09 November 2019
Newsdesk
BAZ Productions is delighted to announce its new show, The Process, opening 11 January 2020 at The Bunker. Having recently announced its forthcoming closure, The Process will be the final month-long run at the theatre. Exploring an alt-right alternative present using spoken English and BSL, The Process stars Catherine Bailey, Ralph Bogard, George Eggay, William Grint, Erin Hutching, and Jean St Clair.
The Process is set in an alt-right alternative present nightmare. Deaf businesswoman Jo is the inventor of The Process app, designed to define an individual’s value to society as ‘Cost Positive’ or ‘Cost Negative’ – but as she’s caught in the malevolent bureaucracy she’s helped to create, the assumption that ‘it’ll never happen to me’ suddenly does not feel so secure.
The Process is told in BSL and spoken English. Every show will be performed in a relaxed environment, with relaxed performances on 21 and 28 January 2020, captioned performances available on selected dates through The Difference Engine, and an audio-described performance on 30 January.
Catherine Bailey is a co-artistic director for BAZ Productions. Her theatre credits include Othello, Julius Caesar, Dr Scroggy’s War and The Merchant of Venice (Shakespeare’s Globe), Spring Awakening (RSC), The Country Wife (Theatre Royal Haymarket) A Midsummer Night's Dream (Middle Temple Hall) and The 39 Steps (Criterion West End). Television includes the upcoming CBBC Malory Towers, The Crown (Netflix), Strike: The Silkworm (BBC/HBO), And Then There Were None (BBC), Midsomer Murders (ITV), The Sarah Jane Adventures (BBC), Hetty Feather (BBC), House of Anubis (Nickelodeon), Holby City (BBC) and Mr Selfridge (ITV). Her film work includes Casanova; Last Love, and Terence Davies' acclaimed biopic of Emily Dickinson, A Quiet Passion.
Writer and director Sarah Bedi is a co-artistic director of BAZ Productions. Directing credits include Henry IV pt 1, Henry IV pt 2, Henry V, Sweet Love Remember’d (Shakespeare’s Globe); All Places that the Eye of Heaven Visits (Shakespeare's Globe/Westminster Abbey); Sitting (Arcola / Gilded Balloon / London Pleasance, BBC Arts / Avalon); dreamplay, Macbeth, Prophesy (BAZ Productions); Parallelist (Aldeburgh Music Festival); Further than the Furthest Thing (Young Vic); Reality (Oval House); City Love (Bussey Building); The Riots, Three Days in the Country (Rose Bruford); Zero for the Young Dudes! (Central School of Speech and Drama). Development work at HighTide festival, Finborough, Pleasance, Soho Theatre, Dartington Hall, Wilton’s Music Hall, The Globe and the V&A. Writing credits include dreamplay, Prophesy (BAZ Productions); Memories of the Pot Bank Workers (V&A).
Emma Luffingham is a co-artistic director for BAZ Productions. She is Head of Development at World Productions, an internationally award-winning television production company responsible for current hits such as Line of Duty and Bodyguard for BBC1, and Save Me, for Sky. Heading up the development of the slate of exciting dramas, Emma is responsible for uncovering new writing talent and developing projects from initial idea through to production. Previously Emma was Development Executive at Tiger Aspect and worked as a Script Editor at the BBC. Recent credits include: The Good Karma Hospital (ITV); Bafta award winning Three Girls (BBC) by Nicole Taylor and Undercover (BBC) by Peter Moffat. Development work includes THE WATCH for BBC America and Riz Ahmed’s Englistan. Emma also was responsible for the Tiger Aspect Initiative to discover and develop British Asian Writers.
Matt Maltby is producing The Process for BAZ Productions. Producing credits include Midnight Movie (Royal Court), The Trick (Bush Theatre), Fabric (Soho Theatre). He is the New Work Associate at The Bunker, for whom he produces Pint-Sized.
