The Horla Theatre Company

The Horla Theatre Company was formed in early 1999 as a production company concentrating on telling stories through performances with a physical edge. In addition to this, they also and promoting new talent from design to writing and music. There first production, a double bill of The Magistrate and The Cask of Amontillado, was performed at the Lion & Unicorn Pub Theatre in Kentish Town, London NW5 in September 1999. In January 2000 they secured a residency at The Rose & Crown Theatre in Hampton Wick.

Horla have been described by Time Out as "A young company clearly bristling with ideas". In the past year they have brought their unique brand of creativity to productions such as The Grimms classics, The Jests of Skoggan and Yzeegus.

3 - 21 JULY Holra are presenting Hamlet. Designed by Tracy Waller & Zoe Spence Horla presents Shakespeare's tragic tale of Love, Power, Revenge, Madness and Extraordinary Circumstances.
Told with an ensemble of eight performers, using mime and physical theatre.
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The cast includes;
Sally Orrock (Hamlet), whose previous productions have included a European tour of 'Shirley Valentine' and 'Mum' in Otto/Horla's production of Steven Berkoff's Kvetch at the BAC.
Alison Ward (Gertrude) who played in GRIMMS with Horla last year, Kate Lush (Laertes/Rosencrantz) GRIMMS, Kelly Philpott (Guildenstern) and Patrick O'Neil (Polonius) who both recently played in The Jests Of Skoggan earlier this year.

Other cast members include Fiona Aldridge (Ophelia), Aaron Bixley (Claudius) and Paul Hampton (Horatio). Alistair Green's recent directing credits include The Jests Of Skoggan ('Drama of a quality that could teach the West End - and some of the funded flag-bearers - a thing or two' - WHAT'S ON), GRIMMS ('A young company clearly bristling with ideas' TIME OUT), Kvetch at The BAC ('repulsive and very amusing...real feel for the darker textures' TIME OUT and The Stratagem and Other Stories ('physical inventiveness and imaginative storytelling' TOTAL THEATRE).

Set design by Tracy Waller whose previous work has included puppets for The Lusiads for Wireframe ('highly atmospheric' - THE GUARDIAN), set and costume for GRIMMS and The Stratagem for Horla. JULY 3 - 21

The Rose and Crown Theatre 59/61 High Street, Hampton Wick Surrey, KT1 4DG
Tue - Sat 8pm Tickets: £6.50, conc £5,
Wed all tickets £3.50 membership 50p
Box Office / Credit Card Bookings 020 8296 9100

PRESS NIGHT: THURSDAY 5TH JULY 8PM

Horla and The Rose & Crown Theatre are seeking new work from established/new writers and companies for a festival of new theatre that will take place over 4 weeks. The Just Desserts Theatre Festival takes place 29th October to 24th November 2001. It's 24 day celebration of the most vibrant and diverse new work from the best emerging writers, theatre companies and performers from the UK and abroad.

Horla's web site is at www.horla.co.uk and you can e-mail them at info@horla.co.uk

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