Susie Blake talks Murder In The Dark Tour – Interview
We took a moment to chat with Susie Blake who is currently touring with Tom Chambers in Torben Betts’ play Murder In The Dark.
Torben Betts
Murder In The Dark UK and Ireland Tour | Tickets and Venues
Original Theatre and Trafalgar Entertainment announce the World Premiere of Torben Betts’s thriller Murder in the Dark on tour in the UK and Ireland starring Tom Chambers.
REVIEW: Apollo 13 The Dark Side Of The Moon, Original Theatre Company ✭✭✭✭
Paul T Davies reviews Apollo 13: The Dark Side Of The Moon by Torben Betts presented online by the Original Theatre Company.
Original Theatre Company to stream new Torben Betts play about Apollo 13
Original Theatre Company are to stream a new online play commission by Torben Betts starring Tom Chambers, Christopher Harper and Michael Salami
REVIEW: Caroline’s Kitchen, Mercury Theatre Colchester ✭
Paul T Davies reviews Original Theatre Company’s production of Caroline’s Kitchen by Torben Betts at the Mercury Theatre Colchester.
Monogamy UK Tour
Janie Dee is to star in the World Premiere of Torben Bett’s play Monogamy. The Monogamy UK Tour will be presented in Guildford, Aylesbury, York, Richmond, and at the Park Theatre London.
Invincible UK Tour
Torben Bett’s play Invincible will tour the UK for a second time by popular demand in 2017 commencing at the Royal and Derngate in Northampton on 24 January 2017. With the recession biting hard, Emily and Oliver have decided to downsize and shift their middle-class London lifestyle to a small town in the north of England. One night, they open their doors to their next door neighbours, Dawn and Alan. Over the course of a disastrous evening of olives, anchovies, Karl Marx and abstract art, class and culture collide, resulting in consequences that are both tragic and hilarious. The cast for Invincible will include Alastair Whatley (Flare Path, Birdsong), Emily Bowker (Birdsong, Down Man, Down Boy), Graeme Brookes (The Tempest, A View From The Bridge), and Elizabeth Boag. Invincible will be directed by Christopher Harper, designed by Victoria Spearing, with sound by Max Pappenheim. INVINCIBLE UK TOUR 2017 24 – … Read more
REVIEW: The Seagull, Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre ✭✭✭✭
Betts’ adaptation (re-imagining is perhaps more accurate) certainly tries to evoke the same effect Chekhov must have had on his original audiences. There is a robust modernity about the language which makes the situations and characters instantly understandable, relatable and recognisable. This comes at a real cost to the lyricism that Chekhov penned, but, in the end, the clarity of the understanding is worth it. For some, no doubt, the text will be too coarse, too vulgar – but it distils the essence of Chekhov’s intent in a coherent and tangible way.
