When The Rain Stops Falling

Showing at: Almeida Theatre

Box Office: 020 7359 4404

Age: General

Genre: Play

Sub Genre: Drama

An epic play spanning four generations and two continents, When The Rain Stops Falling moves from the claustrophobia of a 1950s London flat to the windswept coast of Southern Australia and into the heart of the Australian desert. The play weaves together a series of interconnected stories, as seven people confront their mysteries of the past in oder to understand their future, revealing how patterns of betrayal, love and abandonment are passed on, until finally, well into the future, as the desert is inundated with rain, one young man finds the courage to defy the legacy.

When The Rain Stops Falling received its world premiere at the Adelaide Festival of Arts earlier this year and now premieres in Europe in this production at the Almeida. 

Australian playwright Andrew Bovell has written for stage, film and television. His plays include Speaking In Tongues, Shades Of Blue and Scenes From A Separation. He wrote the film Lantana and co-wrote the screenplay for popular Australian film Strictly Ballroom.

Director of When The Rain Stops Falling, Attenborough, is Artistic Director of the Almeida, where his productions have included The Mercy Seat, Five Gold Rings, Brighton Rock, The Late Henry Moss, Enemies, There Came A Gypsy Riding, Big White Fog, Awake And Sing! and The Homecoming. 

No casting has yet been confirmed for When The Rain Stops Falling. 

Performance Details

  • previews from: 14 May 2009
  • opening night: 21 May 2009
  • closing: 04 Jun 2009

show times: Mon-Sat 19:30, Sat 15:00

ticket prices: £6-£29.50

Assisted Performances

captioned performance: By In-House on Sat 20 Jun and Tue 30 Jun at 15:00 T: 020 72884999 E: Email access@almeida.co.uk

audio described performance: By VocalEyes on Sat 27 Jun at 15:00 T: 020 72884999 E: Email access@almeida.co.uk

sign language interpreted performance: access@almeida.co.uk

 

author: Andrew Bovell

director: Michael Attenborough

music by: Stephen Warbeck

sound: Paul Arditti

movement director: Imogen Knight

lighting designer: Colin Grenfell

designer: Miriam Buether

producer: Almeida theatre

 

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

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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