YOUR GUIDE TO THIS WEEK IN CULTURE
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Theatre ThisWeek In London
Three To See on 22 Jan: Jeepers Creepers, Five Finger Exercise, Doppeldänger – scratch
By TW Editorial | Published on Friday 15 January 2016
And today’s ThisWeek-tipped, LDN-based events are…
Jeepers Creepers | Leicester Square Theatre | 20 Jan-20 Feb
This is a play about late comedy writer and performer Marty Feldman, written by Robert Ross and directed by Terry Jones. Yes, that Terry Jones, off Monty Python. So I can’t help thinking this will be pretty good and especially of interest if you’re the type that’s into all the classic TV comedy. More info and ticket bookery here.
Five Finger Exercise | Print Room | 18 Jan-13 Feb
If you’re not aware of it, ‘Five Finger Exercise’ is one of Peter Shaffer’s earliest successful works, which helped establish him as the world class playwright he’s generally accepted to be. It tells the story of a young German who takes up a tutoring position in a British household, and by his presence reveals just how dysfunctional the family is. See this page here for more info and to book.
Doppeldänger – scratch | Battersea Arts Centre | 22-23 Jan (pictured)
Just a short and sweet-sounding one, this, from BAC’s programme of works in development, lasting just forty five minutes, and the price is pay-what-you-can. And I am intrigued by the idea of it – live music, gothic storytelling, and an exploration of the whole doppelgänger thing, as performed and devised by “real life doppelgängers”. See this page here for all the info.
