“Mary wants to talk about the girl that killed our son. I want to wipe her off the face of the earth.”
Red Tie Theatre presents The Long Road, another edgy, gritty play by Shelagh Stephenson at Quay Arts on next month.
Shelagh Stephenson’s topical and thought-provoking play, The Long Road follows the highly acclaimed Five Kinds of Silence performed at Quay Arts earlier this year.
When Danny is fatally stabbed in a random attack his mother is determined to understand the atrocity and meet his killer, forcing the family to confront the bitter senselessness of their loss.
The play focuses on a family struggling to find meaning and forgiveness after their teenage son is stabbed to death in a pointless murder.
The Long Road was inspired by a period of research with prisoners, victims and perpetrators of crimes.
RedTIEtheatre have built a reputation for producing contemporary issue-based and thought provoking plays. “The Long Road “ who dissects the role of victim and perpetrator with a level of understanding that reveals the writer’s depth of research and doesn’t rely on sentiment – there is no desperate anguished weeping – this play shows “¦how it is.
Eighteen year-old Carisbrooke-based Joseph Plumb, made his directorial debut in November last year with the successful ‘Chatroom’ plays and followed this with the highly Five Kinds of Silence earlier this year. Directing The Long Road will prove to be a challenge as he is directing first-time actor, 15 year-old Katy Rawlinson.
Joe, resident on the Isle of Wight, will go off to take up a place on a Theatre Practice Degree at university in London in September this year, so catch this while you can.
Bits and Bobs:
Tickets: £6 Performance Starts 8pm Doors 7pm Bar Open
Date: Wed 8 Sep & Thu 9 Sep Box Office: 01983 822490
Where: The Anthony Minghella Theatre
**This play contains strong language. Suitable for 15 years +
Sponsored by: Paul Wheeler Solicitor
Cast includes: Helen Reading, Katy Rawlinson, Steve Reading, Henry Vince and Maria Wilkinson.
Directed by Joseph Plumb
The Long Road by Shelagh Stephenson
