Archive for the ‘This England’ Category

‘Bowler Hats, Rolling Fields and Knife Crime’

Sunday, April 19th, 2009

devised by company, directed by laura casey
performed by duncan barrett, sophie horton and oscar wood

England is bordered by two countries but she has become influenced by many more. With class issues, teenage pregnancies and a penchant for football hooliganism, England has many more facets than the average American tourist would expect. Bowler Hats, rolling fields and knife crime investigates whether the stiff-upper-lip English stereotype still exists or if something else has replaced it.

This England

Monday, April 13th, 2009

THIS ENGLAND
THURSDAY 23RD APRIL | ARCH 635 | DOORS 7:45 | £5

This St George’s Day, Upstart is teaming up with our friends at Arch 635 to bring you an evening of new theatre, comedy and music exploring the idea of Englishness. What do we think of when we hear the word England? What does the idea of Englishness mean in a multicultural and multipolar world? And how exactly does a knight in armour kill a dragon anyway? I mean, surely he’d end up parboiled, right?

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