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Enlightenment
9th to the 11th May 2019
"If we didn't have work, if we were just sitting in the sand in a desert somewhere, and we'd lost our only child … Can you imagine? It's happening to someone right now as we speak.
I'd never move again, I'd just sit there till the sun burned through my bones and I turned to dust."
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Adam has been missing for seven months, leaving his mother, Lia, and step-father, Nick, in a state of limbo and a lack a closure. An intrusive ITV producer and an unhelpful medium do little to assuage their anguish. Until one day, a boy with severe memory loss turns up - looking uncannily like Adam, and holding his passport. This psychological thriller is a deep and powerful exploration into parental grief, hope in the midst of uncertainty, and the media's exploitation of real life tragedies.
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Enlightenment was performed in May 2019 with Minotaur Theatre Company, and won awards for Best Lead Actress, Best Supporting Actor, Best Set Design, Best Directorial Team, and Best Production.
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****1/2 - "These courses have helped several well-known names in the theatre world to start their careers, and I would keep a look out for the members of this cast and crew as they move into the wider world of the performing arts." - Norwich Eye.
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Written by Shelagh Stephenson.
Director - Charles Douglas.
Assistant Director - Georgia Crowe.
Stage Manager - Aimee Wright.
Designer - Savanah Selleck.
Lighting Designer - Shem Jacobs.
Sound Designer - Eavann Mallon.
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Lia - Tara O'Sullivan.
Nick - Fergus O'Loan.
'Adam' - Pete Rapp.
Joanna - Ella Thompson.
Gordon - Alex Wiseman.
Joyce - Molly Farley.
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Photography by Millie Amies, Molly Bernardin, and Charlie Toney.