History of RealLife Theatre

 

Founded by writer Trevor Suthers and actor Joe Simpson whilst Trevor was Arts Council funded Writer-in-Residence at The Green Room in 1991.


The following productions have all been mounted under the banner of

THE REALLIFE THEATRE COMPANY.


  1. DOUBLE EDGE 6 One Act plays at The Green Room, April 1991

  1. THE OTHER SIDE OF THE STREET fund-raising cabaret show featuring Coronation Street stars, Green Room, Nov.20th 1991

  1. CONSPIRACY TO PERVERT Green Room and Bury Metro Arts, Jan/Feb 1992

  1. DOUBLE DOSE season of One-Act Plays, Green Room, July 1992

  1. GET STALKER commissioned by City Life Magazine, Manchester Festival, Green Room, Sept 1992

  1. MONOMANIA Green Room, June/July 1993


Reallife Theatre Company’s ‘Not The City Of Drama’ Season


  1. LOUTS & TURN, Night & Day Café, Feb. 1994

  1. AN INNOCENT ABROAD, Night & Day Café March 1994

  1. LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, Unison Social Club, April 1994

  1. TWIST AND FALL, Night & Day Café, May 1994

  1. THE WELL, Studio Arts Centre, Nov 1994


Reallife Theatre Company, Theatre-in-Residence at Duke’s ’92, Castlefields


  1. A MONTH OF SUNDAYS, 8 monologues, June 1995

  1. LOUTS, Lunchtime Theatre, July 1995

  2. THE FROG PRINCESS, pantomime, Dec/Jan 1995/6


M.E.N Theatre Award for Best Fringe Theatre Company


  1. BALL BOYS, July 1996

  1. SKIN, Aug 1996

  1. THUS SPAKE KEN, Sept, 1996

  1. BELLS SHORTS, 4 15min scripts by TV Writers, Nov. 1996

  1. ANDY IN DIRE STRAITS, 1997

  1. NEW ONE-ACT PLAYS by Jim Allen, Michael Harvey,

Paul Abbott, John Chambers, 1997

  1. DEALING DREAMS, a musical, Aug, 1998

22. KEITH’S BOLLOCKS, Buxton Festival, May 2001

  1. SMOKE, SICK & GOBSMACKED, March, 2002

  1. MARIGOLDS – THE WHOLE STORY, April 2002


End of residency as Duke’s as space becomes a restaurant.


  1. BRIEF ENCOUNTERS, first year of 24/7Festival, July 2004

  1. THE FIRST RULE OF COMEDY, 24/7 Festival, July 2005

  1. COMEDY MOUTHWASH, sketch show, 24/7 Festival 2007

  1. JB SHORTS 1, 6 short plays by top TV Writers,

Joshua Brooks, March 2009

  1. JB SHORTS 2, Joshua Brooks, October 2009


Nominated for Best Fringe Production (M.E.N. Theatre Awards)


  1. JB SHORTS 3, Joshua Brooks, March, 2010