Rift
The Brewhouse Theatre & Arts Centre
Thursday 17 May 2012 - Saturday 19 May 2012
3pm 7.45pm
By Natalie McGrath
Once in a generation comes something so special that it lights up the future. To celebrate the arrival of the Olympic Torch in Taunton, The Brewhouse presents the international premiere of a powerful new drama by the most exciting playwright to emerge from the South West.
As an athlete trains and dreams of Olympic success in the marathon in Kenya's Rift Valley, a woman on Exmoor puts on a pair of trainers that do not belong to her and begins running for the first time. Between both lie volcanic fault-lines connecting them across continents.
As I run
there is poetry in my body
in my arms there are doves
in my legs there is a river
and in my heart
a mountain that grows
Starring Kathryn O'Reilly and Ayodeji Aloba, Rift features live music and is directed by Robert Miles (Krapp's Last Tape, Alice In Wonderland, The Lion, The Witch & The Wardrobe, A Christmas Carol).
Rift has been granted the prestigious Inspire Mark by the London 2012 Inspire programme.
"rich and full of description, Natalie paints pictures of the two landscapes very vividly."
REMOTE GOAT **** (Read the full review)
“McGrath is a playwright of promise”
THE TIMES
“Natalie McGrath is a distinctive voice”
THE GUARDIAN
Read Natalie's blog:
blog 1
blog 2
blog 3
View the Rift production photos on our photo album
Age: 12+
Running time: 1 hr 40 mins
A £12.50 B £10 C £7.50
60+ £1 off / Conc. £2 off / Schools £7.50
Friends 2 for 1 Thurs
