Bound
From: Wednesday, 28th September 2011
To: Saturday, 22 October 2011
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Synopsis
Compelled by the threat of bankruptcy, fishing trawler 'The Violet' and its mismatched crew are forced out into treacherous weather. Competing against the overpowering force of nature, the tribulations of life with the opposite sex and each other's egos. Will they lose more than a way of life? Will they lose more than a way of life?
Our Review:
3 October 2011
Bound is Jesse Briton’s first project as both writer and director and was premiered to critical acclaim at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2010 by Bear Trap, the young and innovative theatre company he formed with one of the play’s stars, Joe Darke.
Now, Southwark Playhouse’s inimitable, dank vault provides the perfect setting, with most of the action ensuing aboard a trawler as six Devon fishermen brave the turbulent seas on the eventful, traumatic final voyage they never expected to take.
The dramatic reaches and effects of recession are examined as the men find themselves flung together in a confined space under near impossible circumstances and relationships are tested against the backdrop of one man’s competitive desire to avoid financial ruin with little regard for the consequences. The voices of reason and experience clash with both unabashed arrogance and tragic lack of awareness as the characters veer toward their painfully in...
Creative
Jesse Briton (Author)
Lindsay Fraser (Producer)
Bear Trap Theatre Company (Company)
Jesse Briton (Director)
Buddug Jones (Design)
Joe Darke (associate director - music and movement) (Director)
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