{"id":22,"date":"2019-07-03T12:42:18","date_gmt":"2019-07-03T12:42:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/randomthoughtsltd.com\/?page_id=22"},"modified":"2019-09-17T13:01:01","modified_gmt":"2019-09-17T13:01:01","slug":"theatre","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/randomthoughtsltd.com\/?page_id=22","title":{"rendered":"Theatre"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-background has-large-font-size has-secondary-background-color wp-block-paragraph\">Our latest production was the world premiere of a highly topical drama   about the environmental threats posed by herbicides, in which dedicated scientists battle Big Chemical (cf. Monsanto\u2019s Roundup, now causing political concern in the EU). <em><strong>The View from Nowhere<\/strong><\/em> received an outstanding reception at its four-week run at Park Theatre, Finsbury Park, in June\/July 2017.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/randomthoughtsltd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/VFN-montage-553x630.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-306\" width=\"930\" height=\"1059\" srcset=\"https:\/\/randomthoughtsltd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/VFN-montage-553x630.jpg 553w, https:\/\/randomthoughtsltd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/VFN-montage-450x513.jpg 450w, https:\/\/randomthoughtsltd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/VFN-montage-241x275.jpg 241w, https:\/\/randomthoughtsltd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/VFN-montage.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 930px) 100vw, 930px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>The View from Nowhere<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>World Premier at Park Theatre, London<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">27 June to 22 July 2017<br><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/randomthoughtsltd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/VFN-Main-image.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-316\" width=\"939\" height=\"583\" srcset=\"https:\/\/randomthoughtsltd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/VFN-Main-image.jpg 680w, https:\/\/randomthoughtsltd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/VFN-Main-image-450x279.jpg 450w, https:\/\/randomthoughtsltd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/VFN-Main-image-430x267.jpg 430w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 939px) 100vw, 939px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-background has-large-font-size has-secondary-background-color wp-block-paragraph\">Prez is a brilliant biochemist. His  experiments show a leading herbicide is carcinogenic. He has an  existential fight against entrenched interests on his hands. Not helped  by the fact that he wears dreadlocks, dresses like David Bowie, and  carries a chip on his shoulder as big as the sink estate he grew up on \u2013  where he survived by acting the irreverent clown. In his heart he knows  he\u2019s right. But can he prove it?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-background has-secondary-background-color wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>\u201cA thought provoking examination of clashing egos and conflicted interests . . . an unapologetically cerebral production\u201d<\/strong> <br>The Stage<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-background has-secondary-background-color wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>\u201cFascinating and compelling in equal measure\u201d \u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605<\/strong> <br>LondonTheatre 1<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-background has-secondary-background-color wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>\u201cMath Sams is fantastic as Pennington\u201d<\/strong> <br>View From The Cheap Sea<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-background has-secondary-background-color wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>\u201cIt was refreshing to see a play about science where we were allowed to think\u201d<\/strong><br>Last Minute Theatre Tickets.com<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-background has-secondary-background-color wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>\u201cA heartfelt critique of the power of corporations in the world of scientific research\u201d<\/strong> <br>BritishTheatre.com<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-background has-secondary-background-color wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>\u201cMensah Bediako embodies Prez with mercurial charm\u201d<\/strong> <br>BritishTheatre.com<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/randomthoughtsltd.com\/reviews-the-view-from-nowhere\/\">Read the complete reviews<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Watch the complete play<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns has-2-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-vimeo wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-vimeo wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The View from Nowhere - Act 1\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/245874368?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption><strong>Act 1<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-vimeo wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-vimeo wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The View from Nowhere - Act 2\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/247007541?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption><strong>Act 2<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"background-color:#7b0720;color:#ffffff\" class=\"has-text-color has-background has-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Our first venture was the world premiere of a drama set in a refugee camp: <em><strong>Warehouse of Dreams<\/strong><\/em> ran for four weeks at The Lion &amp; Unicorn pub theatre, Kentish Town in November\/December 2014. Audiences were captivated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Warehouse of Dreams<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>World Premier at Lion &amp; Unicorn, London<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">11 November- 6 December 2014<br><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"background-color:#7b0720;color:#ffffff\" class=\"has-text-color has-background has-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Moriarty runs a refugee camp in the Middle East. It\u2019s a city of troubled people growing like a tumour and it\u2019s 24\/7. Shedloads of food, water and excrement, the thievery, threats and protests, aggrieved co-workers, a hostile press, young girls sold into sexual slavery . . . with his gift of the gab and wry sense of humour he can tough that out. The nightmare which stalks his soul is the spectre of ineradicable guilt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/randomthoughtsltd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Warehouse-Visual-FINAL.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-310\" width=\"926\" height=\"926\" srcset=\"https:\/\/randomthoughtsltd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Warehouse-Visual-FINAL.jpg 450w, https:\/\/randomthoughtsltd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Warehouse-Visual-FINAL-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/randomthoughtsltd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Warehouse-Visual-FINAL-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/randomthoughtsltd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Warehouse-Visual-FINAL-275x275.jpg 275w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 926px) 100vw, 926px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/randomthoughtsltd.com\/review\/\">Read the complete reviews<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Watch the complete play<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Warehouse of Dreams\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/pkPTI9dGtpQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link\" href=\"https:\/\/randomthoughtsltd.com\/wp-admin\/post.php?post=22&amp;action=edit\">Return to Top of Page<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our latest production was the world premiere of a highly topical drama about the environmental threats posed by herbicides, in which dedicated scientists battle Big Chemical (cf. 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