OUR TOWN
★★★★ The Guardian, ★★★★ The Times, ★★★★ Manchester Evening News, ★★★★ The Stage, ★★★★ whatsonstage, ★★★★ The Reviews Hub
- 14 September 2017 - 14 October 2017
- The Theatre
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“Nice town, y’know what I mean?”
Love and marriage, birth and death. Seen from a distance they’re just the rhythm of everyday life: but when you’re caught up in the middle and they’re happening to you, they’re the whole world.
A bona fide American classic, OUR TOWN tells the story of Emily and George, two unremarkable teenagers growing up in a small New Hampshire town at the turn of the last century. You’re invited to eavesdrop on this tightly wound community as events unfold – both the apparently trivial and the deeply profound – across the course of a decade.
Rich with detail and shot through with a distinctive mix of light and shade, Thornton Wilder’s Pulitzer Prize-winning smalltown epic of human existence remains as theatrically fresh and as topical as ever: OUR TOWN, but also, unmistakably, yours.
As part of our 40th Anniversary celebrations, there are 35 £10 Stage Level Table Seats available for each performance of OUR TOWN. We'd like our audience members to become part of our on-stage family, to observe the action from the kitchen tables and living rooms of our characters, to get a truly unique Royal Exchange experience. These seats are available to buy online or via Box Office in advance of the show.
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- Event Information
VENUE: The Theatre
PERFORMANCE DATES: Thursday 14 September - Saturday 14 October 2017
PERFORMANCE TIMES: Matinees, 2.30pm / Evenings, 7.30pm
View all times & datesRUNNING TIME: Approx 2 hours 20 minutes, including a 20 minute interval
TICKET INFORMATION: Standard Tickets from £17.00
View all ticket pricesSEASON TICKETS: Part of the Season Ticket Package
More InformationBOOK TICKETS: Box Office 0161 833 9833 / online
As part of our 40th Anniversary celebrations, there are 35 £10 Stage Level Table Seats available for each performance of OUR TOWN. We'd like our audience members to become part of our on-stage family, to observe the action from the kitchen tables and living rooms of our characters, to get a truly unique Royal Exchange experience.
These seats are available to buy online or via Box Office in advance of the show.- Creative Team
DIRECTOR: Sarah Frankcom
DESIGNER: Fly Davis
LIGHTING DESIGN: Jack Knowles
SOUND DESIGN: Ben & Max Ringham
MOVEMENT DIRECTOR: Jennifer Jackson
MUSICAL DIRECTOR: Tarek Merchant
- Related Events
INTRODUCING...
Pre-show introduction to the play, led from the stage and featuring company members.
Thursday 28 September, 10.30am - 12 noon. Tickets £6
More InformationMEMBERS Q&A
Join the cast of OUR TOWN in a Q&A
Friday 6 October, 12.30pm - 1.30pm
Tickets £5 - for members only
More InformationPLATFORM EVENT
Saturday 30 September, 11am - 12 noon in The Theatre
Tickets £5. Book online. More InformationPOST-SHOW DISCUSSION
After Thursday 5 October 7.30pm evening performance (approx 10pm start)
No need to book tickets for discussion
Book tickets for performance
THEATRE CLUB
Discuss, debate and dissect productions with fellow audience members in this friendly and informal 'club'
Thursday 5 October, (post matinee 2.30pm show, approx 5pm start)
Free but ticketed. Please book at Box Office 0161 833 9833
More Information- Accessible Performances
AUDIO-DESCRIBED PERFORMANCE: Saturday 30 September, 2.30pm
AUDIO-DESCRIBED INTRODUCTION:
BSL PERFORMANCE: Wednesday 11 October, 7.30pm and Saturday 14 October, 2.30pm
CAPTIONED PERFORMANCE: Thursday 5 October, 7.30pm
RELAXED PERFORMANCE: Thursday 12 October, 2.30pmClick here for more information about our accessible performances
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Rebecca Gibbs
PATRICIA ALLISON
George Gibbs
PATRICK ELUE
Mr Webb
GRAEME HAWLEY
Mrs Julia Gibbs
CARLA HENRY
Emily Webb
NORAH LOPEZ HOLDEN
Mrs Myrtle Webb
KELLY HOTTEN
Howie Newsome
CHRIS JACK
Stage Manager
YOUSSEF KERKOUR
Dr Gibbs
NICHOLAS KHAN
Professor Willard
WYLLIE LONGMORE
Sam Craig
LUKE MATTHEWS
Simon Stimson
TAREK MERCHANT
Mrs Soames
NADIA NADARAJAH
Joe Stoddard
MICHAEL PEACE
Constable Warren
EAMONN RILEY
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AUDIO-DESCRIBED INTRODUCTION:
