Nottingham Playhouse Theatre Company presents
The Ashes
By Michael Pinchbeck
Friday 2 - Saturday 17 September
Auditorium - Tickets: £7.50 - £26.50
approx 2 hours 15 minutes
Details
Some stories live on in the soil, long after the game has finished…
The Ashes is award-winning Nottingham writer Michael Pinchbeck’s enthralling new play about cricketing hero Harold Larwood, plucked from a Nottinghamshire coalmine to become the spearhead of England’s now infamous ‘bodyline’ attack. Bowling fast at the batsman’s body, Larwood tore the Australian team apart in the winter of 1932/3.
Amid accusations of ‘unsportsmanlike behaviour’, diplomatic relations between the two countries plummeted.
This is a dramatic tale of conflict between two countries, two classes and two men played out on the pitch and in the pavilion.
Belvoir Castle Cricket Trust Gala Performance
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Dates & Times
| The Ashes - Fri 2 Sep 7:45pm Fri 2 Sep | Auditorium | 7:45pm | £7.50 - £26.50 | ||
| The Ashes - Sat 3 Sep 7:45pm Sat 3 Sep | Auditorium | 7:45pm | £7.50 - £26.50 | ||
| The Ashes - Mon 5 Sep 7:45pm Mon 5 Sep | Auditorium | 7:45pm | £7.50 - £26.50 | ||
| The Ashes - Tue 6 Sep 7:45pm Tue 6 Sep | Auditorium | 7:45pm | £7.50 - £26.50 | ||
| The Ashes - Wed 7 Sep 7:45pm Wed 7 Sep | Auditorium | 7:45pm | £7.50 - £26.50 | ||
| The Ashes - Thu 8 Sep 7:45pm Thu 8 Sep | Auditorium | 7:45pm | £7.50 - £26.50 | ||
| The Ashes - Fri 9 Sep 7:45pm Fri 9 Sep | Auditorium | 7:45pm | £7.50 - £26.50 | ||
| The Ashes - Sat 10 Sep 2:30pm Sat 10 Sep | Auditorium | 2:30pm | £7.50 - £26.50 | ||
| The Ashes - Sat 10 Sep 7:45pm Sat 10 Sep | Auditorium | 7:45pm | £7.50 - £26.50 | ||
| The Ashes - Tue 13 Sep 7:45pm Tue 13 Sep | Auditorium | 7:45pm | £39.50 - £45 | ||
| The Ashes - Wed 14 Sep 7:45pm Wed 14 Sep | Auditorium | 7:45pm | £7.50 - £26.50 | ||
| The Ashes - Thu 15 Sep 1:30pm Thu 15 Sep | Auditorium | 1:30pm | £7.50 - £26.50 | ||
| The Ashes - Thu 15 Sep 7:45pm Thu 15 Sep | Auditorium | 7:45pm | £7.50 - £26.50 | ||
| The Ashes - Fri 16 Sep 7:45pm Fri 16 Sep | Auditorium | 7:45pm | £7.50 - £26.50 | ||
| The Ashes - Sat 17 Sep 7:45pm Sat 17 Sep | Auditorium | 7:45pm | £7.50 - £26.50 |
Reviews
★★★★ Michael Pinchbeck’s cracking new play
— The Times
★★★★
— The Guardian
★★★★ A truly engrossing drama
— whatsonstage.com
A must-see
— Nottingham Post
Almost 80 years after its subject threatened friendly relations between England and Australia, the play is well worth the wait
— The Cricketer Magazine
Karl Haynes is excellent as Larwood
— British Theatre Guide
Karl Haynes perfectly captures the proud & principled essence of a working-class hero
— Mansfield and Ashfield Chad
Jamie De Courcey is completely convincing as Douglas Jardine
— Nottingham Post
Just returned from seeing #theashesplay @SkyMirror. Tick vg. Likes content, staging, direction. Extremely good performances.