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00:00AM, 5 - 8 August 2010

Location: Theatre 503
Contact: BOX OFFICE : 020 7978 7040

 

Noun

phan.tas.ma.go.ri.a

1. A fantastic sequence of haphazardly associative imagery as seen in dreams or fever.

 

Gravel Theatre presents for your delectation a night of the finest new work by some of theatre’s most exciting young artists.

So what is Phantasmagoria? Is it a form of magic lantern used in séances to project images of ghosts and demons, to terrify and delight the audiences of 18th century France? Well, yes but not in this context. Gravel’s Phantasmagoria is a collection of three 20 minutes plays. An evening of unparalleled entertainment conceived to give the best emerging talent a platform for their extraordinary and individual ideas that might otherwise never see the light of day, and a chance for you to see theatre where you never have to wait more than 20 minutes for a beer.

The three “phantasms” that make up this summer’s Phantasmagoria are: