THE THING
LIGHTING DESIGNER
BIRMINGHAM REP, OCTOBER 2019 (R&D)
LES ENFANTS TERRIBLES
How am I meant to come to terms with the fact that the thing most likely to kill me
in this world is myself?
Did you know men in the UK aged 20 – 49 are more likely to die from suicide than
anything else?
Join Olivier-nominated Les Enfants Terribles as they investigate this rising epidemic for the BEDLAM Festival. The company delve into the crisis of identity, depression and anxiety which exists within all of us. They ask what it’s like to try and survive in a world where we’re constantly told to ‘man up’ and ‘make our mark’.
CAST & CREATIVES:
Creator and Performer – Oliver Lansley
Composer and Performer – Alexander Wolfe
Performer – Miranda Letten
Dramaturgical Collaborators – Fiona Porritt, Rich Rusk & Meghan Treadway
Video Designer – Daniel Denton
Movement Director – Christopher Evans
Lighting Designer - Timothy Kelly
Photos (by Gail Harland)
"I enjoyed the physical representation using modern art of Oliver Lansleys personal physical struggle with mental health. You could almost feel the tugging. He could break free for a moment but then the tugging, the grip, the force, was back. The overuse of lights, sharp pitched noises, the darkness, the light, the tapping and everything in between portrayed brilliantly how a person going through depression and anxiety may be feeling."
