Gate Theatre, London

About this original series

London’s international theatre in the heart of Notting Hill is renowned for its inventive use of space and theexceptional artists it attracts. An environment in which artists can create first-class and original theatre, the Gate is a springboard of opportunity, allowing emerging artists to excel and make their mark. With an average audience capacity of seventy, the space has challenged and inspired directors and designers for 30 years, making it famous for being one of the most flexible and transformable spaces in London.www.gatetheatre.co.uk | 020 7229 0706

  • Category

    Learning
  • # Episodes

    9 episodes
  • Rating

    TV-G

Episodes of Gate Theatre, London

    • HOW TO BE AN OTHER WOMAN

      World Premeire HOW TO BE AN OTHER WOMAN By Lorrie Moore Adapted & Directed by Natalie Abrahami 25 August - 2 October 2010 1980s New York. Anything is possible. Meet a man in an expensive beige raincoat. Attend four movies, three concerts and two-and-a-half museums. Find a picture of his wife on his bedside table. When you were six you thought mistress meant to put your shoes on the wrong feet. "The best American writer of her generation" Nick Hornby on Lorrie Moore Following the sell-out succe...

      • Release date
        Aug 9, 2010
      • Runtime
        01:54
    • LULU

      WORLD PREMIERE | NEW DIRECTIONS 2010 The Gate Theatre and Headlong Theatre present LULU Frank Wedekind Adapted & Directed by Anna Ledwich 10 June - 10 July 2010 Who are you? How far are you prepared to go? What are you prepared to become? Initially banned for its perceived immorality, LULU follows the fortunes and ultimate tragedy of a young woman, a femme-fatale, who skips from one husband to the next leaving a trail of broken hearts and broken bodies in her wake. "This ongoing collaboration ...

      • Release date
        May 26, 2010
      • Runtime
        01:12
    • Audience responses to MICRO

      We spoke to some audience members after a performance of MICRO, and here's what they said about the show. MICRO - A Physical Concert by Pierre Rigal www.gatetheatre.co.uk | 020 7229 0706

      • Release date
        Apr 28, 2010
      • Runtime
        00:44
    • MICRO

      WORLD PREMIERE compagnie dernière minute and the Gate Theatre present MICRO A PHYSICAL CONCERT BY PIERRE RIGAL 7 April - 8 May 2010 Cymbals storm the stage, a pair of drums fall in love, two musicians tussle to play the same guitar. MICRO combines the raw power of live music with the delicate beauty of theatre and dance to create an electrifying physical concert that defies classification. Following the sell-out success of PRESS, Pierre Rigal returns to Notting Hill to transform the Gate into ...

      • Release date
        Apr 12, 2010
      • Runtime
        01:02
    • BREATHING IRREGULAR

      Direction Carrie Cracknell | Choreography Jane Mason 28 January - 27 February 2010 A five-year-old boy finds his mother slumped by the back door. A woman gives birth to a child at home alone. A family desperately work to resuscitate their father. BREATHING IRREGULAR mixes dance and spoken word in a haunting celebration of our instinct to survive. "THE GATE IS AT THE FOREFRONT OF A GROWING TREND THAT BRINGS THEATRE AND DANCE EVER CLOSER TOGETHER." The Guardian Director Carrie Cracknell (I AM FA...

      • Release date
        Feb 3, 2010
      • Runtime
        01:27
    • BREATHING IRREGULAR - Rehearsals

      Direction Carrie Cracknell | Choreography Jane Mason 28 January - 27 February 2010 A five-year-old boy finds his mother slumped by the back door. A woman gives birth to a child at home alone. A family desperately work to resuscitate their father. BREATHING IRREGULAR mixes dance and spoken word in a haunting celebration of our instinct to survive. "THE GATE IS AT THE FOREFRONT OF A GROWING TREND THAT BRINGS THEATRE AND DANCE EVER CLOSER TOGETHER." The Guardian Director Carrie Cracknell (I AM FA...

      • Release date
        Jan 8, 2010
      • Runtime
        01:57
    • The Gate Theatre: 30 Years of Pioneering Interna...

      As part of the celebrations to mark the Gate 30th Anniversary, this short film was commissioned to capture thoughts and memories on the Gate from past Artistic Directors, actors, directors, designers, and theatre professional who have worked at the Gate during its thirty year history. This documentary includes snippets of interviews with: Stephen Daldry, Katie Mitchell, Bill Nighy, James Purefoy, Kevin Cahill, Matt Byam Shaw, Elliott Cowan, Niamh Cusack, Natalie Abrahami, Carrie Cracknell, Mic...

      • Release date
        Nov 27, 2009
      • Runtime
        12:43
    • THE KREUTZER SONATA | Gate Theatre, London

      By LEO TOLSTOY | Adapted by NANCY HARRIS 5 November - 12 December 2009 A man boards a train: the confined space of the carriage triggers potent memories. Soon he is confessing to a terrible crime, one for which he holds Beethoven’s KREUTZER SONATA responsible. In 1889, Leo Tolstoy wrote a short story which became instantly notorious. He hoped one day to see it performed to the accompaniment of live music -but it was not to be. Over a century later musicians and actors come together to bring th...

      • Release date
        Nov 17, 2009
      • Runtime
        01:21
    • VANYA | Gate Theatre, London

      VANYA By SAM HOLCROFT | Inspired by Anton Chekhov's UNCLE VANYA 26 August - 26 September 2009 UNCLE VANYA is an ode to unrequited love, dogged perseverance, and the strength of the human spirit. In VANYA, Sam Holcroft and director Natalie Abrahami strip away the bustles, samovars and supporting cast, to chart the inner lives of four of Chekhov’s most beloved characters. Two men love the same woman. Two women love the same man. VANYA explores the chaos and heartache that ensues when we fall in ...

      • Release date
        Sep 9, 2009
      • Runtime
        01:27
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