Ten Takes On The Result

12 June 2017

Hope Mill Theatre, Manchester

In the most rapid response we've pulled off to date, between Friday morning and Sunday night, 10 writers wrote rapid responses to the results of the snap General Election. 2 directors then had an hour per piece to rehearse with a group of 16 actors. Tony Walsh, performance poet, also joined us to perform his own rapid response, which had been commisisoned by the Guardian.

Writers:

Sue McCormick, Sandra Cole, Lindsay Williams, Rebekah Harrison, Lisa Holdsworth, Zoe Iqbal, Rosa Hesmondhalgh, Rupert Hill, Cathy Crabb, Aileen Quinn, Tony Walsh.

Actors:

Rob Ward, Sandra Cole, Sue McCormick, Zoe Iqbal, Nadia Emam, Hayley Cartwright, Josie Towart, Shila Iqbal, Kerry Willison-Parry, Gemma Hepworth, Elle Pemberton, Greg Kelly, Toby Hadoke, Rupert Hill, Leon Tagoe, Liz Carney.

Directors:

Matt Hassall, Martha Simon.