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Age guidance: 14+ (Click here for Content Advisory Notes)
Running time: Approximately two hours, including an interval
Access Performances:
Captioned - FRI 09 MAY, 7.30pm
Tambo and Bones are stuck in a minstrel show.
It's hard to know what's real when you're stuck in a minstrel show.
Their escape plan: get out, get rich, get even.
Join us as one of the most talked-about cultural events of 2023 returns to Stratford East. In this exhilarating, funny and provocative satire, Tambo and Bones journey from comedy double-act, to hip-hop superstars, to activists in a future America, contending with the alarming repercussions of a nation torn apart by race.
Spanning 500 years of history, TAMBO & BONES laughs through our past, blows the roof off our present and imagines an explosive future for our world and for theatre.
★★★★ “Unique, challenging and oh-so necessary” The Guardian
★★★★ "Clever, prickly, elaborate, challenging and delivered with great skill" Financial Times
★★★★ "Like nothing you've ever seen” The Telegraph
Presented by Actors Touring Company, Stratford East and Royal & Derngate, Northampton in association with Belgrade Theatre, Leeds Playhouse and Liverpool Everyman.
Click here for details about companion/carer tickets.
20% off for Members & Friends when they book 2 or more shows at the same time.
Concessions
Available for under 17s
Schools Rates
Newham schools: £12 per person
All other schools: £14 per person
Group Bookings
If you buy nine standard rate tickets then you get the 10th free. Group bookings (of nine or more tickets) can only be booked over the phone or in person.
Booking Enquiries
Our online booking system doesn’t allow customers to leave isolated seats. We do this in order to prevent gaps in the auditorium.
Currently seats are on sale from Row B in the stalls, and it is possible that Row A will go on sale at a later date, so please be aware that purchasing seats in Row B does not guarantee that you will be in the front row.
Please note that our boxes have a slightly restricted view. Seats marked with an ‘i’ on the seating plan have a restricted view.
Our ticket prices increase as the theatre fills. We always recommend booking early to secure the best seats at the best price.
If you require any help with your booking then please contact our Box Office by emailing tickets@stratfordeast.com or calling 020 8534 0310.
Written by Dave Harris
Directed by Matthew Xia
Set & Costume Design by Sadeysa Greenaway-Bailey & ULTZ
Lighting Design by Ciarán Cunningham
Hip-Hop Beats produced by Excalibah*
Sound Designer & Additional Composition by Richard Hammarton
Magic & Illusions Consultancy by Chris Cox
Puppetry Design by Hugh Purves
*WAR produced by Roly Botha and Excalibah
Dollas to Dreams produced by Excalibah and Roly Both
Dates, Times & Tickets
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Tue 29 Apr 2025 7:30 PM
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Wed 30 Apr 2025 7:30 PM
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Thu 1 May 2025 7:30 PM
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Fri 2 May 2025 7:30 PM
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Sat 3 May 2025 2:30 PM
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Sat 3 May 2025 7:30 PM
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Tue 6 May 2025 7:30 PM
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Wed 7 May 2025 7:30 PM
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Thu 8 May 2025 2:30 PM
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Thu 8 May 2025 7:30 PM
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