A Fool to his Folly

After photographing the dress rehearsal for ‘The Cripple of Inishmaan’ at the ADC Theatre I headed over to Corpus Playroom for the dress rehearsal of ‘A Fool to his Folly’, jumping in about half way into the play. Below is a selection of photos from the rehearsal.

“Maybe there’s someone out there who won’t let you die. Maybe he has something planned for you…”

Two wandering con-artists arrive in an unfamiliar town, their eyes peeled for just one prize idiot.

Worming their way into the mayor’s confidence, this histrionic narcissist and his long-suffering companion have soon bamboozled the townsfolk into submission. Events rapidly escalate as the charlatans settle upon the ultimate scam: tricking a young citizen into believing she’s a fictional character.

A Fool to his Folly is a play exploring immortality, power and the dangers of allowing oneself to be consumed by fiction.

(Text from Camdram)

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Reviews: Tab (3/5), TCS (4/10)

Cast
Spikher – Dan Blick
Ketch – Will Hall
Thistle / Root – James Coe
Twitcher / Budge – Ania Magliano-Wright
Smallways – Ellie Gaunt
Cherry – Katie Woods

Production Team
Writer and Director – Victor Rees
Co-Director – Ruby Morris, Noah Geelan
Set Designer – Stella Swain
Producer – Gabriel Humphreys
Stage Manager – Amelia Parker
Wonder Tortoise – Apollo
Meta Poster Artist – Shali Reddy
Poster Artist – Isa Bonachera
Sound Designer – Chris L
Lighting Designer – Matt Jefford
Costume Designer – Helen Shao
Assistant Costume Designer – Jane Li
Headshot Photographer – Rob Eager
Artist/Designer – Eilidh Thompson
Production Assistant – Eimear Ryan-Charleton, Jasmin Rees
Flyer Stooge – Francesca Cosslett, Thomas Warwick
Dress Rehearsal Photographer – Johannes Hjorth