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Hunger
Arcola Theatre 20th November - 21st December 2019
Adapted by Amanda Lomas
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?
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.
Book tickets: https://www.arcolatheatre.com/whats-on/hunger/
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
Bread and Roses Theatre (2015)
‘My tears come from my very core, and burn like blood.’
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…
This production reimagined Lorca’s celebrated play in a brand new translation, with original music.
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
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
Cast
Berenice: Ailsa Joy
Antiochus: Ally Manson
Titus: Matthew Milner
Phenice: Jessica Tomlinson
(Produced under our previous name, Dreamcatcher Theatre)
