AGAINST - London Season

Against by Christopher Shinn

Director: Hanna Berrigan

Design: Cecilia Trono

Venue: The Clore Theatre, The Unicorn Theatre

Luke is a Silicon Valley billionaire who wants to save the world: not through science or Artificial Intelligence, but by listening: first to God, and then to people. He traverses the United States, digging up cases of violence and division. The parents of a school shooter; the victims of sexual violence on a college campus, the boss of a brutal global distribution company. As Luke encounters a vivid array of American characters and communities, we ask ourselves: is he the solution, or part of the problem?

A Touch Tour for sight-impaired audience members is available by advanced booking. Email lewis.bayley@bruford.ac.uk

Ethan Reid    LUKE

Sarah Tara Ray   SHEILA

Bex Kealy   TOM’S MOTHER,  LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER

Jack Reilly   TOM’S FATHER, SHOOTER

Caleb O’Brien   TIM,  MIDDLE AGED MAN

Hayley Rose   WOMAN IN AUDITORIUM (1.4)

MIDDLE AGED   WOMAN

Omolabake Jolaoso   ANNA

Liam Watson   DEAN OF SOCIAL SCIENCES,  DAN

Kiran Raywilliams   PROFESSOR OF CREATIVE WRITING,  MANAGER

Lewis Shepherd   MELVYN

Moyege Oke   TRACEY

Lottie Bell   KATE,  LUKE’S MOTHER

Oli Gunnarsson   JON

Abdul-Malik Janneh   CHRIS

ALL CASTING IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE

Christopher Shinn's gripping play AGAINST received its world premiere at the Almeida Theatre on 12 August 2017 in a production directed by Ian Rickson and featuring Ben Whishaw as Luke.