Soho Theatre: 'Bears in Space' with 'GoT' star Jack Gleeson. Extended run!

‘Razor-sharp ridiculousness - truly great.' Fest Mag

Heard about the play that follows two bears in a space ship who have just thawed from cryogenic stasis?

It's the weirdest story you'll hear this year and audiences are loving it!

Using puppetry, comic skills and music, "Bears in Space" has attracted a cult following and rave reviews.

New dates have been added to the run by Soho Theatre to cater for demand.

Note - only us Meetup members can book at this discounted price but you are allowed to bring guests.

REVIEWS FROM AUGUST 2015

The Upcoming (http://www.theupcoming.co.uk/2015/08/06/bears-in-space-at-the-soho-theatre-review/): 'A masterpiece. The perfect example of how sheer imagination and theatrical ingenuity can come together.'

Time Out (http://www.timeout.com/london/theatre/bears-in-space): 'A batshit-crazy comedy puppet show. Like nothing else you’ll see in London at the moment. The cast gleefully embrace the makeshift madness and take us on a riotous, hilarious, trippy journey to infinity and beyond.'

The Stage (https://www.thestage.co.uk/reviews/2015/bears-space/): 'Puppetry, music, comedy and theatre are thrown together in what proves to be a wonderfully funny London debut for this exciting young company'

The Irish Post (http://www.irishpost.co.uk/entertainment/theatre-review-bears-in-space-starring-game-of-thrones-jack-gleeson): 'It’s The Muppet Show meets Star Wars with a dash of The Mighty Boosh, all vaguely trippy and really, truly funny.'

Also 30 of our members attended a performance last week and loved it, you can read the comments here (https://www.meetup.com/Lets-Do-London/events/224121873/).

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This production is boosted by Game of Thrones star Jack Gleeson, who turned down blockbuster movie roles to perform here.

Usual cost for the 80 minute performance is £16.

Or £14 for students/unwaged

With Let's Do London - including paypal fees - only £11.50

Seats for 16 at this event

We have guaranteed this price in advance, exclusively for group members.

CAST / SHOW

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Starring Jack Gleeson / Aaron Heffernan / Cameron McCauley / Eoghan Quinn

The show centres around two cosmonaut bears on a spaceship hurtling toward the impossibly distant limits of the universe.

And watch out for the villainous beings who chase them!

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SEATS

The play is presented in the Soho Upstairs, an intimate performing space.

Seating is unallocated; all seats have a great view.

Starts: 2.30pm, running time 80 minutes

Our group will meet at the venue beforehand. You're very welcome to join us for drinks after the show.

REVIEWS FOR "BEARS IN SPACE"

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‘Definitely one of the must-sees of this year’s Fringe, a puppet show with the surreal sensibilities of Paul Foot or the Mighty Boosh. Great things are no doubt on the cards for this troupe.’ EdFest Mag

‘Truly great. It may be “literally a show about bears in space”, but Bears is simply so much more.’ Fest Mag

JACK GEESON - FROM DAILY TELEGRAPH ARTICLE

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"The allure of Hollywood is strong – but not, apparently, as strong as the allure of performing a play at London's Soho Theatre. Jack Gleeson, who played King Joffrey in the HBO drama Game of Thrones, has revealed how he turned down roles in blockbusters in order to focus on the Collapsing Horse Theatre Company.

Gleeson, 23, told the Evening Standard: "The offers came in, but I just had a lack of desire to do a big action movie.

"My real interest is in creating something from the ground up. I never say never to anything, but for the time being I get far more fulfilment from being part of a project that I have helped create and have more of a stake in."

Bears in Space, a comedy theatre production featuring puppets, was well-received when it debuted in Edinburgh last year."

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SOHO THEATRE

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'Its cool blue neon lights, front-of-house café and late-night shows may blend it into the Soho landscape, but since taking up residence on Dean Street in 2000 Soho Theatre has made quite a name for itself.' Time Out

Bang in the creative heart of London, Soho Theatre is a major new writing theatre and a writers’ development organisation of national significance. With a programme spanning theatre, comedy, cabaret and writers’ events and home to a lively bar, Soho Theatre owns its own Central London venue. Under the joint leadership of Soho’s Artistic Director Steve Marmion and Executive Director Mark Godfrey, Soho Theatre now welcomes 167,000 people a year.

The nearest tube stations are Tottenham Court Road and Leicester Square.

The bar/cafe is open from 9.30am – 1am, Monday to Saturday.

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