Have Box Will Travel
Written and performed by Charlie Dark
Directed and Co-developed by Benji Reid
Wednesday 9 - Saturday 12 April
Birmingham Repertory Theatre
LOCAL PRESS NIGHT: Thursday 10 April, 7.45pm
Monday 14 April - Saturday 13 May
Lyric Hammersmith
PRESS NIGHT: Thursday 17 April, 8.00pm
Have Box Will Travel is a new one-man show from the dynamic poetry performer and DJ Charlie Dark. It opens at Birmingham Repertory Theatre for a limited season before transferring to the Lyric Hammersmith.
Charlie Dark’s Have Box Will Travel is a rites of passage story based on real events from his incredible and prolific career. Be prepared to be transported from a tiny bedroom in South London to the world of the super DJ in 80 beats and back again. With slick direction from Hip-Hop theatre favourite Benji Reid and a soundtrack of club classics, Have Box Will Travel fuses performance poetry, storytelling and DJ-ing to create an energetic and refreshing show for music lovers, dancers and anyone who has ever dreamt of making it big.
Charlie Dark is a London-based poet, writer and DJ. He is one third of the hip-hop inspired trio Attica Blues and has toured around the globe (both independently and with the band) to points as far dispersed as Tokyo, New York and Berlin. He makes regular appearances on the literature and spoken word circuit, is an experienced tutor and workshop facilitator, and was a Poet Coach for the London Teenage Poetry SLAM for three consecutive years.
Hip-Hop theatre pioneer, Benji Reid is a graduate of the Northern School of Contemporary Dance. He has been creating Hip-Hop theatre for over ten years and his own work includes 13 Mics for Contact Theatre. As a director Benji’s credits include Jonzi D’s Aeroplane and the hip-hop musical Avalanche at Nottingham Playhouse. Benji is currently developing his new one-man show Let It B which will tour in Spring 2009.
Joining Charlie Dark and Benji Reid for this production will be Lighting Designer, Chahine Yavroyan.
Listings Information
Wednesday 9 - Saturday 12 April
Birmingham Repertory Theatre
Performance Times: 7.45pm
After Dark - free post show chat with the company: Friday 11 April
Tickets: £10 / £7.50 concessions
Box Office: 0121 236 4455
Online Booking: www.birmingham-rep.co.uk
Monday 14 April - Saturday 13 May
Lyric Hammersmith
Performance Times: 8.00pm
Meet The Company - post-show Q&A: Wednesday 23 April
Tickets: £12 / £9 concessions
Box Office: 0871 221 1726
Online Booking: www.lyric.co.uk
+ Permalink