Pity
Writer
Rory Mullarkey
Director
Sara Malik
Location
The Carne Studio Theatre
Dates
Wednesday 14 April at 7:45pm
(cancelled)
Thursday 15 April at 7:45pm
(live streamed)
Friday 16 April at 12 noon (live streamed)
About the show
“This has escalated quickly”
There are two things to do when standing in the square of your typical market town. Buy ice cream. And watch the world go by.
But when the world comes hurtling past at a surreal pace it can be hard to keep up. Fall in love. Get married. Make a baby.
Except while that’s all happening there’s also the matter of the lightning strikes (lots), explosions (even more) and deaths (tricky to even count), and now there’s a war on.
Red versus blue.
At least the ice cream is only a bit melty.
Rory Mullarkey is an acclaimed writer whose awards include the James Tait Black Prize for Drama and The George Devine Award for Most Promising Playwright (both 2014). Rory was also the recipient of the Royal Court’s Harold Pinter Commission (2015) and was previously the Pearson Playwright at the Royal Exchange, Manchester. Rory is currently under commission to the Almeida Theatre, the Nuffield Theatre Southampton and the Michael Grandage Company. In addition to his own work, Rory is a translator of Russian and Ukrainian drama, and has translated plays for the Royal Court Theatre, the National Theatre and the Free Theatre of Belarus.
Includes scenes of a distressing nature and flashing lights.
If you would like more detailed information about the content of this production, please contact [email protected]
Photos: SRTaylor Photography
Live stream booking
We also have a strictly limited number of in-person tickets, which are restricted to industry only. Please contact the box office if you are interested.
Creative team
Director
Sara Malik
Set & Costume Designer
Grace Smart
Assistant Director
Jess Haygarth
Lighting Designer
Amy Hill
Sound Designer
Annie Kraszewska
Movement Directors
Kwami Odoom
Rachel Hosker
Voice Tutor
Jeremy Finch
