Claybody Theatre have released the production images for the premiere of The D-Road, Deborah McAndrew’s new play about one of Stoke-on-Trent’s most significant cultural and economic landmarks– The A500 dual carriageway.
A house stands marooned on a forgotten island of land somewhere between the railway, the Trent and Mersey Canal, and the D-Road. It’s where Liam lives with his Nana.
Liam and his girlfriend, Lois, dream of the bright lights of Manchester, but how can they leave Nana, with her very peculiar phobia?
Then a charismatic stranger turns up at the door. Who is he? What does he want? And why is he so interested in the Nana’s back garden?
The D-Road is directed by former Northern Broadsides artistic director Conrad Nelson, designed by Dawn Allsopp (Her Naked Skin, Salisbury Playhouse and The 39 Steps, New Vic Theatre) and lighting by John Slevin (The Visitor’s Book, Hope Mill Theatre).
The production’s cast will feature Angela Bain; Michael Hugo; Jack Wilkinson, Riana Duce and a community cast from Stoke and the surrounding areas.
Written and directed by award-winning husband and wife team of Deborah McAndrew and Conrad Nelson, The D-Road will premiere from the 17-26 October at the Spode Works in Stoke-On-Trent.
For tickets and further information visit http://claybodytheatre.com/
Press performance: Thu 17 October at 8pm, Spode Works, 32 Elenora St, Stoke-on-Trent ST4 1QD
WHERE Spode Works, 32 Elenora St, Stoke-on-Trent ST4 1QD
WHEN 17-26 October at 7.30pm (Mat perf: 19 & 26 at 2.30pm; 20 Oct at 4pm 24 Oct at 1.30pm). No performance on the 21 Oct
TICKETS £10-12
Deborah McAndrew is an award-winning playwright. Her many theatre credits include original plays, novel adaptations, and classic foreign language play adaptations for companies such as Northern Broadsides, York Theatre Royal, Harrogate Theatre, Hull Truck, Leeds Playhouse, Mikron, Bolton Octagon, Esk Valley Theatre, and The New Vic Theatre. Current commissions include a new adaptation of Peter Pan for Hull Truck Theatre. In her acting career, Deborah has worked extensively in television, theatre and radio. She is best known for her role as Coronation Street regular, Angie Freeman, in the 1990s
Conrad Nelson is a critically acclaimed director, actor and composer with a vast body of work in theatre, television, film and radio. As an actor his work has included title roles such as Richard III and Henry V and playing Iago with Lenny Henry as Othello. Conrad’s directing work includes productions for York Theatre Royal, Harrogate Theatre, Hull Truck Theatre, Three Stones Media, Bolton Octagon, New Vic Theatre. Conrad recently stepped down as Artistic Director of Northern Broadsides, after an association with the company of over 26 years where recently opened the International Shakespeare Festival in Neuss, Germany . He has just returned from Canada, where he directed Cyrano for the St Lawrence Shakespeare Festival 2019.
