LALA ARTS

FADE

Written By Alice Christina-Corrigan
Lowry, Leeds Playhouse 2024

  • FADE production shot, Cassie and Ruben hugging. dimply lit backgroung
  • FADE production shot, Cassie and Ruben in bed, Ruben is holding a mug
  • FADE production shot of Cassie with dark background
  • FADE priduction shot, Cassie laying in bed looking away as Ruben is standing behind her looking at her
  • FADE production shot, Cassie wiping blood from her nose
  • FADE production shot, Ruben in bed holding a beer in one hand and a teddy in the other
  • FADE production shot of Older Cassie reading something on a piece of paper
  • FADE production shot of Older Ruben kneeling down looking at the floor
  • FADE priduction shot of youn Ruben on the floor in front of a bed and bedside table looking at a mug

Following the sudden death of their mother, estranged siblings Cassie and Rubin are reunited in their family home. As they begin packing up furniture and keepsakes, they start unpacking their life – relationships and truth. Transcending past, present and a not-so-distant future, FADE is a tale of sibling allyship, and how far we are willing to go to protect each other.

Against a backdrop of shifting timelines, this moving new production from writer and theatre maker Alice Christina Corrigan (Past Life) features dynamic new writing, integrated creative access and original music to tell a nuanced story of family life and what happens when the past and present finally meet to reveal the true nature of coming home.

Commissioned as part of ‘Developed With The Lowry’ with additional support from Arts Council England, Leeds Playhouse & Theatre Deli Sheffield

FADE priduction shot of youn Ruben on the bed in front of a bed lies Cassie
FADE production shot of Older Ruben leaning on the bed

CREDITS

Writer & Creative Access Director: Alice Christina Corrigan
Director: Hannah Tyrell-Pinder
Movement Director: Christopher Brown
Lighting Designer: Megan Lucas
Sound Designer: Sophia Harari
Set Designer Lucy Sneddon
Creative Captioner: Emily Bold
Dramaturgy: Rio Matchett
Production Producer: Megan Griffith
Access Consultant: Ada Eravama
Strategic Development Producer: Max Emmerson
Environmental Consultant: Hetty Hodgson (Pigfoot Theatre)

CAST


Cassie 2010: Daneka Etchells
Cassie: Lauren Nicole-Mayes
Rubin 2010: Stefan Race
Rubin: Matthew Devlin