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      • Playwriting Competition 2015
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THE BREAD & ROSES THEATRE COMPANY (BRTC) PRESENTS
MISS JULIE
BY AUGUST STRINDBERG, ADAPTED BY TESSA HART

Tuesday to Saturday, 28th April to 16th May at 7.30pm

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A striking & sensual take on Strindberg's masterpiece

★★★★★ "Personal atmosphere, a great performance" - 5 stars, Remotegoat
★★★★★  "this menage a trois is a feast for the eyes" - 5 stars, femalearts

“Tonight Miss Julie is crazy again - absolutely crazy!”

Young socialite Miss Julie struggles to find her place and sense of purpose in life. After breaking up with her latest fiancé, she amuses herself by attending the servants’ ball on Midsummer’s Eve and takes a particular liking to handsome butler John, himself engaged to the cook Christine. They soon get into a series of dangerous mind games as things quickly spiral out of control. 

Originally written in 1888, the play caused a scandal when first produced and has been hugely popular ever since. This sensual adaptation emphasises Strindberg’s viscerally honest portrait of the class system and human sexuality. Amidst the midsummer frolics, the boundaries of status start to blur and the battle of the sexes intensifies. Who truly has the upper hand and how far will people go in the ultimate power struggle?

Miss Julie is the first full-length production presented by The Bread & Roses Theatre Company (BRTC).  Founded in 2012, the BRTC is known for producing regular new writing showcase, The Platform, which originally took place in the upstairs function room at The Bread & Roses pub.  After a lot of hard work and financial support from the pub, The Bread & Roses Theatre officially launched in November 2014. Since the launch the theatre has immediately been able to build up a busy and diverse programme, which is growing from strength to strength. We are now thrilled to be presenting our first ever full-length production in our very own theatre!  The upcoming production of Miss Julie also features founding members and current theatre directors Rebecca Pryle and Tessa Hart.  
Photographer:  ©  Tessa Hart

Creative Team & Cast

Creative Team
Director......................................... Tessa Hart
Producer.......................................  Rachel Pryce
Assistant Producer / SM............ Eleanor Rose
Sound & Light Designer / OP... Rajiv Pattani
Set & Costume Designer...........  Eve Merchant
Movement Coach........................ Rachel Lincoln
Cast
Miss Julie...................................... Rebecca Pryle
John............................................... Adam Alexander
Christine....................................... Grace Dunne
Voice-Over Artists:   Nadia Shash,  Andrei Ionescu,  Misato Takeda &  Simon Jay
Special Thanks to   The Bread and Roses Pub,  Fran Fran Carlton,  Sam Benjamin,  The Pleasance Theatre,  Josephine Tremelling  &  Mike Keaney (trailer music)
and to Brian David Smith for his generous support!

Reviews

★★★★★ "I admire the decision [Tessa] Hart made to take on this play with a new approach and aim for the characters (...) it was one of the best plays I have attended in London."
 - 5 stars, Remotegoat

★★★★★ "[Tessa] Hart’s Miss Julie is a lesson in economic storytelling. Focusing on Christine (Grace Dunne), John (Adam Alexander) and Miss Julie (Rebecca Pryle) this menage a trois is a feast for the eyes." - 5 stars, femalearts

"The Bread and Roses stages the claustrophobic three-hander as bare bones theatre (...) The Beatles’ Blackbird as a repeated motif, adding brooding atmosphere."  - Londonist
"These experienced actors cope well with such substantial roles and it is  refreshing to see [Adam] Alexander portray John as a more vulnerable and indecisive young man. (...)  [Grace] Dunne triumphes in her role as Christine"  -  A Younger Theatre

"this kind of venue proves what can be accomplished in the city’s smaller performance spaces (...) [Rebecca] Pryle, in particular, lends feminine authority to Julie" - 17Percent
The Bread & Roses Theatre
68 Clapham Manor Street, Clapham SW4 6DZ, London

Ticket purchases are non refundable. Concession prices apply to students; under 18s; pensioners; those on disability and unemployment benefits; Equity, BECTU & SDUK members; Portico Places cardholders. ​As a young venue we are still upgrading and developing the space, any additional donations are much appreciated and will be used towards improving the theatre even further and keeping the venue going in the long-term.


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