Hotbuckle's production of Joshua achieved the difficult feat of being very funny and illustrating the corruptible nature of power in our society. The hunger for belonging and meaning that besets the everyman of today, leaves us open to exploitation and makes us capable of nonsensical cruelty. Today's wars and divisions are in then name of Truth, justice and GOD and Joshua manages to show how both absurd and dangerously manipulated this can become. The use of the intended crucifixtion of Joshua was brilliant. It simultaneously reminded me of "the life of Brian " , Abu Greab detention centre and the sacrifice of Jesus!!! The play was expertly poised between genuine laughter and discomfort. The acting was superb especially the characters around Joshua who whirled in and out of his "cell" with wonderful energy and light. The last scene was so funny that I am eagerly awaiting the writer's next production.!! Emma Buckley
Just to say, I thought you were all wonderful. I thought the play was brilliant and I just loved the whole thing. You are a truly talented lot. Thank you for inviting us!
Penny Vincenzi
6th, 7th and 8th October 2009
TheTheatre, Church Street, Leatherhead, Surrey KT22 8DN.
23rd and 24th October 2009
The Riverhouse Barn Arts Centre, Manor Road, Walton on Thames, Surrey KT12 2PF
27th October 2009
Whitehaven Civic Centre, Lowther Street, Whitehaven, Cumbria CA28 7SH
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29th October 2009
The Maltings Theatre & Arts Centre, Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland TD15 1AJ
3rd- 7th November 2009
The Wimbledon Studio Theatre, New Wimbledon Studio, The New Wimbledon Theatre, The Broadway, Wimbledon, London SW19 1QG
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10th November 2009
The Hawth Theatre & Conference Complex, Hawth Av, Crawley, RH10 6YZ
13th November 2009
The Firestation, The Old Court House, St Leonards Rd, Windsor, SL4
28th November 2009
The Mart Theatre, CCM Auctions, Gargrave Road, Skipton BD23 1UD
please click here to read further deatils of our exciting new production "Joshua" which will be touring Theatres and Arts Centres in the autumn 2009 and 2010.
We held a fund raising event on the 30th of May at the Riverhouse Barn Arts Centre in Walton on Thames, in order to help raise funds to support this tour. The event was a fantastic success and raised over £3000 for the tour. We are so grateful to everyone who contributed and supportd us!
Money from Surrey County council paid for the beautiful butterfly, drawn by Internationally acclaimed artist Julian Farrar, which forms a major part of the set for the tour. It also paid the actors for the rehearsed reading ……
Hotbuckle Productions Community Interest Company is a Surrey based, professional theatre company created by actors Adrian Preater and Gemma Aston. Hotbuckle's purpose is to bring excellent theatrical productions to the general public at an affordable price. Our company value is to "do as you would be done by". In other words, as employers we only ever ask things of our employees that we would be happy to have asked of us. As a company we treat our clients as we would wish to be treated ourselves.
From our experience as jobbing actors and having worked for many companies ourselves, we have concerns that some theatre companies produce some very mediocre and expensive productions and take advantage of both their actors and their clients, once they find themselves in a position to do so. Our mission is never to do this but instead produce excellent theatre that impresses all concerned and that actors are proud to perform. We practise a policy of "equal opportunities" employment.
