A Pacifist's Guide to the War on Cancer
WRITTEN BY / Bryony Kimmings and Brian Lobel with Kirsty Housley
7 – 18 MAR 2018
Merlyn Theatre
★★★★ 'A vital confrontation, extraordinary' — The Observer
Bryony Kimmings wants to talk about cancer but she's not getting very far. Instead, she keeps hearing about battles, survivors, fun runs and new leases of life. What's everyone so scared of?
Kimmings is famous for her unique takes on taboo topics—from her sexual health (Sex Idiot) to her boyfriend’s depression (Fake It ’Til You Make It), to her search for positive role models for her teenage niece (Credible, Likeable, Superstar, Role Model).
Complicité, the UK-based theatre company behind Malthouse Theatre’s 2017 hit The Encounter, team up with Kimmings in this funny and moving show about newfound friendships, mundane treatment cycles, hairlessness, and scars... with songs.
PRODUCTION PARTNERS AND SUPPORTERS
Complicité Associates/Bryony Kimmings. Originally a co-production with the National Theatre.
Key image: Zan Wimberley
Images: Mark Douet
WRITTEN BY /
Bryony Kimmings and Brian Lobel with Kirsty Housley
MUSIC BY /
Tom Parkinson
DIRECTED BY /
Kirsty Housley
CAST /
Eva Alexander, Bryony Kimmings, Gemma Storr, Lottie Vallis, Lara Veitch, Elexi Walker
SET & COSTUME DESIGN /
Lucy Osborne
CHOREOGRAPHY /
Sarah Blanc
LIGHTING DESIGN /
Marec Joyce
SOUND DESIGN /
Lewis Gibson
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR /
Michael Keyamo
ORIGINAL COSTUME DESIGN /
Christina Cunningham
ORIGINAL LIGHTING DESIGN /
Paul Anderson
ORIGINAL MUSIC DIRECTOR /
Marc Tritschler
ORIGINAL CHOREOGRAPHY /
Lizzi Gee
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DURATION /
100 minutes (no interval)
WARNINGS /
Contains strong themes, references to terminal illness, haze, strobe lighting and strong dynamic sound effects.