Fragments

Submitted by OldFireStation on March 24, 2023 - 16:21

Venue, Timing and Cost

Venue: 
Old Fire Station Theatre
Date(s): 
Friday, 12 May 2023 to Saturday, 13 May 2023
Timing: 
7.30, 2.30, 7.30pm
Cost: 
£14, £16,£18

In the backroom of a library archive, three papyrologists pore over some tattered fragments of papyrus, 2000 years old. Could they be the remnants of a lost masterpiece by Euripides?

The ancient text tells the story of Aeyptus, a boy determined to avenge his murdered father and brothers.

But how can he succeed when almost all of the script is missing?

Piecing his story together will take you on a journey around the fragments in your own mind: memories, assumptions, things half-heard.

Inspired by the vast collections of ancient papyrus stored in museums around the world, FRAGMENTS is an irreverent take on an ancient lost play: combining anarchic performance, lo-fi imagery, original music… and a whole lot of conjecture.

“A brilliantly constructed and performed piece of theatre” – Exeunt on Potential Difference’s Game of Life

Director: Russell Bender
Set designer: Lucy Sierra
Songs by: Jon McLeod & Victoria Saxton

Fragments was originally developed with support from Ovalhouse, East 15 Acting School, The Open University and the Jerwood Space. The production is supported by the British Academy, the Leverhulme Trust, The Royal Victoria Hall Foundation, Cockayne – Grants for the Arts, The London Community Foundation and The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea.

The production is supported using public funding by Arts Council England.

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