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GEST | The Gothenburg English Speaking Theatre
GEST | The Gothenburg English Speaking Theatre
THE COLLECTOR
Theatre.
︎ music production, sound design
Directed by Gary Whitaker
With Bradley Cole as “Clegg” and Amy Humphreys as “Miranda”
Producer: Hanna Uddenberg
Set designer: Karin Andersson
Light design: Otto Olsson Båth
PERFORMANCES
19-28 april 2007 at Hagateatern in Göteborg, Sweden.
From www.gest.se :
GEST’s second production was yet another successful ´Sell out´run. Played Hagateatern in Göteborg 19-28 april 2007.
Mark Healy’s modern adaptation of John Fowles best selling novel The Collector was performed by actors from London and received excellent reviews in all major Gothenburg newspapers
The Collector is a gripping psychological thriller and a chilling portrayal of one man’s darkest fantasies made real. It tells the story of Frederick; the strange, withdrawn ‘collector’ who, no longer content with butterflies, ‘collects’ art student Miranda and keps her captive in the cellar of his home.
AFTER THE END
Theatre.
︎
music production, sound design
Written by Dennis Kelly.
Directed by Christopher Meads.
With Jot Davies as “Mark” and Kristina Brändén Whitaker as “Louise”.
Assistant Director: Henrik Ydreborg.
Set and Costume Design: Ger Olde Monnikhof.
Lighting Design: Beate Persdotter Løken.
Producer: Karolina Lindblad.
DURATION: 50 mins.
PERFORMANCES:
FolkTeatern, Göteborg (Lilla Scenen) 11 april-2 May 2008.
From www.gest.se :
GEST’s production of After The End was the Swedish premiere and played to full houses at FolkTeatern i Göteborg (Lilla Scenen) 11 april-2 May 2008 having received excellent reviews.
After The End, written by one of England’s finest contemporary playwrights, is a tense and exciting tale of two young people trapped underground in a bomb shelter in London.
“They were all in the pub when the nuclear terrorist attack happened. Louise wakes up to find herself trapped with Mark who has saved her life. Mark is always prepared for the worst and has everything he thinks they will need to survive. Now all they need to do is wait until it’s safe to go outside. Can they survive the attack? Can they survive each other?”
EXPECTATIONS
Theatre.
︎music production, sound design
Staged by the Gothenburg English Speaking Theatre.
Written by Kristina Brändén Whitaker
Directed by Gary Whitaker
Cast (Swe): Sally Walsh, Nick Mason, Johan Örjefelt and Kristina Brändén Whitaker.
Cast (UK): Sally Walsh, Mattias Åhlén, Steve Marsh and Kristina Brändén Whitaker
Set design: Ger Olde Monnikhof
Assistant Director and Stage Manager: Frida Hartvigsson
Light design: Otto Olsson Båth and My Persson
Producer: Sanna Edoff
PERFORMANCES:
18 April-12 May 2009, Folkteatern, Gothenburg, SWE.
October 2009, Contact Theatre, Manchester, UK.
August 2010, Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2010, UK.
from gest.se:
Update August 2010:
Performed at The Edinburgh Fringe Festival, August 2010 at Pleasance Dome, Expectations won the prestigious Fringe Review Award for Outstanding Theatre.
REVIEWS:
The world premiere of Expectations was performed at Folkteatern in Göteborg 18 April- 12 May 2009 followed by it’s UK premiere at The Contact Theatre, Manchester in October 2009. The show received excellent reviews in both Sweden and England.
Based on the authors own experience, Expectations is an honest, moving, hard hitting and often funny play. Two couples – one English, one Swedish – both prepare for the birth of their child but things don’t turn out the way they had imagined. The play follows their different paths and in the end all four are brought together. There are choices to be made, fears and secrets to share.
“For nine months I had been preparing for the biggest journey of my life. I had been waiting expectantly…My suitcase was packed and I was ready. But we never could have prepared ourselves for the destination or the arrival.”
Update August 2010:
Performed at The Edinburgh Fringe Festival, August 2010 at Pleasance Dome, Expectations won the prestigious Fringe Review Award for Outstanding Theatre.
REVIEWS:
***** 5 stars from Fringe Review (5th August) “This play is heart-breaking and heart-warming, powerful and poignant, morally-challenging and morally uplifting (…) when the play is over, you feel privileged to have seen it. It really is that good.” Fringe Review – 2010
**** “Brims with insight, humanity and humour” What’s On Stage – Edinburgh – 2010
“Snappy, Raw and Heartfelt” Gothenburg Times – Gothenburg 2009
“A real Gem of a play (…) written with honesty, elegance and wit throughout” Public Reviews
