Shows

Shows appearing in the HighTide Festival 2012...
Roger Michell in Conversation

Roger Michell in Conversation

Fri May 3, 2013 - Fri May 3, 2013

Join Roger Michell, director of Notting Hill, Enduring Love and the recent Hyde Park on Hudson in conversation

Michael Frayn in Conversation

Michael Frayn in Conversation

Fri May 10, 2013 - Fri May 10, 2013

Join Michael Frayn, award winning playwright and novelist in conversation

Stephen Poliakoff in Conversation

Stephen Poliakoff in Conversation

Sat May 11, 2013 - Sat May 11, 2013

Join Stephen Poliakoff CBE, the acclaimed writer and director behind the recent BBC drama Dancing on the Edge, in conversation

Invertigo Take-Over: Senses

Invertigo Take-Over: Senses

Tue May 7, 2013 - Tue May 7, 2013

A collection of new short plays created, rehearsed, and produced in just 10 days in order to question and stimulate your senses.

Invertigo Take-Over: News Feed

Invertigo Take-Over: News Feed

Wed May 8, 2013 - Wed May 8, 2013

Bite into the high-pressured world of gastropolitics with this unique sensory experience...

Invertigo Take-Over: Heritage

Invertigo Take-Over: Heritage

Wed May 8, 2013 - Wed May 8, 2013

Celebrate Suffolk’s vast musical heritage in this uniquely intimate performance.

Invertigo Take-Over: Eva

Invertigo Take-Over: Eva

Tue May 7, 2013 - Tue May 7, 2013

The premiere of Gabriela Preissova’s Czech masterpiece performed script-in-hand by the Invertigo Take-Over ensemble.

Invertigo Take-Over: A Marked Man

Invertigo Take-Over: A Marked Man

Wed May 8, 2013 - Wed May 8, 2013

A work in progress showing of a new play specially commissioned for the Invertigo take-over space.

Escalator Plays

Escalator Plays

Sun May 5, 2013 - Sun May 5, 2013

Extracts of works in progress by playwrights attached to Escalator Plays

Stuart: A Life Backwards

Stuart: A Life Backwards

Sat May 4, 2013 - Sat May 4, 2013

HIGHTIDE READINGS, adapted by BAFTA award winning Jack Thorne

Harrogate and Klippies

Harrogate and Klippies

Sat May 11, 2013 - Sat May 11, 2013

Two staged readings performed as a double-bill

Moth

Moth

Thu May 2, 2013 - Fri May 10, 2013

Moth at the HighTide Festival.

Smallholding

Smallholding

Tue May 7, 2013 - Sat May 11, 2013

Smallholding at the HighTide Festival.

Pastoral

Pastoral

Thu May 2, 2013 - Sun May 12, 2013

Pastoral at the HighTide Festival.

Neighbors

Neighbors

Fri May 3, 2013 - Sun May 12, 2013

Neighbors at the HighTide Festival.

Bottleneck - Festival 2013

Bottleneck - Festival 2013

Thu May 2, 2013 - Sun May 12, 2013

Our acclaimed Edinburgh/London hit concludes its national tour at the Festival.

Britten in Brooklyn

Britten in Brooklyn

Fri May 10, 2013 - Fri May 10, 2013

A reading about a dilapidated Brooklyn boarding house and its bohemian commune of the leading lights of 1940s New York.

Thom Tuck Goes Straight-to-DVD

Thom Tuck Goes Straight-to-DVD

Sat May 11, 2013 - Sat May 11, 2013

Thom Tuck has watched every single Disney straight-to-DVD movie so that you don’t have to.

Parkway Dreams

Parkway Dreams

Sun May 5, 2013 - Sun May 5, 2013

A fascinating musical documentary play charting Peterborough’s expansion through the eyes of an ‘overspill family’.

Chewing Gum Dreams

Chewing Gum Dreams

Sat May 11, 2013 - Sat May 11, 2013

Michaela Coel’s award winning Chewing Gum Dreams is a coming-of-age monologue that recalls the last moments of innocence before adulthood.

Adventure Capitalism

Adventure Capitalism

Fri May 10, 2013 - Fri May 10, 2013

Roll up for Mark Borkowski’s rollercoaster ride through the weird and
wonderful world of the Maverick.

Late Night Jazz

Late Night Jazz

Sat May 4, 2013 - Sat May 4, 2013

Featuring the music of Oscar Peterson, Ray Charles, Ella Fitzgerald and more...

My Name Is...

My Name Is...

