The Last of the Haussmans

03/01/23 • 13 min

As a long, hot summer fades to winter, the Haussmans both love and hate one another, their dysfunctional pasts overwhelming the present. Of the original National Theatre production The Stage said “gloriously textured, utterly authentic... hilarious and haunting.” A brilliant play by BAFTA award winner Stephen Beresford, brought to life by the expertise and craft of the Putney team.
Preview of the production by Director Frances Bodiam with Penny, Peter and Adam.
Cast: Penny Weatherall (Judy), Cait Hart Dyke (Libby), Chris Cully (Nick), Isabella Walsh-Whitfield (Summer), David Kelly (Peter), Adam Batty (Daniel).
Directed by Frances Bodiam, with Assistant Director Theo Leonard.
14–18 March 2023
7.45pm Main Stage, Putney Arts Theatre.
Artistic Directors: Barney and Cait Hart Dyke.
Podcast Editor and Sound Designer: Nick Wells.
Music is 'At the Tropicana' by Chalalatas, license courtesy of Epidemic Sounds.
Elements Recorded at the Putney Arts Theatre and The Kitchen's rehearsal studio.

The Putney Theatre Company at The South West End!
See us online – putneytheatrecompany.org.uk

The Putney Theatre Company at The South West End!
See us online – putneytheatrecompany.org.uk

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Kindertransport

Preview of the powerful new production by Putney Theatre Company. Brutally separated from her German Jewish parents at the age of nine, Eva is brought to England with the promise of a new life. Diane Samuels’ seminal play is a modern classic about one woman's struggle to come to terms with her past, a story of family partings - of love and loss. Now widely considered a modern classic, Kindertransport has been read and studied the world over.
Interview with Director Diane Denton-Baker, cast member Carol Hudson and historical advisor Sarah Jillings.
21–25 February 2023
7.45pm Studio
Artistic Directors: Barney and Cait Hart Dyke.
Podcast Editor and Sound Designer: Nick Wells.
Music is 'At the Tropicana' by Chalalatas, license courtesy of Epidemic Sounds.
Main segment used by courtesy of Riverside Radio (Thank you!).
Elements Recorded at the Putney Arts Theatre.

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The Welkin

Podcast preview of the new stage production of Lucy Kirkwood's The Welkin, with cast members Lucy Mabbitt (Sally Poppy) and Sarah Perkins (Elizabeth (Lizzy) Luke).
A murderer’s fate lies in the hands of 12 women. Sally has committed the wickedest of crimes but her claims of pregnancy, perhaps, demand clemency. A panel of Suffolk matrons, pulled from their everyday into the machinations of 1760s justice, must assess if she’s telling the truth.

Will she escape a hanging, be transported, or will the mob tear her to pieces? Village midwife, Lizzy might be all that stands in the way of Sally’s execution. Female wisdom and strange portents spin Kirkwood’s incendiary play into a darkly comic theatrical tapestry.

The Welkin. By Lucy Kirkwood.
Directed by Kim Dyas. Assistant Director - Veronika Wilson
25–29 March 2023
7.45pm Main Stage, Putney Arts Theatre.
Artistic Directors: Barney and Cait Hart Dyke.
Podcast Editor and Sound Designer: Nick Wells.
Music is 'At the Tropicana' by Chalalatas, license courtesy of Epidemic Sounds.
Recorded at the Putney Arts Theatre.
Full Cast:
Lucy Mabbitt: Sally Poppy
Sarah Perkins: Elizabeth (Lizzy) Luke
Sharon Czudak: Judith Brewer
Louisa Pead: Charlotte Grey
Kristen Millar: Kitty Givens
Lizzie Iredale: Helen Ludlow
Lois Savill: Sarah Hollis
Zoe Thomas-Webb: Emma Jenkins
Angel Witney: Ann Lavender
Alexa Adams: Mary Middleton
Emily Dixon: Hannah Rusted
Carol Hudson: Sarah Smith
Megan Good: Peg Carter
Richard Seedhouse: Mr Coombes
Aleksei Toshev: Frederick Poppy
Ian Recordon: Dr Willis