The Tricycle Theatre announces Spring/Summer Season

The Tricycle Theatre in Kilburn, north London, has announced details of its forthcoming Spring and Summer season which includes a mix of in-house and visiting productions:

Set in Bradford on the eve of a Conservative Party Conference, the country is in turmoil and one of its most multicultural cities awaits a visit from the Prime Minister. As the nation questions immigration policies and military support in the Middle East, one family face their own internal conflict of faith, belonging, and who gets to call themselves British.

Produced by The Tricycle, the play features designs by Richard Kent, lighting by Oliver Fenwick and sound design by Ben and Max Ringham.

"It's Virgie's birthday and, as she approaches her 80's, she is bucking convention with a very surprising trick up her sleeve. But always a more committed artist than mother, Virgie has not reckoned on her family and friends' determination to thwart her distinctly unusual birthday plans. Will her loved ones consent to her last wish, or could the secrets of their past stand in the way?"

"Now 80 years old, Andre was once a tap dancer. He lives with his daughter Anne and her husband Antoine. Or was he an engineer whose daughter Anne lives in London with her new lover, Pierre? The thing is, he is still wearing his pyjamas, and he can't find his watch. He is starting to wonder if he's losing control."

Starring Kenneth Cranham, the production is directed by James Macdonald and features design by Miriam Buether, sound design by Christopher Shutt and lighting by Guy Hoare.

Adapted and directed by Robin Norton-Hale it features orchestration by Harry Blake. The production runs from 22 June to 4 July 2015, with an official opening on 23 June 2015.

Tickets for all productions in the season are now on sale.