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 theatrical shows, the rhapsodes create poetry and drama using ideas suggested by the audience, always under the stern gaze of the goader. The result is an eccentric night of literary and theatrical celebration.
Upcoming shows
Walpurgisnacht - Witch's Night - at The Vandella Theatre, Shepherd's Bush
This will be a special witchcraft-influenced session with horror poets, occult musings and a supernatural Shakespeare!
When: April 30th, 8pm
Tickets: Click here
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On June 22nd, The School of Night will welcome actors and theatre makers from around the Globe to Sheffield, for the International Student Drama Festival.
In the Crucible Theatre, groups from Germany, Australia, Zimbabwe, Georgia, Israel, Japan, Palestine, The USA and Iran - as well as England and Wales - will meet for the first time, as the School opens the Festival with a bespoke session of summoning the Muses and raising the dead.
The following day some of the fraters will take part in a panel discussion as to whether directors are still necessary to today's theatre.
Look at the beauty of Oslo at sunset as The Fey Prince and Word Serpent talk of their forthcoming sojourn to Canada's Edmonton Improvaganza. The link is here but there are few details.
The name of Sir Walter Ralegh often arises in School of Night sessions, as the key figure in the shadowy 'School of Atheism' which was our predecessor.
If you want to find out more about SWR, read here.
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Telegraph
Broadway Baby
'Original, ingenious and a hell of a laugh, this is what the Fringe is all about. Lie, cheat and steal for a ticket, because this is the secret gem of the festival.' * * * * *
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.'
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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 cozy, doesn't try it on.'
Billy Connolly