Biographies
Catherine Bailey is a co-artistic director for BAZ Productions. Her theatre credits include Othello, Julius Caesar, Dr Scroggy’s War and The Merchant of Venice (Shakespeare’s Globe), Spring Awakening (RSC), The Country Wife (Theatre Royal Haymarket) A Midsummer Night's Dream (Middle Temple Hall) and The 39 Steps (Criterion West End). Television includes the upcoming CBBC Malory Towers, The Crown (Netflix), Strike: The Silkworm (BBC/HBO), And Then There Were None (BBC), Midsomer Murders (ITV), The Sarah Jane Adventures (BBC), Hetty Feather (BBC), House of Anubis (Nickelodeon), Holby City (BBC) and Mr Selfridge (ITV). Her film work includes Casanova; Last Love, and Terence Davies' acclaimed biopic of Emily Dickinson, A Quiet Passion.
Ralph Bogard is currently the host for the No 1 tour and London performances of The Greatest Showman Sing Along Screening. His recent credits include A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Shakespeare’s Globe / Deafinitely Theatre), Branded (Old Vic), and April in Paris (English Theatre of Hamburg).
George Eggay most recently appeared in The Firm (Hampstead Theatre). His other credits include Ear For Eye (Royal Court), King Lear (Old Vic), Arabian Nights (New Vic), Passage to Freedom and This Accursed Thing (both National portrait gallery/ House of Commons /Birmingham Museum), and A Streetcar Named Desire, The Wind in the Willows and The Power Book (National Theatre). His screen credits include The Final Passage, Black Earth Rising and Sarajevo (Netflix), Spooks and Between the Lines (BBC).
William Grint most recently appeared in 4.48 Psychosis (UK Tour). His other credits include Sirens (UK Tour), You’ve Got Dragons (UK Tour), Imogen (Shakespeare’s Globe), Blackout (Tricycle Theatre / Deafinitely), A Midsummer Night’s Dream (New Diorama / Deafinitely Theatre), The Mobile Phone Show and The Ritual (Soho Theatre / Deafinitely). His screen credits include Casualty (BBC) and This Country (BBC Three).
Erin Hutching’s most recently credits include 4.48 Psychosis (UK Tour), and Peeling (Taking Flight Theatre). She is a lead artist with theatre company The DH Ensemble. Her other credits include Macbeth: Toil and Trouble (1623 Theatre Company), People of the Eye (UK Tour), Playmakers (Soho Theatre), and Deaf Funny (Together Channel / Film 4).
Jean St Clair is an actor & British Sign Language Consultant for Stage, TV and Film. Her credits include Richard III (HamletScenen), Peeling (Taking Flight Theatre), The Meeting (Chichester Festival Theatre), The Government Inspector & Ramps on the Moon (Birmingham Rep), and Deaf Funny (Together Channel / Film 4).
BAZ Productions Co-Artistic Directors: Catherine Bailey, Sarah Bedi, Emma Luffingham
Writer & Director: Sarah Bedi
Designer: Mayou Trikerioti
Lighting Designer: William Reynolds
Sound Designer: Oliver Vibrans
Assistant Director and BSL Consultant: Brian Duffy
Stage Manager: Alison Pottinger
Story Consultant: Sophie Woolley
Dramaturgy by: Catherine Bailey and Emma Luffingham
Cast:
Catherine Bailey
Ralph Bogard
George Eggay
William Grint
Erin Hutching
Jean St Clair
Producer: Matt Maltby
Associate Producer: Deepa Shastri
Social Media Manager: Jessica Bailey
Marketing and Rehearsal Cinematography: Paul Biver
The Process
11th January - 1st February 2020
Tuesday - Saturday, 7.30pm; Saturday matinees, 3pm
Running time: approx. 90 minutes
For further information on accessible performances please click here
Ticket Prices: Standard: £15.00; Concessions: £10.00; Under 30s: £10.00 (10 per performance); Cushioned Floor Seats: £10.00 (8 per performance); Previews: £10.00; Unwaged: £3.00 (10 per preview performance)
