• Samuel West

    24 Sep 2008

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    Director and actor Samuel West has always struck me as a very serious character. Whether it is the roles he plays or that harsh, angular face, joviality has never been connected with him in my mind. In actual fact, I couldn’t be more wrong... Read more


Waste

Showing at: Almeida Theatre

Box Office: 020 7359 4404

Age: General

Genre: Play

Sub Genre: Drama

Radical independent politician Henry Trebell is persuaded to join the Conservative Party in order to champion his Bill to Disestablish the Church of England and to use its funds to finance a vast education programme. But a liaison with a married woman, who died after aborting their child, brings private scandal into the political arena.

Written in 1907 but banned by Lord Chamberlain, Waste received its first production almost thirty years later in 1936 at the Westminster Theatre.

For more about Waste at the Almeida theatre, read our First Night Feature or The Big Interview with Samuel West.

 

Performance Details

  • previews from: 25 Sep 2008
  • opening night: 02 Oct 2008
  • closing: 15 Nov 2008

show times: Mon-Sat 19:30, mats Sat 15:00 (not 27 Sep), 29 Oct & 12 Nov 14:30

ticket prices: £6-£29.50

Assisted Performances

captioned performance: By in-house on Thu 6 Nov at 19:30 T: 020 72884999 E: Email access@almeida.co.uk  E: Email access@almeida.co.uk

audio described performance: By VocalEyes on Sat 8 Nov at 15:00 (Touch Tour 13:30) T: 020 72884999 E: Email access@almeida.co.uk  E: Email access@almeida.co.uk

sign language interpreted performance: By tbc on Thu 9 Oct at 19:30 T: 020 72884999 E: Email access@almeida.co.uk  E: Email access@almeida.co.uk

 

cast: Nancy Carroll, Richard Cordery, Patrick Drury, Peter Eyre, Will Keen, Helen Lindsay, Hugh Ross, Michael Thomas

author: Harley Granville Barker

director: Samuel West

sound: John Leonard

lighting designer: Guy Hoare

designer: Peter McKintosh

 

map: View Map

address: 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: Yes

 

Assisted Performance Booking Information

Access Booking: TEL 020 7359 4404 ACCESS INFO. 020 7288 4999 EMAIL access@almeida.co.uk  EMAIL: Email access@almeida.co.uk

Accessible Facilities Venue Information

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.

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