Work for 2015

Rogues Gallery is hard at work bringing you new work for the 2015. Please watch this space for updates. In the meantime check out Shakespeare In Love, where Rogues’ Gallery Artistic Director Oli Rose has just opened a new cast:

http://shakespeareinlove.com/

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Reading coming up

Rogues’ Gallery is pleased as punch to announce two upcoming pieces of work.

First up is a rehearsed reading of Tristan Bernays’ exceptional script Old Fools. That takes place at Rich Mix on 13th Feb at 6.15pm and 14th Feb at 2pm. It’s all part of the IdeasTap Takeover:Love. You’ll be able to book your free tickets from Feb 3rd at http://www.ideastap.com/home/takeover.

And then a fortnight later we’re back at the VAULT Festival. Rogues’ Gallery keen beans will remember that’s where we launched 2012′s show Folk Contraption and we’re pleased to be collaborating again with John-Luke Roberts (writer of last year’s Sock Puppet) alongside first time Rogues’ Gallery collaborator Grace Petrie. You can read all about Grace here.

And you can get those tickets to THE INCREDIBLE ONE MAN PANDEMIC here.

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Sock Puppet by John-Luke Roberts

Wonderful. It’s time for a fresh new Rogues’ Gallery show at the Yard theatre in Hackney. It’s incredibly soon. Next week in fact. (25th-29th September.) It’s about a haunted sock.

Book some tickets here!

Ralph Guiltless’s life is going nowhere, until he makes a pact with a haunted sock. Now he can have whatever he wants, and all he has to do is strangle a few people. A dark and stupid comedy.
John-Luke Roberts is a writer for Radio 4?s The News Quiz and his first solo show ‘Distracts You From a Murder’ was called a ‘brilliant solo debut’ by the Independent.

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The Folk Contraption at Latitude 2012

Suffolk here we come! The Folk Contraption rumbles, rattles and roars into the countryside on 15 July, playing the Outdoor Theatre at 17:00. Make sure you’re there to get a good spot amidst the trees…

Inspired by its rural setting the Folk Contraption at Latitude smashes together local East Anglian Legends with some contemporary twists and turns. Gently anarchic storytelling and stunning handmade music, The Folk Contraption is perfect for nursing a festival hangover or chilling out on your Sunday afternoon- join us for a brand new show at Latitude in a beautiful woodland setting.

Check out our listing here

The Folk Contraption is directed by Rogues’ Gallery’s Artistic Director Oliver Rose.

Musical Director: Tristan Parkes

Designer: Cecilia Carey

Stage Manager: Ben Karakashian

Producer: Lucy Jackson

Featuring Aruhan Galieva, Willie Singerman, Joseph Strouzer, Gwendolen Chatfield, Eva Tausig, Anna Wheatley, Jedd Holden, Alice Bonifacio, Roanna Davidson, Rachel Rose Reid, Andrew Hanratty and Sam Lee.

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South Bank is for lovers…

Thanks to one and all who came along to see The Folk Contraption in the famous Spiegel Tent at Priceless London Wonderground on the hot summer Saturday of 26 May.

We learnt the secret of 1 Canada Square, how to busk on South Bank without life getting you down, and the difference between opticians and opthalmologists, not to mention all about when whale and man lived in harmony with the Thames. All that plus a bloody good sing-song.

Beautiful images taken by the marvellous Richard Davenport here

Shout-outs to our wonderful and talented performers Eva Tausig, Anna Wheatley, Gwendolen Chatfield, Aruhan Galieva, Rhys Lewis, Joseph Strouzer, Andrew Hanratty, Rachel Rose Reid and Willie Singerman.

Featuring writing from Al Smith and Corinne Salisbury

Director: Oliver Rose

Designer: Cecilia Carey

Musical Director: Tristan Parkes

Lighting Designer: Elliott Griggs

Stage Manager: Ben Karakashian

Tech ASM: James Duncan Lamont

Photography: Richard Davenport

Producers: Lucy Jackson & Alex Smith

With thanks to James Turner Inman and all at the Udderbelly

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The Folk Contraption on Southbank

Rogues’ Gallery are pleased to announce a brand new Folk Contraption for the Summer.

On May 26th we’ll be at the Speigeltent on Southbank at 3pm and 9pm: Book Here

“We wish they were doing a longer run so that the whole of London – hell, anyone who’s ever even just set foot in the capital – could see it. If you get the chance, pop down to see this gem of a show. You won’t regret it.” –Itchy City on The Folk Contraption at the Heritage Arts Company’s Vault Festival.

We’ll also be at Latitude Festival later in the summer.

Take a look at the show page for more details about the show and past Rogues’ work.

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The Folk Contraption

Heritage Arts Festival, 16th-19th February, Old Vic Vaults.

Rogues’ Gallery is pleased to announce The Folk Contraption as the first in a bumper crop of shows for 2012.

Gather round the storage heaters and we’ll tell you a tale…Join Rogues’ Gallery for an evening of stories, music, laughter and love as we journey through the city to find the beautiful, the black-hearted and the downright odd. The Folk Contraption is an eclectic evening of stories and music; part play, part gig and part magical mystery tour.  Rouse yourself with the Troglodytes Anthem, laugh at the Saga of the Soho Nose and lament the Lady and Matty G. So grab your drink, shrug your day off at the door and join us in the secret world below…

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Ideas Tap interviews Oliver Rose, Artistic Director of Rogues’ Gallery

Ideas Tap has interviewed Oliver Rose, Artistic Director of Rogues’ Gallery and director of our latest show The Boy I Love Is Up In The Gallery.

To read the interview, click here.

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Reviews in for both shows – check them out below!

We’ve received fantastic reviews for The Boy I Love Is Up In The Gallery and She Stoops To Conquer - check them out below!

The Boy I Love Is Up In The Gallery
“The Boy I Love Is Up In The Gallery is a most wonderful evening of entertainment, with all the charm, wit and sauce of the Music Halls… the actors’ real talent, like the light bulbs dangling above them, well and truly shines.”
British Theatre Guide – read the full review here.

She Stoops To Conquer
“This was a laugh-out-loud affair from beginning to end. Highly recommended”
Live at your Local – read the full review here.

“Oliver Goldsmiths’s She Stoops To Conquer is brought to life by Matthew Evans, this year’s JMK Award winner, with precision and a genuine love of farce”
Diana Damien – read the full review here.

“Replete with music and more lovely details than I can list, this double bill left me laughing and singing and thinking well into the night”.
A Younger Theatre – read the full review here.

To book your tickets, click here

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Check out the latest pictures from Rogues’ Gallery!

Set your sights on these brand spanking new pictures from Rogues’ Gallery’s latest fantastic double bill at Hoxton Hall: She Stoops To Conquer and The Boy I Love Is Up In The Gallery.

To see pictures for She Stoops To Conquer, click here.

To see pictures for The Boy I Love Is Up In The Gallery, click here.

To book tickets for either show, click here.

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