DEEP IN THE GARDEN OF LIGHT
Written and Directed by Nick Finegan
“The sight of London to my exiled eyes is as Elysium to a new-come soul.”
Inspired by the aesthetics of underground dance culture, Deep In The Garden of Light is both a feeling and a figment of your imagination. It will be set to a live electronic score and use Christopher Marlowe’s Edward II as a base text through which to explore ideas around urban loneliness and queer identity.
Marlowe’s original tragedy will be melted down and recast into a cityscape of hi-octane genderfuckery, post-internet persona play, classical dance, sweaty pop-choreography and haute couture fashion.
Elysium never smelt so good…
Written and Directed by Nick Finegan
Lighting design by Sarah Readman
Produced by Giulia Casalini
Cast includes:
Matthew Tennyson as Edward II
Gur Arie Piepskovitz as Gaveston
Owen RIdley Demonick as Ghost of Gaveston
El Henderson as The Queen
Lewis Burton as The Nun
Craig Hamilton as The Duke
Commissioned by Arts Council England and Performed Live at the Yard Theatre, December 2017.
Developed through the ‘FIRST DRAFTS’ programme.
