. I love their production of Stick Man – Live on Stage – and so do the audiences’ Julia Donaldson, author and Children’s Laureate

Most suitable for children aged 3+ their friends & families.

Reviews

* * * * * whatsonstage.com

* * * * * Sunday Express

“I think the quality of what Scamp do is amazing’
Michael Morpurgo, The Independent

Cover image reproduced by permission of Alison Green Books, an imprint of Scholastic Ltd Text © 2008 Julia Donaldson. Illustration © 2008 Axel Scheffler.

Tour Dates 2011