Orange Tree Theatre (OT) today announces OT Lunchtimes a new series of lunchtime plays, with showings of three new plays confirmed for early 2024. In a tradition reminiscent of the origins of the Orange Tree Theatre, OT Lunchtimes will highlight emerging and established talent presenting exciting new work across a range of genres, topics and styles.
Carne Associate Director Natasha Rickman said today, "We are so excited to bring OT Lunchtimes to audiences in 2024. We have been struck by how many of our wonderful audience members speak about the Orange Tree's first days, in the Orange Tree pub next door and set up as a lunchtime theatre. In a nod to this tradition, we wanted to bring plays at lunchtime back, and use this as a platform for emerging and established talent to showcase an exciting programme of work to our audiences who can say they saw it here first."
Whatshername by Annabelle Terry launches the programme on Friday 23 February at 1pm with a heart-warming new musical comedy about the first woman to perform Shakespeare’s work.
WHATSHERNAME
By Annabelle Terry
Directed by Ellie Hurt
Friday 23 February at 1pm
Who was the first woman to perform on the English stage? What’s her name? And why don’t we know it?
In 1660 a woman appeared onstage as Desdemona in Shakespeare’s Othello.
In 2024 a woman appears onstage wondering who she was.
Join a group of actors-turned-restoration-players as past meets present and they attempt to re-write history this mystery.
This work in progress features original music and a mixture of fact and imagined dialogue, all inspired by the woman without a name who rose to fame.
ORANGE TREE THEATRE
1 Clarence Street, Richmond, TW9 2SA
Box Office: 020 8940 3633 (Mon-Sat, 10am-6pm)
orangetreetheatre.co.uk
Ticket prices (NO BOOKING FEES)
In person tickets: from £15, prices increase with demand
Under 30s: £15
OT On Screen: From £15
Access: £15
Recipients of Universal Credit / London Ticket Bank Scheme: limited £1 tickets
OT LUNCHTIMES
WHATSHERNAME
23 February 2024 – 1pm
Tickets: £15 including a glass of wine or soft drink
SEASON AT A GLANCE
NORTHANGER ABBEY
20 January– 24 February 2024
Press Night: Wednesday 24 January 2024 at 7pm
Mon – Sat 7.30pm
Thu & Sat 2.30pm (from Thu 25 Jan)
Captioned Performance: Wed 14 Feb 7.30pm
Audio Described Performance: Tue 13 Feb 7.30pm
OT On Screen: Tue 21 – Fri 24 May 2024
Octagon Theatre Bolton
1 – 23 March 2024
Press Night: Tuesday 5 March at 7:30pm
Stephen Joseph Theatre
27 March – 13 April 2024
Press Night: Thursday 28 March at 7.30pm
Theatre by the Lake
27 April – 17 May 2024
Press Night: Tuesday 30 April at 7.30pm
FLUTE THEATRE: TWELFTH NIGHT
29 January – 20 February 2024
Mon – Sat: 10.30am
Further summer programming includes:
UNCLE VANYA
2 March – 13 April
Press Night: Thursday 7 March 2024 at 7pm
TESTMATCH
20 April – 18 May 2024
Press Night: Wednesday 24 April at 7pm
SUITE IN THREE KEYS
24 May – 6 Jul 2024
Press Nights: Wednesday 5 June 2024 at 2.30pm: Double bill – Shadows of the Evening and Come into the Garden, Maud
Wednesday 5 June 2024 at 7.30pm: A Song at Twilight
Primary Shakespeare: HAMLET
3 June – 5 July 2024 (workshops and performances)
Mon, Tue & Fri
RED SPEEDO
13 Jul – 10 Aug 2024
Press Night: Thursday 18 July at 7pm
