- Dates Fri 06 May 2022 - Sat 07 May 2022
- Location The Wardrobe Theatre
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Ticket Price
Tickets £10 per double bill
£35 for a festival ticket -
Times
7.30pm; 2.30pm matinee
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Written by Martin Crimp
Directed by Aaron Finnegan
Designed by Fiona McKeon
A couple, their neighbour, and the problems with modern city living
“I don’t know. Nothing feels right. Everything—don’t you think?—seems awkward and artificial.”
Chris and Clair live in the middle of the city. Chris works for a multinational corporation, and Clair translates other people’s work while never actually putting her own stories down on paper. When Chris loses his job and summer starts to drag on, the cracks in their relationship begin to show.
Their neighbour, Jenny, comes over to complain about the noise their children make in the back garden, her busy life as a nurse, the secret war her husband is fighting in a far-off country, her piano playing, and the fact she can’t sleep.
In Martin Crimp’s razor sharp dreamscape, they start to question the meaning of their words, and the fabric of their collapsing world
This amateur production of The City is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals Ltd on behalf of Samuel French Ltd. This play is part of a double bill with Stockholm as part of Directors’ Festival 2022.
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Content Warning
Recommended for ages 16+
Themes of suicide, war, violence, and use of coarse language
Cast
Chris Alex Crook
Clair Camilla Aiko
Jenny Rhea Norwood
Girl Monsikelah Ward
Creative and Technical Team
Director Aaron Finnegan
Designer Fiona McKeon
Voice Coach Charlie McCollom-Cartwright
Lighting Designer and Operator Ellie Gendall
Sound Designer and Operator Danielle Davis
Costumer Supervisor Grace Green
Assistant Production Manager Joe Culpin
Stage Manager Maisy Halbert
Deputy Stage Manager Ellie Gendall
Graduating Creatives
