Big Love
- Location
- George Cadbury Hall - Selly Oak Campus
- Dates
- Thursday 11 February (19:30) - Saturday 13 February 2016 (21:30)
Big Love - 11 - 13 February 2016
- By Charles L. Mee. Directed by Jo Gleave.
When fifty brides flee their fifty grooms and find themselves seeking refuge in an Italian villa, mayhem ensues in Charles Mee’s contemporary re-making of The Danaids by Aeschylus. So save the date, dust off those wedding suits and fascinators and get ready to experience a wedding like no other. A ceremony full of passion, resentment, food fights, murder, power ballads, gender politics and unwanted wedding gifts. Will anyone live happily ever after?
Big Love is a colossal, poetic work that explores the hunger for independence, the burden of tradition, and the shape and size of love.
Performance Dates
- Thursday 11 February - Saturday 13 February 2016 at 19:30
- Saturday 13 February 2016 at 14:00
Ticket prices
£8 (£6 concessionary rate)
Concessionary tickets available to full time Students, UoB Staff, Under 16’s and over 60’s. Only one discount is available per ticket and valid ID must be presented where applicable.
Booking Information
Bookings can be made online by debit or credit card at any time using the Online Shop link below. Please visit the shop and search for the name of the production.
Bookings in person at George Cadbury Hall can be made on the week of the production. The Box Office is usually open between 13.00 and 14.00 Wednesday through Friday and 45 minutes before the start of a performance. Please ring the box office for exact opening hours as this is manned by students and has limited opening times. The box office can only accept cash payments.
Please note any bookings made by telephone must be collected and paid for by no later than 20 minutes prior to the performance or the tickets will be released for resale. No payment can be taken over the phone.
For more information about the Department of Drama and Theatre Arts, our productions and how to find us, please visit our website below.
Contact Information
Department of Drama and Theatre Arts
George Cadbury Hall
University of Birmingham
998 Bristol Road
Selly Oak
Birmingham
B29 6LG
About our productions
The Department of Drama and Theatre Arts is a leader in the integrated academic and practical study of drama, performance and theatre arts. Students gain first-hand experience using and testing the language of performance in a variety of specialist study and practical modules. The department offers a BA Hons in Drama and Theatre Arts. Postgraduate programmes include research degrees by thesis including PhD and MRes in Drama and Theatre, MRes in Directing and an MRes in Playwriting Studies.
Each year the Department stages a season of plays closely tied to its academic and practical work. Productions are performed by third year undergraduates and supported in lighting, sound, design/costume and stage management by second and first year students. Plays are directed either by members of the Department or guest directors from the professional theatre. Productions will be staged in the departments own performance venue George Cadbury Hall.
If you would like further information about our degree programme, please contact drama@contact.bham.ac.uk.