PICASSO AT THE LAPIN AGILE by Steve Martin (Wed 14th November to Sat 17th November 2007)

  A richly comic fantasy in which Picasso and Einstein meet in a bar in 1904 before their larger fame sets in. Steve Martin said: “It's really about how exciting it is when you're on the verge of something.” What they are on the verge of is the Twentieth Century. Steve Martin has had acclaim for roles in Roxanne, Parenthood, The Man With Two Brains, and Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid. In addition to his collected comic writings entitled Pure Drivel, and Picasso, he has also written a novella: New York Times bestseller Shopgirl, which was filmed in 2005.

 

Over the years there have been a great many wonderful productions at the theatre. Twelfth Night, The Tempest and our production of the rarely performed King John came from the Shakespeare canon. The Insect Play, Man of the Moment and The Woman who Cooked her Husband by Debbie Issett, Hysteria and Insignificance by Terry Johnson, Brimstone & Treacle by Dennis Potter, Grimm Tales, Look Back in Anger, and The Accrington Pals represent some of the variety of productions we have staged. Closer by Patrick Marber was peformed in 2004. The Company has produced an annual outdoor production of “Shakespeare in the Park”. “Much Ado About Nothing” was followed by “Twelfth Night” and “a Midsummer Night's Dream". Entry is free and a collection taken for charity. Over the first three years of this event we were able to donate over £3,000 to Macmillan Cancer relief. Above all a good time was had by all! In 2004, in a joint production with Bath Drama, we produced “Chaucer in the Park”, comprising a specially commissioned dramatised selection from The Canterbury Tales.