Chelsea Insider Low - Cadogan

37 | THINGS TO DO | Film and theatreNotable RoyalCourt TheatreproductionsLook Back in Anger by John Osborne(1956)The Chairs by Eugene Ionesco (1957)Endgame by Samuel Beckett (1958)Roots by Arnold Wesker (1959)The Knack by Ann Jellicoe (1962)Saved by Edward Bond (1965)The Lion and the Jewel by WoleSoyinka (1966)Over Gardens Out by Peter Gill(1969)The Contractor by DavidStorey (1969)As Time Goes By byMustapha Matura (1971)The Rocky Horror Showby Richard O’Brien(1973)The Island byAthol Fugard(1973)Cloud NineFrom the original RoyalCourt Theatre production ofThe Rocky Horror Showby CarylChurchill(1979)Bent by Martinblack box studios opened by a mainstreamtheatre, launched in 1969.The Royal Court’s building closed temporarilyfor redevelopment in 1996, withthe company moving to the West Enduntil it reopened in 2000. A book aboutthe Royal Court’s life – The Royal CourtTheatre: Inside Out by Ruth Little andEmily McLaughlin – is available in thebookshop or from the online shop. Playtexts are also available.Recent successes at the Royal Courthave included Jez Butterworth’s awardwinningJerusalem, which transferred toSherman (1979)Top Girls by Caryl Churchill (1982)Rita, Sue and Bob Too by AndreaDunbar (1982)Rat in the Skull by Ron Hutchinson(1984)Road by Jim Cartwright (1986)Our Country’s Good by TimberlakeWertenbaker (1988)Death and the Maiden by Ariel Dorfman(1991)Blasted by Sarah Kane (1995)East is East by Ayub Khan-Din (1997,performed at the Ambassadors duringthe Royal Court building’s redevelopment)Attempts On Her Life by Martin Crimp(1997, performed at the Ambassadors)The Weir by Conor McPherson (1997,performed at the Ambassadors)Plasticine by Vassily Sigarev (2002)A Number by Caryl Churchill (2002)Fallout by Roy Williams (2003)Motortown by Simon Stephens (2006)Gone Too Far! by Bola Agbaje (2007)That Face by Polly Stenham (2007)Shades by Alia Bano (2009)Enron by Lucy Prebble (2009)Jerusalem by Jez Butterworth (2009)Clybourne Park by Bruce Norris (2010)The Heretic by Richard Bean (2011)the West End and New York's Broadway.The Royal Court’s artistic director,Dominic Cooke, has announced thathe will step down from the post in April2013 to focus on freelance work. Hissuccessor has not yet been announced.The Jerwood Theatre Upstairs is thestudio theatre, while the Jerwood TheatreDownstairs is the main house. All seatsare £10 on Mondays, available on theday of performance from 9am online,10am in-person.Sloane Square, SW1W 8AS. T: 020 75655000. www.royalcourttheatre.comTuned inWhether you'd like to hear the RoyalPhilharmonic in a spectacular concerthall or enjoy live jazz with your jumboshrimp, Chelsea's many music venuesshould hit the right note606 ClubThe 606 Club is a jazz club restaurantwhich hosts live British-based musicseven nights a week. Run by musicianSteve Rubie, the club is set in a basementvenue and has been hosting a varietyof jazz, latin, soul, groove, R&B andblues acts since 1976. It moved to itscurrent location to suit higher demand in1988.There is a bar, but non-members canonly be served alcohol with a ‘substantial’meal. Membership costs £95 peryear and you must have visited the clubat least three times before being accepted.There is also a music charge of £10(Sunday to Thursday) or £12 (Friday andSaturday), which goes straight into theband’s pocket and is added on to yourbill.Sunday-Thursday 7pm-12am, Friday-Saturday 8pm-2am.90 Lots Road, London SW10 0QDT: 020 7352 5953www.606club.comCadogan HallCadogan Hall is the home of the RoyalPhilharmonic Orchestra and the grandestof Chelsea’s music venues.It was designed by Robert FellowesChisholm as a New Christian ScienceChurch in 1907 and could draw congregationsof up to 1,600. Almost 90 yearslater, in 1996, the congregations weredwindling and change was needed. TheCadogan Estate bought the hall in 2000606 Cluband converted it into a music venue, withacoustics, atmosphere and technologyhigh on the list.The hall can seat an audience ofaround 900 and offers an eclectic mix ofmusic including classical, opera, choral,jazz, rock, pop and world music. See thewebsite for listings.The box office is open Monday-Saturday 10am-6pm (8pm on performancedays) and on Sundays (only onperformance days) from 3pm-8pm.5 Sloane Terrace, London, SW1X 9DQT: 020 7730 4500www.cadoganhall.comCaffé Concerto (see Cafés)Chelsea Old ChurchClassical concerts are held at ChelseaOld Church most months (avoidingbusier times in the church calendar suchas Christmas and Easter).The singers and musicians for the