The School of Night
The School of Night is a collection of hard bardics extemporisers, originally convened by the late, great Ken Campbell.
In the company's theatre shows, the rhapsodes create poetry and drama using ideas suggested by the audience. The result is an eccentric night of literary and theatrical celebration.
Upcoming Shows
Holmfirth Arts Festival - June 18th 2013
Where: The Picturedrome, Market Walk, Holmfirth HD9 7DA
When: 8pm
Box Office: Follow links from www.holmfirthartsfestival.co.uk/
Lichfield Festival - July 8th and 9th 2013
Where: Lichfield, Staffordshire
When: 7:30pm
Box Office: Click to book July 8th
Click to book July 9th
The Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2013 August 14th-25th
Where: The Gilded Balloon Teviot
When: 2pm (60 mins)
Box Office: Click here to get tickets
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Dearest Seekers,
If there is one thing we have learned in the years we have lived, it is that it's never too early to buy tickets to our Edinburgh Festival show.
Every day from 14th to 25th August at 2pm in the Gilded Balloon Teviot, the fraters will be spending 60 minutes recreating a lost Shakespearean masterpiece, with the audience providing the inspiration.
The epic play will be intertwined with a exploration of the famous novelists, poets and playwrights of the past.
Bring books!
When: August 14-25 2013 2pm (60 mins)
Where: Gilded Balloon Teviot, Edinburgh
Box Office: click here or call 0131 622 6552
On 21st April, the fraters will be spending the afternoon at Shakespeare's Globe on the South Bank in London as part of the annual celebration of the Bard's birthday.
From midday to 5pm the the theatre will open its doors for free to all and sundry. There will be a whole series of entertainments and spectacles put on for the lucky public who wander by.
It is described as: "An afternoon of family events, games and magical mayhem. Inspired by Shakespeare's greatest magician Prospero, we will play host to bubbling cauldrons, card trickery and magical masterclasses.
Join the party in our fascinating exhibition and extraordinary theatre."
We can't yet say what we will be called upon to do - but on the hour, every hour, the fraters will emerge to astound and inspire...
What: An afternoon of magic and mayhem to celebrate Shakespeare's birthday
Where: Shakespeare's Globe, South Bank, London
When: 12pm to 5pm 21st April
Box Office: No need - it's free for all. Come when you can. Click here for the web page
For those who have missed the fraters in their recent outings, we are going to be performing a full-length show at King's Place (an arts space near Kings Cross) on May 16th.
The Word Serpent, Fey Prince, Ganzfeld Man and the Troubadour will be exploring the great poets, playwrights and novelists of the past and present in a series of increasingly dangerous procedures, culminating in full ascension: the channeling of a lost Shakespearean masterpiece.
Bring books. They will be used...
Click here to get tickets.
Reviews
* * * * Telegraph
* * * * Financial Times
* * * * * TV Bomb, Edinburgh Festival
'Quick witted and well-read performers... A superbly structured show that is well worth checking out.'
* * * * British Theatre Guide
'This is by far some of the most intelligent and hilarious comedy you are likely to see at the Fringe.'
* * * * Hairline Reviews, Edinburgh Festival
'This is a must see'
* * * * One4Review, Edinburgh Festival
'We are under siege from the armies of little imagination'
The Fey Prince
'It seemed like a time to lie'
The Word Serpent
'His men would follow him anywhere, if only out of morbid curiosity'
Anon
'Tragedy is a close-up: comedy a long-shot'
Buster Keaton
'Never trust a man who, when left alone in a room with a tea cosy, doesn't try it on.'
Billy Connolly
'To walk toward the dawn, you must put your slippers on.'
Philip K. Dick's Valis