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ADRIAN DUNBAR: T.S. ELIOT’S THE WASTE LAND AT MIDDLE TEMPLE HALL

EXPERIENCE AN INTIMATE PREVIEW OF THE SEMINAL POEM BROUGHT TO LIFE THROUGH DRAMATISATION BY UNREAL CITIES AND AN ORIGINAL SCORE BY NICK ROTH

Tuesday 18 November

• Performance 7PM • Middle Temple Hall

Directed by Adrian Dunbar (Line of Duty) with score by Nick Roth, this incredible staging of T.S. Eliot’s poem The Waste Land in the rarely-accessible Middle Temple Hall is a must-see. 

Join us for this unique preview in an intimate setting before its wider performances in London, with all profits from ticket sales going to the Guildhall School of Music and Drama and Middle Temple Scholarship funds. 

Voices:

Anna Nygh

Orla Charlton

Frank McCusker

Stanley Townsend

Musicians:

Alex Bonney trumpet / electronics

Nick Roth saxophones / objects

Alexander Hawkins piano

Oli Hayhurst bass

Simon Roth  drums

Director:

Adrian Dunbar

Tickets available for £30, £48 and £60.

Limited availability. Don’t miss this exclusive performance! 

VIP package

Ticket & post-performance dinner with the cast available for £500pp. Contact info@fleetstreetquarter.co.uk to book.

 

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EXPERIENCE THE SPECTACULAR MIDDLE TEMPLE HALL

By kind permission of the Treasurer, Lady Justice Thirlwall, the Middle Temple will play host to this incredible evening.

 Built between 1562 and 1573 the main buildings have remained virtually unchanged to this day. It is probable that Queen Elizabeth I gave permission for the Hall to be built as she was the Inn’s landlord. The first recorded production of Twelfth Night took place in the Middle Temple Hall in February 1602, at the Candlemas Feast, not long after it was written by William Shakespeare.

The Hall’s superb, detailed architecture, impressive oak panelling and beautiful stained glass create a breathtaking and majestic atmosphere – a truly spectacular setting.

Directed by Adrian Dunbar, with score by Nick Roth, the Unreal Cities staging of T.S. Eliot’s poem The Waste Land is arranged for four actors, and jazz quintet. The piece was commissioned by the Happy Days Enniskillen International Beckett Festival 2015 with the permission of the T. S. Eliot Estate, becoming the only performance of the poem in its 100-year history to include musical accompaniment.

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