Last Exit Presents II – ‘Inside-out – Royal Court Theatre’
Written by Gary Lockton
What an amazing location for our second Last Exit Presents!
The Royal Court Theatre on Sloane Square, in the heart of London’s Chelsea, has an elegant and traditional 130 year old Victorian facade, yet everyting that happens inside is far from the traditional.
The theatre has become known as a hotbed for generations of talented actors and playwrights – the shaping of the ‘angry young men’ is a phrase synonymous with the work of this contemporary institution.
In the words of Diane Borger, Associate Producer at the theatre, the Royal Court is a ‘point of view’, a powerful ’set of opinions’ which happily takes sides, challenges taboos as well as the critics. Diane’s explaination was amplified by the words of two of the theatres youngest and most promising playwrights, who also spoke to our audience of guests.
Levi David Addai talked passionately about how he could never have imagined the theatre as his ‘home’, back in his early life in London’s deprived area of Lewisham. Another exciting young playwright, David Watson also hailed the Royal Court as a unique place to write and explore the telling of personal stories. “You may love or hate the end results on stage, but you will always get noticed” said David.
The huge number of thank you emails we have received from guests attending the event have left us in do doubt that ‘Inside Out at the Royal Court’ was a fantastic evening for our second Last Exit Presents!
