Caresses - "Scene in Bath"

 

 

Caresses - The Cast

 

 

Caresses - Rehearsal Photo

 

 

Publicity Photo

Hosted by Envision Theatre and the University of Manchester
in collaboration with the Alliance Francaise de Manchester, Goethe Institut and the Cervantes Institute

Performed at JOHN THAW STUDIO, DRAMA DEPARTMENT, UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER, COUPLAND ST

For the first time at the University of Manchester, Envision Theatre hosted three evenings of script in hand performances to celebrate contemporary European Theatre.

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SPANISH THEATRE NIGHT
WEDNESDAY 19th MAY

CARESSES by Sergi Belbel
A Catalan drama of contemporary Western society set against a background of urban alienation and violence. A volatile, emotional journey through the lives of interlinking characters battling to find a space in the city today.

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FRENCH THEATRE NIGHT
THURSDAY 20th MAY

ART by Yasmina Reza
How much would you pay for a white painting? Three old friends navigate their way through and into the deepest recesses of friendship as ideals and values threaten to overwhelm the strongest of bonds.

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GERMAN THEATRE NIGHT
FRIDAY 21st MAY

Push - Up by Roland Schimmelpfennig
Everyone wants to get to the executive suite. Everyone wants the Delhi job. Everyone wants sex, everyone wants love. So, they push for it. Push-Up is set in a world we all know: the world of work.

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Photography - David Oakes Photography

 

Caresses - "Waiting at the Station"

 

 

Caresses - "Rehearsal Photo"

 

 

Art

 

 

Poster Design

"Overall, an interesting experiment. More Please!"
Steve Timms, "CityLife" issue 535 13th May 2004

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CAST LISTS:

 

All plays directed by Susannah Tresilian

 

Technical Assistants: Carla Murphy, Dave Hughes and Rosie Spencer

Project Manager: Helen Spencer

 

 

CARESSES

by Sergi Belbel

Translated by John London

(with kind permission from Nick Hern Books Ltd)

 

Young Man – Tom Guest

Young Woman – Lena Murphy

Middle-Aged Woman – Helen Spencer

Old Woman – Charlotte Gascoyne

Old Man – Tom Guest

Little Boy – David Oakes

Man – Aaron Hamilton-Williams

Girl – Charlotte Gascoyne

Middle-Aged Man – David Oakes

Boy – Aaron Hamilton-Williams

Woman – Lena Murphy

 

sponsored by the Instituto Cervantes of Manchester

 

PUSH-UP

by Roland Schimmelpfennig

Translated by Maja Zade

 

Heinrich – Jim Bradshaw

Angelika – Charlotte Gascoyne

Sabine – Ellie While

Robert – Patrick O’Sullivan

PatriziaHelen Spencer

Hans – Tom Guest

Frank – David Oakes

Maria – Lena Murphy

 

sponsored by the Goethe Institut of Manchester

 

ART

by Yasmina Reza

Translated by Christopher Hampton

 

Marc – Patrick O’Sullivan

Serge – Tom Guest

Yvan – Marlon Solomon

 

sponsored by the Alliance Française de Manchester