Excited to see it getting off the ground at last - I wrote the first draft in 2008 for the actor Stephen Bradley and directed him in a rehearsed reading in June 2010 at Smock Alley, courtesy of Patrick Sutton. But now it's happening!
The play opens in Derry on September 26th and run till - and including - October 2nd. Venue to be confirmed.
Caroline's directing credits include Text Messages (Project Theatre) Shakespeare in a Suitcase (co-directed with Tim Crouch for RSC) The Recovery Position (Lion and Unicorn), Twizzler Soaked Ecstasy, (devised, Bernhard Theatre Studio) The Children (Embassy Theatre), Lab Run and Attempts on her Life (Durham Theatre, Berkeley, USA). She is an education associate at RSC, where she has been an assistant director on an international tour of King Lear and she will assist Jonathan Munby on Wendy and Peter Pan this winter. She is a Creative Associate at The Gate Theatre, Notting Hill, London where she was assistant director on Purple Heart and associate director on Grounded (Traverse Theatre).
"I am delighted to be involved in bringing Lindsay's play to life and George Farquhar to Derry during the City of Culture. Farquhar contributed an incredible legacy to theatre and his plays continue to challenge actors and entertain audiences today. 'By Mr. Farquhar' gives life to the writer and offers an imagined glimpse into his creative process."
I very much look forward to work with her and making this play the very best it can possibly be -- and then I hope that many of you can make it up to Derry to see it!
I very much look forward to work with her and making this play the very best it can possibly be -- and then I hope that some of you can make it up to Derry to see it!
