Good Night Out Presents
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Good Night Out Presents is one of the resident theatre companies at the The Cock Tavern Theatre
in London.
. The company received its first transfer when Studies for a Portrait, directed by Adam Spreadbury-Maher
transferred for a month-long run at the Oval House Theatre
. A revised production of Studies for a Portrait opened at The King's Head Theatre
in March 2010 for an 8 week run and featured music by Boy George
written specifically for the production.
Other productions from Good Night Out Presents include Adrian Pagan’s The Backroom, revived at The Cock Tavern Theatre for the first time since the play’s premiere at the Bush Theatre
in 1999. The company has also developed a relationship with Nick Ward as the theatre's playwright in residence. Ward's The Present was revived at The Cock Tavern Theatre under the guidance of the playwright in 2009.
The Cock Tavern Theatre
The Cock Tavern Theatre was a multi-award winning pub theatre located in the heart of Kilburn in the north-west of London. The venue specialised in new works and critical revivals...
in London.
History
Good Night Out Presents was formed in August 2008 and moved to The Cock Tavern Theatre following a residency at The White Bear TheatreThe White Bear Theatre
The White Bear Theatre Club is a fringe theatre venue, established in 1988 in the White Bear pub in Kennington, London Borough of Lambeth. It is run by Artistic Director Michael Kingsbury...
. The company received its first transfer when Studies for a Portrait, directed by Adam Spreadbury-Maher
Adam Spreadbury-Maher
Adam Spreadbury-Maher is a multi-award winning Australian/Irish theatre artistic director, producer and translator. He is the founding Artistic Director of London's Cock Tavern Theatre from January 2009 until the venues closure in April 2011. He became Artistic Director of the Kings Head Theatre...
transferred for a month-long run at the Oval House Theatre
Oval House Theatre
Ovalhouse formerly called Oval House Theatre is an Off-Westend theatre led by joint Directors of Theatre Rebecca Atkinson-Lord and Rachel Briscoe in the London Borough of Lambeth...
. A revised production of Studies for a Portrait opened at The King's Head Theatre
The King's Head Theatre
The King's Head Theatre, founded in 1970 by Dan Crawford, is an Off-West End venue in London. It was the first pub theatre in the UK. Adam Spreadbury-Maher became Artistic Director in March 2010 .-Background:...
in March 2010 for an 8 week run and featured music by Boy George
Boy George
Boy George is a British singer-songwriter who was part of the English New Romantic movement which emerged in the early 1980s. He helped give androgyny an international stage with the success of Culture Club during the 1980s. His music is often classified as blue-eyed soul, which is influenced by...
written specifically for the production.
Other productions from Good Night Out Presents include Adrian Pagan’s The Backroom, revived at The Cock Tavern Theatre for the first time since the play’s premiere at the Bush Theatre
Bush Theatre
The Bush Theatre is based in Shepherd's Bush, in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham. It was established in 1972 above The Bush public house by Brian McDermott, and has since become one of the most celebrated new writing theatres in the world. An intimate venue renowned for its close-up...
in 1999. The company has also developed a relationship with Nick Ward as the theatre's playwright in residence. Ward's The Present was revived at The Cock Tavern Theatre under the guidance of the playwright in 2009.