Students of LAMDA to perform back to back productions at the Theatre Royal

Graduating students of the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Arts (LAMDA) are set to stage two productions at the Theatre Royal Bury St Edmunds, next month.

They are performing Oliver Goldsmith’s farce She Stoops to Conquer (Tuesday to Wednesday, April 23 to 24)  and Anton Chekhov’s poignant drama The Cherry Orchard (Thursday to Friday April 25 to 26).

Goldsmith’s classic comedy was first performed in London in 1773.

Kate, her step-brother Tony and their cousin Constance all have one thing in common, love. When Kate meets Charles she thinks she’s finally found the one. Until she learns he only likes ‘lower class women’.

Tony isn’t having much luck either. With his meddling mother blackmailing Constance into marrying him, his love of a barmaid is pushed to the backburner. And how can Constance marry her love when her jewels are being kept from her?

A delightful flurry of trifling confusions, misunderstandings and eavesdroppings leads to a classic comedy milestone.

Chekhov’s last and greatest play is about the abolition of serfdom and shifting social orders.

A family on the edge of ruin. A country on the brink of change. Will it take a revolution to destroy their cosy world of wealth and entitlement – or will their own stupidity be enough?

Ignorant to the rumbling of change that surrounds them, the futile attempts of this aristocratic family to maintain status and the bourgeoisie finding meaning in their new found materialism collide. When the axe finally falls, the sound is as of a giant ticking clock. The world is about to change.

The London Academy of Music & Dramatic Art (LAMDA) produce over 20 public shows across London each year – from Shakespeare to Sondheim, new writing to old favourites.

Many of these shows transfer and tour to venues across the UK and Europe. Graduating actors also perform in industry showcases in London’s West End, New York and Los Angeles.

Tickets are on sale at the Box Office, call 01284 769505, book online at www.theatreroyal.org/shows/she-stoops-to-conquer-2/andwww.theatreroyal.org/shows/the-cherry-orchard/or visit the theatre in person.