Play Details
Context
Artistic Director
Vicky Featherstone
Dates Performed
Wednesday 18th September 2019
Jerwood Theatre Downstairs
Play Details
Synopsis
Bluebird’s Friends
Sule, Toby, Sarah, and Deborah – as they grapple with the earth-shattering revelation that their beloved friend, Bluebeard, is a serial killer who brutally murdered his many wives. As they navigate the aftermath of this shocking discovery, the characters confront their own guilt, betrayal, and disbelief, all while unearthing deeply buried secrets and personal struggles.
Through intense, overlapping dialogue and symbolic actions, the play delves into the dark underbelly of trust, gender dynamics, and the nature of evil, leaving audiences unsettled and introspective.
Glass
A girl who is made of glass and the difficulties this presents in her life. Her brother’s friend develops romantic feelings for her, but she warns him that getting intimately involved will only lead to more pain since her fragile, glass-constructed body could easily shatter.
Through the metaphor of the glass girl, the play explores ideas of vulnerability, trauma, the resilience of the human spirit, and the tragedy of inner emotional fragility not being visible externally. With its blend of magical realism and brutal reality, it creates a unique, poetic meditation on pain, human connection, and the reverberating aftermath of abuse. The glass girl’s final act conveys how deeply pain can cut someone to their core when left unresolved.
Kill
The play is essentially one long, unbroken monologue that cycles through a Greek mythological saga of violence, betrayal, and generational curses. The “Gods” narrate the brutal, incestuous history of two rival brothers and their families who are locked in a bloody feud over control of a city. Their descendants commit horrific acts like murdering children, serving them as stew, and sacrificing a daughter – all in the pursuit of power and revenge. The vicious cycle continues as a son kills his mother and her lover, who had previously killed his father. The monologue jumps around chronologically but paints a nightmarish tapestry of familial brutality perpetuated by the gods’ own cruelty and ambivalence.
Cast & Creative
Cast
Kwabena Ansah
Cast
Caelan Edie
Cast
Deborah Findlay
Cast
Louisa Harland
Cast
Toby Jones
Cast
Patrick McNamee
Cast
Tom Mothersdale
Cast
Rebekah Murrell
Cast
Sarah Niles
Cast
Leo Rait
Cast
Sule Rimi
Designer
Miriam Buether
Costume
Nicky Gillibrand
Sound
Christopher Shutt
Assistant Director