A POIGNANT AND DARKLY FUNNY PLAY ABOUT LOSS, GUILT AND SNAPCHAT

Teenager Sam’s dead. After some social media foolishness. And everyone says it’s her mum’s fault.

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Stage Traffic Productions and Eilene Davidson present the world premiere of The Girl Who Fell, a powerful new play by Sarah Rutherford, former Writer in Residence at Park Theatre and writer of sell-out hit Adult Supervision.

“It seems wrong that she experienced something so huge without me.
Like if your kids had sex before you did.”

Teenager Sam’s dead.
After some social media foolishness.
And everyone says it’s her mum’s fault.

When bereaved mother Thea sets off on a mission to find out why her daughter Sam is dead, she is joined in her journey by bickering teen twins Lenny and Billie, plus Gil — a lost-soul whose life collides with theirs in a way that can only ever get messy.

This poignant and darkly funny play about loss, guilt and snapchat, stars Navin Chowdhry (Gil), Rosie Day (Billie), Will Fletcher (Lenny) and Claire Goose (Thea), and runs for a strictly limited season at Trafalgar Studios from 15 October – 23 November.

The Girl Who Fell is directed by Hannah Price, with designs by Georgia de Grey, lighting by Robbie Butler and sound by Adrienne Quartly. 

Navin Chowdhry’s (Gil) stage credits include Multitudes at the Tricycle Theatre, Much Ado About Nothing at Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre and Shades and Behind The Image, both at the Royal Court. Navin has starred in a number of award winning TV shows including The End Of The F*Ing World for Channel 4 and Touch Of Cloth for ITV.

Rosie Day’s (Billie) stage credits include Spur Of The Moment at the Royal Court and Again at Trafalgar Studios. Rosie’s notable screen credits include Prime Suspect 1973, The Seasoning House (for which she won 4 Best Actress awards), Good Night (BAFTA Nominated 2013), Misfits, Cuffs, Homefront and Siblings. More recently, Rosie has starred in Sky One comedy/drama Living The Dream leading the cast alongside Phillip Glenister and Lesley Sharp.

Will Fletcher (Lenny) recently graduated from Bristol Old Vic Theatre School and will be making his professional stage debut in The Girl Who Fell at Trafalgar Studios.

Claire Goose’s (Thea) stage credits include Holy Sh!t at the Kiln Theatre, Twitstorm at Park Theatre, The Perfect Murder at Theatre Royal Bath and Hitting Home at The Man In The Moon Theatre. Claire’s TV credits include Exile, Murdoch Mysteries, Heart, Lucky Man, The Coroner, Unforgotten, Death In Paradise, New Tricks, Pat and Cabbage, Mount Pleasant. Claire’s film credits includes Generation Z, Candle To Water, Bad Day, Friday Night In, Danny Loves Angela, Mash and Meat.

Hannah Price (Director) is Co-Artistic Director and Founder of Theatre Uncut, the winner of two Fringe First awards, a Heralds Angel award and the Spirit of the Fringe Award. Hannah’s Directing credits include End of the Pier at Park Theatre, Down and Out in Paris and London Live at Senate House, Again at Trafalgar Studios, Call to Prayer at Southwark Playhouse, Bud Take the Wheel, I Feel a Song Coming On at Shaw Theatre and Edinburgh Festival, That Moment at King‘s Head Theatre and UK Tour, In a Very Real Sense at Soho Theatre, Portmanteau at Arcola Theatre and Bike Shed Theatre, Exeter and Loving Ophelia at Pleasance London.

Hannah’s Associate/Assistant Director credits include Good Canary at Rose Theatre Kingston, The Machine at Manchester International Festival & Park Avenue Armory, New York, Julius Caesar at the Donmar Warehouse & St Anne’s Warehouse New York, Berenice, Philadelphia, Here I Come!, The Physicists, Making Noise Quietly and The Recruiting Officer at the Donmar Warehouse and Ghost Story at Sky Arts Playhouse Live.

Sarah Rutherford’s (Writer) first play, What You Do To People, was showcased at the Hampstead Theatre and led to her position as the inaugural Writer in Residence of Park Theatre. Her play Adult Supervision had a sell-out run at Park in 2013 to critical acclaim, following a staged reading (under the title Tonight Is Your Answer) at the Theatre Royal Stratford East starring Tara Fitzgerald. It was nominated as Best Off-West End Production in the 2014 WhatsOnStage Awards and longlisted for the Bruntwood Prize.

Sarah is currently under commission to feminist theatre company Scary Little Girls, and other plays include Hybrid Vigour and In Neon.  She has also worked on R&D projects and readings at the National Theatre, Royal Shakespeare Company, Donmar Warehouse, Hampstead Theatre, Theatre Royal Stratford East and Leeds Playhouse. Sarah is now working on a number of film and TV projects, and is one half of 2not2 Productions with actor Tanya Moodie.

LISTINGS

The Girl Who Fell

Performance Dates

Tuesday 15 October – Saturday 23 November 2019

Performance Times

Mon – Sat 7:45PM
Thurs & Sat 3:00PM

Venue

Trafalgar Studios – Studio Two

Box Office

trafalgarentertainment.com / stagetraffic.com

0844 871 7632

Ticket Prices

From £20 – £35

Running Time

To be confirmed