THE CHOLMONDELEYS AND THE FEATHERSTONEHAUGHS PLAY RUSSAIN ROULETTE - A game in 6 rounds
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Cabaret, Live Music and DJs
Fyodor Dostoyevsky was an obsessive gambler who in desperation to pay his debtors would bet his publisher at long odds on an early completion of his novels.
These extremely tight deadlines meant his work could not be revised or edited and this resulted in an atmosphere of exhilaration and momentum within passages of his novels.
Inspired by Dostoyevsky’s audacious recklessness and his risk taking in the creative process we shall be rushing headlong into the breakneck construction and precipitous performance of six ribald and dizzying cabarets over ten weeks of escalating mayhem in the intimate, intoxicating and dare we say Dostoyevskian setting of the Royal Vauxhall Tavern.
Eight Cholmondeley and Featherstonehaugh performers are joined by two special guests for each Round with The Accumulator providing live and loud music! Doors at 8pm – show at 9pm and DJs take you through to midnight.
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PRESS REVIEWS
Word on the street
“What a fantastic show last night. Like walking through the door into another dimension. Keep it up Chums and Fans !”
“Very weird and very wonderful!”
“cabaret come clubnight come dance performance - fantastic!”
“You don’t have to be gay to enjoy the Royal Vauxhall Tavern.. I don’t want to give anything away - the show is just brilliant, the costumes disturbingly beautiful, and I am tempted to come back for the remaining five shots of “Russian Roulette”.
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Round 1
Round 1
13, 14, 15, 20, 21, 22 October
Special guests
Michela Meazza & Adam Marc Kelly
Take a look at the photos of the first shot in the gallery
photography by Pau Ros
Tickets: rounds 1-5
Price per show (round): £12.50 (£8 students)
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For further ticket information and special offers,
see show information.
Times
Doors open at 8pm. The ticket entitles you to entry all night. The show starts at 9pm and runs for approx. 30 minutes with DJs through until midnight.
Post show happy hour: Moscow Mule cocktails just £2 for an hour after the show finishes!
Reviews
“What a fantastic show last night. Like walking through the door into another dimension. Keep it up Chums and Fans !”
“Very wierd and very wonderful!”
I don’t want to give anything away - the show is just brilliant, the costumes disturbingly beautiful, and I am tempted to come back for the remaining five shots of “Russian Roulette”.
Round 2
Round 2
27, 28 & 29 October & 3, 4 & 5 November
Special guests
Luca Silvestrini & Makiko Aoyami
Tickets: rounds 1-5
Price per show (round): £12.50 (£8 students)
For further ticket information and special offers,
see show information.
Times
Doors open at 8pm. The ticket entitles you to entry all night. The show starts at 9pm and runs for approx. 30 minutes with DJs through until midnight.
Post show happy hour: Moscow Mule cocktails just £2 for an hour after the show finishes!
Round 3
Round 3
10, 11, 12 & 17, 18 & 19 November
Special guests
Frauke Requardt & Paul Wilkinson
Tickets: rounds 1-5
Price per show (round): £12.50 (£8 students)
For further ticket information and special offers,
see show information.
Times
Doors open at 8pm. The ticket entitles you to entry all night. The show starts at 9pm and runs for approx. 30 minutes with DJs through until midnight.
Post show happy hour: Moscow Mule cocktails just £2 for an hour after the show finishes!
Round 4
Round 4
24, 25 26 November & 1, 2 & 3 December
Special guests
Tickets: rounds 1-5
Price per show (round): £12.50 (£8 Students)
For further ticket information and special offers,
see show information.
Times
Doors open at 8pm. The ticket entitles you to entry all night. The show starts at 9pm and runs for approx. 30 minutes with DJs through until midnight.
Post show happy hour: Moscow Mule cocktails just £2 for an hour after the show finishes!
Round 5
Round 5
8, 9, 10, 11, December
Special guests
Tickets: rounds 1-5
Price per show (round): £12.50 (£8 Students)
For further ticket information and special offers,
see show information.
Times
Doors open at 8pm. The ticket entitles you to entry all night. The show starts at 9pm and runs for approx. 30 minutes with DJs through until midnight.
Post show happy hour: Moscow Mule cocktails just £2 for an hour after the show finishes!
Round 6
Round 6
12 December
Tickets: round 6
Price: £15 - on sale from November 24th.
For further ticket information and special offers,
see show information.
Times
Doors open at 8pm. The ticket entitles you to entry all night. The show starts at 9pm and runs for approx. 30 minutes with DJs through until midnight.
Post show happy hour: Moscow Mule cocktails just £2 for an hour after the show finishes!
Live music by The Accumulator / Choreography Lea Anderson / Design Simon Vincenzi
Further details - Show info
Ticket information
Tickets: rounds 1-5
Tickets:£12.50 per round (£8 students)
Doors at 8pm, show at 9pm - DJs to midnight. Ticket is valid for all night entry.
Tickets: round 6
Friday December 12th – Round 6 The Final Round. The End of The Line! Party with The Cholmondeleys followed by Kimono Krush DJs to 3am.
Tickets:£15 -on sale from November 24th.
How to book
Buy online
www.purchase.tickets.com
until 1pm on day of performance.
By phone
Call BAC on 0207 223 2223 until 3pm on the day of the performance.
Any remaining tickets will be sold on the door. (Cash only please). Doors open at 8pm and the show starts at 9pm. DJs take you through to midnight.
BAC are providing the advance box office service for Russian Roulette and we highly recommend you book in advance as the capacity is limited for each show.
For 50p you can have the tickets posted to you which we recommend as it will save time when you arrive at the venue.
If you decide to pick your tickets up at the venue they will be at the door.
(If you do find yourself at BAC you can also book in person there at their friendly box office) www.bac.org.uk
Venue
Royal Vauxhall Tavern
372 Kennington Lane, London SE11 5HY
Entry is 18+ (Not suitable for children)
Travel to the venue
By tube
Victoria Line to Vauxhall.
Note: From February to November 2008, the Victoria Line closes early at 22.00 on Mondays to Thursdays.
Please check the TFl Journey Planner before travelling:
For further information
call London Travel Information on:
020 7222 1234 24 hour enquiry service
020 7918 3015 Textphone users only, no voice calls
7 mins walk to Oval from Northern Line.
By rail
Overland trains from Victoria, Waterloo and Clapham Junction stop at Vauxhall.
By bus
Buses Routes: 2/36/77/87/88/156/185/196/344/360/436
Credits - Cast and crew
Creative team
- Choreographer
- Lea Anderson
- Live music
- The Accumulator (Steve Blake, Pat Thomas, Steve Beresford, Mark Sanders, Maurizio Ravalico, Will Saunders, John Edwards)
- Musical Director
- Steve Blake
- Design
- Simon Vincenzi
- Lighting Design
- Rachel Shipp