Saturday 8 June, 2:15pm
Linbury Studio Theatre, LAMDA
Running Time: 2 hours
Content warnings: Contains strong language, religious extremism (Christianity) and a panic attack played out on stage. References to suicide, death, kidnapping and rape.
• You are welcome to come and go from the theatre as you need
• There is a break-out room available, the student common room
• House lighting is on low throughout, never going to full black-out
• Loud noises are reduced in sound level
• No strobe lighting is used
• You are welcome to react to the show however you may need
• At the end of this document is a show synopsis/sensory guide
Here is a guide to sensory information symbols in this document:
Indicates potentially loud or sudden noises
Indicates bright or sudden lighting changes
Indicates a sad or potentially distressing scene
Indicates fighting, or use of guns/weapons
When you arrive at LAMDA, the entrance to the building and Linbury Theatre is the closest entrance to Baron’s Court Station. There will be a member of staff on the door who will take your name and give you a ticket.
This is the Theatre Foyer and entrance to the Linbury Theatre. You may be asked to wait here until the house is open. You will be shown how to get to the Linbury Studio Theatre by an usher.
Toilets are located right next to the bar.
LAMDA staff will be wearing LAMDA branded T-Shirts or lanyards. If you need any assistance whilst in the building, please ask them.
When you enter the theatre, an Usher will take your ticket from you. You are welcome to sit where you like. You can come and go from the space whenever you like. The house lights will stay on low throughout the show.
There is a break-out space called ‘The Common Room’ which you are welcome to use at any point during the performance.
The Common Room is accessed via a corridor that follows on from the bar and the toilets. If you aren’t sure at any point during your visit where to go, please ask an usher, who will be happy to assist you.
If you aren’t sure at any point during your visit where to go, please ask an usher.
Before the show begins, the actors will introduce themselves and the characters they are playing.
The lights in the theatre will dim and she show will start. You can come and go as you need through the doors you entered by.
At the end of the show the actors will come on and bow. You are welcome to clap at this point if you would like.
Below is a sensory guide for the performance that shows potential distressing actions in the play, split up by scenes
During each scene change, there is a blackout Any fighting scenes in the play have been choreographed with a fight director so that the actors do not hurt each other. There is strong language throughout the play.
Scene 1
There is a moving spotlight after the opening blackout.
Loud sounds of cars and music can be heard Will looks visibly distressed on stage The noise of cars and busy highway continues through the following blackout
Scene 2
There is a quick lighting change to bright lights. Throughout the scene there is a soft beeping noise from the TV.
A soft light flickers at the start of the scene with a buzzing noise underscoring it.
Anna and Will gasp as Will flicks the lights on. There is a blackout when Will closes his laptop.
The sound of cars and low rumbling plays. Will explains that he’s Alex’s father. Alex threatens to commit suicide.
Alex describes his panic attacks.
At the end of the scene, there is a blackout.
Loud car noises play and the fuzzing of the TV.
Leroy runs at Will to make him uncomfortable Use of strong language
Leroy raises his voice
Leroy squares up to Will after talking to him about Alex.
Alex’s breathing starts to speed up and he starts to get visibly upset after this.
Alex starts to have a panic attack.
Pauline enters the scene shouting. The PA is loud.
Leroy pushes Will away.
Alex has another panic attack.
Very tense rumbling sounds underscore the scene.
Leroy chases Will to try and hit him. He ends up shoving him into the lockers.
The end of the scene has lots of shouting, raised voices and strong language
A beeping noise underscores the scene. There is low-level lighting & a slight flicker from the TV screen.
Sounds of a medical surgery can be heard on the TV.
Will starts to raise his voice to Anna. The scene and conversation become more tense. The TV suddenly turns on and scares them both
The noises of cars underscore the scene. A sad scene follows with Alex and Will discussing Alex’s mother.
Alex discusses Wills’ church that he was part of where a child died. The child was called Danny. Will explains how Danny died.
Alex lies about his past. Inventing things that happened to him.
Discussions of rape.
Loud car noises follow at the end of the scene.
The light is bright for this scene. Alex and Leroy confront each other.
Leroy shouts at Alex for defending Will Leroy shouts over the PA system
Pauline tries to regain control by stressfully and angrily shouting at everyone. Alex becomes angry and loud speaking about his options in life. He slams the table in rage.
Alex becomes increasingly visibly upset. His breathing becomes quicker. It becomes harder to watch Alex.
There is a sudden blackout, followed by a quiet beeping noise for nighttime in the staff room.
The beeping sound of a medical surgery on a TV plays again. Will starts raising his voice at Anna. The lighting state goes red as Will gives a sermon.
There is a sudden lighting change to blue as well as a change in the background noise.
Leroy looks visibly drained and tired Leroy tells Will that Alex swallowed a lot of sleeping pills in the afternoon trying to take his own life.
The scene is tense. There is loud underscoring as Will doesn’t move and shouts ‘Now.’ to the sky.
As Alex enters the lighting state becomes very bright.
The scene is underscored by a loud rumbling bass noise. These levels rise significantly. Will starts breathing heavily as the music swells. This is followed by a snap blackout as Will stops heavily breathing.