Tag: Theatre

Declining The Future

Set in 1816, 1936 and 2007, Declining The Future examines the psychology behind and the consequences of denial.

The story in each century is self-contained, but linked by the inability or unwillingness of specific characters to heed the warning of others and face up to what is coming. There is a sense of advancing apocalypse as the denials involve increasingly ominous stakes.

Four actors play different characters in the three different times zones. The first, a manufacturer refuses to see the remedy for his ailing business, the second – a Jewish wife of a famous German surgeon believes herself safe from the Nazis and the last, varying attitudes towards global warming are explored in the aftermath of the 2007 floods.

Join Veggies Crew, fresh back from Glastonbury Festival, at

Nottingham Arts Theatre

Wednesday 29th June 14.30 and 19.30

… Also …

Oxford Old Fire Station

Tuesday 21st June 18.15

Buxton Festival Fringe – Buxton United Reformed Church

Saturday 9th July 14.30 and 19.15 & Sunday 10th July 15.00

Any Means Necessary

This February, Nottingham Playhouse will be staging a brand new production, inspired by events that took place in Nottingham in 2010, when an undercover police officer was revealed to have been posing as an activist for 7 years and spying on the group on behalf of the Met Police. Any Means Necessary has been written by Kefi Chadwick after years of research and interviews with the people affected by this case, and it’s a play that gets right to the heart of the human story behind the headlines.

Friday 5 February – Saturday 20 February (not Sundays).

Join Veggies Crew on Saturday 6th February & Radical Routes members on Friday 19th February.

On Tuesday 26th January, Sumac hosted an evening with Kefi & Merrick Badger, one of the environmental activists who has been working with others targeted by Britain’s political secret police, exposing other officers, and campaigning for truth & justice.

More free, pre-show talks, discussions & workshops will be held throughout the run.

Thursday 11 Feb at 6pm: Pre-Show Talk with John Hess, Helen Steel and Bruce Kent

Thursday 11 Feb: Post-Show Discussion with director Giles Croft and members of the cast

Saturday 13 Feb at 6:30pm: How To Confirm A Cop: The experience of the Undercover Research Group

Wednesday 17 Feb at 6:30pm: Pre-Show Talk with writer Kefi Chadwick and activist Merrick Badger

Monday 31st February: Separately to the Playhouse production, the Undercover Research Group is holding a roundtable discussion for political activists – left wing, blacklisted, anarchist, labour or union, environmental or animal rights, anti-fascist, peace and justice campaigners – who were spied on by undercover police or have strong reasons to believe they were. If you want to attend please send an email via these event details.

Radical Routes Gathering performance – Friday 19th February

The hosting of the Radical Routes Gathering in Nottingham gives an ideal opportunity to see an exciting drama, covering issues of concern to Radical Routes members.

The Friday 19th February performance is recommended for Radical Routes attendees. We’ll have food available for early arrivals, alongside the registration desk at Sumac. Please book your own tickets directly from the box office.

If you are not arriving until Saturday and book for the play on that day, be sure to let Veggies know that you’ll need your evening meal in good time.

Troublesome People – Derby

Troublesome People is a new play from UK-based US writer Jill Haas, set during the Second World War but pertinent in today’s climate, as governments and media fixate on migrants, refugees and other ‘troublesome people’.

Haas spotlights a disparate group affected by the war, but not because they fought in it. Ordered to semi-internment on a farm on a barbed wire-fenced Isle of Man, married conscientious objectors, a German boy and a wealthy German-Jewish woman fleeing Nazi persecution struggle to adapt to lives restricted by their wartime status.

Skilfully directed by (Veggies crew member) Frank Simms of Derby-based Ashrow Theatre, Troublesome People, one of all too few plays about conscientious objection to war, has toured Brighton, Buxton & Edinburgh Fringes, Oxford Festival, and now returns home to Derby Guildhall.

Join Veggies Crew for a Night at the Theatre on Tuesday 29th September.
The season at Derby Guildhall runs from Sunday 27th to Wednesday 30th September.
Not Veggies Catering as such, but you might find us in the bar beforehand with Veggies Cake – Happy Birthday Victoria!

Troublesome People – Derby

Skilfully directed by (Veggies crew member) Frank Simms of Derby-based Ashrow Theatre, Troublesome People, one of all too few plays about conscientious objection to war, is touring Brighton, Buxton & Edinburgh Fringes, Oxford Festival & Derby Guildhall.

Troublesome People – Edinburgh

Troublesome People – Buxton

Troublesome People – Brighton

Skilfully directed by (Veggies crew member) Frank Simms of Derby-based Ashrow Theatre, Troublesome People, one of all too few plays about conscientious objection to war, is touring Brighton, Buxton & Edinburgh Fringes, Oxford Festival & Derby Guildhall.

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