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Operated by The Society of London Theatre
Children's Children
Almeida Theatre, Almeida Street, London
Children's Children is the new play by Matthew Dunster, a playwright, actor and director whose writing credits include Saturday Night Sunday Morning and The Most Incredible Thing, which saw him collaborate with The Pet Shop Boys.
Michael and Gordon have been best friends since acting college. Now, 20 years later, Michael is Mr Saturday Night TV but failing actor Gordon is struggling with enormous debts. Meanwhile Gordon's daughter Effie couldn't care less about her dad's problems. She is far more interested in the film that her cool boyfriend is making and setting up an ecologically sound clothing label. When Gordon aks Michael to lend him a large sum of money, it sets in motion a series of events that reveal irreparable cracks in the characters' relationships.
Children's Children is directed by Jeremy Herrin, Associate Director at the Royal Court where his work includes That Face, The Vertical Hour and The Heretic.
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director: Jeremy Herrin
designer: Robert Innes Hopkins
lighting designer: Neil Austin
sound: Ian Dickinson
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About the show
- Age Suitability: General
- Genre: Play
- Sub-Genre: Play-Drama
- Show Times: Mon-Sat 19:30, Sat 14:30, 30 May & 20 Jun 14:30
- opening night:
- Box Office:
020 7359 4404 - Visit the Show Website
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Venue InformationHIDE
Almeida Theatre
Almeida Street, London, United Kingdom, N1 1TA
- Nearest tube: Angel/Highbury & Islington (800m)
- Nearest bus: 4, 19, 30, 43 (Route 43 is accessible)
- Nearest train: Highbury & Islington
- Parking: NCP at the Business Design Centre off Upper Street. Some parking available in streets adjoining Almeida Street. Drop off and pick up right outside main entrance. Patrons welcome to use a private phone to arrange pick up.
- Air conditioned: 1
- Download an Enabled Map
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- How to book: TEL 020 7359 4404 ACCESS INFO. 020 7288 4999 EMAIL access@almeida.co.uk
- Discounts: available for all disabled people and their companions.
- Limited mobility: 23 seats in the front row offer the best leg room.
- Access description: Level access to foyer through automatic sliding doors or through double glass doors opening both ways. Wheelchair users can push a button to open the sliding doors. Box Office with lowered counter in the foyer. Stalls down 6 steps or a sloped walkway. Access to circle via 2 staircases of 27 steps each with handrails on each side. Good signage throughout. The floors in the foyer are concrete.
- Hearing impaired: Infra-red assisted hearing system in the auditorium and an Induction Loop in the Box Office
- Guide dogs policy: Allowed into auditorium - please book an aisle seat. Staff are also happy to dog sit.
- Wheelchairs: 2 spaces for wheelchair/scooter users in the stalls. 8 wheelchair and scooter transfer spaces are available to aisle seats in rows A and B – escorts not required. Theatre also provides 1 wheelchair for loan. Auditorium is carpeted.
- Toilets: Accessible men’s and women’s in the foyer, each with 1 cubicle that is wider and has handrails for people with mobility difficulties.
- Disabled toilets: Adapted toilets inside the foyer by the lift.
- Bars: Level access to Café Bar located just off the foyer area. The Café Bar has wooden floors, moveable seating and offers table service. Section of bar counter is wheelchair accessible (80cm high). Menu available on blackboard written in white chalk and in large print. Drinks may be brought to disabled customers in the auditorium.