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"AN ODE TO THE WORKING CLASS" - London Theatre
A good man fighting a bad system.
Daniel is a caring, warm-hearted middle-aged man who suddenly finds himself unable to work. Katie hopes for a fresh start for herself and her teenage daughter. Both must navigate the nightmarish unemployment and public housing system while clinging to their dignity and humanity. A powerful, timely, and poignant story of people coming together in the face of a Kafkaesque network that refuses to see them as human beings. U.S. Premiere of the stage adaptation based on the acclaimed, award-winning film by Ken Loach (Palme d’Or and BAFTA awards for Best Film).
adapted by Dave Johns from the film directed by Ken Loach, written by Paul Laverty, and produced by Rebecca O’Brien for Sixteen Films
directed by Simon Levy
starring JD Cullum, Makara Gamble, Janet Greaves, Wesley Guimarães, Philicia Saunders, Adam Segaller
creative team Allison Bibicoff (Movement Director), Alison Brummer (Lights), Joel Daavid (Sets), Gina DeLuca (Asst. Stage Manager), Victoria Hanlin (Asst. Dialect Coach), Victoria Hoffman (Casting Director), Anna Kupershmidt (Production Stage Manager), Jenine MacDonald (Props), Carla Meyer (Dialect Coach), Michael Mullen (Costumes), Cricket Myers (Sound), Nick Santiago (Video)
executive producers Carrie Menkel-Meadow and Robert Meadow
Box Office:
323-663-1525
Show Days: 11 - Curtain
Dark Days: 11 - 6pm
Closed Tuesday
Previews: Oct 9, 10, 12, 8pm
Opens: Sun Oct 13, 7pm
Close: Sun Nov 24, 2pm
Fridays & Saturdays 8pm
Sundays 2pm
Pay What You Want Mondays 8pm
Running Time: 100 minutes, no intermission
No shows: 11/8, 11/9, 11/10, 11/11 & 11/16
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"MOVING" - The Guardian
"POWERFUL" - BroadwayWorld
"COMPELLING ... NO PRAISE IS HIGH ENOUGH" - The Scotsman
"POIGNANT ... EXCEPTIONALLY AUTHENTIC" - British Theatre Guide
"FANTASTIC! NEEDS TO BE SEEN FAR AND WIDE" - Theatre Weekly
"AN URGENT PIECE OF THEATRE ... AN ODE TO THE WORKING CLASS" - London Theatre
"PLENTY OF WARMTH AND HUMOR" - The Stage