Consolation - Bridewell Theatre
Preview by Lizzie Guilfoyle
THE Off West End Award nominated Anglo-French company, Théâtre Volière (Poilu and Tommy – Best Production 2014), is presenting the European premiere of the tragi-comedy Consolation at The Bridewell Theatre – from August 12 to September 4, 2015.
Set in Southern France, Consolation is about the relationship between a young French re-enactor, who plays a Cathar knight in a Visitor’s Centre, and a middle-aged Englishwoman who believes she has experienced a past life as a Cathar heretic in thirteenth century Languedoc.
Featuring a stunning multi-media design by award-winning young Latvian designer Rūta Irbīte, and thrilling stage combat by Dan Styles, Consolation is a witty, disturbing, and ultimately life-affirming journey in to lost worlds, pseudo-history, and the search for belonging – with a very contemporary twist in its tale!
The cast includes Holly Joyce as Carol and Danny Solomon as Raymond.
Written by Mick Wood, Consolation is directed by Natasha Wood and has lighting by Sherry Coenen.
Tickets: £16, £10 concessions on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday; £8 Monday night – to book, call the box office on 07934 927275 or visit www.eventbrite.com/.
Times: Mondays to Fridays at 7.30pm (not on Saturdays and Sundays). Press Night (Friday, August 14) at 7pm.