Lyric Hammersmith Spring – Summer 2009Theatre for everyone0871 22 117 22 / lyric.co.uk

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‘The most glorious entertainment for ages.’ HHHHHH Time Out Critics’ Choice on Spyski! (Oct 08)

‘Frantic Assembly take a broken bottle to Shakespeare’s text and give it an expert gutting. Violently watchable.’ HHHH The Guardian on Othello (Nov 08)

‘This show seduces and surprises. An inventive, involving telling of this endlessly rich story.’ HHHH The Times on Cinderella (Dec 08)

We’ve just had a wonderful autumn at the Lyric. And the spring promises to be equally exciting. The joyous new musical Spring Awakening launches a season of thrilling work for all ages. There is truly something for everyone.

I am leaving the Lyric this spring to become Associate Director of the Royal Shakespeare Company. See page 18 for an introduction to my fabulous successor, Sean Holmes.

Thank you for an amazing three and a half years at the Lyric — the most adventurous theatre in London.

David FarrArtistic Director

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In a world where grown-ups hold all the cards, three school friends experience the exhilarating, turbulent journey into adulthood… Spring Awakening is a vibrant and poignant story about a brilliant young student Melchior, his troubled friend Moritz, and a beautiful teenage girl, Wendla — all on a voyage of personal discovery and sexual awakening.

Inspired by Frank Wedekind’s 1891 masterpiece of repressed emotion and adolescent passion, Spring Awakening explodes onto the Lyric stage driven by a thrilling contemporary score. The Lyric has invited the entire original creative team behind the highly acclaimed New York production to stage the London premiere with a new British cast.

‘Haunting and electrifying! This brave new musical has a shivery sensual allure unmatched by anything in the theatre today.’ The New York Times

Book and Lyrics by Steven Sater Music by Duncan Sheik Directed by Michael Mayer Choreography by Bill T. Jones

For everyone 14+ / Tickets from £10A LYRIC HAMMERSMITH PRODUCTION

Gala performance 05 Feb 7pm (see page 24) Sign Language performance Sat 21 Feb 2.30pm interpreted by Donna RuaneLike this? Try The Overcoat (page 6)

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Inspired by Gogol’s legendary short story The Overcoat, physical theatre pioneers Gecko create an intoxicating imaginative world where a man’s secret thoughts and dreams spill out into his everyday life…

Get the coat, get the girl, change the world.

Capturing the unruly spirit of Gogol’s irreverent masterpiece, this award-winning company celebrates the birth of this revolutionary Russian writer, with a riotous blend of physical comedy, movement, cinematic images and evocative music.

‘A ravishing display of theatrical fireworks.’ HHHH The Guardian on Gecko’s

The Arab and the Jew

‘A wondrous piece of theatre.’ HHHH Metro on Gecko’s The Race

Celebrating the 200th birthday of Nikolai GogolCreated by Gecko

Main House / 20 Mar – 11 Apr 0871 22 117 22 / lyric.co.uk

‘Gecko combines a deliciously warped imagination with all-out physical daring… full of beguiling invention, at turns funny, touching and sinister.’ HHHH The Times on Gecko’s Taylor’s Dummies

Directed by Amit Lahav / Design by Ti Green / Lighting by James Farncombe / Original music by Dave Price / Sound by Dan Steele

A GECKO AND LYRIC HAMMERSMITH PRODUCTION IN ASSOCIATION WITH THEATRE ROYAL PLYMOUTH

For everyone 12+ / Tickets from £10 Like this? Try Interiors (page 14)

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Hang On catapults you into an aerial world of dizzying new thrills where the impossible becomes possible. Tantalizingly high, a giant spinning mobile appears before your eyes.

This is a perilous and playful journey into the stratosphere from two inventive award-winning companies, Theatre-Rites and aerialists Ockham’s Razor.

Hang On will be a family spectacle, suspended dramatically above the Lyric stage, mixing contemporary circus, movement, humour and live percussion.

‘Daring aerial theatre.’ The Independent on Ockam’s Razor

‘The company has put the play back into the play and produced some of our most outstanding theatre of the past decade.’ The Guardian on Theatre-Rites

For everyone (even people who don’t like heights)!

