THIS BEAUTIFUL FUTURE
LIGHTING AND PROJECTION DESIGNER
JERMYN STREET THEATRE, AUGUST 2021
“I hear birds but they’re a long way off. They don’t like the ash in the air round here.”
Elodie and Otto are teenagers in love. Hidden in their farmhouse-loft, they talk, tease and touch. Elodie has found a small egg and brought it home and Otto wants to start a war – with pillows. Outside, the picture is different: it is Chartres, 1944 and a real war is raging. Elodie lives under German occupation while Otto, a soldier, pledges faith to the Fuhrer. Can a beautiful future emerge from this single night of artillery raids?
THE TEAM:
Otto: Freddie Wise
Elodie: Katie Eldred
Writer: Rita Kalnejais
Director: Chirolles Khalil
Designer: Niall McKeever
Lighting & Projection Designer: Timothy Kelly
Sound Designer: Katy Hustwick
Stage Manager: Lisa Cochrane
Photos
Photos by Steve Gregson
Reviews
“The central use of a large window reminds us always that outside of this utopian nest is a world at war; Katy Hustwick and Timothy Kelly use their sound and lighting/projection work magnificently to remind us of this.”
“Khalil’s production, supported by Timothy Kelly’s lighting and Katy Hustwick’s sound design, beautifully balances innocent naivety and violence and draws sensitive performances from these young actors”
