Programme Review: Before the Party (Almeida)
Before the Party by Rodney Ackland, 2013 Production at The Almeida
When purchased:
From the ticket booth before the performance on 5th April 2013
Price:
£2.50
Pages:
44 including cover. 7 pages of adverts; 21 pages of production specific information; there are no adverts in the production section.Notable adverts:
- None - all very dull - restaurants, estate agents and reinsurance
Photos:
3 pages of sketches for costume design, 4 pages of rehearsal photos and cast head shots.Content:
- 1 page brief biography of playwright
- 1 page timeline of playwright's life and historical events
- 1 page, short essay on the playwright and list of works
- 1 page essay on black market economy
- 2 page excerpt from a 1949 piece on cocktail parties
- 3 pages of sketches for costume design
- 4 pages of rehearsal photos
- 3 pages cast credits and head shots
- 3 pages of creative team credits
- Remainder lists donors and adverts
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