A man searching in darkness for an answer. Facing his past, he freefalls, encountering the mysterious Ritzo in a tangle of remorse and redemption.
The definition of right and wrong comes into question in a kaleidoscopic debut play by Invertigo Theatre Company. FreeFall sprang out of questions we had about guilt and the individual. Does losing hold of our beliefs and individuality for a brief moment define us forever? Is the moral compass ever accurate or does it depend on context? Can a person be wholly good or wholly bad?
No man is an island entirely of itself. Every man is a piece of the continent, a part of the main. Any man’s death diminishes me, because I am involved in mankind. And therefore, never send to know for whom the bell tolls – it tolls for thee. John Donne
The best way to make dreams come true is to wake up. Paul Valéry
There is no pillow so soft as a clear conscience. French proverb
Until he extends the circle of compassion to all living things, man will not himself find peace. Albert Schweitzer
Conceived by: Invertigo
Written by: Steffan Donnelly
Director: Kay Michael
Design: Rachel Wingate
Lighting design: Simeon Miller
Composer: Benjamin Graves
Rehearsal photos: Héloïse Faure
Poster design: Mathew Rhys
Production/Stage manager: Rhian Jones
Performed on Thursday 12 April 2012 at Guildhall
Invertigo Theatre was set up to bring new writing and adaptations of European plays and literature to British audiences.
Tim Bowie -- Trained as an actor at Guildhall. Training credits include: The Seagull, Agamemnon, The Man of Mode, Lucky Stiff, Hamlet, Aces and Jacks, Jenufa.
Sion Alun Davies -- Sion is currently in his final year at Guildhall. Before training at Guildhall he played a prominent part with the National Youth Theatre of Wales, appearing in bilingual productions of The Magnificent Myths of the Mabinogi and Century under the direction of Tim Baker. Professional credits in Wales are Y Mabinogi for S4C International and Treflan for S4C. Since starting at Guildhall his credits include Nicholas Nickleby in The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby, Part 1, Azolan in Les Liaisons Dangereuses and Miller in Aces and Jacks. Sion enjoys nothing more than watching Wales play rugby, dreaming often of putting on the red jersey himself.
Steffan Donnelly -- Steffan is an actor and writer from North Wales. He made his professional debut in the title role of the BAFTA-nominated short film Love You, Joseff Hughes, then went to study at Guildhall. After writing and self-producing his own short films (selected for showing at the British Film Institute as well as festivals in Bristol, London and Berlin), Steffan co-wrote the National Youth Theatre of Wales' 2010 touring production - No Other Day Like Today/Diwrnod Heb Ei Debyg. He has worked with the National Youth Theatre as Chairman of their Youth Council (09-11) and as Assistant Director on Welcoming The World (part of the National Theatre’s Watch This Space Festival 2011). Steffan is currently juggling his final year at Guildhall with working as writer-in-residence for Invertigo Theatre Company. He is also saving up to buy a penny-farthing bicycle.
Paapa Essiedu -- Trained as an actor at Guildhall. Training credits include: The Seagull, The Country, Medea, The Man of Mode, Antony and Cleopatra, Aces and Jacks, Les Liaisons Dangereuses, Nicholas Nickleby Part 1. Professional Credits include: Mindful (Stratford Circus), Can't Pay, Won't Pay (Arcola).
