Chairs, by Sonia Linares Berroy;  the recollections of a man who remembers the suffering of his mother, forced to sell her body, and her desperate search for acceptance, which leads to the neglect of her son...

intertwined with five short acts by Danny Horrigan, As Required, Concerns for the Moment, Didn’t We Say?, What They Couldn’t Tell You At School & A Sudden Downturn;  stark analyses of aspects of the human condition, tested to limits, with painful truths & power struggles, dark humour, regret, loss, love and panic.

Tuesday 23^rd – Saturday 27^th July 2002, 8pm (+2:30pm on Saturday), The Landor Theatre, 70 Landor Road, SW9 9PH,

nr Clapham North Tube - click here for map

For box office call 020 7737 7276.

Cast

Amanda Bass

Binnur Izmirli

Malcolm Johnston

Nick Roberts

Z*qhygoem

Production Team

Artwork - Z*qhygoem    z@eubuuth.fsnet.co.uk

Producer - Amanda Bass

Set design - Donatella Lazzari

Sound design - Nick Roberts

“La Pasion” written and performed by Sonia Linares Berroy    barrioviejomusic@yahoo.com

Show technician - Adrian Wiltshire

About the Playwrights

Danny Horrigan

Danny Horrigan studied at Royal Holloway University taking an MA in Theatre Directing; he also worked at The King's Head Theatre as a Trainee Assistant Director. His directing credits include Mountain Language, Precisely, & The New World Order by Harold Pinter, The Possibilites by Howard Barker, and The Duchess of Malfi by John Webster. His full length plays are Bound, and Blam:Blam. His short plays featured here have been described as consisting of 'poetic drama which has humanity'.

Sonia Linares Berroy

Sonia was born in Sabadell, Barcelona.  She always wanted to be a singer and songwriter and started writing stories and songs from the age of 12.  In 1995, whilst unhappy in her work for an oil company, she started to write her award –winning play “Chairs”.  She arrived in Liverpool 2 years later, unable to speak English but hungry for creative experiences.  In 2000, she enrolled on “Dream 2B Green”, a project to raise awareness about the recycling of plastics.  Through this, she met Caroline Baillie and the rest of Critical Stage Company.  Her current interest is in “Nature, science and its fiction as well as performing [her] music”.

*Krishen Copengara

Krishen was born in Handsworth Birmingham.  After studying Modern History at Manchester University he won a scholarship to train as an actor at Cygnet Training Theatre Exeter.  He then became a jobbing actor for over 13 years, working in films, television, theatre and radio. He gave up acting to spend time with his two small boys and completed a Masters Degree in History via the Open University.  He currently works as an Administrator and lives in central London. 

*Krishen Copengara’s prize-winning “The Asian Monologue” will be performed at a later date.  Watch this space…

The rights of the playwrights are protected.  Anyone wishing to perform these works or use any of the ideas expressed in this production must contact the playwrights directly (contact details via CSC).

FUTURE EVENTS:

Keep checking our website for details of the first Fringe Symposium to be held at Imperial College in September.  This event is supported by patron Ben Elton, and is an opportunity to explore how the profile of Fringe Theatre can be raised.