Events at the Theatre
Happenings in the bar, the auditorium and elsewhere
Coffee Morning - Criterion Coffee Morning
In the Bar and Foyer
Play Reading - Online Zoom Reading Of Medea By Rachel Cusk
We are really pleased to be starting up our monthly online play reading group again from January 2024 on the second Tuesday of the month, so stick these dates in your diary. There is no need to attend each session, have lots of acting experience or buy the play in advance. You will need a laptop or tablet to read the play on the screen. The group simply read the play and have a brief discussion afterwards. Previously the online play reading group has influenced the Criterion season with shows like The Gift and The Welkin. The readings are free to attend (although of course we pay for the rights). So, as the nights draw in, why not come and escape from it all? You can read a part, stage directions or just sit back and listen - it’s totally up to you. If you would like to read please email lucyhayton@hotmail.com and include your name, approximate age and ethnicity so we can allocate parts as appropriately as possible (although be prepared to read anything!). Hope to see you then. And please do spread the word, all are welcome. JANUARY PLAY READING The first play reading will be of Rachel Cusk's modern version of Medea on 9TH JANUARY 2024 at 8pm. _Medea's marriage is breaking up. And so is everything else. Testing the limits of revenge and liberty, Euripides' seminal play cuts to the heart of gender politics and asks what it means to be a woman and a wife._ To register for the read please follow this link [http://email.criteriontheatre.co.uk/c/eJwUzc1OxCAQAOCnoTcbGGZpe-BgjMTLJsafg94oM9vilmIoxOjTm32Cj6xBVh1bNUgJeBqM7lYrUclZI-FIpMlMIfDsCQ2jGuFymrtoQYJWSg1qhAl0742WaiDyU2AZBhIoQ4mVS8x7XdnXwn3Ifbt2m11r_T6EvhfgBLh2SPjhuf_LOfXtEOASc437IsAVXuJRuQhw9fPjSs2U8nWuj9PDueVJvexvv-3p2ePru1spX7pifVoEyiVum093S2Heb276DwAA__-WXUiQ]. For any questions about the readings please email Lucy on lucyhayton@hotmail.com.
In the Comfort Of Your Home
In the Bar
In the Auditorium
In the Auditorium and Bar
Coffee Morning - Criterion Coffee Morning
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Touring Production - City Of Burning Spires Performed By Phoenix From The Ashes
The City of Burning Spires show combines a full live rock band and audio visual EFFECTS to create an immersive theatrical experience. The Phoenix From the Ashes band is made up of a talented group of Coventry based musicians and singers lead by Simon Gibbons. The piece is based on Simon's family history and the stories of the Coventry blitz of 1940. It combines events from both sets of grandparents into a surreal rock opera. The story is told through 30 original songs in a range of different styles from folk and blues to rock and reggae.
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Touring Production - City Of Burning Spires Performed By Phoenix From The Ashes
The City of Burning Spires show combines a full live rock band and audio visual EFFECTS to create an immersive theatrical experience. The Phoenix From the Ashes band is made up of a talented group of Coventry based musicians and singers lead by Simon Gibbons. The piece is based on Simon's family history and the stories of the Coventry blitz of 1940. It combines events from both sets of grandparents into a surreal rock opera. The story is told through 30 original songs in a range of different styles from folk and blues to rock and reggae.
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The Cri - Oscars
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Coffee Morning - Criterion Coffee Morning
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Criterion Craft Evening - Bring Your Knitting, Sewing, Card Crafts, Crocheting Or Anything You’ve Been Working On. It Will Be Great To Catch Up And Craft Together!
Come and join us at our first members social - a Crafty Cri Event. Bring along your current craft project and share tips, hints and techniques with fellow crafters and new learners. Whether you’re a knitter, a sketcher, a sewer, a happy hooker or a complete beginner who’d like to have a go, we’d love to see you, and your creativity, in the bar from 8pm. Nothing like a Knit and a Natter over a G and T or a pint or two! And bring friends along - they don’t have to be members. And if you don’t do any of the above do come along for a chat and a drink anyway!
In the Bar and Foyer
Play Reading - Paris By Eboni Booth
This month we continue with our series of online play readings with 'Paris' by Eboni Booth. Everyone is welcome, there is no need to have lots of acting experience or buy the play in advance. You will need a laptop or tablet to read the play on the screen. The group simply read the play and have a brief discussion afterwards. Previously the online play reading group has led to productions being included in the Criterion season with shows like The Gift, The Welkin and 1984. _Set in Vermont in the 1990s. Paris is a play about Emmie, one of the only Black people living in the town of Paris and she desperately needs a job. When she is hired at Berry’s, a store off the interstate selling everything from baby carrots to lawnmowers, she begins to understand a new kind of isolation. Paris is a play about invisibility, being underpaid, and how it feels to work on your feet for ten hours a day._ To register please follow this link [https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYvduyvrj4vHdwKxt9sTyR-66xr6MPIniAb] and an email will be sent to you. For any questions about the readings please email Lucy on lucyhayton@hotmail.com.
In the Comfort Of Your Home
Audition - Honey And Salt- Springboard Festival
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Coffee Morning - Criterion Coffee Morning
In the Bar and Foyer
Book Launch - Crcb Book Launch
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Play Reading - This House By James Graham
ONLINE PLAY READING 16TH APRIL THIS HOUSE BY JAMES GRAHAM Criterion members are invited to join a fun and informal online play reading of This House by James Graham on the 14th April at 8pm. Online play readings are open to all to attend and read or listen. Please just register your interest via the following link: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAqfuGprjMqHN0-glCl0UH-Ywko0RJ5V2PN [https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAqfuGprjMqHN0-glCl0UH-Ywko0RJ5V2PN] ABOUT THE PLAY: This House is a timely and relevant political comedy, exploring Westminster and the 1974 hung parliament. In the run-up to the General Election pressure mounts as squabbling whips attempt to attract key regional votes. As it becomes clear the results will be closely balanced, the play tracks the formation, perils and consequences of a coalition government, including the compromises, conflicts and power games all in the interest of gaining control of Parliament. With well-paced, witty and waspish dialogue, This House playfully explores the childish digs and chauvinistic attitudes that riddle political life. Award-winning playwright James Graham combines comedy with comment in this portrayal of the strain between the thinking individual, the pressure to toe the part line and the end goal of winning government. The premier of the play at the National Theatre in 2012 and 2013 was hugely successful and it was then revived in the West End in 2017, when it was Olivier-nominated. Any questions please feel free to email the facilitator Lucy via lucyhayton@hotmail.com
In the Comfort Of Your Home
Criterion Theatre Craft Night - Back By Popular Demand!
Come and join us again for Crafty Cri Event on Wednesday 24th April. Bring along your current craft project and share tips, hints and techniques with fellow crafters and new learners. Whether you’re a knitter, a sketcher, a sewer, a happy hooker or a complete beginner who’d like to have a go, we’d love to see you, and your creativity, in the bar from 7pm this time. Nothing like a Knit and a Natter over a G and T or a pint or two! And bring friends along - they don’t have to be members. See you there!
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Coffee Morning - Criterion Coffee Morning - Moved To Monday 6Th May 11Am-2Pm
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Earlsdon Festival
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Coffee Morning - Criterion Coffee Morning
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Coffee Morning - Criterion Coffee Morning
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Members - Agm
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Coffee Morning - Criterion Coffee Morning
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