Performance

Venue	Finborough
	Also: The Finborough
Town	Inner London
County	Greater London
From	2nd January 2013
Opened	3rd January 2013
To	26th January 2013
When	Tue-Sat 19:30. Sun Mats 15:00. Sat Mats 15:00 (from the second week of the run)
Prices	From £14.00. To £16.00.
Finborough (V199)
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Production Changes

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Date of change: 13 Dec 12 - T1577262571
Date of change: 22 Nov 12 - T1577262571

Somersaults

Work:: Somersaults (S01399683148)

Am I sad that my language is dying? Yes I am. I feel the edges of the light move in and wonder if one day there will only be me... Questions of identity, belonging and a sense of self are universal, no matter what language you speak. Cambridge graduate James has it all: wealth, a beautiful wife, a swanky London flat. But when the creditors move in and his wife moves out, James suddenly finds he's left with nothing. Nothing but words, and even they are starting to slip away. James' father is dying - his last connection to his childhood, his upbringing and the language of his birth, Gaelic. With this link gone, James fears he will simply cease to exist. Forced to confront his past and the conflict of identity within him, James explores the importance of language and how it defines who we are.

Author

Iain Finlay Mcleod

Production:: (T1577262571)

Performance Length: Approx. 2hrs

Presented by	Luke Holbrook (in association with Neil McPherson for the Finborough Theatre)
Director	Russell Bolam
Design	Philip Lindley
Lighting	Elliot Griggs
Sound	Max pappanheim
Costume	Abigale Lewis
Director	Jenny Ogilvie (movement)
Performer	Emily Bowker
Performer	David Carlyle (James - withdrawn from Jan 13)
Performer	Simon Harrison (James from Jan 22)
Performer	Simon Harrison
Performer	Tom Marshall
Performer	Richard Teverson

Listing:: L1620353490

Production details

Performance Length: Approx. 2hrs

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