Soho Theatre
21 Dean St, London W1D 3NE
24 Jan - 18 Feb 2012
Tue-Sat 8pm, Sat mat 4pm
Tickets £10-£15
Cheaper the earlier you book
Book online or call the
box office on 020 7478 0100
21 Dean St, London W1D 3NE
24 Jan - 18 Feb 2012
Tue-Sat 8pm, Sat mat 4pm
Tickets £10-£15
Cheaper the earlier you book
Book online or call the
box office on 020 7478 0100
shallow slumber
by Chris Lee
Soho Theatre, 24 Jan - 18 Feb 2012
Soho Theatre, 24 Jan - 18 Feb 2012
‘Kids love their parents. They can’t help loving.
So I have to ask, what’s the limit?
Dawn never thought motherhood would feel like this. Moira never thought she’d have a case like this. How far would you go for someone who ruined your life? Unfolding backwards to the heart-rending moment when everything changed, Shallow Slumber looks past the headlines to the lives beneath. A story for social workers everywhere and anyone with a heart.
Starring Olivier-nominee Alexandra Gilbreath (RSC's Twelfth Night; Monarch of the Glen; Absolute Power) and Amy Cudden (Doctor Who; Vera Drake).
Chris Lee is an award-winning playwright, social worker, and former Pearson/Finborough playwright-in-residence and Associate Witer at The Abbey, Dublin.
‘Challenging originality... stunning... a great achievement’ Time Out on Lee’s Hummingbird
This explosive new play is directed by Mary Nighy. Named a UK Film Council Breakthrough Brit in 2005, Mary's film credits include short Player starring Pete Postlethwaite and documentary Convoy to Cape Town for the White Ribbon Alliance. Theatre direction includes Megan Walsh's acclaimed Lyre (HighTide Festival), and she has won acclaim as an actress for roles in Marie Antoinette among others.
So I have to ask, what’s the limit?
Dawn never thought motherhood would feel like this. Moira never thought she’d have a case like this. How far would you go for someone who ruined your life? Unfolding backwards to the heart-rending moment when everything changed, Shallow Slumber looks past the headlines to the lives beneath. A story for social workers everywhere and anyone with a heart.
Starring Olivier-nominee Alexandra Gilbreath (RSC's Twelfth Night; Monarch of the Glen; Absolute Power) and Amy Cudden (Doctor Who; Vera Drake).
Chris Lee is an award-winning playwright, social worker, and former Pearson/Finborough playwright-in-residence and Associate Witer at The Abbey, Dublin.
‘Challenging originality... stunning... a great achievement’ Time Out on Lee’s Hummingbird
This explosive new play is directed by Mary Nighy. Named a UK Film Council Breakthrough Brit in 2005, Mary's film credits include short Player starring Pete Postlethwaite and documentary Convoy to Cape Town for the White Ribbon Alliance. Theatre direction includes Megan Walsh's acclaimed Lyre (HighTide Festival), and she has won acclaim as an actress for roles in Marie Antoinette among others.