1972: The Future of Sex
Dates
Saturday 7 February at 7:15pm
Monday 9 February at 2:15pm
Tuesday 10 February at 7:15pm
Wednesday 11 February at 2:15pm
Thursday 12 February at 7:15pm
The running time is approximately 1 hour 10 minutes (no interval).
About the show
It's 1972. An era of possibility and polyester and pubic hair. While Ziggy Stardust is on Top of the Pops, Penny is writing an essay on Lady Chatterley's Lover, Christine is watching Deep Throat and Brian is confused.
Devised by The Wardrobe Ensemble, 1972: The Future of Sex incorporates the company's trademark theatricality, irreverent humour and ensemble ingenuity to tell the story of three couples having sex for the first time – and a country on the brink of a sexual awakening.
Seán is a theatre director from Manchester. He was previously Trainee Artistic Director at Sheffield Theatres and Paines Plough in partnership with Arts Council England and Resident Assistant Director at the Donmar Warehouse.
He has worked as an assistant/associate for the National Theatre, Old Vic, English Touring Theatre, Edinburgh International Festival, Manchester International Festival, Rose Theatre Kingston and Park Avenue Armory, New York. He is currently assisting Nicholas Hytner on his inaugural production at The Bridge Theatre and is also a selector for the National Student Drama Festival.
The Wardrobe Ensemble is a Bristol-based group of theatre artists. Their work includes: The Last of the Pelican Daughters (Edinburgh Fringe, 2019); Education, Education, Education (Edinburgh Festival Fringe & UK tour, 2017; Trafalgar Studios, 2019); 1972: The Future of Sex (Shoreditch Town Hall, 2014; UK tour, 2015; Bristol Old Vic, 2019); 33 (Bristol Old Vic & Edinburgh Fringe, 2013; UK tour 2014); and RIOT (Bristol Old Vic, 2011; UK tour 2012; National Theatre, 2013).
The company has made numerous shows for families and early years, including Eliza and the Wild Swans, Edgar and the Land of Lost, Eloise and the Curse of the Golden Whisk and The Forever Machine (all co-productions with the Bike Shed Theatre); Little Tim and the Brave Sea Captain (a co-production with Bristol Old Vic); and The Star Seekers (a co-production with The Wardrobe Theatre, Bristol).
Contains sexual content, mentions of suicide and homophobia.
This is an amateur production presented by arrangement with Nick Hern Books.
Generously sponsored by Clyde Cooper.
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Creative Team
* LAMDA staff member or visiting artist
Director
Seán Linnen*
Designer
Emily Nelson*
Producer
Rebecca Lyle*
Assistant Producer
Bobby Harding*
Assistant Director
Charlotte Rogers
Intimacy & Movement Director
Mandy Gordon*
Music Director
James Michalos*
Voice Director
Gurkiran Kaur*
Lighting Designer
Ming Ong
Sound Designer
Jay Cheung
Cast
Rich / Triz
Tristan Berry
Anna / Evie
Evie Hamilton Kerr
Tessa / Emily
Emily Hayman*
Anton / Conor
Conor Joyce
Penny / Maia
Maia Prest
Christine / Pheebs
Phoebe Smyth
Martin / Sam
Samson Zaoutis
Production Team
* LAMDA staff member or visiting artist
Production Manager / Green Captain
Arthur Moore
Stage Manager
Peter McNally
Deputy Stage Manager
Tammy Cheng
Assistant Stage Managers
Izzie Davies
Will Trow
Production Lx
Torrin Gieler
Programmer / Dep Lx
Jackson Walsh
Production Sound Engineer
Angelika Marr
Dep PSE
Phoebe Bennett
Lighting Technician
Sam Haddock
Sound Technicians
Marcus Walton
Keira Waring
Production Carpenter
Nic Usher
Dep Carpenter
Phoenix Morgan
Construction Crew
Manon Bonvoisin
Dani Gimmler
Max Goodwin
Rowan Lemonsky
Sara Salanki
Josh Short
Will Smith
Luke Warren
Costume Supervisor
Charlie Rowen*
