Write to Play… April De Angelis

Sunday 19th February 2012, 8pm

Southwark Playhouse

In The Same Boat presents Write to Play… with April De Angelis. Listen to April in conversation with Chris Campbell, Literary Manager of the Royal Court, about her life, career and work; hear a reading from one of her plays; and join us in discussion with April about her themes, styles and methods of writing.

Training originally as an actress, April De Angelis soon became one of the most exciting voices writing in theatre in the late eighties and early nineties. Her work is frank and funny and often features historical figures. Her play Jumpy, starring Tamsin Grieg, was a huge success at the Royal Court last year. Plays also include: Playhouse Creatures (West End, 1993); The Positive Hour (Out of Joint/ Hampstead Theatre/ West End, 1997); A Warwickshire Testimony (RSC, 1999); A Laughing Matter (Out of Joint, 2002); Wild East (Royal Court, 2005).

‘A brilliantly funny, brilliantly evil and brilliantly hopeful comedy for our schizophrenic times… The writing is tough, taut, complex, allusive and vigorously theatrical’ (The Sunday Times on Wild East)

Tickets £8, Box office: 020 7407 0234

Online: http://southwarkplayhouse.co.uk/events/write-to-play-with-april-de-angelis//