Microwave by Elinor Cook
Overview
A co-production with The Riverfront
Elinor Cook’s (Killing Eve, Series 3) Microwave is a new play which boldly explores the anxiety and awkward hilarity of academic and sexual pressures on teenage women as they try to carve out their own identity.
The play is about the friendship between 15 year old Kelly, straight A student, girlfriend of the hottest boy in the school, captain of the lacrosse team and excelling in a wide-range of extra-curricular activities, and Carly – who is homeless and earning money through prostitution.
Microwave poses a thought-provoking and compelling exploration of ‘how the other half live’ through the lens of teenage female friendship, whilst opening a wider discussion around how we educate and support teenage women in the 21st century.
Cast & Creatives
Cast
Kelly: Clara Gibbs
Carly: Mica Williams
Freddie: Jack Hammett
Becky: Tori Lyons
Sally: Mali Ann Rees
Laura: Onyx Uwandulu
Mum: Rhiannon Oliver
Dad: Keiron Self
Creative Team
Writer: Elinor Cook
Director: Izzy Rabey
Assistant Director: Nerida Bradley
Designer: Anna Kelsey
Lighting Designer: Ceri James
Composer: Eadyth Crawford
Sound Designer: Joshua Bowles
Costumer Supervisor: Yiwen Lin
Producer: Ceriann Williams
Production Manager: Josh Bowles
This production is a co-production with The Riverfront.
Microwave is proudly funded by Arts Council Wales and National Lottery Funding.
Dates
Tuesday 17th – Friday 20th March 2020 @ The Riverfront, Newport [tickets]
Tuesday 24th March 2020 @ Theatrau Sir Gâr, Carmarthen [tickets]
Wednesday 25th March 2020 @ Blackwood Miner’s Institute, Caerphilly [tickets]
Thursday 26th March 2020 @ Galeri, Caernarfon [tickets]
Friday 27th March 2020 @ Aberystwyth Arts Centre, Aberystwyth [tickets]