2013-11-04

by Jennifer Hayley, directed by Jeremy Herrin



18 July - 9 August 2014

£32, £22, £16, £12 (Mondays all seats £10)

Production Company: A Royal Court Theatre and Headlong Co-production

Playwright: by Jennifer Haley

Lead Quote: “I’ve read the studies. No one has been able to draw a conclusive correlation between virtual behaviour and behaviour in-world.”

Ticket Information: Tickets £32, £22, £16, £12
,Mondays all seats £10 (available in advance to Friends and Supporters subject to availability and on the day of the performance from 9am online)
,Concessions £5 off top two prices* (available in advance for all preview performances and all matinees. For all other performances, available on a standby basis on the day)
,25s and under £10* (available on £20 and £12 tickets)
,School and HE Groups of 8+ 50% off top two prices (available Wednesday -Friday and all matinees)
,Groups of 6+ £5 off top price (available Wednesday-Friday)
,Access £12 (plus a companion at the same rate)
,*ID required. All discounts are subject to availability

<p><strong>The Nether offers complete freedom – a new virtual wonderland provides total sensory immersion. Just log in, choose an identity and indulge your every desire.</strong> </p>

<p>But when a young detective uncovers a disturbing brand of entertainment, she triggers an interrogation into the darkest corners of imagination.</p>

<p>Winner of the 2012 Susan Smith Blackburn Prize, The Nether is both an intricate crime drama and a haunting sci-fi thriller that explores the consequences of making dreams a reality.</p>

<p>The Nether premiered in Spring 2013 by the Center Theatre Group at the Kirk Douglas Theatre in Los Angeles.</p>

<p><strong>Jennifer Haley’s</strong> credits include <em>Neighborhood 3: Requisition of Doom</em> at the Actors Theatre of Louisville, <em>Breadcrumbs</em> at the Contemporary American Theatre Festival, and <em>Sustainable Living</em>, written in the 2011-2012 <span class="caps">CTG</span> Writers’ Workshop and featured at the Ojai Playwrights Conference. Her play <em>Froggy</em> is in development with The Banff Centre and American Conservatory Theater. </p>

<p><strong>Jeremy Herrin</strong> directs. <em>The Nether</em> will be the first play he directs for Headlong since taking over as Artistic Director in September 2013. Jeremy was Deputy Artistic Director of the Royal Court Theatre from 2009 until 2012, where his credits included <em>No Quarter</em>, <em>Hero</em>, <em>Haunted Child</em>, <em>The Heretic</em>, <em>Kin</em>, <em>Spur of the Moment</em>, <em>Off the Endz</em>, <em>The Priory</em>, <em>Tusk Tusk</em>, <em>The Vertical Hour</em> and <em>That Face</em>, which transferred to the West End. In December, he will direct the world premiere of Hilary Mantel’s <em>Wolf Hall</em> and <em>Bring Up the Bodies</em> in two parts for the <span class="caps">RSC</span>. Other recent credits include <em>This House</em> at the National Theatre, for which he was nominated for an Olivier Award for Best Director, <em>Uncle Vanya</em> and <em>South Downs</em> at Chichester Festival Theatre which transferred to the West End, <em>Absent Friends</em> in the West End and <em>The Tempest</em> and <em>Much Ado About Nothing</em> at Shakespeare’s Globe. </p>

<p>Age Guidance 18+ </p>

<p>Priority booking for Friends opens on Thursday 14 Nov at 10am<br />
Tickets go on general sale on Monday 18 Nov at 10am</p>

<p><FONT COLOR="800000"><strong>Multi-buy Offer – Save over 20% with tickets at just £25. To use the multi-buy deal purchase three or more of our Jerwood Theatre Downstairs productions (<em>The Mistress Contract</em>, <em>Adler & Gibb</em>, <em>Birdland</em> and <em>The Nether</em>). Only valid on full price, top-price tickets. Must be booked by 6 December.</strong></FONT></p>

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