Created by Theatre-Rites and Ockham’s Razor

Main House / 15 – 25 Apr 0871 22 117 22 / lyric.co.uk

‘Dazzling airborne routines.’ Daily Telegraph on Ockham’s Razor

‘No matter your age, it should leave you feeling stimulated, rib-tickled, lighter than when you walked in and glad to be alive.’ The Times on Theatre-Rites’ Mischief

Directed by Sue BuckmasterMusic composed by Olly FoxChoreography by Alex BroadieObject and Costume design by Tina BicatLighting by Michael MannionDramaturg Philippe Cherbonnier

A THEATRE-RITES, OCKHAM’S RAzOR AND LYRIC HAMMERSMITH CO-PRODUCTION IN ASSOCIATION WITH YORK THEATRE ROYAL

PART OF CITY CIRC. LONDON’S NEW SEASON FOR THEATRE AND CONTEMPORARY CIRCUS

For everyone 5+ / Tickets from £10 / 70 minsLike this? Join us for our FREE Summer Party (page 19)

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Tamasha takes this timeless love story of untamed passion and class barriers, from the Yorkshire moors to the scorched desert of Rajastan, to create a vibrant new musical adaptation of Wuthering Heights. Incorporating all the colour, dance and music of classic Indian cinema, this story will captivate theatregoers of all ages.

Wuthering Heights is the latest show from Tamasha — creator of dance spectacular Strictly Dandia, award-winning musical Fourteen Songs, Two Weddings and a Funeral and the groundbreaking East is East.

‘Puts most London musicals in the shade.’ The Times on Fourteen Songs,

Two Weddings and a Funeral

Brontë goes to Bollywood

Created by TamashaBased on the novel by Emily Brontë

Main House / 29 Apr – 23 May 0871 22 117 22 / lyric.co.uk

‘Deepak Verma’s adaptation …crackles with dry humour and evokes real passion.’

Time Out on Ghostdancing (Deepak Verma’s adaptation of zola’s Thérèse Raquin)

Original concept and book by Deepak VermaMusic by Felix Cross & Sheema MukherjeeLyrics by Felix CrossDirected by Kristine Landon-Smith

A TAMASHA AND COLISEUM THEATRE CO-PRODUCTION IN ASSOCIATION WITH LYRIC HAMMERSMITH

For everyone 8+ / Tickets from £10 Like this? Try Hang On (page 8)

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He didn’t know a black person until he was eighteen. It wasn’t his fault. They just thought it was better that way. He spent most of his adult life searching for his family who were black like him.

Why I Don’t Hate White People is a whirlwind tour of one man’s life. The child of an unlikely liaison between Ethiopia, Eritrea and Wigan Social Services, Lemn Sissay grew up in the small villages of Lancashire. Now he presents the most serious of subjects through a journey of mental gymnastics and laughter to discover why he doesn’t hate white people. Playwright, performer and broadcaster, Lemn Sissay’s work includes Tender Fingers in a Clenched Fist, The Listener, and his plays include Chaos By Design, Storm and Something Dark. He is the Southbank Centre’s Artist-in-Residence.

‘An adrenaline-fuelled performance. The actor’s glorious smile and his flair for turning personal struggle into stand-up and poetry is effortlessly entertaining.’ The Guardian on Something Dark

Directed by John E McGrath / Design by Rachana Jadhav / Video by Clive Hunte / Lighting by Nigel Edwards / Sound by Simon McCorry / Produced by Artsadmin

COMMISSIONED BY LYRIC HAMMERSMITH

For everyone 12+ / Tickets from £9 Like this? Try If That All There Is (page 15)

Created and performed by Lemn Sissay Forging the next generation of visual & physical theatreCreated by Push, the Lyric and Graeae Theatre Company

Studio / 22 Jan – 14 Feb 0871 22 117 22 / lyric.co.ukThroughout the Lyric / 01 – 06 Jun 0871 22 117 22 / lyric.co.uk

This June, the Lyric hosts a once in a lifetime opportunity for emerging artists and theatre-makers to gatecrash the visual and physical theatre party in a week of intensive activity led by acclaimed directors, Josette-Bushell Mingo of PUSH, Jenny Sealey of Graeae and David Farr of the Lyric.

Want to discover how visual theatre companies like Kneehigh, Vesturport and Gecko create their theatre? Want to try yourself, but don’t know where to start? It’s time to storm the Lyric and discover what it takes to create boundary busting-theatre: from improvisation to installation, site specific to spoken word, puppetry to physical theatre.

Take part in workshops, debates and discussions. Link up, chat, chill out and develop your ideas. This is knowledge to last you a lifetime.

