Being Friends & Lost (2021)
Performances: Tuesday 15 – Sunday 20 June 2021, Old Fire Station
Contents
Introduction
Two plays about connections between strangers in a time of war. In Lost, set during the Falklands War in 1982, Geoffrey visits May bringing news about her son Ian, who has a brilliant Naval career but has largely rejected his proud working class family. As they talk, the recall different sides of a complicated man and try to understand why he behaved as he did.
In Being Friends, set in 1944, Eric a talented but sickly artist and writer stumbles upon the idealistic Oliver, a conscientious objector working on a nearby farm. They open up to each other, discussing experiences of trauma, sexuality and their very different outlook on life, coming to a momentous conclusion in the case of one of them.
Cast
Lost
- May Appleton - Caroline Beckett
- Geoffrey Church - Rob Wallis
Being Friends
- Oliver - Jacob Smith
- Eric - Will Howells
Crew
- Stage Manager - Kay George
- Lighting Designer - Jason Salmon
- Lighting Operator - Alexander Ringo
- Streaming Operator - Chaz Doyle
Reviews
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Gallery
Reminiscences and Anecdotes
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