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HighTide 2007 was the inaugural HighTide Festival. The festival premiered 8 new, half-hour plays, written by emerging playwrights from around the country.
The four full productions were Lyre by Megan Walsh >>, Ned and Sharon by Sam Holcroft >>, You Were After Poetry by Steven Bloomer >> and Weightless by Sarah Cuddon >>.
The four readings were Assembly by Tom Basden >>, Inside Out by Matthew Morrison >>, VII/ VII by Pericles Snowdon >> and Oscar and Jim by Iain Weatherby >>.
Following selection from a stiff pool of competition, the writers were paired up with emerging directors, and mentored over a three month development period by Paul Sirett and Richard Shannon. HighTide also set up masterclasses for our writers and directors with leading theatre practitioners such as Joe Penhall, Richard Eyre, David Farr and Nick Wright.
Over the weekend itself, we were also proud to feature Max Stafford-Clark in conversation with Nina Raine, whilst Libby Purves hosted a panel discussion on ‘New Writing Today’ with guests Colin Teevan, Rebecca Lenkiewicz and Kate Bassett. Our night of comedy and poetry included Dean Parkin from The Poetry Trust, the comic collective Aisle 16 and the acclaimed double act Freeze, starring If.Comedy (nee Perrier) Best Newcomer Award winner Tom Basden and Perrier Award Best Newcomer Nominee Tim Key. Suffolk-born singer/songwriter Tom Baxter played to a sell-out crowd on the Saturday night and we screened the acclaimed feature ‘A Lawless Heart’ starring HighTide patron Bill Nighy, followed by a Q&A with writers/directors Tom Hunsinger and Neil Hunter. HighTide 2007 also included two screenings of short films made by emerging filmmakers, including Sebastian Godwin, Mahdi Fleifel, Mary Nighy, Alex Winckler, and O’Neill Sharma.
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Celia Adams, Riz Ahmed, Seb Armesto, Hannah Ashwell, Matthew Austin, Moss Barclay, Adam Barnard, Tom Basden, Steven Bloomer, Geoff Breton, Josephine Callaghan, Alex Constantin, Fiona Coombe, Anna Cooper, Charlie Covell, Sarah Cuddon, Tanya Cunningham, Gareth, David Lloyd, Jot Davies, Kate Donmall, Polly Findlay, Iona Firouzabadi, Mahdi Fleifel, Lilli Geissendorfer, Emily Gilchrist, Miriam Gillinson, Nick Gilpin, Seb Godwin, Rachel Grunwald, Vicki Hambley, Chris Harper, Cass Harwood, Beth Hoare, Sam Hodges, Sam Holcroft, Hywel John, Jennifer Kidd, Adam Lake, Tom Littler, Steve Mayo, Matt Morrison, Mary Nighy, Mark Richards, Toby Sawyer, Richard Shannon, Stephanie Shearer, Dan Sherer, Paul Sirett, Pericles Snowdon, Hannah Spens Black, Lawrence Stromski, Hannah Taylor Gordon, Anne Tipton, John Tucker, Megan Walsh, Suzie Zara. |
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LYRE
A harp takes centre stage in this beautiful story of an uncomfortably close brother and sister.
Writer: Megan Walsh
Director: Mary Nighy
Designers: Josephine Callaghan, Tanya Cunningham
Lighting: Lawrence Stromski
Sound: Steve Mayo
Composer: Gustave Andre
Cast:
Max: Sam Hodges
Molly: Hannah Taylor Gordon
Paul: Gareth David Lloyd
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NED & SHARON
A story of love and tenderness about a troubled teenager in a care home.
Writer: Sam Holcroft
Director: Anne Tipton
Designers: Josephine Callaghan, Tanya Cunningham
Lighting: Lawrence Stromski
Sound: Steve Mayo
Cast:
Sharon: Charlie Covell
Ned: Adam Lake
Graham: Hywel John
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YOU WERE AFTER POETRY
A fast-paced and witty relationship comedy showing a couple’s break-up and its after effects.
Writer: Steven Bloomer
Director: Adam Barnard
Designers: Josephine Callaghan, Tanya Cunningham
Lighting: Lawrence Stromski
Sound: Steve Mayo
Composer: Gustave Andre
Cast:
Woman: Suzie Zara
Man: Chris Harper
Fiancee: Emily Gilchrist
Poet: Geoff Breton
Sister: Kate Donmall
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WEIGHTLESS
An exquisitely imagined account of the first female British astronaut’s selection and journey into space.
Writer: Sarah Cuddon
Director: Rachel Grunwald
Designers: Josephine Callaghan, Tanya Cunningham
Lighting: Lawrence Stromski
Sound: Steve Mayo
Cast:
Beth: Jennifer Kidd
Jack: Charlie Roe
Doctor: Celia Adams
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ASSEMBLY
A comedy charting the difficulties based by a group of people wanting to form a political party.
Writer: Tom Basden
Director: Seb Armesto
Designers: Josephine Callaghan, Tanya Cunningham
Lighting: Lawrence Stromski
Sound: Steve Mayo
Cast:
Jared: Sam Hodges
Jones: Geoff Breton
Duncan: Chris Harper
Mel: Kate Donmall
Phoebe: Emily Gilchrist
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INSIDE OUT
Two powerful and intertwining monologues that explore paternal responsibility.
Writer: Matt Morrison
Director: Dan Sherer
Cast:
Adam: Jot Davies
Quentin: Toby Sawyer
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VII/VII
A provocative take on the awkward morning after a one-night stand.
Writer: Pericles Snowdon
Director: Tom Littler
Cast:
Tick: Riz Ahmed
Evangelica: Celia Adams
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OSCAR AND JIM
A comic exploration of love, death and music set in a Paris cemetery.
Writer: Iain Weatherby
Director: Polly Findlay
Designers: Josephine Callaghan, Tanya Cunningham
Lighting: Lawrence Stromski
Sound: Steve Mayo
Cast:
Man: Gareth David Lloyd
Woman: Charlie Covell
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