For more information and an application form email storm@lyric.co.uk or visit www.lyric.co.uk

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If That’s All There Is is a mini epic of longing, envy, disappointment and psychobabble, starring a therapist vigilante, her moody daughter, her happy son, her pent-up patient and his thrill-seeking fiancée.

Over one long summer, their lives intertwine, knot and fray, periodically hinting at an explosive climax. Will it be a gunfight between two women? A terrible motorcycle accident? The kidnap of a young executive? Or will it just be an ordinary summer which threatens to be swelteringly hot but never quite caps pleasantly warm?

Inspired by the Peggy Lee song, If That’s All There Is takes a funny and unflinching look at our obsession with finding happiness. This is the latest show from the company behind the award-winning and international touring hit Hysteria.

‘Inspector Sands examines the perils, complexities and absurdities of modern life… faultlessly performed, painfully real and very, very slick. Hilarious.’ HHHHH Metro on Hysteria

COMMISSIONED BY THE LYRIC HAMMERSMITH

CO-DEVELOPED AT SOUTH STREET, READING AND THE NIGHTINGALE THEATRE, BRIGHTON

For everyone 14+ / Tickets from £9 Like this? Try Interiors (page 14)

Created by Inspector SandsCreated by Vanishing Point

Studio / 12 – 16 May: 1 week only 0871 22 117 22 / lyric.co.ukStudio / 21 Apr – 09 May 0871 22 117 22 / lyric.co.uk

Behind a window, in a cosy room, a group of friends sit down for a meal. The food is being cooked; the lamps are on, everyone is happy. Talk begins and soon stories unfold around the table, stories about the living and the dead, about missing necklaces and what happens when people get hungry.

Outside someone is watching. Vanishing Point return to the Lyric with this major international collaboration following their sell-out hit Subway. Utterly hypnotic, Interiors is about sounds, silence, and the darkness outside the window.

This production is inspired by the Nobel Prize winner Maurice Maeterlinck’s astonishing play, Interior.

‘A tremendous, thrilling fusion of differences — theatre and music, northern and eastern European attitudes. It moved me more than I ever could have imagined.’HHHHH Time Out on Subway

Conceived and directed by Matthew LentonSet and Lighting by Kai FischerMusic and Sound by Alasdair Macrae

A VANISHING POINT, NAPOLI TEATRO FESTIVAL ITALIA AND TRAVERSE THEATRE CO-PRODUCTION IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE LYRIC HAMMERSMITH AND TRON THEATRE. DEVELOPED AT THE NATIONAL THEATRE STUDIO

For everyone 14+ / Tickets from £9 Like this? Try Spring Awakening (page 4)

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Lyric Firsts brings together audiences and the latest projects from exciting theatre artists.

This is a chance to see new work in the making. Be here at the start, give your feedback after the show and help the work take shape.

Tickets are just £3.

Lyric & local pub / 14 – 16 Apr Studio / 21 – 23 May 8pmStudio / 06 – 11 Apr 11am0871 22 117 22 / lyric.co.uk

Created by Lyngo

Following adventures with Egg and Spoon and Circus Minimus, acclaimed children’s company Lyngo tackle the whole of the known universe in What a Wonderful World — but they need your help to do it!

Come along and show us how you might sing the earth to sleep or play with the baby stars to help them make a show that is out of this world.

With Patrick Lynch from Cbeebies Razzledazzle.

DEVELOPED AT THE LYRIC HAMMERSMITH

For ages 2 – 5

Created by Cartoon de SalvoLast year Cartoon de Salvo improvised a new play every night with Hard Hearted Hannah and Other Stories. Pub Rock builds on its musical legacy… and on the Salvos’ reputation for creating extraordinary stories in ordinary locations — this time, down the pub. Pub Rock starts like any gig. But a few songs in, the band’s artistic differences emerge, and this story of just another cover band becomes something altogether more unexpected…

‘You leave feeling like you’ve been to the best party in town. Magic.’ Daily Telegraph on Hard Hearted Hannah and Other Stories

COMMISSIONED BY THE LYRIC HAMMERSMITH

For everyone 15+ In a Hammersmith pub — Meet at the Lyric bar 7.30pm

Created by Lisa Hammond Rachael Spence and Lee SimpsonThis is Rachael and Lisa. Take a look. A good look. Imagine they approached you in a pub or a shopping centre or the foyer of a theatre and said, "If we were in a show — what kind of show would it be? What characters would we play? What would the story be?"

