MA Lab Works 1
The Lab Works Festival returns with six theatre works-in-development across two programmes from our MA Theatre Lab students. Come and experience a range of original performance, experimenting with ideas, practices and forms, in a Laboratory theatre environment.
Possibly messy and very theatrical.
Tickets are £10 and £5 concessions.
Running time: tba
Performance running order (subject to change)
Extreme Bad
Created and performed by Sig Bister Company
Paige Janey, Cerys Salkeld Green, Maria Machado, Hannah Taverner, Eleonora Vincenti
The Last Tango of Jane Hoe
Created and performed by Mimmi Mertaniemi
Killing and The Other Thing
Created and performed by Ranulph Redlin and Connor Webster
More information below.
Extreme Bad
Created and performed by Sig Bister Company
Cast and creatives
Paige Janey, Cerys Salkeld Green, Maria Machado, Hannah Taverner, Eleonora Vincenti
Special thanks
River Fernandez
Extreme Bad is a dark and absurd satire exploring humanity’s growing paralysis, polarization in an increasingly inhospitable world. A climate crisis. A house in isolation. What happens when the status quo is challenged by a former housemate who comes back?
The Last Tango of Jane Hoe
Created and performed by Mimmi Mertaniemi
It's her last chance to remember.
And to be remembered.
And...
To shake ass.
The Last Tango of Jane Hoe is a raw, darkly comic one-woman show about a dead sex worker dissecting her murder while she's also revisiting her dreams and hopes, clients and lovers to find out: is it finally her time to get the happy ending..?
A funny, sexy, and unapologetically uncomfortable look at the complexity of female sexuality; love, violence, loneliness, and the absurd horrors of Tinder.
A murder mystery. A funeral. A very, very shitty date.
Content warnings: nudity, sexual themes (sexual assault, references to sexual acts), violence, bodily injury, murder, death, corpse imaginary, suicidal themes, strong language and dark humour.
Killing and The Other Thing
A new show by Ranulph Redlin and Connor Webster
On a long enough timeline, is it possible to make peace with even the darkest parts of ourselves? In a liminal pocket reality, two lonely assassins confront the ghosts of their past and future selves, grasping at intimacy with hands trained for violence.
Fight choreographer: Bret Yount
With special thanks to: Kaitlin Howard
Content warnings: language, violence (including blood), sex (including assault), death
Mentors and designers
Mentors: Ramon Ayers, Eyglo Belafonte, Tim Dodd, Lesley Ewen, Elisabeth Gunawan, Mim King, Peta Lily, Henry McGrath, Yael Shavit, Dan Sherer, Paul Sirett
Lighting Designer: Chuma Emembolu
Sound Designer: Callum Fincham
Freesheet with full production team
Please download the full cast and production team here.
Reminders
Bag policy
To ensure everyone’s comfort and safety, we kindly ask that any bags larger than a tote bag be left in our cloakroom before entering the theatre. Our friendly team will be happy to look after them for you in our secure cloakroom, so you can sit back, relax, and enjoy the show hassle-free. Thank you for your understanding, and we look forward to welcoming you to RADA.
Latecomers policy
We kindly ask for your patience if you arrive after the performance has started. To minimise disruption, we have designated latecomers points, which typically allow seating between 8-15 minutes into the performance. A member of our Front of House team will inform you when it’s time to be seated. Thank you for your understanding, and we look forward to welcoming you!
Where to find us
GBS Theatre
Royal Academy of Dramatic Art
Malet Street
WC1E 7JN
+44 (0)20 7908 4800
Getting here
By tube
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