Wednesday 2 Jul 2008

19.45, Crescent Theatre, Sheepcote Street, Birmingham B16 8AE; Box Office: 0121 643 5858
This Ionesco double-bill is part of the Crescent Theatre’s FourPlay programme.

The Lesson

A professor awaits a fresh pupil’s arrival, brushing off the maid’s warnings of the dark things that may come of yet another lesson… But as the pupil’s limitations become evident, the professor’s frustration grows, and the day’s lesson takes its foreshadowed, perilous turn. This potent “comic drama” has the power to frighten and delight as only Absurdist plays can.

Details on www.ionescos-lesson.blogspot.com .

The Bald Prima Donna

The Smiths are a traditional family from London, who have invited another family, the Martins, over for a visit. Their married guests, Mr and Mrs Martin, are certain that they have met somewhere before. They are joined later by the Smiths’ maid, Mary, who reveals that she is Sherlock Holmes, and the local fire chief, who is also a friend and confuses everyone by bobby-knocking at the door. Who is responsible for this misunderstanding?

Details on www.ionesco-thebaldprimadonna.blogspot.com .