What do you think you would say?

Maybe they did ask you. Maybe you told them. Maybe they thought it was great and that is what the show will be about tonight.

SUPPORTED BY NATIONAL THEATRE STUDIO AND DEVELOPED AT THE LYRIC HAMMERSMITH

For everyone 12+

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A night of comedyRichard Herring returns to the Lyric to host Ha Ha Hammersmith — our annual fundraising gig that brings together well-known names to support the Lyric’s work with young people.

In the past we’ve seen top comedians including Al Murray, Russell Howard, Robin Ince and Stewart Lee, with music from shape-shifting siren Sophie Ellis-Bextor. Check out www.lyric.co.uk to see this year’s line-up.

Not suitable for under 15s Tickets £25 Stalls & Circle / £15 Upper Circle.Like this? See Why I Don’t Hate White People (page 13)

Our new Artistic DirectorJoin the Lyric’s new Artistic Director as he unveils his plans for the future.

Sean Holmes has recently directed Filter’s acclaimed production of Twelfth Night, The Entertainer with Robert Lindsay at the Old Vic, The Man Who Had All the Luck at the Donmar Warehouse, Loot at the Tricycle, Simon Stephens’ stark and shattering new play Pornography, and Treasure Island with Keith Allen.

FREE event

A week of workshops, performance, short films and discussion

‘Amici are totally and utterly inspiring.’ The Guardian

This is a unique opportunity to take part in and see the work of Amici Dance Theatre Company and Wolfgang Stange. Amici members will show their creativity and improvisational skills during the week’s activities which will include open workshops, opportunities and guest appearances by other companies that Amici have worked with.

Amici Dance Theatre Company is a unique company integrating disabled and non-disabled artists and performers. Founded in 1980, Amici’s productions and workshops have had a major impact worldwide challenging conventional attitudes about disability and the arts. Amici are the Community Artists in Residence at the Lyric Hammersmith.

For details of the events please check www.lyric.co.uk

w/c 08 Jun Sat 11 Jul 10am – 4pmMain House / Sun 07 Jun 8pmMain House / 25 May 7pm

A flowery FREE fun day out for all the family! Celebrate the great British Summer Lyric style. In 2007 we danced with umbrellas (even though it wasn’t raining), in 2008 John Hegley brought the humble handkerchief centre-stage, now in 2009 it’s time to stop and smell the flowers with our Bloomin’ Marvellous Summer Party. This will be a fun packed day of shows and activities for all the family created by John Nicholson from Peepolykus and some of London’s best theatre-makers.

Write an idea on a petal and watch it blossom into a show, film, projection or song. Come and help us fill the Lyric with giant tulips.

For everyone 2 – 102!FREE event

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For 2 –6 year olds

For twists on classic fairytales to exciting adventures with colourful performers, puppets, music and magic, the Lyric is the best place to be on a Saturday.

For 2 – 6 year olds

Our Messy Play arts and craft workshops follow selected Saturday shows means you can have lots of fun in the afternoon — and mum and dad don’t have to tidy up afterwards!

Visit www.lyric.co.uk or pick up a copy of our Childrens’ Brochure for more details. Get the dates in your diary — before they all sell out!

Saturday Shows Children £6 / Adults £8 / Messy Play £2

Created by Travelling Light & Tobacco Factory TheatreMother Duck is delighted when her eggs begin to hatch… but when the last duckling emerges he looks nothing like his fluffy yellow siblings. Picked on for being clumsy, scruffy and different, the ugly duckling sets off on an epic journey to find the place where he truly belongs.

Adapted from the story by Hans Christian Andersen, Travelling Light bring their 5-star production to the Lyric following their sell-out shows, Papa, Please Get the Moon for Me and Shadow Play.

‘Beautifully crafted, wonderfully acted, and quietly enchanting.’ HHHHH Metro

For ages 3+ / Children £6 / Adults £8

Spring Half Term Summer Half Term An Easter Treat

Created by Lyngo TheatreFollowing their adventures with Egg and Spoon and Circus Minimus, the acclaimed childrens theatre company Lyngo tackle the whole universe this Easter!

Before anything new is made, it must first be dreamed. What would you like to see in tomorrow’s wonderful world? Hop on the sleeper train and dance with the stars as your dreams help them to make a show that is out of this world.

Lyngo’s trademark mix of imagination and the everyday combine to create a brand new show for children with Patrick Lynch from Cbeebies Razzledazzle.

