Midnight at the Boar’s Head

FINE CHISEL present
A SHAKESPEARE UNPLUGGED Commission
For Theatre Royal Bath.

22-25 February
THEATRE ROYAL BATH

Join us for an evening of foot-stomping, folk-fuelled storytelling, with handmade puppets and live music.

Fine Chisel breathe life into an eclectic collection of often-overlooked characters plucked from the Complete Works. Armed with nothing more than a handful of acoustic instruments, our actor-musicians dive headlong into the world of the nation’s favourite playwright.

Book Tickets:

Wed 22 February, 7pm - egg theatre Bar

Thu 23 February, 8pm - Ustinov Studio Theatre

Fri 24 February, 2pm - Ustinov Studio Theatre (As part of the ‘Incubator’ mini-fest)

Sat 25 February, various times - selected highlights in the Bar

**** ‘A charming, witty and ridiculously entertaining piece of theatre’ (Fringe Guru on ‘4.3 Miles from Nowhere’)

***** ‘Every so often… the [Edinburgh] Festival unearths a little gem and this piece sparkles as brightly as any I’ve seen’ (Broadway Baby on ‘Firing Blanks’)

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The FINE CHISEL band

live in Brighton

16 February 2012

The Brunswick

Fine Chisel are headlining the Transfusion Procedure night at the Brunswick.

Not only is this a chance to see the band premiere all-new songs from ‘Midnight at the Boar’s Head’, you will also be able to see solo projects from FC regulars Greg Hall and George Williams, as well as brilliant Brighton band Morningtown. Come on down… details here.

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FIRING BLANKS

Having a baby is complicated.

It’s even tougher when you need another man’s sperm.

Richard finds an unlikely therapist in the form of Kate, a quiet but fierce witted teenage girl, alone on a park bench. Always touching and often funny, Firing Blanks is a fresh and compelling new play about donor conception (and ducks). The gentle strumming of a solo busker wafts over the park as two people tell their intimate stories, his music guiding the action between the real world and fantasies of what the future might bring.

Firing Blanks was written in light of conversations with individuals and families (including the writer’s own, he was donor conceived himself) who have faced issues surrounding assisted reproduction, with the full support of the national Donor Conception Network. The play is a bold and timely exploration of under-discussed common fears and big questions. What exactly makes a man a man, and a potential father?

NEW DATES TO BE ANNOUNCED FOR 2012

***** (FIVE STARS) Broadway Baby

‘Every so often… the Festival unearths a little gem and this piece sparkles as brightly as any I’ve seen.’

‘Tom Spencer’s short, new script is perfectly paced under his own direction and both actors, Robin McLoughlin and Holly Beasley-Garrigan are superb’

‘See this play… see how simply, if you have the talent, you can make people laugh and cry. And think.’

***** (FIVE STARS) AllTheFestivals.com

‘a poignant, affecting work… shot through with moments of humour and sensitivity… the performances in this play are simply outstanding’

**** (FOUR STARS) Venue Magazine

‘deceptively simple, beautifully written and tightly acted… Tom Spencer’s script is by turns witty and poignant, and the two actors have a preternatural chemistry’