Two

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Tickets £8.00 and £6.00 for concessions. (As it's the Kings Head that includes equity card holders)

Dreamshed Theatre present award winning modern classic play 'Two' by Jim Cartwright. The play, both witty and thought provoking, set in a Northern pub, follows an evening's events as seen through the eyes of the pubgoers and beleaguered landlord and landlady and features 14 diverse characters – all of which you will recognise as people you know, met or have seen before in your local pub and allplayed by only two actors. This is a play that grips from beginning to end with a remarkable blend of outright humour and bleak sadness that has fascinated audiences since its first showing in 1989.

This current production has been touring the UK for the last 2 years and now makes it's London première at the Kings Head theatre.

This production was recommended in The Times as a Top 5 pick to see Nationwide.

A Review – Posted in 'The Gloucestershire Echo'

Enchanting Athleticism

Two - Everyman Studio Theatre, Cheltenham 30-July-2008

Once again the Everyman's studio throws up an absolute gem of a production.

Jim Cartwright's moving, funny and perceptive script is brought stunningly to life by sensational performances from the two actors, Jilly Breeze and Adrian Ross-Jones.

The play centres on an antagonistic couple who run a pub, yet this is no simplistic Den and Angie at war in the Queen Vic.

There is a heartbreaking subtext to their antagonism, which is counterpointed by the array of characters presented to the audience by the same two actors.

Here before us are people we all know - the sad old man with a heart of gold, the young woman and her boyfriend with wandering eyes, the lovable Brummie bicyclists in a world of their own and, chillingly, the leather-jacketed bully and his downtrodden victim.

The actors leap from part to part in a display of theatrical athleticism that leaves the audience enchanted, moved, and thoroughly entertained, and the denouement, in which the warring couple's dark and tragic secret is revealed, is hard to bear.

The play is superbly directed by Bill Cronshaw for Dreamshed Theatre. For all that is best in contemporary theatre, get a ticket. Steve Evans

Biogs:

Jilly Breeze - Actress

Jilly has worked as a professional actor, director and theatre practitioner for many years. She has performed a wide variety of classical and contemporary roles throughout the UK which have included appearances at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival and in London’s West End. Recent credits include ‘A Collage of Chekhov’, ‘Ivory Towers’, ‘Dancing With Auntie’, ‘Shakespeare’s Sisters’ and 'The Comedy of Errors'. Jilly has also worked in TV and film and is an experienced Voiceover Artist. Some Reviews.. ‘Excellent performances.. particularly Jilly Breeze as the ambitious Lady Macbeth’ - Camden New Journal ‘Great performance from Jilly Breeze kept the audience engrossed’ - Edinburgh Evening News ‘The Piece was cleverly cast against type... Jilly Breeze is Superb as Meg’ - Claire Macdonald ‘Jilly Breeze skillfully doubles a few roles’ - The Scotsman

Adrian Ross-Jones - Actor

Adrian has worked in theatre, television and film for twelve years. He has toured extensively with Exiled Theatre Company, Voice Theatre Company and Workswell Productions playing a variety of roles including Macbeth, Benedick, Orsino, Sir Toby Belch to name only a few. He has toured in Paris with A.C.T. as Heathcliff in ‘Wuthering Heights’. He has also worked on 'Conquest' (History Channel) 'Fisticuffs' (Channel 4) and most recently as Harold of England in a TV Drama Documentary. Some Reviews - 'Adrian Ross Jones played Edmund with an excellent air of suppressed rage' – The Stage. ' Adrian Brooded as Macbeth, smouldered as Romeo and introduced a great element of camp comedy as the player king' – Glos Echo.

Bill Cronshaw - Director

Bill is an actor, director and published playwright. Bill is Dreamshed's artistic director and has extensive acting and directing experience to his credit including in Macbeth, Dancing with Auntie, Ivory Towers and Free and Easy. He recently directed a touring production of 'The Comedy of Errors' and has just written and performed in his one man show 'I'll be Bert' which will be touring in 2008.