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A Night on the Tiles
A Night on the Tiles
Welcome to a seedy spoken word underworld where gangsters, high-rollers and conmen compete in a high stakes Scrabble game to end them all.
'Packed with wordy wit... laced with sharp physical comedy' **** METRO
Arriving at the Albany after a sell-out run at Contact Theatre, A Night on the Tiles fuses tightly-woven wordplay, screwball comedy and theatre in an epic tale of violence, revenge and Devonshire cream teas.
Devised by pioneering young company, Pen-ultimate, with dramaturgy from US Hip Hop Theatre pioneer Will Power. Directed by Montserrat Gili of the internationally acclaimed Dende Collective.
Fast, fun and furious! A thrilling glimpse into the emerging genre of spoken word theatre.
'Deliciously lyrical and lilting...this performance left us in stitches' **** Afridiziak
Pen-ultimate is a diverse collective of nationally and internationally recognised poets, actors, MCs and playwrights, recently heralded by the Sunday Times as a company to watch. They are: Samira Arhin-Acquaah AKA Lucidity, Ali Gadema AKA Frisko Dan, Niven Ganner, Ben Mellor and Martin Stannage AKA Visceral.
'Drawing influences from cinema and TV the inevitable Tarantino swipe provides a superbly funny scene change.. surprising and entertaining' What's On Stage
'With fast moving dialogue, laced with rhyming couplets, double entendre, irony, wit and pure poetry-the beauty of the spoken word is paramount... Overall this remains one of the most promising productions this year with an extremely talented cast and crew who will undoubtedly go on to even better things in the future. A Night on the Tiles really should not be missed.' Peoples Review
Wednesday 24 November
Post show Q&A with cast and director
PLUS Free workshops available for schools.
Email creative@thealbany.org.uk for more information.
Free Theatre...
A Night on the Tiles is part of the free theatre tickets scheme for persons under 26. So if you are under 26 the Albany is offering you a chance to come and see a show for absolutely nothing, what's not to like? Places are limited, therefore call the box office now on 020 8692 4446.
To view all events that are part of this scheme and see full terms and conditions, click here
