Albatross
By Isley Lynn
Tangram Theatre Company, Southwark Playhouse.
Performed in English
Nine characters, each carrying a secret, each carrying an albatross around their necks, meet, fall in love, fall out of love, find solace, and find support. A beautiful ensemble play by Isley Lynn, performed as a series of encounters between two or three characters, Albatross asks whether we deserve a second chance and how we might give others another chance. Exploring the worlds of tattoos, pornography, work and co-habitation, this is a moving, fiercely intelligent people about opening up and letting people in.
Cast
Alexandra Kambanella (Kit), Aoife Boyle (Ashleigh), Douglas Seldin (Axel), Elizabeth Glass (Sunny), Emily Dermont (Jodie), Joseph Scatley (Pip), Joshua Robinson (Warren), Rita Estevanovich (Lucy), Tom Thornton (Jesse)
Creative Team
Daniel Goldman (Director), Stage Manager (Natasha Houghton), Technical Manager (Chris Hepburn)
I’ve always wanted to work with Isley Lynn. I fell in love with her play Skin a Cat and ever since, I’ve followed her work with great interest. What I knew before we started working together on this – that she’s a remarkable writer – one of my favourite writers currently writing, in fact. What I discovered – that she’s also a wonderful collaborator to have in the room and endlessly brilliant in terms of supporting a director and actors to make interesting choices. All of which meant that this was a great fun drama school show to make. Great actors, great script, and lovely team. It’s often so simple.
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