Circle Mirror Transformation by Annie Baker

About

London Bridge stabbings 2017. 8 dead, 48 injured, millions around the world affected.

At these challenging times of war and fear, how do we choose to respond? A small group of people from different cultures, nationalities and gender identities, find their way through life in London and join a weekly community theatre class. Their lives intersect, their stories get vocalised, their secrets revealed, creating a microcosmos, allowing them to ignore the reality of atrocities in their city.
A piece of meta-theatre where a group of actors take on the roles of participants in a theatre class to be ‘transformed’. What is our role as audience members, sitting outside of ‘their new reality’ looking at them ?
A play about the power of community theatre on people’s lives.

Running Time: 105 minutes including a 15 minute interval

Reviews:

'Exciting Work", by Simon Jenner- Brighton Fringe 2024
'This excellent Tríada Theatre production can only fulfil its magnificent potential. Pace will quicken, it might prove a definitive new reading'
'A Fringe must-see!"
'Mesmerising Effect" by David Appleby - April 2024
'Not only were the individual performances strong but these five actors interacted superbly to produce a strong ensemble. The overall effect was mesmerising'
'At the end of this play I felt uplifted'

Cast (alphabetically):
Edward Garcia as Leo Fenia Gianni as Theresa Winnie Ikediashi as Marty John Newcombe as James Jon Terry as Schultz

About the Company

tríada is a Greco-British theatre company tackling big social issues in small, intimate, diverse spaces founded in 2021. We create immersive performances that provoke thought and incite conversation by dealing with the truths of the human condition. Moreover, we specifically aim to create an environment where marginalised artists due to race, ethnicity, gender identity, ageism and disability can feel welcome and safe to come and create their work and connect within the local artistic community and people.
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