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The first reviews for The Lower Depths are in "Descending the staircase down into the Barons Court Theatre, one immediately gets the sensation of being drawn into those lower depths, where designer Katie Lias has done a remarkable job transforming…
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Cogs Theatre
London Theatre Company producing professional fringe productions of classic and modern plays.
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London Theatre Company producing professional fringe productions of classic and modern plays.
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Join the lodgers in Gorky’s basement doss-house… Cogs Theatre are transforming the Barons Court’s cellar theatre into a cramped hostel, for a three-week run of Gorky’s masterpiece. The production is supporting Shelter, the housing and homeless…
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Cogs Theatre
London Theatre Company producing professional fringe productions of classic and modern plays.
July 29
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Cogs Theatre
London Theatre Company producing professional fringe productions of classic and modern plays.
July 19
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The Lower Depths at Barons Court Theatre, West Kensington
August 31, 2010 at 7:45pm to September 19, 2010 at 10:15pm
In the cramped basement of a boarding-house, thieves, whores, cynics and dreamers at the bottom of society struggle to survive in a Russia on the eve of revolution. Gorky’s colourful characters are a grimly realistic herd of lost souls, stripped of…
July 19
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Cogs Theatre
London Theatre Company producing professional fringe productions of classic and modern plays.
July 19
Matt Beresford added a blog post
Gorky’s colourful characters brought to life at atmospheric West London venue. Cogs Theatre bring another rarely performed classic, The Lower Depths, to the Barons Court’s basement theatre. Matt Beresford directs a cast of fourteen at this intimat…
July 19
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Matt Beresford added a blog post
Cast: Emma Carter, Nick Downes, Phillipa Flynn, John Game, Kristian Jenkins, Thomas Judd, Rebecca Keane, Charlotte Mafham, Daniel Simpson, Tom Skitt Steven Rogers Director: Matt Beresford Shakespeare’s fierce satire on flattery, betrayal and th…
August 17, 2009
Matt Beresford and LAZARUS THEATRE COMPANY are now friends
August 16, 2009

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What I do... (Actor, director, designer, teacher etc?)
Director
My Quick CV
Moved to London recently and, looking forward to mounting my first professional fringe production this year on route to an MA in Theatre Directing next September.
The first thing that inspired me in theatre...
Musicals actually and I still love them - Sondheim especially. They gacve me a love of play, show and delight which ought to be fundamental to any theatre whether it's 42nd St or Hamlet.
My favourite theatre something is...
Sondheim and Shakespeare.
The thing that annoys me about our industry...
Ego.
My website
http://www.cogstheatre.com
Another website I'd like to plug
http://www.facebook.com/home.php?ref=home#!/group.php?gid=88579427329

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The Lower Depths - First Reviews - 4 star " Well worth going underground for"

The first reviews for The Lower Depths are in



"Descending the staircase down into the Barons Court Theatre, one immediately gets the sensation of being drawn into those lower depths, where designer Katie Lias has done a remarkable job transforming the space into a hideous and foul lodging house, in which the characters are forced to camp in cramped cages like battery-farmed animals"



"Cogs Theatre, with Matt Beresford at the helm directing a strong cast of fourtee

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Posted on September 6, 2010 at 12:42pm —

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The Lower Depths - Opens Tonight! Come and join us in the basement.....

Posted on August 31, 2010 at 1:23pm —

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The Lower Depths Opens Next week! Some selected rehearsal shots! Barons Court Theatre Box Office: 0208 9324747



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Posted on August 24, 2010 at 9:08pm —

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Second Press Release for The Lower Depths - Just two weeks away!





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Posted on August 13, 2010 at 5:47pm —

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The Lower Depths, downstairs at Barons Court Theatre...

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At 9:35pm on August 25, 2009, LAZARUS THEATRE COMPANY said…
NOT AT ALL, HOWS IT ALL GOING?
HOPE ITS WELL, I KNOW STEVE HOPES HE TURNING OUT TO BE A GOOD TIMON
At 10:29pm on July 13, 2009, LAZARUS THEATRE COMPANY said…
looking forward to Timon , never seen it so evry much looking forward to having it at Barons court
 
 
 

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