The Tricycle Theatre
296 Kilburn High Road - London

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The Tricycle Theatre experienced a devistating fire in 1987. An article ran in the Jul 1987 issue of Plays and Players Magazine. Interestingly enough, a review of John Castle in his current role of the time in Breaking The Code was also in this issue (found on the press page.)





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Confession Fever (1977)

The Wakefield Tricycle Company performing at
the King's Head Theatre Club, Islington

Some background history from the Tricycle Theatre website: The Wakefield Tricycle Company was founded by Ken Chubb and Shirley Barrie in 1972, presenting plays which had never been produced in London at lunchtime in the back room of the Pindar of Wakefield Pub in King's Cross, London, England. After two years it began touring rock musical revues on current social issues to local community and youth centres, and to colleges and universities. Before long the Company was commissioning new plays which it presented at arts centres around the country and then brought in to small London theatres such as the Bush and the King's Head. In 1980 the Company was given a lease on an old music and dance hall in the Kilburn High Road and opened the Tricycle Theatre. In 1984 Ken and Shirley turned the Tricycle over to its current artistic director, Nicolas Kent, and administrator, Mary Lauder.








Jack Sheppard's Back (1982)














Bloody Sunday: Scenes from the Saville Inquiry (2005)


Run Sheet

Tricycle Theatre - 296 Kilburn High Road - London
Dates: 11 Apr 2005 through 7 May 2005

Grand Opera House - Belfast
Dates: 11 Sep 2005 through 14 Sep 2005

Millennium Forum - Derry
Dates: 16 Sep 2005 through 17 Sep 2005

Tricycle Theatre - 296 Kilburn High Road - London
Dates: 20 Sep 2005 through 8 Oct 2005

Abbey Theatre - 26 Lower Abbey Street - Dublin
Dates: 11 Oct 2005 through 15 Oct 2005


Comments/Impressions by AgentXpndble upon seeing the production. Read the PDF


Pages from the script (cover at left)
Covering the testemony of Mgr. Gen. Andrew MacLellan
(John Castle performing)

Pages 60 - 61
Pages 62 - 63
Pages 64 - 65
Pages 66 - 67
Pages 68 - 69
Pages 70 - 71


Program pages (concerning John Castle)




Reviews and Press

Ah, the old days are gone… It’s all about the internet now. The internet: Where things disappear overnight. So all the links to reviews below also have a PDF version next to them. Just in case. You may find they print neater, as well. Few of the reviews mention John by name - there is an (*) next to any that do.

Publication/Link Pub Date Article Title PDF Bkup
Guardian Unlimited 4 Nov 2003 Courtroom drama PDF copy
The British Theatre Guide 2005 Review of Bloody Sunday by Bronagh Taggart PDF copy
Guardian Unlimited 27 Mar 2005 Out Of Crisis, A Drama PDF copy
Guardian Unlimited 30 Mar 2005 Fourteen Million Words Later… PDF copy
Guardian Unlimited 12 Apr 2005 Bloody Sunday Review by Michael Billington PDF copy
Open Democracy 12 Apr 2005 Bloody Sunday, or the Theatre of Moral Corruption PDF copy
The Independent Online 13 Apr 2005 (*) Bloody Sunday Review by Adam Scott PDF copy
The Irish Democrat 13 Apr 2005 Bloody Sunday Review by Sally Richardson PDF copy
Camden New Journal 15 Apr 2005 Bloody Brilliant PDF copy
The Stage Online 20 Apr 2005 Bloody Sunday Review by Aleks Sierz PDF copy
Socialist Worker Online 30 Apr 2005 Bloody Sunday play holds state to account & Play that takes you to the heart of the events PDF copy
Variety.com 18 Sep 2005 Bloody Sunday Review by Karen Fricker PDF copy
Guardian Unlimited 19 Sep 2005 Why isn't this shown on the BBC? PDF copy
Irish Theatre Magazine Oct 2005 Dublin Theatre Festival Review by Harry Browne PDF copy