DEVELOPED AT THE LYRIC HAMMERSMITH

For ages 2 – 6 / Children £6 / Adults £8

Created by Gomito ProductionsFollow the intergalactic adventures of Jacob, a boy who dreams of flying. Jacob has just one night to save a distant world from darkness. It starts in his back garden and ends 5 billion light years away on a planet filled with wonderful creatures and eccentric characters.

To save the day, Jacob must face a wizard, a witch, four tricky traders and an oracle. Using his knowledge of science and his brilliant imagination, he must overcome problems big and small to reach the greatest challenge of them all — the Sun Dragon.

‘As magical an experience as anything conjured up by Harry Potter or Narnia.’ Primary Times on The Sun Dragon

Ages 4+ / 50 mins/ Children £6 / Adults £8

Studio / 07 – 11 Apr Studio / 26 – 30 MayStudio / 16 – 21 FebStudio / 10 Jan – 16 May

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Interested in performing /writing / directing / singing / dancing? If you’re aged 14 – 19, you can join the Lyric’s Young Company for £5. As well as the chance to be in productions LYC members also get: to meet performers / make new friends / cheap tickets / workshops / talks and events / news updates / qualifications and work experience. Join now. Visit www.lyric.co.uk, call 020 8741 6863 or e-mail lyc@lyric.co.uk

The LYC is open to people who live in or attend a school in Hammersmith & Fulham, Kensington & Chelsea, Harrow, Hounslow, Hillingdon, Ealing, Brent, Richmond and Wandsworth.

SUPPORTED BY THE WATES FOUNDATION AND JACK PETCHEY ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS

LYC showsSince its creation in 2006, the Lyric Young Company have been working with electrifying theatre companies, such as Gecko, Cartoon de Salvo, Mark Murphy, and Dende Collective, each summer to create exhilarating new shows.

This year Peepolykus have already signed up to create The First Thing That Ever Ever Happened in the Main House following their smash-hit comedy Spyski! (Or The Importance of Being Earnest) with Liquid Theatre’s Matt Peover devising a new show in the Studio. 2009 is going to be an exciting year to be watching the work of the LYC.

For more information visit www.lyric.co.uk

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Book NowTickets 0871 22 117 22*www.lyric.co.uk

Main House Adults £15/£18/£21/£24/£2716 – 25s / Concessions** £10

Spring AwakeningAdults £15/£18/£21/£24/£27/£30 16 – 25s / Concessions** £10 Spring Awakening Gala Performance 05 Feb Adults £100 / Aged 14 – 19 £50 / Family ticket £250

Hang OnAdults £15/£18/£2116 – 25s / Concessions** £10

Studio Adults £12 16 – 25s / Concessions** £10

Childrens Shows Adults £8 Children £6 Book for 6 or more Childrens shows at the same time and save 10% off your tickets.

Lyric Firsts All tickets £3

*Calls cost 10p per minute from BT landlines, other networks may vary

**What are concessions? They’re tickets available to people under 16, over 60, in full-time education, unwaged, or with a disability. To take advantage of this offer you’ll need to bring some ID when you collect your tickets. There are only a limited number of these special priced tickets available for each performance, so book early to avoid disappointment.

Special Offers

£10 Nights For early performances all tickets are £10. Book early to guarantee your seat.

Beat the Credit Crunch — See 2 shows for £25 Book for 2 different shows at the same time and pay just £25. That’s just £12.50 a show for any performance. This isn’t just a special offer — it’s a bargain. Family Tickets 4 for £50 for all Main House and Studio shows (must include one under 16). 4 for £25 for Childrens shows (must include a child). Must be booked before the first performance.

Schools and Colleges £9 Main House (£8 if booked and paid for two months before the show starts). £7 Studio. Available Mon – Thu evenings and for matinees. Call for details.

Group Offer Book 10 tickets or more at the same time and save £2 off full-price tickets. This discount isn’t available with any other offer.

Friends Night Best seats in the house for just £5?! See our Friends page for more information.

FREE First Night — for selected shows If you live or work in Hammersmith and Fulham you won’t get a better theatre deal. Come to the Ticket Office at 9.30am, with proof of your home or work address, on the Saturday before the Free First Night marked in the calendar — and you can pick up your free tickets.

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George and the Dragon

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Hansel and Gretel

Why I Don’t Hate White People

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F / £5 Friends Nights — saves you over £20 on every ticket you buy, join up now!

