Milk Presents
A Real Man’s Guide to Sainthood
Saint or Sinner? Are You Man enough?
Total Theatre Award Nominated Milk Presents bring you their Edinburgh 2012 hit show on a full UK Autumn tour 2013, whilst supporting CALM. CALM merchandise will be available for free at all shows.
A Real Man’s Guide to Sainthood features Carnal characters, wild storytelling and insatiable performance. This feisty retelling of England’s Patron Saint George disembowels a national legend. Using old-school gadgetry to create a visually arresting set (bicycle pedaling to produce power, and a dash of tomato ketchup) A Real Man’s Guide To Sainthood is a richly-textured bite of Englishness.
“Undeniably potent” The Stage
Who is Saint George; what shapes his desires; and how does he come to define a nation? Follow George as he journeys from boy, to man, to courageous warrior in a tale that begins in the safety of a sleepy English town. Clawing at its walls, a beast threatens the norm. Townsfolk turn to drastic irreversible measures to preserve their way of life. Can the boyish hope of a nation save the day before he turns into a beast himself?
“The whole mapcap experience is much like being caught in the hyperactive mind of a child during the depths of a sugar-fuelled bout of adventurous imagination” British Theatre Guide
Describing the production, Milk Presents’ Director Lucy Doherty says: “We created this show in a year of national pride and ‘heroic’ athleticism. We wanted to discover if and how a diverse nation constructs an identity for the English male. The show is satirical, moving and at times truly joyous; we want to entertain our audience but deliver a wicked punch at the same time. It’s also entirely self-powered by the cast!”
“A brilliantly fun and good-natured exploration of modern manhood” The Scotsman
A Real Man’s Guide To Sainthood is supported by Arts Council England Lottery Funding; Camden People’s Theatre; and The Point, Eastleigh.
Cast: David Lewington – Coach, Useful Man; Samuel Milsom – King, Useful Man; Mark Newnham – George, Useful Man; Adam Robertson – Compere, Useful Man; Saskia Solomons – Sergent Major, Jazz Bar Singer, Useful man
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Full tour listings as follows:
10th October
The Point, Leigh Road, Eastleigh, SO50 9DE
www.thepointeastleigh.co.uk 02380652333
7:30pm £10/£8
11th – 13th October
Camden People’s Theatre, 58-60 Hampstead Road, London, NW1 2PY
www.cptheatre.co.uk 08444 771 000
7:30pm £10/£8 conc
17th October
Create Theatre, Vision West Nottinghamshire College, Derby Road, Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, NG18 5BH
www.createtheatre.co.uk 01623 413 363
7:30pm £10/ £8/ £5
18th October
Selby Town Hall, York Street Selby YO8 4AJ
www.selbytownhall.co.uk 01757 708 449
8pm £10
22nd October
Octogon Theatre, Howell Croft South Bolton BL1 1SB
www.octagonbolton.co.uk 01204 520 661
7:30pm £8/£10
24th October
The Civic, Hanson Street, Barnsley, S70 2HZ
www.barnsleycivic.co.uk 01226 327 000
7:30pm £12/£10
25th October
Georgian Theatre Royal, Victoria Road, Richmond, North Yorkshire, DL10 4DW
www.georgiantheatreroyal.co.uk 01748 825 252
7:30pm £7 – £20
26th October
Derby Theatre, 15 Theatre Walk, Eagle Centre, Derby, Derbyshire, DE1 2NF
www.derbytheatre.co.uk 01332 59 39 39
8pm £9
31st October
The Garage, 4 Chapel Field N, Norwich, Norfolk NR2 1NY
www.thegarage.org.uk 01603 630 000
7:30pm £10 / £5 (under 25)
7th November
Colchester Arts Centre, Church Street, Colchester, Essex, CO1 1NF
www.colchesterartscentre.co.uk 01206 500 900
8pm £6/£3.50