Sun May 12, 2013 - Sun May 12, 2013

Sudha Bhuchar's powerful retelling of a fascinating human story, inspired by actual events.

The Last Wild

The Last Wild

Sat May 4, 2013 - Sat May 4, 2013

HighTide Book Reading, read by the author.

The Last Crusade

The Last Crusade

Sun May 12, 2013 - Sun May 12, 2013

Nigel Cliff will give a talk about this inspiring story, reading passages from the book.

If Room Enough

If Room Enough

Sat May 11, 2013 - Sun May 12, 2013

The Tempest as never seen before; be immersed in such stuff as dreams are made on.

Educating Ronnie- Edinburgh Festival

Educating Ronnie- Edinburgh Festival

Thu Aug 2, 2012 - Sun Aug 26, 2012

HighTide on tour to the Edinburgh Festival.

Lyre

Tue Mar 6, 2007 - Thu Mar 8, 2007

Assembly

Tue Mar 6, 2007 - Thu Mar 8, 2007

Ned & Sharon

Tue Mar 6, 2007 - Tue Mar 6, 2007

VI/VII

Tue Mar 6, 2007 - Thu Mar 8, 2007

Weightless

Tue Mar 6, 2007 - Thu Mar 8, 2007

Oscar and Jim

Tue Mar 6, 2007 - Thu Mar 8, 2007

You Were After Poetry

Tue Mar 6, 2007 - Thu Mar 8, 2007

Inside Out

Tue Mar 6, 2007 - Thu Mar 8, 2007

Nicked

Nicked

Wed May 4, 2011 - Sun May 8, 2011

A new musical

Clockwork

Clockwork

Fri May 4, 2012 - Sun May 13, 2012

I’ve loved all the people I’m gonna love… It’s time to pass the wheelchair on.

HighMind Talk 5th May Art Truth and Journalism

HighMind Talk 5th May Art Truth and Journalism

Sat May 5, 2012 - Sat May 5, 2012

Jean-Michele Gregory, Will Gompertz, Ben Hammersley, and Libby Purves.

The Fire Poet

The Fire Poet

Sat May 12, 2012 - Sun May 13, 2012

Two new plays by a major poetry talent.

Brunch Plays 13 May

Brunch Plays 13 May

Sun May 13, 2012 - Sun May 13, 2012

Four World Premiere short plays from writers based in the East of England.

Seizing Cinderella

Seizing Cinderella

Sun May 13, 2012 - Sun May 13, 2012

A revelatory story based on real lives and events, examining the deep-seated prejudices.

Binary

Binary

Sat May 12, 2012 - Sat May 12, 2012

Binary is a new writer focused project from award winning devising company curious directive.

Educating Ronnie

Educating Ronnie

Sun May 6, 2012 - Sun May 6, 2012

A semi-autobiographical show about the friendship between Joe and Ronnie.

The Adventure

The Adventure

Sat May 5, 2012 - Sun May 6, 2012

Interactive theatre specialists Bad Physics present a new show for children.

The Best Years of Your Life

The Best Years of Your Life

Sat May 5, 2012 - Sun May 6, 2012

An anthology of blistering plays charting some of the most turbulent birthdays of our lives.

The Agony and the Ecstasy of Steve Jobs

The Agony and the Ecstasy of Steve Jobs

Sat May 5, 2012 - Sun May 6, 2012

Mike Daisey illuminates how the former CEO of Apple and his obsessions shape our lives.

Brunch Plays 6 May

Brunch Plays 6 May

Sun May 6, 2012 - Sun May 6, 2012

New short plays from writers based in the East of England or inspired by Halesworth.

Eisteddfod

Eisteddfod

Sat May 5, 2012 - Sun May 13, 2012

We're pitching a tent and giving you an intimate performance of this major new work.

Rifle Hall Plays

Rifle Hall Plays

Sat May 5, 2012 - Sun May 13, 2012

Four outstanding new plays from the Emerging Writers Group of the Public Theater.

Mudlarks

Mudlarks

Fri May 4, 2012 - Sun May 13, 2012

The water looks sort of angry, don’t it? Racing across the mud. Like it’s coming for us!

Organs of Little Apparent Importance

Organs of Little Apparent Importance

Thu May 3, 2012 - Sun May 13, 2012

A personal, fast paced individual journey for bipedes experienced through headphones.

Boys

Boys

Thu May 3, 2012 - Sun May 13, 2012

Five bedrooms, five chairs, four boys - and one hell of a party.