P / Press Night. Look out for the reviews!

G / Gala

FFN / Free First Night

MC / Meet the Company. Ask questions and meet the actors and artists after the show

OC / Open Captioned Performance. The lines from the play are relayed live on a text box by the stage so they can be viewed by people who are deaf or hard of hearing.

BSL / British Sign Language Interpreted Performance

AD / Audio-described Performance. This is a live commentary heard through a lightweight headset that describes, in between the actors lines, the facial expressions, gestures, set, props and costumes in the show for people who are blind or visually impaired.

Open Captioned PerformancesSpring Awakening: Thu 26 Feb 7.30pmWuthering Heights: Sat 16 May 7.30pm

BSL Sign Language Interpreted PerformancesSpring Awakening: Sat 21 Feb 2.30pm — Donna RuaneWuthering Heights: Thu 14 May 7.30pm — zane Hema

Audio-described PerformancesSpring Awakening: Sat 28 Feb 2.30pm The Overcoat: Wed 8 Apr 7.30pmHang On: Sat 25 Apr 2.30pmWuthering Heights: Sat 16 May 2.30pm

Key Accessible Performances

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Spring Awakening Gala Performance 05 Feb 7pm / For everyone 14+

Enjoy the performance, an exclusive post-show party with live entertainment and celebrity guests. Your ticket also includes a free Friends membership. (See page 23 for prices) Call 020 8741 6866 to book.

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Across… Deep Blue Sea

Terry Jones’ Fairy Tales

Pinocchio

Room on a Broom

Frog Princess

Don’t Let the Pigeon…

Pick ‘n’ Myths

The Princess and the Pea

What a Wonderful World

Lyric First Pub Rock

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Amici — Open Doors A week of workshops, performance & discussion. Visit www.lyric.co.uk in March 2009 for more information

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All information contained in this brochure was correct at the time of going to print, but we reserve the right to make changes to our programme where necessary.

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Café Brera & Pizza BreraCafé Brera is famous for its high quality Italian food including its award-winning coffee, mouth-watering panini, pizzas and antipasti. It also has a fully licensed bar with a great selection of draft and bottled beers and an excellent range of Italian wines. Café Brera is open all day, seven days a week, on Lyric Square. Upstairs, Pizza Brera is open for lunch Mon – Sat and from 6pm until late on performance nights. Pizza Brera also cater for special events and functions, as well as children’s birthday parties. For more information call 020 8741 6804 or e-mail info@cafebrera.com

HammersmithLondon Roof Garden at the Lyric Watch our garden grow. Step off the streets and away from the concrete jungle and discover a new urban oasis. This spring the Lyric’s terrace is transformed into the HammersmithLondon Roof Garden. Come read, relax and smell the flowers! Open from Spring.

By Tube District, Piccadilly and Hammersmith & City Lines. We are 2 minutes walk from Hammersmith Station (zone 2). The last tube home during the week is 11.30pm — and that gives you time to make changes on the underground.

By Car The Lyric is outside the congestion charging zone and there is a large and inexpensive car park nearby on Glenthorne Road, or there is plenty of FREE on-street parking after 6.30pm.

By Bus Loads of buses go to and through Hammersmith. We’re just 2 minutes from Hammersmith Broadway Bus Station.

To plan your journey visit www.tfl.gov.uk or call 020 7222 1234 (Textphone 020 7918 3015)

Where to go after the show Chula — the real flavours of India — is the Lyric’s recommended restaurant for delicious post show dining. 116 King Street, W6 0PQ. Tel 020 8748 1826

Visitors with disabilities We want to make sure that the Lyric is accessible to everyone. We have level access lifts to all levels, wheelchair seats and accessible toilets. We have an Infra Red Sennheiser system and an induction loop in both theatre spaces for those who are hard of hearing. Please remember to tell the Ticket Office when you book your tickets so that they can recommend the seats for best reception.

We also have regular Open Captioned and Audio Described performances — see the calendar for details.

This brochure is available in large print format. Please call 0871 22 117 22 or email access@lyric.co.uk for your copy. For a copy of our access guide call 0871 22 117 22 or visit www.lyric.co.uk

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The Guardian on Metamorphosis.

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Evening Standard on The Birthday Party.

‘The best version I have seen… a shockingly memorable night.’

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Lyric Hammersmith is a Registered Charity No. 278518

With thanks to the Lyric’s major sponsors and supporters

Hang On is supported by the National Lottery through Arts Council England