“A gripping production” and an “important play” featuring “top notch performances” – critics and bloggers have been full of praise for WildChild Productions’ #MeToo drama Anomaly at the Old Red Lion Theatre. Take a look at what they had to say, then book your tickets for this “pacy, perceptive debut play”.
Written in a post-Weinstein, #MeToo era, Liv Warden‘s new play, runs at the Islington venue until 2 February 2019. Staged by WildChild Productions, it explores ideas of sisterhood, reputation and loyalty.
It’s 6am. News has just broken that Phillip Preston, media mogul and film-industry powerhouse has been arrested for assaulting his wife. His three daughters, who lead separate lives, are left with the fallout. As they battle the world’s press, the board members of Preston International and each other, they soon find themselves not only fighting to save the Preston dynasty but to protect everything they know to be true.
Billed as a “war cry for the women who have been left to pick up the pieces,” Anomaly is not about the Weinstein’s of this world, but the women around them who are often forgotten in the hype of high profile trials.
The production stars a trio of exciting young performers. Natasha Cowley graduated from RADA in 2016 after winning the Carleton Hobbs Radio Award. She has since worked at both Shakespeare’s Globe and the National Theatre. Alice Handoll and Katherine Samuelson are both recent graduates, from Mountview and Drama Centre London respectively.
Stunning performances from @NatashaCowley1 @handollit & Katherine Samuelson who, because of the unique structure of #anomaly actually rarely get to interact with each other yet still hold the audience in their collective palms. 👏👏👏#stars #featured @WildChild_UK @ORLTheatre pic.twitter.com/7g2wf6Pfy4
— MyTheatreMates (@MyTheatreMates) January 11, 2019
Liv Warden is an actor and writer who first put pen to paper in 2016 as part of the Soho Writers Lab. Two influential London theatres helped her with the creation of Anomaly. She conceived the piece on the National Theatre playwriting course and finished while on the Arcola’s Introduction to Playwriting course.
Anomaly is staged by WildChild Productions, whose Artistic Director, Adam Small, also directs the production. Small trained as an actor at RADA and Mountview, winning the Gyearbuor Asante Prize for Acting upon his graduation. He used the £1,000 grant which comes with the prize to found the company.
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