NOTIONAL THEATRE presentsFRAGMENTS OF ASH Written and Directed by Terry Victor Music composed by Gareth Wyn Griffiths Movement direction by Kylie Ann Smith Fragments of Ash is an electrifying new play. Intelligent, physical theatre that addresses the news agenda and explores the domestic impact of war after war after war. A love story, measured in tragedies, which asks a shocking question: what would it take to make an ordinary British mother become a suicide bomber? With the current news focus very much on military wives and mothers, Fragments of Ash, written in 2010 tells the story of how an ordinary army wife and mother is affected by war after war after war. The Spring 2012 tour follows a hugely successful run at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2011. Terry Victor, the writer and director behind this innovative touring production, has brought together a team that represents the very best of contemporary arts. Gareth Wyn Griffiths is an inspired and respected musician and composer: he provides a score that is by turns minimal and cinematic, painting sound pictures of an imagined Afghanistan. Kylie Ann Smith is an emerging talent: her breath-taking choreography focuses on the emotional heart of a narrative that has been described as a ‘domestic Black Watch’. Reviews for Fragments of Ash include: “...the excellence and the beauty of the piece is very strong”. Theatre Wales. ““…a very important piece of theatre.” ★★★★ Informed Edinburgh. “ Combining physical theatre and naturalism, Notional Theatre take a devastating look at the Home Front of modern British warfare.” The Stage. The cast is impressive: Tracey Briggs, last seen in the national tour of Calendar Girls, plays Eleanor; Rebecca Alexander, whose recent work includes Jeffery Bernard is Unwell for Bath Theatre Royal, plays Rashida; Dick Bradnum, whose stage credits include Romeo and Juliet and Macbeth for the English Shakespeare Company and Malvolio in Twelfth Night for York Theatre Royal, plays Ken; Sam Harding, who left Italia Conti Drama School in 2011, has had a busy first year as a professional actor in works which include Spring Awakening and Art of Concealment – he will be playing Ash; and Janine Cooper-Marshall, one of Wales’ busiest voice-over artistes, revisits her silent role in the Edinburgh Fringe performance in Fragments Of Ash. The serious intent of this powerful and disturbing drama can be measured by the involvement of BBC newsreader, Jamie Owen. DATE VENUE LOCATION Wed 2nd May Torch Theatre Milford Haven Fri 4th May Melville Theatre Abergavenny Tues 8th May Soar Centre Penygraig Wed 9th May Aberystwyth Arts Centre (main house) Aberystwyth Thur 10th May Jacksons Lane Theatre Archway, London Fri 11th May Drill Hall Chepstow Sat 12th May Theatr Twm o’r Nant Denbigh Mon 14th May Sony Theatre Bridgend College Tues 15th May Sony Theatre Bridgend College Thur 17th May Soar Centre Merthyr Tydfil Wed 23rd May Brecon Guildhall Brecon Thur 25th May Neath Little Theatre Neath Fri 26th May The Picturedrome Theatre Gloucester Wed 30th May Lyric Theatre Carmarthen Thur 31st May The Arts Centre, Winterbourne Academy Winterbourne, South Gloucestershire Fri 1st June Chapter Arts Centre Cardiff Sat 2nd June Chapter Arts Centre Cardiff Blending a compelling political narrative with an original music score, Fragments of Ash offers a rare opportunity to see a Wales-based theatre company tackling serious contemporary themes head on. “Fragments may well be categorised as anti-war,” says the author Terry Victor, “to me, it is a play about mothers.” |
| notional.theatre@yahoo.co.uk web site: www.fragmentsofash.co.uk |
| e-mail: |
Sunday, April 22, 2012 |
Older news
stories have been carefully archived.
2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 | 2000 | 1999