
York Theatre Royal UP THE DUFF opens tonight - great atmosphere in the building today, hope you have your tickets

York Theatre Royal Laura is on work experience with us in the Communications Office and had a sneaky peak at Up The Duff - find out what she thought at our blog
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Today I got the wonderful opportunity to watch the dress rehearsal of York Theatre Royal’s latest production, Up The Duff. Watching a show’s rehearsal process is always a treat. It offers an invaluable ...

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At its best, theatre can entertain, mesmerise, educate and provoke thought, all at the same time. In Naomi Wallace’s The Fever Chart: Three Visions of the Middle East we have a perfect example.

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A hilariously funny and touching comedy of big expectations and very uncomfortable exercises.
Having a bun in the oven is no joke, so how come it’s so funny?
Midwife Sheila certainly knows all the joys, confusions and baffling indignities in store as she steers a group of four very different women safely through ante-n...atal class to labour and blissful motherhood. Happily unmarried teenager Jessica, with her cousin Janice’s bizarre birth superstitions always to hand, swaps life lessons with 40-year-old career woman and IVF patient Roshin, and old school friends Teresa and Kizzy. Meanwhile, Sheila’s well-meaning hubby Graham tries to sort out the world via DIY, causing more than one sticky moment and giving a man’s unique perspective on the whole crazy process.
Being “Up the Duff” isn’t all radiance and unmixed joy, and Lisa Evans provokes wry smiles as well as belly-laughs as Roshin asks: “Jesus, Mary and Joseph, what have we let ourselves in for?!”Read more
Having a bun in the oven is no joke, so how come it’s so funny?
Midwife Sheila certainly knows all the joys, confusions and baffling indignities in store as she steers a group of four very different women safely through ante-n...atal class to labour and blissful motherhood. Happily unmarried teenager Jessica, with her cousin Janice’s bizarre birth superstitions always to hand, swaps life lessons with 40-year-old career woman and IVF patient Roshin, and old school friends Teresa and Kizzy. Meanwhile, Sheila’s well-meaning hubby Graham tries to sort out the world via DIY, causing more than one sticky moment and giving a man’s unique perspective on the whole crazy process.
Being “Up the Duff” isn’t all radiance and unmixed joy, and Lisa Evans provokes wry smiles as well as belly-laughs as Roshin asks: “Jesus, Mary and Joseph, what have we let ourselves in for?!”Read more

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To celebrate the launch of our new production, UP THE DUFF, we are hosting a Parents and Mums-to-be Coffee Morning.
Join us in the upper foyer from 11am and enjoy a slice of cake and a chance to meet the cast.
Hope to see you there.
Time:Tuesday, 03 November 2009 11:00
Location:York Theatre Royal: Upper Foyer

York Theatre Royal are having a Parents and Mums-to-be Coffee Morning this Tues @ 11am. Come along, have a slice of cake and chat to the cast of Up The Duff.

York Theatre Royal Don't forget you can keep up with all the latest rehearsal gossip at yorktheatreroyal.wordpress.com

York Theatre Royal Lucy explores the world outside of rehearsals with her bump!
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Walking around the busy centre of York with my big bump on was a very odd experience! Even though I knew it wasn’t real I soon realised I had to pretend it was. If I walked too fast I got quite a lot of attention. ...

York Theatre Royal UK premiere of THE FEVER CHART opens here tomorrow night, tickets still available, call Box Office on 01904 623568

York Theatre Royal Latest rehearsal blog for UP THE DUFF...
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Damian deems this week of the rehearsal process as ‘the learning phase’. It is the stage where the cast begin to know what they are doing but are still learning to trust it. This not only refers to lines and movement but to character instincts and development. ...


















