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Hunger
Arcola Theatre 20th November - 21st December 2019
Adapted by Amanda Lomas
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A young man moves to the big city with dreams of becoming a writer. But in this unforgiving metropolis, friends are scarce and jobs are even scarcer. Once hunger rocks the core of his reality, how can his youthful spirit – and his sanity – survive?
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Hunger is the tale of a mind on the margins. This fast-paced new adaptation bursts onto the stage in a timely, world premiere production, directed by the winner of the Peter Hall Emerging Artist Fellowship at the Rose Theatre, Fay Lomas.
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Book tickets: https://www.arcolatheatre.com/whats-on/hunger/
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Creative team
Adaptor: Amanda Lomas
Director: Fay Lomas
Designer: Anna Kezia Williams
Lighting Designer: Rajiv Pattani
Composer: Lex Kosanke
Movement Director: Natasha Harrison
Producer: Ellen Spence
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Blood Wedding
by Lorca, in a new version translated by Fay Lomas
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Bread and Roses Theatre (2015)
‘My tears come from my very core, and burn like blood.’
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For years, violence has wracked this land and the need for revenge runs deep. Yet the new generation craves a new life, and whilst a Mother grieves her murdered husband and son, a Bridegroom longs for his approaching marriage. But no one is without a past, and his Bride has secrets which cannot remain buried. In a world where passion is as strong as vengeance, hatred and love collide…
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This production reimagined Lorca’s celebrated play in a brand new translation, with original music.
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Creative Team
Director and translator – Fay Lomas
Set Designer – Anna Kezia Williams
Costume Designer – Jasmine Lowe
Lighting and Sound Designer – Rajiv Pattani
Composer and Musical Director – Robyn Lowe
Cast
Bride – Jessica Tomlinson
Leonardo – Chris Machari
Mother – Jane Hayward
Bridegroom – Paul McLaughlin
Wife – Bobbi O’Callaghan
Neighbour/ Mother-in-Law/Maid/Beggar-woman – Amanda Bailey
(Produced under our previous name, Dreamcatcher Theatre)
Berenice
by Racine, in a new version translated by Fay Lomas
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The Space (2015)
Oh God, why must I rule? Why must I love?
The year 2050.
A brutal civil war has destroyed both the royal family and democracy.
At last, order has settled; the United Republic is ruled by a Supreme President, Titus.
In a world where any relationship with royalty is political suicide, Titus finds himself in love with Berenice, a foreign queen. Trapped between the two lovers is Antiochus, best friend and ally to both – and secretly in love with Berenice. As political tensions rise, friendship and love are tested to their limits, and Titus, Antiochus and Berenice are all forced to make a choice…
Racine’s masterpiece about a tragic love triangle is a timeless portrayal of ill-fated passion – but it is also a play about the impossible demands made on those in power and the merciless intrusion of speculation into celebrities’ lives. This modern adaptation reimagined Racine’s classic in a world of ever-present media and manipulative spin- doctors.
Creative Team
Directed by: Fay Lomas
Set Design: Holly Muir
Costume Design: Jasmine Lowe
Lighting Designer: Matthew Sykes
Sound Designer: James Percival
Composer: Robyn Lowe
Assistant Director: Andy Twyman
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Cast
Berenice: Ailsa Joy
Antiochus: Ally Manson
Titus: Matthew Milner
Phenice: Jessica Tomlinson
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(Produced under our previous name, Dreamcatcher Theatre)
