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The
Smashed Blue Hills
by Dominic Francis
Deep
in the permafrost on the borders of Norway and Sweden is the
body of a man, perfectly preserved. But who is he and where
does he come from? An international team of experts from Sweden,
Germany and America are sent to investigate and soon find
the snow has more to hide, as dark secrets are unearthed and
they are forced to re-evaluate their collective histories.
World
Premiere
WHen.
New End Theatre, London
12th February - 10th March 2002
The
Cast
Nathan
Nolan - Dan
Henrietta Helldin - Anna
Julia Stubbs - Marlene
Charlie Buckland - John
The
Creative Team
Timothy Hughes - Director
Nigel Hook - Set and Costume Designer
Alex Wardle - Lighting Designer
Michael Winship - Sound Designer
Dominic
Francis - Playwright
Has had several plays produced on the London Fringe, including
THE DARK HOUSE at the Finborough Theatre, and rehearsed
readings within the Royal National Theatre. He is currently
Writer-in-Residence at the Wimbledon Studio Theatre for
Attic Theatre Company (London) Ltd.
'Filling
the stage with eerily lit ice-packed cases creates a suitably
frozen atmosphere and there is good, promising work from
Henrietta Helldin as the flaxen-haired Swede and Nathan
Nolan as the idealistic American.'
The Guardian
'There
are shades of Complicite's Mneumonic to the premise for this
play, which revolves around the body of a man frozen deep
into the permafrost on the borders of Norway and Sweden. Playwright
Dominic Francis wrote this to investigate the thorny question
of what it is to be British, and what our relationship is
with the rest of Europe.'
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