Nine Foot Nine
by Alexander Wood
Sleepless Theatre Company, produced by Josie Shipp
Shortlisted for the LET Award 2018, Winner of the Bunker Breaking Out Award. Off-West End Nominations for Jessica Hung Han Yun and Nicola Chang
Royal Court workshop March 2018
Bunker Theatre July 2018
Assembly Front Room August 2018
UK Tour as part of the Incoming Festival 2019 - New Diorama, HOME Manchester, Bristol Tobacco Factory
Set and Costume Design by Verity Johnson, Lighting Design by Jessica Hung Han Yun, Sound Design by Nicola Chang
With Alexandra James, Misha Pinnington, Natalie Kimmerling, Paul O’Dea
Press:
»A blast of intelligent and challenging energy (…) The clear structure and taut direction only emphasise the philosophical integrity of the show's bold subversive premise«
***** The List
»Sleepless Theatre Company are committed to promoting access in as many forms as possible (…) it casts blind in terms of ethnic background & disability, and as such promotes a harmony found in mother Cara (Alexandra James), who communicates both through speech and sign language. (…) Jackson is the coherent force behind such complementary concepts (…) keep(s) multiple facets precisely in balance and makes it seem effortless.«
**** Miro
»Funny, tender, touching and vaguely unsettling, all at the same time (…) Helena Jackson brings a much needed light touch to the production«
**** The Wee Review
»Cara and Nate communicate using a mix of British Sign Language and spoken English (…) says a lot about the power dynamics between men and women. «
*** The Guardian