The Blue Room

by Site Admin on Friday, March 7, 2008

by David Hare

Tuesday 29th April to Saturday 15th May
Swan Theatre, Worcester
Worcester Live box office: 01905 611 427

The play

Ten intimate scenes map unique encounters between five men and five women, all played by the same two actors.

The characters are linked in a sexual daisy chain, one character from each scene going on to sleep with a new partner in the following scene. This overall shape of the piece deepens the frequent experiences of dissatisfaction, emotional confusion, and the longing for an experience of something more… or for a more real experience of love. Although sometimes shockingly explicit, the range of relationships depicted — from the extraordinary to the banal — is more visceral than the graphic depiction of sexual encounters.

Cast and crew

Male roles - Bob Churchill
Female roles - Emily Portsmouth

Director - Chris Jaeger
Producer - Katherine Jones

Wardrobe Mary Windows-Yule
Props - Frank Welbourne
Lighting design - Jake Chambers
Stage Manager - Liz Goldfinsh
Deputy Stage Manager - Katherine Jones

Performance

From the blog

• Audition Notice: The Blue Room (1 November 2007)
• STAC to explore themes “central to a full human life” (7 March 2008)
• Straight plays “bore everyone” says Graham Norton (11 April 2008)
• Worcester News awaits The Blue Room (2 May 2008)
• Reviews of The Blue Room (2 May 2008)
• Birmingham Mail: actors “acquit themselves with distinction” (3 May 2008)
• Photos from The Blue Room (3 May 2008)

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