Engineer Theatre's Psychological Horror THE GAP IN THE LIGHT to Plunge New Diorama Into Darkness

One week today, Engineer Theatre Collective, who have turned heads and earned critical praise for bringing real-life issues to the stage in verbatim, Lecoq-influenced human dramas, will turn their attention to a brand new genre, psychological horror, with their latest production The Gap in the Light, which premieres at New Diorama in May.

The Gap in the Light tells the story of two climbers making a deep descent into somewhere they don't belong. What they encounter in the dark feels real, but what they bring back with them, into the light, will change everything.

As we grapple with a changing world - divisive politics, unstoppable climate change, never ending wars - Engineer Theatre Collective explore what it is to be truly afraid. The Gap in the Light traces the nightmares that disturb the sleep of our modern world and asks, how far do we have to fall, and who will catch us when the rope snaps?

The show is the third production by Engineer Theatre Collective, whose burgeoning reputation is forged on the ability to bring rich imagination and human drama to seemingly heavy, esoteric real world topics, with 2013's Missing looking into missing persons investigations and 2015's Run exploring the world of financial sector internships.

The Gap in the Light is a different offering entirely, inspired by classic horror, the show will use a series of inventive production techniques to create a dense, claustrophobic atmosphere which will allow both performers and audience to really get to grips with the nature of fear.

Watch a trailer for the show below!

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IF YOU GO:

THE GAP IN THE LIGHT
Engineer Theatre Collective

Conceived and created by Engineer Theatre Collective
George Evans, Jesse Fox, Simon Lyshon, Beatrice Scirocchi & Emily Thommes
Co-Directors George Evans & Jesse Fox
Design: Sarah Beaton
Sound Design: Dominic Kennedy
Lighting Design: Oscar Wyatt
Co-Writer & Dramaturg: Zoe Hunter Gordon
Ensemble: Archie Backhouse, Ellie Isherwood & Simon Lyshon
Stage Manager: Eleanor Dear
Production Manager: Rory O'Brien
Producer: Emily Thommes

Running Tue 2 - Sat 27 May @ 19:30

New Diorama Theatre
15-16 Triton Street
Regent's Place
London NW1 3BF

TICKETS: £15.00; £12.50 Concessions
For the best tickets, book online at www.newdiorama.com
To book by telephone, ring 020 7338 9034

For more information, visit www.newdiorama.com/whats-on/the-gap-in-the-light.

Engineer are a group of devisers dedicated to creating visually striking, ensemble-led theatre. Broadly influenced by a Lecoq-based training, they have a shared language which relies upon close collaboration with designers and specialists relevant to the field they are exploring. They employ a rigorous attitude to rehearsal and development and seek to explore new and challenging story telling forms, using physicality, space and sound to fire an audience's engagement. Follow on Twitter @EngineerTheatre and Facebook: www.facebook.com/engineertheatre.