PASSION PLAY

BY PETER NICHOLS

SELL-OUT IMMERSIVE AND SITE-SPECIFIC PIECE, LEEDS, 2016


Ellen Maslin, Passion Play, 2016

Set in a townhouse in Leeds across ten nights, this production was applauded for its use of performance art and immersive practices to reconstruct both the site and the play.

Words cannot describe what an incredible experience that was. Every person in the cast and crew should be so proud - what an achievement

I thought it was absolutely amazing, definitely one of the best things I’ve seen

This was one of the best immersive experiences I have witnessed to date. Not only was the character portrayal believable and professional, the space played a fundamental part in the experience.

Still reeling from the matinee - could watch it over and over again

You made us laugh, cry and get very very angry! Haven’t stopped talking about it since we left.

The narrative of the piece was subtly intertwined in each room with hand written notes or lipstick stained words on the living room walls.

The audience were lead to surround the small spaces with little ability to leave, no matter how uncomfortable they felt.
— Audience guest book

CREATIVE TEAM

Director Charlotte Everest

Assistant Director Jonny Dowsett

Producers Andrew Brown and George Bissett

Designer Bobby Bates

Artwork Ella Marke


CAST

James Louis Dunbavin

Eleanor Lydia Harrison

Kate Ellen Maslin

Jim Dean Hull

Nell Anna Thrussell

Agnes Sophie Strickland-Clark

 

PEOPLE USED TO HAVE ANGELS ON THEIR SHOULDERS. BUT THERE IS A GAP MANIFESTING IN THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN PUBLIC SPEECH AND PRIVATE THOUGHT AND THAT IS PEOPLE'S UNKNOWABILITY. JEER FROM THE FRONTLINE OF MARITAL BETRAYAL, ADULTERY, LUST, LOVE. THIS IS AN IMMERSIVE EXPERIENCE TO GET INTIMATE WITH.