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Theatre ThisWeek In London
Three To See on 3 Apr: Wojtek – The Happy Warrior, Into The Breach, Atalanta
By TW Editorial | Published on Monday 27 March 2017
And today’s ThisWeek-tipped, LDN-based events are…
Wojtek – The Happy Warrior | Greenwich Theatre | 3 Apr (pictured)
You may already have heard of Wojtek The Bear, and if you haven’t, then it’s about time you did, because it’s the kind of thing you’d expect to be totally made up, only it isn’t. He was a bear who was enlisted in the Polish land army, and served for two years. He his own rank and serial number, learned to salute and carried around crates of ammunition at the Battle of Monte Cassino. I love the fact that Quarter Too Ensemble created a piece based on his life, and, having seen it up in Edinburgh a couple of years ago, we know that it is a really, really great show. Head this way for info.
Into The Breach | Old Red Lion Theatre | 3 Apr
“George Crocker is keen to liven up his dull life so he decides to join the village Drama Club. What happens then turns his world upside down!” Set during the second world war this offers an interesting and humorous take on the work of the bard, and is performed (and was written) by the very talented Mark Carey. Sounds like it might be a good way to get older children engaged with Shakespeare, actually, judging from some of the responses to this. Click here for details.
Atalanta | Soho Theatre | 3 Apr
I love mythy stuff, so it’s no wonder this leapt out at me, but I don’t think you have to be an aficionado to enjoy this sort of thing. Acclaimed performance storyteller Ben Haggerty gives some Greek myths a bit of a shaking up, strips away the veneers of classical civilisation, brings out wild women, cocksure warriors and gods, and tells the story of “a remarkable virgin hunter and devotee of Artemis who sure as hell doesn’t want to have anything to do with men”. See the venue website here for more.
