ROBERT LEPAGE/ EX-MACHINA presents PLAYING CARDS 1: SPADES T HURSDAY 7 FEBRUARY – SATURDAY 2 MARCH 2013 ROUNDHOUSE, CHALK FARM ROAD, LONDON NW1 Playing Cards 1: SPADES is the new production from Robert Le page, and the first in a planned series of four plays, each shaped aroundone suit in a deck of cards. This first part explores the theme of war andis set in the desert city of Las Vegas at the onset of the US invasion of Iraq in 2003. The production was initiated by the 360 ̊ network of round ar tistic venues across the world, including the UK, Sweden, Canada, Croat ia, Denmark, Spain, France, Italy and the Netherlands. Lepage is on e of the most influential forces in theatre, a director who has done every thing from masterminding huge productions for Cirque du Soleil and Peter Ga briel to devising seminal one-man classics. True to Lepage’s rich artistic legacy, SPADES makes brilliant use of his trademark theatrical wizardry an d has been created exclusively for presentation in the round within the Rou ndhouse’s stunning main space. Booking: http://www.roundhouse.org.uk/car ds