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Carbon Theatre, in association with Birmingham Rep present

Bright Places

Written by Rae Mainwaring
Directed by Tessa Walker
Mon 2 – Sat 7 Dec 24 75 minutes
East Midlands Theatre
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I was 23 when it came crashing into my life; without warning, when everything was going so well, just when I was really, really happy…

A three-woman, one-woman show about Multiple Sclerosis, MS for short, not to be confused with M&S or S&M.

With 90s pop, a costume box and a whole heap of glitter, Bright Places is a darkly funny and deeply honest autobiographical story about growing up in the shadow of chronic illness.

 

Presented by Carbon Theatre, in association with Birmingham Rep, and supported using public funding by the National Lottery through Arts Council England. Originally commissioned by Birmingham Rep in 2020, with generous support from the Barry Jackson Trust.

We are proud to be working with charity partner, Shift.ms: the digital community for people with MS.

 

Accessibility: This production has embedded audio description and creative captioning.

Saturday 7th December: Q&A after the matinee performance.

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Cast

Lauren Foster

Actor A

Aimee Berwick

Actor B

Rebecca Holmes

Actor C

Creative Team

Rae Mainwaring

Writer

Tessa Walker

Director

Debbie Duru

Designer

Clive Meldrum

Sound Designer

Holly Ellis

Lighting Designer

Virginie Taylor

Creative Caption Designer

Ben Glover

Creative Caption Consultant

Steady Steadman

Movement Director

Natallia Bulynia

Associate Director & Company Understudy

Jeanette Maggs

Production & Stage Manager

Elliott Grant

Assistant Stage Manager

Ruth Bagnall

Costume Supervisor

Reviews

'Reflective yet raucous play about living with MS.'
Guardian
'Glitter-fuelled pocket rocket of a show.'
Watch That Scene
'Sure to make you want to dance in your seat.'
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