Hackney Empire

Gone Too Far!

19 August 2008 - 23 August 2008

Venue: Main House

Price(s): £12.50, Concs £2 off, Friends £3 off, CAN £2.50 off

Nigeria, England, America, Jamaica; are you proud of where you're from? Dark skinned, light skinned, afro, weaves, who are your true brothers and sisters?

An exclusive chance to see this Olivier Award winning play by Bola Agbaje, transferring from the Royal Court after a triumphant run.

Set on a South London estate, two brothers from different worlds clash in this comic, vibrant new play about identity, history and culture depicting a world where respect is always demanded but rarely freely given. 

Sometimes going to the shops for some milk is not as simple as it seems.

Cast includes: Tobi Bakare, Ashley Chin, Munir Khairdin, Tunji Lucas, Ricci McLeod, Bunmii Mojekwu, Marcus Onilude

"Remarkable... ****" Evening Standard 

"An odyssey that gets right under the skin of multi-cultural Britain" The Guardian

'A joyous, irreverent energy and a fresh, winning playfulness.'' The Times 

''It has such energy, humour and sharpness... displays such a feel for street-slang, and deftly unpicks the confused impulses of young adults trying to work out their identity in multicultural Britain.'' Financial Times  

EXPLORE GONE TOO FAR

Video interview with Bola Agbaje and cast of Gone Too Far. (new)

Bola Agbaje's interview in The Guardian  

Listen to the Gone Too Far! Podcast 

Join the Facebook Event Page

 

Events surrounding this production

Tue 19 July - A Slam Too Far! @ 9pm. If you’re a poet with stanzas to share on identity, join us at this free post-show poetry slams! Poets can sign up on the night. To sign up contact kendall@atc-online.com or 0207 580 7723 

Wed 20 July - Have We Gone Too Far? @ 9pm. The Forum will explore the pressing topic of knife crime in relation to Gone Too Far! and aims to be a platform for young people to voice their opinions and personal experiences on the subject and to discuss the causes and effects of this urgent issue on young people. Chaired by Bola Agbaje, Kola Oluwole (Time Things Change) and John Bravo (Hackney’s Drug Action Team).

Mon 18 - Fri 22 Aug @ Going Far! Are you interested in playwriting? Want to work with an Olivier Award winning playwright and have your work read on the Hackney Empire Stage? Join Bola Agbaje (playwright of Gone Too Far!) from 10am - 4pm daily. To register contact kendall@atc-online.com or 0207 580 7723.  The rehearsed readings will include actors from Hackney’s ADP programme and will be driected by the assistant director from GTF! Josh Giles-Burnette.

For more infornation visit www.atc-online.com

 

Suitable for 14yrs +.  Running time 1 hour 30 minutes.