Moonlight / Night School Tickets
Olivier Award-winning director Lyndsey Turner teams up with newcomer Ed Stambollouian to direct a double-bill of Harold Pinter’s rarely-staged plays Moonlight / Night School as part of a wider Pinter at the Pinter Season. Presented by The Jamie Lloyd Company, the season celebrates the 10th anniversary of the acclaimed playwright’s death.
Moonlight / Night School is presented as a thrilling double-bill of atmospheric and witty plays. In Moonlight, Andy is on his deathbed whilst his family discuss the troubled relationships that they’ve had with him. In Night School, a inhabitant of the East End’s underworld returns to his bedsit to find it occupied by a mysterious woman harbouring a deadly secret.
Olivier Award-winning director Lyndsey Turner directs Moonlight, with up-and-comer Ed Stambollouian leading Night School. Stambollouian has recently worked as an associate director for The Jamie Lloyd Company, whilst Turner’s most recent credits include Girls & Boys at the Royal Court, which later transferred to Broadway, as well as productions at the Donmar Warehouse, Gate Theatre and in the West End.
Casting for Moonlight / Night School includes Jessica Barden, whose screen credits include hit Channel 4 series The End of the F***ing World and theatre credits include Blasted and Jerusalem.
A one-of-a-kind theatrical event that showcases the ever-relevant work of one of Britain’s greatest writers, the celebratory season stages a variety of his lesser-known works amongst his finest short plays. Moonlight / Night School is the fourth double-bill to appear in the season, which features star-studded casts and stellar creative teams.
An unforgettable journey through his finest works, Moonlight / Night School contrasts a compelling piece about loneliness with a sharp, witty comedy. The production runs at London’s Harold Pinter Theatre from 1 November to 8 December 2018, with a press night on 16 November 2018.
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Moonlight / Night School Reviews
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We started with Moonlight - a sombre piece, apparently three separate scenarios in play, with characters who may or may not have been connected. And afterwards, not a single one of my group could properly figure out what it was about: although when I Read more
Classic Pinter - darkly funny!