You Stupid Darkness! (2023)
by Sam Steiner
Performances: Tuesday 28 November – Saturday 2 December 2023, Old Fire Station
Contents
Introduction
“I just think it’s, you know, important to look at the good things that are happening as well.” In the cramped, crumbling Brightline office, four volunteers spend a few hours every Tuesday night on the phone telling strangers that everything is going to be okay.
As the outside world disintegrates, they teeter on the edge of their own personal catastrophes. Their hopes and fears become entangled as they try, desperately, to connect with the callers and with each other.
Described as “hilariously bleak”, “desperately funny” and “ultimately hopeful” (and it is all of those things!), this 2019 play is about the struggle for optimism and community amid the chaos of a world falling apart.
Cast
- Frances - Roisín Deady
- Angie - Charlotte Robathan
- Joey - Ollie Forrest
- Jon - Alex Redmond
Crew
- Stage Manager - Steve Pleasants
- Assistant Director - Sarah Pearcey
- Assistant Stage Managers - Rob Clifford and Lorna Felix
- Lighting Designer - James Jackson
- Sound Designer - Adam Crook
- Operator - Noah Wright
- Rigger - Sean Thomas
- Set design and scenic art - Carole Ironside
- Set construction - Barry Heselden, Mark Ireson. Dennis Fenton. Ian MacEwan, Leon Chambers, cast and crew
- Trombone tuition - Han Evans
Reviews
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Gallery
Reminiscences and Anecdotes
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See Also
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