The Dreadful Hours
03 March 10 - 06 March 10
The Dreadful Hours
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Tmesis Theatre in association with the Liverpool Everyman & Playhouse
A darkly comic drama exploring the quiet disintegration of love
Energised, ambitious, and intoxicated with a perfect summer of technicolour love, they feel extraordinary, and long to have the world at their feet.  But what happens when the summer ends, and the realities of suburban malaise begin to stifle the first sparks of limitless love?

Combining Tmesis Theatre’s trademark physicality and striking visuals with new writing from acclaimed North West Playwright Chris Fittock, THE DREADFUL HOURS is a darkly comic drama exploring the quiet disintegration of aspirational love through the lifetime of one couple’s relationship.
 
Suitable for age 13+

 

'Rarefied…intriguing…performed with exquisite precision.’ The Guardian

Tmesis Theatre’s sensual, slow-motion movement explores this super close love affair with charm and wit.’  Time Out
 
‘Visually stunning, artistically inspired...’ The Stage
 
 
 
 

 

 

Extract from MEMENTO MORI
Extract from MEMENTO MORI
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Reviews
Reviews
Show

"Yorgos Karamalegos and Elinor Randle create the best dance scene this side of John Travolta and Uma Thurman's in Pulp Fiction... a stunning stylised performance" Remotegoat.co.uk

"An exciting and thought-provoking piece of theatre" Laura Davis Liverpool Daily Post

"The Dreadful Hours is carried out with skill and passion, interspersed with silent pauses to do Harold Pinter proud"
What's on Stage

"Strong, innovative, and combining comedy and tragedy
in a most creative fashion. Definitely worth the ticket price and will have your mind ticking as you sit down for dinner the following day" Liverpool Live Review
 
"It's funny, but it almost hurts to laugh. A more touching exploration of love you might be hard pressed to find"
Liverpool Daily Post Comedy Blog


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Interview with Playwright Chris Fittock
Interview with Playwright Chris Fittock
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Script: Chris Fittock
Director: Javier Marzan
Performer: Yorgos Karamalegos
Performer: Elinor Randle
Lighting Designer: Marc Williams
Sound Designer: Xenia Bayer
Set/Costume Designer: Kevin Pollard
Set Construction: Splinter .
Tickets
£9.50/£6.50/£4.75
Directed by Javier Marzan (Peepolykus)
Running time
75 mins