The Soon Life

 

Her waters aren’t the only thing breaking.

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A heavily pregnant, thirty year old woman is in labour. Too scared to go to the hospital in Lockdown London, she’s decided to have the ‘perfect’ home birth with nothing but a birthing ball and a boxset to get her through it. 

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Plans are derailed when her ex turns up and refuses to leave. As her labour progresses and with the midwife unreachable, they confront their relationship and their breakup before everything changes forever with the arrival of their child.

 

The Soon Life delivers a funny, gripping, fly-on-the-wall portrait of two people on the cusp of change.

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Winner of the ‘Highly Commended’ Prize at the Tony Craze Awards 2020 

 

Age: 16yrs+ | Running Time: 90 mins approx, no interval

Trigger Warning / Guidance Info: Nudity, references to abortion and baby loss

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CAST & CREATIVE TEAM

 

Written by Phoebe McIntosh

Directed by Sarah Meadows

Performed by Phoebe McIntosh & Joe Boylan

Costume & Set Design Sarah Beaton

Composition & Sound Design Beth Duke

Lighting Design Alex Musgrave

Movement & Intimacy Coordination Tian Brown-Sampson

Props & Costume Assistant Shannon Blackwood

Videography Rich Rusk

Photography Suzi Corker

Digital Campaign Management Velenzia Spearpoint

Press & Publicity Chloe Nelkin PR 

Programme & Playtext Methuen Drama

Panel Discussions Birthrights & Make Birth Better

Dramaturgy Robert Awosusi

Doula Consultant Elise Tobias

Stage Management Jasmin Meara Wall

Production Management Joe Prentice

Project Management Maeve O’Neill

Produced by Rua Arts, Phoebe McIntosh

Supported by

Talawa Theatre, Soho Theatre, Jacksons Lane & Birth Supplies (DPEK Healthcare)

Funded by 

Arts Council England National Lottery Grants, Royal Victoria Hall Foundation & Crowdfunding

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