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"By masterfully weaving the experience of professional actors together with the raw talent of young budding performers, in writing that risks antagonism for its authenticity and emotional honesty, Mayhem undoubtedly works!"
Eugene Washington Actor
Elephant 21 - a play with one hundred lives – by Sarah May. All families have secrets...the Valentines are about to find out theirs. These are the true stories of the people who have lived and loved in London's lost quarter - the Elephant and Castle - over past one hundred years as told through four generation of Valentines in a play about war, Sarsparilla, Knickerbocker glories, more war, suicide, jiving, and unrequited love. Currently the focus of one of Europe's largest urban regeneration programmes, we invite you to take part in your heritage before it becomes history.
We are delighted to be performing Elephant 21 at Unit 215 - Elephant and Castle Shopping Centre between 14th and 24th July 2010 home to Royal Court's Theatre Local. Book your tickets before it goes! We only have 20 performances!
Mayhem have come together over the last year to bring you Elephant 21 telling the untold stories of those people we live among.Stories full of the things we all share: love, death, family and the future.
We have created a unique company of 35 professional and non-professional actors to bring you a story that will make you sit up and think again about an iconic area that you may have only heard about, passed through or all be to ready to leave!
FERRIS: That’ll have them flocking over Dan. You need to talk to your old man, John. I need to expand my business and I keep offering to buy him out, but he won’t have it.
DAN: Expand your business – what business might that be, Ferris?
FERRIS: Fruit and veg.
DAN: I couldn’t put a name to anything on your stall apart from them lemons there – where d’you get that stuff from?
FERRIS: Kent.
DAN: It’s a front.
FERRIS: For what?
DAN: Nice beard thing you got going there – very cunning disguise, Ferris.
FERRIS: It’s to cover up my double chin. I’m showing my age, Dan, just like you.
DAN: No, mate – we’re right up to date over here. Holding up a copy of the Koran. Know thy customer.
MOHAMMED: Nobody buys the Koran anymore – holding up his ipod – we download it, see?