FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 9/29/2011
JPEGS AVAILABLE ON REQUEST
PRESS CONTACT: Bridget Bean, Gorilla Theatre (813) 765-1486 info@gorillatheatre.com
PUBLIC CONTACT: Reservations (813) 879-2914 www.gorillatheatre.com
Opens Oct 12: "Gas and Candles" by David Henry Wilson
A Co-Production between Gorilla Theatre and Revolve Theatre Company
ABOUT THE PLAY
When you are part of the forgotten mass labeled Senior Citizens, what can you do to attract attention and perhaps a sandwich or two? People may possibly pay attention if some sort of revolutionary were holding you hostage. That's the plan set in motion by Frank and Marlene, played by Richard Coppinger (The Seafarer, American Stage Theatre Co.) and Elizabeth Fendrick (Dead Man's Cell Phone, Jobsite Theater). Set in London, this comedy follows the couple's crafty plan that draws in the police and the neighborhood and results in an unexpected outcome. Along with off center comedy there is the underlying attention given to the plight of the elderly couple — a theme that never seems to go out of date. Also starring Greg Milton. Directed by Chris Jackson.
The Daily Telegraph wrote, "Its theme digs into the imagination and stays there long after the play is over," while the critic from The Guardian wrote, "Comedy explodes from the smallest incident."
Gas and Candles is a coproduction between the Gorilla Theatre and Revolve Theatre Company.
* Gas and Candles replaces our previously-advertised October production.
ABOUT THE PLAYWRIGHT
David Henry Wilson is a popular British playwright, novelist, and children's author. His plays have been performed throughout England. His popular children's Jeremy James series has been translated into many languages, and his novel The Coachman Rat has been well received on both sides of the Atlantic. Wilson was born in London, and educated at Dulwich College and Pembroke College, Cambridge. He taught in France and Ghana before becoming a university lecturer in Germany, first in Cologne, then in Constance — where he founded the university theatre — and later in Bristol (England). His theatre plays have been widely produced in Britain and other countries, and his children's books (especially the Jeremy James series) have been translated into many languages. His translation work from French and German ranges from children's fiction through art and culture to literary theory and other academic fields. He is married and lives in Taunton, England, where to his wife's dismay he still plays cricket.
DATES AND TIMES
October 12-30 (Three weeks, 15 performances)
Wednesdays 7pm
Thursdays 7pm
Fridays 8pm
Saturdays 8pm
Sundays 3pm
VENUE
The Gorilla Theatre, 4419 N Hubert Ave, Tampa, FL 33614
PRICES
On Wednesdays and Thursdays:
Full Price $20 / Students and Seniors $15 / Student Rush $10, 30 minutes before the show whenever we are not sold out.
On Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays:
Full Price $25 / Students and Seniors $20 / Student Rush $10, 30 minutes before the show whenever we are not sold out.
RESERVATIONS
(813) 879-2914
www.gorillatheatre.com
Gorilla Theatre, 4419 N. Hubert Ave, Tampa, FL 33614
FOR MORE INFORMATION ON REVOLVE THEATRE COMPANY:
www.revolvetheatre.com
Chris Jackson: 813-817-2585
Chrisjackson89@yahoo.com
JPEGS AVAILABLE ON REQUEST
PRESS CONTACT: Bridget Bean, Gorilla Theatre (813) 765-1486 info@gorillatheatre.com
PUBLIC CONTACT: Reservations (813) 879-2914 www.gorillatheatre.com
Opens Oct 12: "Gas and Candles" by David Henry Wilson
A Co-Production between Gorilla Theatre and Revolve Theatre Company
ABOUT THE PLAY
When you are part of the forgotten mass labeled Senior Citizens, what can you do to attract attention and perhaps a sandwich or two? People may possibly pay attention if some sort of revolutionary were holding you hostage. That's the plan set in motion by Frank and Marlene, played by Richard Coppinger (The Seafarer, American Stage Theatre Co.) and Elizabeth Fendrick (Dead Man's Cell Phone, Jobsite Theater). Set in London, this comedy follows the couple's crafty plan that draws in the police and the neighborhood and results in an unexpected outcome. Along with off center comedy there is the underlying attention given to the plight of the elderly couple — a theme that never seems to go out of date. Also starring Greg Milton. Directed by Chris Jackson.
The Daily Telegraph wrote, "Its theme digs into the imagination and stays there long after the play is over," while the critic from The Guardian wrote, "Comedy explodes from the smallest incident."
Gas and Candles is a coproduction between the Gorilla Theatre and Revolve Theatre Company.
* Gas and Candles replaces our previously-advertised October production.
ABOUT THE PLAYWRIGHT
David Henry Wilson is a popular British playwright, novelist, and children's author. His plays have been performed throughout England. His popular children's Jeremy James series has been translated into many languages, and his novel The Coachman Rat has been well received on both sides of the Atlantic. Wilson was born in London, and educated at Dulwich College and Pembroke College, Cambridge. He taught in France and Ghana before becoming a university lecturer in Germany, first in Cologne, then in Constance — where he founded the university theatre — and later in Bristol (England). His theatre plays have been widely produced in Britain and other countries, and his children's books (especially the Jeremy James series) have been translated into many languages. His translation work from French and German ranges from children's fiction through art and culture to literary theory and other academic fields. He is married and lives in Taunton, England, where to his wife's dismay he still plays cricket.
DATES AND TIMES
October 12-30 (Three weeks, 15 performances)
Wednesdays 7pm
Thursdays 7pm
Fridays 8pm
Saturdays 8pm
Sundays 3pm
VENUE
The Gorilla Theatre, 4419 N Hubert Ave, Tampa, FL 33614
PRICES
On Wednesdays and Thursdays:
Full Price $20 / Students and Seniors $15 / Student Rush $10, 30 minutes before the show whenever we are not sold out.
On Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays:
Full Price $25 / Students and Seniors $20 / Student Rush $10, 30 minutes before the show whenever we are not sold out.
RESERVATIONS
(813) 879-2914
www.gorillatheatre.com
Gorilla Theatre, 4419 N. Hubert Ave, Tampa, FL 33614
FOR MORE INFORMATION ON REVOLVE THEATRE COMPANY:
www.revolvetheatre.com
Chris Jackson: 813-817-2585
Chrisjackson89@yahoo.com
