The Dumb Waiter, The Bike Shed Theatre, Tuesday 19th April to Saturday 7th May, 8pm
“He might not come. He might send a message. He doesn’t always come.”
In a basement, colleagues Ben and Gus wait by a dumb waiter for a message that may be more dangerous than either had imagined.
With Harold Pinter’s writing providing the combination of effortless comic timing and famous menacing undertones, The Bike Shed Theatre’s intimate playing space is the perfect host to his early one act play.
Tom Hackney makes a welcome return to Exeter’s theatre scene after graduating from Cygnet Training Theatre in 2007 and completing a National Tour of A Journey’s End with Icarus/Original Theatre.
Benjamin Warren makes a return to the city where he had most recently worked with Theatre Alibi in Ministry Of Fear . He joins The Bike Shed Theatre Company for the first time.
Benjamin said: “I’m thrilled about coming back to Exeter to work on The Dumb Waiter, not only because I’m returning to the area I was born – a place I love – but because what David Lockwood, Fin Irwin and The Bike Shed are doing seems incredibly exciting and significant. Not only are they creating new arts jobs to Exeter but, in the wider picture, bucking the current trend of cuts within the arts.”
This production is kindly being supported by The Arts Council England.
Running time: 1 hour
Directed by David Lockwood
Creative Team: Set Design Ruth Webb, Costume Laurel Coxon, Sound Design Ben Goldstone
Cast: Benjamin Warren and Tom Hackney
Tickets
£10 Full Price, £7 Concessions, £5 Mondays. They are available through The Exeter Phoenix on 01392667080 or www.exeterphoenix.org.uk (ticket agent).