• The City

    30 Apr 2008

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    A couple sit at a table in their home relating their days at work. So far, so normal. But this is playwright Martin Crimp and director Katie Mitchell, so nothing is as it seems. Read more


The City

Showing at: Royal Court Jerwood Theatre Downstairs

Box Office: 020 7565 5000

Age: General

Genre: Play

Sub Genre: Comedy

Three characters fight to make sense of a surreal and collapsing world in this darkly comic mystery.

Clair wants to be kissed, but not now and certainly not by her husband. Chris wants to celebrate his new job by driving into the oncoming traffic. Jenny arrives to complain about the screaming children, but the garden is empty, and the key to the playroom has disappeared. Just what strange game is being played here?

Performance Details

  • previews from: 24 Apr 2008
  • opening night: 28 Apr 2008
  • closing: 07 Jun 2008

show times: Mon-Sat 19:30 (28 Apr 19:00), Mats Sat (from 3 May) 15:30

ticket prices: £10-£25

Assisted Performances

sign language interpreted performance: By Mary Connell on Thu 15 May at 19:30 T: 020 7545 5013 E: gemmafrayne@royalcourttheatre.com

 

cast: Benedict Cumberbatch, Hattie Morahan

author: Martin Crimp

director: Katie Mitchell

sound: Gareth Fry

lighting designer: Paule Constable

designer: Vicki Mortimer

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

 

Assisted Performance Booking Information

Access Booking: Tel: 020 7565 5000/5013 Fax: 020 7565 5145

Accessible Facilities Venue Information

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.

bars: Bars at Stalls and Circle level (moveable seats and tables). Access to bar and food area is by a separate platform lift. Drinks in plastic cups can be brought into auditorium. Menu available in large print on request.

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