Crash (2010)
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Synopsis
It’s a reunion of sorts, but you’d never guess they ever had anything in common to see them now. Nick: Securities Trader for Goldman Sachs and collector of art. Humphrey: an artist with ethics and a cheque he’s not sure he should cash. Christine: the beautiful girl they both loved. All together again, in Nick’s Elizabethan mansion, getting ready to celebrate the unveiling of a new sculpture.
But under the surface Humphrey is angry. Angry in the same way that the whole world is angry, angry about how people like Nick seem to have got away with causing a financial meltdown that affected everyone, but still manage to bank their bonuses.
Text from WYP Promotional Material
Announcements:
What’s On Stage
Interview with William Nicholson, Writer (embedded from WYP Youtube)
The Production
Crash ran from 20 October to 13 November 2010 (previews from 16 October) at the Courtyard Theatre at the West Yorkshire Playhouse.
Sessions were one hour and 35 minutes, with one 20 minute interval. Mon-Sat 19:45. Oct 23,30 Mats 14:30. Nov 4,11 Mats 14:00. Nov 13 Mat 14:30. £16.00 to £26.00
| CAST | CHARACTER |
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| Carolyn Backhouse | Christine |
| Helen Bradbury | Eva |
| Colin Mace | Nick |
| Steven Pacey | Humphrey |
| John Geoghegan, Cass Tyler | Malcolm |
| Bruce MacKinnon | Voice of Mac |
| CREATIVES | |
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| Writer | William Nicholson |
| Director | Sarah Esdaile |
| Designer | Francis O’Connor |
| Lighting Designer | Malcolm Rippeth |
| Sound Designer | Mic Pool |
| Choreographer | Nic Winston |
| Dialect Coach | Joe Windley |
| Casting Director | Gabrielle Dawes |
| Assistant Director | James Blakey |
| Deputy Stage Manager | Lucy McMahon |
Photographs
Space dictates that we have only included photos featuring Steven Pacey.
Rehearsal Photos:
“Plenty of shouting to be heard from Rehearsal Room One, but fortunately it’s all in the script!” (WYP Facebook Page)
The West Yorkshire Playhouse released rehearsal photos. Photographs below show Steven Pacey as Humphrey and Carolyn Backhouse as Christine.
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Photos © Keith Pattison
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Production Photos:
Steven Pacey as Humphrey and Colin Mace as Nick.
Steven Pacey as Humphrey.
Steven Pacey as Humphrey and Helen Bradbury as Eva.
Steven Pacey as Humphrey and Carolyn Backhouse as Christine.
Carolyn Backhouse as Christine, Helen Bradbury as Eva, Steven Pacey as Humphrey.
All Photos © Keith Pattison
From WYP Photo Stream: Crash – Production Shots
Reviews
Photo: publicity material WYP.
“The acting is universally strong” (whatsonstage.com)
With a contentious and current subject, William Nicholson’s play sparked quite a debate.
| DATE | SOURCE | REVIEWER | STAR RATING |
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| 17 October | BBC Leeds | no rating | |
| 20 October | What’s On Stage | Hannah Giles | **** |
| 21 October | The Stage | Ben East | no rating |
| 21 October | The Telegraph | Dominic Cavendish | *** |
| 21 October | The Public Reviews | Audrey Pointer | ***1/2 |
| 21 October | The Guardian | Lyn Gardner | ** |
| 22 October | The Times | Libby Purves | **** |
| 22 October | Yorkshire Post | **** | |
| 22 October | The Daily Mail | Patrick Marmion | *** |
| 25 October | The Northern Echo | Steve Pratt | no rating |
| 25 October | What’s On in Leeds | no rating | |
| 28 October | Yorkshire Evening Post | no rating | |
| 30 October | Review from Horizon – the Blake’s 7 Appreciation Society | Clare Juland | no rating |
| 31 October | The Observer | Clare Brennan | no rating |
| 2 November | The York Press | Charles Hutchinson | no rating |
| undated | The British Theatre Guide | Ray Brown | ***1/2 |
