Burton Book Club

Michelle Yim · 08/27/2019 at 1:27 pm

Dear Burton Book Club,

Grist to the Mill Theatre Productions is on their return from a successful Edinburgh Fringe and will visit the Irving Studio, Everyman Cheltenham from 8-11 October 2019, just in time for Cheltenham Literature Festival.

The new writing theatre company will bring a stunning adaptation of “Moby Dick”, in celebration of bicentennial of Herman Melville’s birth. Their Cheltenham programme will also include the critically acclaimed “Gratiano”, a thought-provoking adaptation of Shakespeare’s “The Merchant of Venice”, which is now published by Methuen Drama, Bloomsbury; “An Evening with Miss Wong”, a cabaret-style tribute to 1930s Hollywood Star Anna May Wong; and “The Empress and Me”, a story about a Chinese princess who was raised in Victorian Europe and was recalled to China to be lady-in-waiting to the infamous Empress Dowager Cixi at the turn of the Century, harking inspirations from literature like “Empress Orchid”.

After our visit last year at Everyman Theatre with the moving, poetic and powerful The Unknown Soldier during WW1 Centenary, we are delighted to be coming back to Cheltenham. Let’s celebrate literature on stage together!

Everyman Theatre Bookings: 01242 572573 and online https://www.everymantheatre.org.uk

‘It’s a masterful performance, a smart spectacle and a further testament to Ericson’s growing magnificence as a modern playwright and performer.’
★★★★★British Theatre Guide (On “Gratiano”)

‘An original perspective on a story we think we all know… poignant and thought-provoking’
★★★★The Independent (On “The Unknown Soldier”)

‘Ericson’s carefully judged one-man play proves there is always room for another when the quality is right’
★★★★The Scotsman (On “The Unknown Soldier”)

‘You don’t have to be a movie fan to enjoy [An Evening with Miss Wong]’
★★★★The Scotsman (On “An Evening with Miss Wong”)

‘Fascinating… Full of ambition, politics and cultural tension’
★★★★Adelaide Theatre Guide (On “The Empress and Me”)

Best wishes,
Grist to the Mill
http://www.gristtheatre.co.uk

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LISTING INFORMATION
Venue: Irving Studio, Everyman Theatre, Regent Street, Cheltenham GL50 1HQ
Dates: 08 – 11 October 2019,
MOBY DICK: 9 Oct @ 8:30pm, 10 Oct @ 2pm, 11 Oct 8:30pm;
GRATIANO: 8 Oct @ 7pm, 10 Oct @ 7pm;
AN EVENING WITH MISS WONG: 8 Oct @ 8:15pm, 10 Oct @ 8:15pm, 11 Oct @ 2pm;
THE EMPRESS AND ME: 9 Oct @ 7pm, 11 Oct @ 7pm

Tickets: £12.50 (£11 Concession)

Bookings: 01242 572573 and online https://www.everymantheatre.org.uk