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This Wide Night 2008

Written by Chloë Moss
Directed by Lucy Morrison
30 July 2008 – 27 September 2008

“Not everyone can be all right. That isn't how things work.”

Written by Chloë Moss
Directed by Lucy Morrison

This Wide Night 2008

30 July 2008 – 27 September 2008

This Wide Night is a tender portrayal of two women trying to start over. On release from prison, Lorraine heads straight to Marie’s. They used to share everything inside, but find the friendship that once protected them now threatens to smother the fragile freedom they have found.

Chloë wrote the play after spending time in Cookham Wood prison (which has since been re-rolled as a young offenders' institution for young men), conducting writing workshops and speaking to women one-on-one. During this process, Chloë became interested in the experiences of long-serving offenders, how vital their friendships are, and what life is like for women resettling into society after release.

“After working in HMP Cookham Wood, I had enough material to write 50 different plays. I decided to concentrate on two aspects: the uniqueness of relationships formed in prison - and if they are able to exist in another context; and resettlement – particularly of women who have spent a long time in prison and who are released at a point in their lives when starting afresh can feel like a very hopeless prospect.” Chloë Moss

 

 

Cast and Creatives

Lucy Morrison
Director

Jan Pearson
Cast

Cathy Owen
Cast

Anna Watson
Lighting Designer

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Becky Smith
Sound Designer

Chloe Lamford
Designer

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Ali Beale
Production Manager

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Danielle Morris
Company Stage Manager

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Melanie Wing
Deputy Stage Manager

'The piece is beautifully written: comic, colourful, full of pain and tenderness and truth. And Lucy Morrison's production has a poignant and powerful lucidity.'

Sam Marlowe - Times Online

'Lucy Morrison’s production has a luminously humane performance from Jan Pearson, whose Lorraine begins as a ‘Little Britain’-style caricature but grows exponentially in depth and pathos as her story unfolds.'

Robert Shore - TimeOut

★★★★

This Wide Night 2008 - Times Online

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