14 Aug 2008
The Royal Court has confirmed the cast for Tarell Alvin McCraney’s Wig Out!, which opens in the Jerwood Theatre Downstairs on 28 November, after previews from 20 November. Read more
Showing at:Royal Court Jerwood Theatre Downstairs
Box Office:020 7565 5000
Age:General
Genre:Play
Sub Genre:Play-Drama
Enter the legendary House of Light, a hyper-glamorous, uber-competitive drag queen refuge where a daughter who was once a son can find a family.
While the House is primping and preening for a catwalk showdown with the other houses, drag queen Nina is wooing the delectable Eric as Wilson, a de-camped, make-up free 'straight' gay man. How can Nina/Wilson strut the thorny divide between opposite genders and differing worlds?
With sassy music, killer costumes and performed in a club cabaret setting, Wig Out! brings to glorious, vivid life, a riotous, defiant drag queen sub-culture.
For more about Wig Out at the Royal Court Jerwood Theatre Downstairs read our First Night Feature.
show times: Mon-Sat 19:30, Mats (from 29 Nov) Sat 15:30. (No perfs 21-28 Dec, 1 Jan.)
ticket prices: £10-£25, Cabaret tables £25 per person
captioned performance: By STAGETEXT on 6 Jan at 19:30, tickets £12 T: 020 7565 5013 E: gemmafrayne@royalcourttheatre.com
audio described performance: By VocayEyes on 6 Dec at 15:30, tickets £12 T: 020 7565 5013 E: gemmafrayne@royalcourttheatre.com
cast: Kate Gillespie, Kevin Harvey, Alex Lanipekun, Leon Lopez, Holly Quin-Ankrah, Danny Sapani, Craig Stein, Jessika Williams
director: Dominic Cooke
designer: Ultz
producer: Royal Court
map: View Map
address: Sloane Square, London, United Kingdom, SW1W 8AS
nearest tube: Sloane Square (next to theatre)
nearest bus: 11, 19, 22, 137, 319, 360, C1
parking: Set down point outside entrance. On-street parking after 6.30pm.
air conditioned: Yes
Access Booking:Tel: 020 7565 5000/5013 Fax: 020 7565 5145
discounts: £10 tickets for companions.
limited mobility: Row K and M11 and 12 in Stalls have the most leg room.
access description: 3 steps up through main doors from street, or level access through entrance down right-hand side of theatre through easy-open doors. Lift to all levels of both auditoria on the right, inside the alternative entrance. Box Office facing main entrance with accessible counter (75cm high) for wheelchair users. Lift is fitted with a voice commentary. From the foyer there are 20 steps down to Stalls, 18 up to Circle (3 steps between rows), 64 to Jerwood Theatre Upstairs. Stairs have handrails with raised metal studs indicating which floor you are approaching.
hearing impaired: Induction loop in Jerwood Theatre Downstairs. Infra-red system (20 headsets) in both theatres. Collect headsets from Box Office.
guide dogs policy: 4 guide and hearing dogs are welcome. Please inform the theatre in advance to arrange an aisle seat or someone to look after your dog in the Box Office or cloakroom if preferred.
wheelchairs: Jerwood Theatre Downstairs: 3 spaces in the centre of row J and 2 at either end of row K in Stalls. Unless you are seated at J11/12 your companion can sit next to you. 1 space in Circle (row D). K11 and 12 in the stalls are available for transfer seating. Jerwood Theatre Upstairs: 2 spaces for wheelchair users – the position changes depending on the production. Please book wheelchair spaces at least 24 hours in advance. Venue is suitable for scooters, but phone beforehand.
toilets: Level access to men’s and women’s toilets on café level.
disabled toilets: Adapted toilets immediately outside the Jerwood Theatre Upstairs and immediately outside the stalls and circle of the Jerwood Theatre Downstairs.
legroom: Access guides available from the Box Office and website. Large print programmes and braille cast lists available on the day of assisted performances. Touch tours available o request.
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