Game

Game at Almeida Theatre

Why see Game?

A VOYEURISTIC, ARRESTING INSIGHT INTO 21ST CENTURY LIFE

Mike Bartlett (King Charles III, C*ck/Bull) serves up another dystopian vision in his latest offering. Game is a startling insight into the British housing crisis, focusing on a young couple who discover a dangerous way to live, in order to maintain their dream. But at what cost?

WHAT IS GAME ABOUT?

Game provides a starkly personal and tense focus on a young couple who are trying to create a home for themselves in the context of the current housing crisis. When they are finally offered a house, the couple face a moral and ethical dilemma as they discover how far they are willing to push the boundaries to keep it, and at what personal cost to them both.

The audience are invited to be voyeurs in this unfolding drama, seated in four specially adapted zones in the stalls section, each providing a subtly different experience and perspective on the play, without compromising any of the action on-stage.

Game reunites one of the hottest up and coming young writers, Mike Bartlett (Earthquakes in London, C*ck, King Charles III) with the acclaimed director-designer duo Sacha Wares and Miriam Buether (Wild Swans, Sucker Punch, My Child, generations) in an intriguing, intimate setting.

Key Information

Audience

Suitable for ages 16+<br /> This production contains nudity, startling noises and violent acts

Run Time

One hour 15 minutes without interval

Dates

Finished 4 Apr 2015

Cast

Georgina Beedle as Belle

Clare Burt as Florence / Margaret

Daniel Cerquiera as John / Paul

Kevin Harvey as David

Chloe Hesar as Mandy

Jodie McNee as Carly

Mike Noble as Ashley

Ben Righton as Simon

Richard Sumitro as Gary

Susan Wokoma as Sarah / Emma

Creative

Written by Mike Bartlett

Directed Sacha Wares

Design by Miriam Buether

Costume Design by Alex Lowde

Lighting Design by Jack Knowles

Sound Design by Gareth Fry

Video Design by Leo Warner for 59 Productions

Movement Direction by Leon Baugh

Casting by Julia Horan CDG

Assistant Direction by Anthony Almeida

Associate Costume Supervision by Jemima Penny

Dialect Coaching by Charmian Helen Hoare

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