SCORCH

by stacey gregg

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+ Creative Team

Director: Emma Jordan

Cast: Amy McAllister

Set & LX Design: Ciaran Bagnall

Sound Design: Carl Kennedy

Costume Design: Enda Kenny

Movement Director: Nicola Curry

Movement Consultant: Oona Doherty

Producer: Una Nic Eoin

 

AWARDS

  • Irish Times Theatre Award for Best New Play 2015

  • Writers Guild of Ireland Award for Best Theatre Script 2015

  • SUMMER HALL VERTEBRA award for best performance 2015

  • Scotsman Fringe First 2016

  • Holden Street Theatre Award 2016

  • Adelaide Fringe Weekly Award 2017

  • Adelaide Fringe Festival Critics Choice Award 2017


SYNOPSIS

Scorch‬ is an original work from Belfast playwright Stacey Gregg. It confronts ideological norms which have for so long shaped our understanding and beliefs surrounding sexuality and gender.

Directed by Emma Jordan, Scorch received its world premiere as part of the Belfast Outburst Festival from the 17th-21st November 2015. 


Previous touring Includes:

  • Roundabout @ Summerhall, Edinburgh Fringe 2016

  • Sherman Theatre, Cardiff 2016

  • PAVILION Dun Laoghaire 2016

  • Everyman Palace Theatre Cork 2016

  • Belltable arts centre limerick 2016

  • hawks well theatre sligo 2016

  • town hall theatre galway 2016

  • An Táin Arts Centre Dundalk 2016

  • the alley theatre strabane 2016

  • Mullingar Arts Centre Mullingar 2016

  • garage theatre monaghan 2016

  • Cultúrlann Belfast 2016

  • Adelaide Fringe Festival 2017

  • Folkets Hus, Umea 2017

  • Kulturens Hus, Lulea 2017

  • Vasterbotten Theater, Skelleftea 2017

  • The Traverse, Edinburgh 2017

  • Old Joint Stock Theatre, Birmingham 2017

  • Contact Theatre, Manchester 2017

  • Societaetstheater, Dresden 2017

  • Soho Theatre, London 2017

  • Roundabout @ Summerhall, Edinburgh Fringe 2017

  • Project Arts Centre, Dublin 2018

 

REVIEWS

★ ★ ★ ★ ★ The Entertainment Hive: Adelaide

★ ★ ★ ★ ★ The Barefoot Review: Adelaide

★ ★ ★ ★ ★ The Advertiser Adelaide

★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Adelaide Theatre Guide

★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Edinburgh Festivals

★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Across The Arts

★ ★ ★ ★ ★ The To Do List

★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Broadway

★ ★ ★ ★ ★ GetTheChanceWales 

★ ★ ★ ★ The Scotsman 

★ ★ ★ ★ The Irish Times

★ ★ ★ ★ The List

★ ★ ★ ★ TV Bomb 

★ ★ ★ ★  The Reviews Hub 

★ ★ ★ ★ The Skinny 

★ ★ ★ ★ Three Weeks 

★ ★ ★ ★ British Theatre Guide 

★ ★ ★ ★ The Stage Magazine

★ ★ ★ ★ FestMag  

★ ★ ★ ★ Whats On Stage  

★ ★ ★ ★ The Mumble 

 ★ ★ ★ The Guardian