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.

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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.

@Janlit (via Twitter)
Really enjoyed The Ashes last night at Nottingham Playhouse @SkyMirror - Great to reflect on Notts rich sporting heritage.

@perryholmes (Via Twitter)
Break a leg/bowl a leg break to @mdpinchbeck @GilesCroft @danielh_g and the rest of @SkyMirror's #theashesplay team. Excited to see it soon!

@panathaniel (Via Twitter)
Heard Mr Pinchbeck talk about it on TalkSport today. I'm a Geordie living in Notts but its a MUST SEE for me!

Tom Crosby from Notts
Interesting story, very well done. Congratulations to everyone concerned.

John Winfield from Orston
#theashesplay @SkyMirror a creatively staged piece of Notts,cricket,social history. A real must see until 17/9

@JenniferTBH (via Twitter)
Calling all Ashfield residents. Go and see The Ashes at @SkyMirror. It's about your most famous son #haroldlarwood and totally brilliant!

@HelenBeighton (via Twitter)
Been to see The Ashes at the Playhouse tonight. It was excellent and I know nothing about cricket!

Adela Hampson (Via Facebook)
I went with my younger son Sam and we both really enjoyed it. It's very well staged and captures the tensions caused by the controversy at the time.

Graham de Max (via Facebook)
I know nothing about cricket so went to this play with an open mind. It was absolutely fantastic, engrossing and imaginative. It was very refreshing to see actors who can do a proper Nottingham accent!

Karen Standard from Nottingham