Cast
| ABDULLAH / MARK | Sam Frenchum |
| SALEH | Archie Backhouse |
| AMINA | Roseanna Frascona |
| MAUREEN | Sarah Finigan |
| TONY | Fabrizio Santino |
Creative Team
| Director | Esther Baker |
| Designers | Katy McPhee and Patrick Bill |
| Lighting Designer | Tony Simpson |
| Assistant Director | Danielle Baker |
| Casting Director | Nadine Rennie CDG |
| Dramaturg | Neil Grutchfield |
| Production Manager | Steve Wald |
| Company Stage Manager | Katie Patrick |
| Stage Manager | Michael Smith |
| Assistant Stage Manager | Trey Foster |
Please note that the text of the play which appears in this volume may be changed during the rehearsal process and appear in a slightly altered form in performance.
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Synergy Theatre Project creates ground-breaking work which harnesses the energy, instincts and life experiences of those we work with prisoners, ex-prisoners, young offenders and young people at risk of offending gives them a voice and, in doing so, their dignity back. We inspire change by affecting feelings, attitudes and behaviour and provide practical opportunities which build a bridge from prison to social reintegration.
We are also concerned with the impact of our work on the public and use stories to humanise and provide new insights into the criminal justice system. Central to our approach is a commitment to artistic quality and empowerment of beneficiaries with the work taking place both in theatres and prisons and non-traditional venues, playing to diverse audiences and promoting mutual exchange between performers and audience to break down social barriers.
Staff
Artistic Director Esther Baker
General Manager Jennie McClure
New Writing Manager Neil Grutchfield
Learning & Engagement Manager (Adults) Denise Heard
Learning & Engagement Manager (Young People) Sinad Emery
Learning & Engagement Assistant Karl Smith
Board of Trustees
Jules Carey
Paula Hamilton
Clina Roberts
Deborah Samuel
Jonathan Smith
Gaby Sumner
Catherine Thornborrow
Patron
Martin McDonagh
www.synergytheatreproject.co.uk
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Over the last decade many first-time writers have gone on to establish a career in the industry thanks to the support of Theatre503: Tom Morton-Smith (Oppenheimer, RSC & West End), Anna Jordan (Bruntwood Prize Winner for Yen, Royal Exchange, Royal Court and Broadway), Vinay Patel (writer of the BAFTA winning Murdered By My Father), Katori Hall (Mountaintop, 503, West End & Broadway winner of 503s first Olivier Award) and Jon Brittain (Rotterdam winner of our second Olivier Award in 2017).
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Artistic Director Lisa Spirling
Executive Director Andrew Shepherd
Producer Jake Orr
Literary Manager Steve Harper
Operations Manager Anna De Freitas
Marketing Coordinator Jennifer Oliver
Technical Manager Alastair Borland
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Operations Assistant Nyanna Bentham-Prince
Resident Assistant Producers Jessica Moncur, Rhys Newcombe-Jones, Adam Line
Intern Katarina Grabowsky
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Royce Bell (Vice Chair)
Chris Campbell
Joachim Fleury
Celine Gagnon
Eleanor Lloyd
Marcus Markou
Geraldine Sharpe-Newton
Jack Tilbury
Roy Williams OBE
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Theatre Refurbishment: Jack Tilbury, Plann, Dynamis, CharcoalBlue, Stage Solutions, Will Bowen, The Theatres Trust
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Theatre503 is in receipt of funding from Arts Council Englands Catalyst: Evolve fund, match funding every pound raised in new income until July 2019.
Dedicated to the memory of sister Razan al-Najjar, and all the innocent victims of tyranny, oppression and murder in every corner of the world.
Razan al-Najjar was a young 21-year-old female Palestinian medic murdered on 1st June 2018 by an Israeli sniper. She was aiding injured protesters in the occupied land of Palestine, Gaza Strip.
I would like to thank Esther Baker, Jennie McClure and all the Synergy family for supporting me on this creative journey.
A special thank you to Neil Grutchfield whose structural and dramatic input was integral to me finalising the play.
I thank my mother Suzan Harmer for her constant love and support.
To my wife Yasmine whose creative support, belief, love and loyalty throughout the good and bad times of life has been unimaginable, thank you.
All praises and thanks to Allah for the endless blessings I receive daily.
