Theatre Events

Conor McPherson’s St Nicholas
Thu 4 & Fri 5 Oct 8pm Doors 7pm £10 (Friends of Quay Arts £9)
Venue: Quay Arts 01983 822490

Starring Peter Dineen (from TV’s Father Ted)

St. Nicholas is the funny, chilling and supernatural solo tale of vampires and theatre critics. A jaded theatre critic steps beyond the pale and falls for a beautiful young actress in one of the shows he is reviewing. There follows a story of seduction, entrapment and blood which subsequently finds him caught up in a coven of modern day vampires living in south London.

Pick of the Week - Daily Mail / Top Show to See - Daily Telegraph
Highly Recommended - The Stage / **** (Four Stars) - The Scotsman

Prime Theatre
Old World
Sat 6 Oct 8pm Doors 7pm £10 (Friends of Quay Arts £9)
Venue: Quay Arts 01983 822490

By Aleksei Arbuzov / Directed by Andy Burden / Performed by Kevin Colson, Ros Liddiard She dances in the moonlight, sings at dawn and recites poetry on demand; she is clearly no ordinary patient in the sanatorium. He is her doctor; a prickly, reserved man, exasperated yet intrigued by her sparkle and charm. They each hide their secret histories from each other, and themselves. As romance blossoms, their moving stories are gradually revealed.

The London Shakespeare Workout presents
Lifting the Mask
Mon 15 Oct 8pm doors 7pm £10 (Friends of Quay Arts £9)
Venue: Quay Arts 01983 822490

To mark Black History Month and the Bicentennial of the Abolition of Slavery, Quay Arts Presents ... Lifting the Mask, is a new musical celebrating the life and lyrics of Paul Laurence Dunbar, (son to two slaves and christened by Booker T Washington as ‘the poet laureate of the Negro race’) aside those of Tennessee Williams and Shakespeare. Set backstage in a British theatre during Queen Victoria’s Diamond Jubilee celebrations in 1897, Lifting the Mask honours themes ranging from love and loneliness to slavery and its historic abolition.

LSW works at the highest level. What is impressive is the commitment of the entire company and its rare passion for language Michael Billington - The Guardian