LORRAINE & ALAN

Alan. 23. Recent graduate in Marine Biology. (High 2:2.) Son of Blakeney, Norfolk. Bedroom dweller and seal tour guide extraordinaire. One August, Alan discovers a young woman lying amongst the seals and their lives become irreversibly entwined. But who is Lorraine? Where does she come from? And why does she take so long in the bath? Lorraine & Alan is an award winning modern retelling of the Selkie myth with live sound design, song and several hundred plastic bottles.

Lorraine & Alan was largely developed during a residency at the Lyric Hammersmith. It was the 10th recipient of the Charlie Hartill Special Reserve Fund for Theatre. It premiered at The Pleasance as part of the Escalator East to Edinburgh programme of work and toured nationally, including runs at Battersea Arts Centre and Tobacco Factory Theatres.

” A very lovable show with buckets of charm” – Lyn Gardner, Guardian

 “A triumph of layered, lo-fi storytelling and unexpected poignancy” – Fest Magazine

★★★★★ – Broadway Baby ★★★★★ – Arts Award Voice ★★★★★ – Entertainment Wise

★★★★ – The Stage ★★★★ – The Scotsman ★★★★ – Fest

Winner: The Brighton Fringe Award for Excellence. Winner: MTN Award for innovation in Music. Winner: The Pleasance Theatre’s Charlie Hartill Fund for Theatre. Nominated: The Arches Brick Award. Nominated: Peter Brook Empty Space Award

Directed by Nel Crouch

Written by Nel Crouch and Becky Ripley

Sound design: David Ridley

Design: Rebecca Jane Wood

Lighting and stage management: Cassie Harrison

Dramaturg: Marietta Kirkbride

Actors: Adam Farrell and Katie Sherrard

Musicians: David Ridley and Becky Ripley

Developed with Rose Wardlaw and Aaron May