England People Very Nice

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Showing at: National Theatre Olivier

Box Office: 020 7452 3000

Age: General

Genre: Play

Sub Genre: Comedy

Richard Bean’s new play England People Very Nice is a riotous journey through four waves of immigration from the 17th century to today.

As the French Huguenots, the Irish, the Jews and the Bangladeshis in turn enter the chaotic world of Bethnal Green, each new influx provokes a surge of violent protest over housing, jobs, religion and culture. And the emerging pattern shows that white flight and anxiety over integration is anything but new.

England People Very Nice follows a pair of star-crossed lovers amid cutters’ mobs, Papists, Jewish anarchists and radical Islamists across four tempestuous centuries.

The cast of England People Very Nice features actress Olivia Colman making her National Theatre debut. Colman is best known for her appearances in television comedies including Peep Show, That Mitchell And Webb Look, Look Around You and Beautiful People.

National Theatre Director Nicholas Hytner directs England People Very Nice. Hytner’s previous productions include Major Barbara, The Alchemist and The History Boys, for which he won a Laurence Olivier Award for Best Director.

In addition to England People Very Nice, Bean’s plays also include The English Game, The God Botherers, Honeymoon Suite, In The Club, Under The Whaleback and Harvest, which was nominated for the Best New Play Laurence Olivier Award in 2006.

England People Very Nice plays at the National Theatre Olivier as part of the Travelex £10 season.

Performance Details

  • previews from: 04 Feb 2009
  • opening night: 11 Feb 2009
  • booking until: 30 Apr 2009

show times: Mon-Sat 19:30 (11 Feb 19:00), Mats 14:00 - In rep, please check with theatre for performance dates

ticket prices: £10-£30

Assisted Performances

captioned performance: By STAGETEXT on Wed 15 Apr at 19:30, tickets £10 T: 020 7452 3000  E: boxoffice@nationaltheatre.org.uk

audio described performance: By In-house on Fri 20 Mar at 19:30 & Sat 21 Mar at 14:00, tickets £10 T: 020 7452 3000  E: boxoffice@nationaltheatre.org.uk

 

cast: Philip Arditti, Jamie Beamish, Paul Chequer, Olivia Colman, Rudi Dharmalingham, Sacha Dhawan, Hasina Haque, Tony Jayawardena, Trevor Laird, Elliot Levey, Siobhan McSweeney, Neet Mohan, Aaron Neil, Sophia Nomvete, Claire Prempeh, Fred Ridgeway, Avin Shah, Sophie Stanton, Michelle Terry, Harvey Virdi, Howard Ward

author: Richard Bean

director: Nicholas Hytner

music by: Grant Oldin

sound: John Leonard

lighting designer: Neil Austin

designer: Mark Thompson

producer: National Theatre

 

map: View Map

address: South Bank, London, United Kingdom, SE1 9PX

nearest tube: Waterloo (250m), Southwark

nearest bus: 76, 77, 211, 507, D1, D11, P11 (York Road)149, P11 (Stamford Street)1, 4, 26, 68, X68, 76, 168, 171, 171A, 176, 188, 501, 505, 521 (Waterloo Bridge)

nearest train: Waterloo (approx. 250m)

parking: 5 spaces reserved for orange badge holders at riverside end of Cottesloe Ave. 4 extra bays opposite Cottesloe theatre for evening performances. Car Park beneath theatre. Spaces reserved for disabled customers near lifts. Free parking voucher available from box office for orange badge holders (present ticket at information desk). Automatic doors and ramps from the Car Park to the lobby and lift.

air conditioned: Yes

 

Assisted Performance Booking Information

Access Booking: Tel 020 7452 3000 Information Desk 020 7452 3400  EMAIL: boxoffice@nationaltheatre.org.uk

Accessible Facilities Venue Information

discounts: Discounts available for all disabled people.

limited mobility: Please ask to be seated in an aisle seat in the centre Stalls when you book.

access description: Main entrance reached from Upper Ground via Theatre Avenue to Theatre Square and a drop off point approx. 40m from main entrance. Lifts up to the Olivier Theatre to right of information desk (to both Stalls and Circle levels) or staircases further in on each side (49 steps to Stalls, further 44 to Circle). Olivier Box office on level 2. No steps to the back of the Stalls, 10 steps up to raised sections. Centre Stalls auditorium has gradual shallow steps with a handrail on aisles 2 and 4. Lift to row G of Circle and 18 steps down to the front. Power assisted doors and ramps to terraces from Level 2.

hearing impaired: Infra-red system with headsets or neck loops. Collect headsets/loops from box offices. Induction loops at service counters.

guide dogs policy: Guide dogs are not currently allowed in the auditorium, however staff are happy to dog sit. Dogs will be looked after in the cloakroom. Groups should contact the theatre manager’s office on 020 7452 3281.

wheelchairs: Lift to the Olivier Stalls. 3 spaces for wheelchair users in row R. A companion can sit next to the left-hand space in row R, or in the row. Transfer seating is available to aisle seats - wheelchairs stored at back of auditorium.

toilets: Women’s and men’s at Stalls and Circle levels.

disabled toilets: Adapted WC on the left side of the Stalls corridor.

bars: 6 licensed bars. Access information: No steps to the Olivier Stalls and Circle bars (spacious, moveable seats) from the lifts. Soft drinks may be brought to disabled customers in the auditorium. Chair lift down a flight of steps to the Circle café from level 3 - contact a member of staff for assistance. The menu is available in large print.

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