Whacky theatre company turns allotments into stages for gardening musical (From News Shopper)

Whacky theatre company turns allotments into stages for gardening musical

2:03pm Friday 20th July 2012 in Leisure By Nikki Jarvis

A quite literally down-to-earth theatre company is transforming an allotment into a stage for a musical celebration of vegetables and love.

Mikron Theatre – a company who pride themselves on performing in unusual venues – is putting on Losing the Plot in Chinbrook Meadow Allotments, Lewisham.

The comedy, which will run on August 11 during National Allotments Week, is a brand new show about love, life and gardening featuring original live music.
 

It follows gardeners of Thistledale Allotments - a rag-bag bunch of diggers and dreamers.
 

Strong personalities frequently clash over the best treatment for mealy bugs, and the annual Heaviest and Longest competition is always a time when old feuds and new flirtations threaten to undermine the fragile peace.
 

Then Harvey from the council pays them a visit and they realise they must pull together, or forfeit their precious plot forever.
 

Told with a rollicking mix of old music hall tunes and brand new songs, Losing the Plot is a story of love between people and the land, between people and people, and between people and their giant vegetables.
 

The show starts at 1pm.
 

People are welcome to bring a picnic and chairs.
 

Visit mikron.org.uk for more information.