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07 Jun 2017

Restoration Update – June 2017

On Monday afternoon, our Publicity Director, Bryon Fear and General Stage Manager, Chaz Doyle caught up with our builders Ash Contracting Ltd. at the Old Fire Station in West Norwood to get an update on the building works. Like these visits in the past, it was evident that a lot of exciting progress has been made at the site but there have also been some discoveries that have slowed down the works a little which now unfortunately means a later finish date. Since our […]

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Restoration / Video
04 Jun 2017

SLT’s 50th AGM

On Thursday evening at the Rosendale Pub in West Dulwich, SLT held its 50th AGM followed by the 43rd AGM of the Members Club. The evening was extremely well attended and there was an anniversary cake to celebrate the club’s 50th year. Members generously donated to a raffle draw organised by Jeanette Hoile and members also gave a donation per slice of cake. At the end of the evening there was still half a cake to be had and so […]

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Video
31 May 2017

Love’s Labour’s Lost

8pm June 27 – July 1, 2017 (with Saturday matinee 2pm) London. The Blitz. WWII. The King of Navarre and his three closest friends swear an oath to scholarship, which includes fasting and avoiding contact with women for three years … as they agree the oath the enchanting Princess of France and her party arrive putting the oath and the friendship of the men to test. Join us as we ask audiences to step back in time and don your vintage […]

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Productions
30 May 2017

The Crocodile – The Silent Movie

In our production of Tom Basden’s The Crocodile which we staged last week at Stanley Halls, there was a silent movie section which we filmed in Crystal Palace Park. Some of our audience requested that we post the film online … so here it is – for those of you that couldn’t make the production, here’s a little glimpse of what you missed.

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25 May 2017

The Crocodile – First Night Reviews

The Crocodile opened on Tuesday night to a packed house who were kind enough to leave these lovely comments about the show. Our production of Tom Basden’s hilarious comedy is on until this Saturday. Tickets are available here.

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Video
22 May 2017

Preview: The Crocodile

Creating a Victorian Zoo set in St. Petersburg which houses a giant and somewhat hungry crocodile is not something you do ordinarily, but creating theatre is never an ordinary experience and that’s what we have have done for our production of The Crocodile which opens tomorrow night. Penned by Peep Show writer Tom Basden, the play tells the story of struggling actor Ivan Matveitch and the day his fortunes ironically change for the better when he is eaten alive by a crocodile. It is […]

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Articles
21 May 2017

Forget-Me-Not Lane

8pm June 13-17, 2017 Frank is packing his suitcase, and summons up memories of his childhood and adolescence during the Second World War, watching the experiences of his younger self with a mixture of amiable amusement, mortification and nostalgia.   Director: Colleen Batson Cast: Frank – Chris Bennett Young Frank – Ben Rathe Ursula – Su McLaughlin Young Ursula – Lynsey Pennycooke Charles – John Lyne Amy – Carole Coyne Ivor – Ieuan Harrild Miss 1940 – Lynsey Pennycooke Mister Magic – […]

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Productions
12 May 2017

The World’s Wife – First night Reviews

The World’s Wife opened on Tuesday night to a small but appreciative audience who left some great feedback. Our production of the Carol Ann Duffy anthology is on until this Saturday tickets are available here.

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Video
05 May 2017

Casting Announcement: Little Voice

Director, Charlotte Benstead is thrilled to announce her cast for our July production, The Rise and Fall of Little Voice: The audition process for Jim Cartwright’s The Rise and Fall of Little Voice, our late July show, was more of a marathon than a sprint. We were thrilled to see a real variety of people at our vocal workshop and subsequent auditions. It was a very difficult show to cast for, as we had an uber talented lot turn up! […]

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News
04 May 2017

The World’s Wife – Behind the Scenes

SLT’s production next week is a dramatic staging of a series of poems by Poet Laureate Carol Ann Duffy. The collection of poems were first published in 1999 as The World’s Wife, an anthology of work which re-examines myths and legends which traditionally have focus actively on a male protagonist. Duffy looks at these notable stories with a fresh pair of eyes and with a mix of historical context and imagination asks the reader to see the women in the stories, often subverting the […]

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