Photos: First Look At A NEW AND BETTER YOU At The Yard

A first look at The Yard's production of the transformation tale A New And Better You, written by Joe Harbot and directed by Cheryl Gallacher. Leading the cast is Hannah Traylen, who is joined by Alex Austin, Saffron Coomber and child actors Ariana Williams, Lara-Ann Young and Amber Cargill. The Designer is Bethany Wells, with Lighting Design by Jess Bernberg. Photography by Helen Murray.

A New And Better You is an surreal, funny and universally familiar story of someone who transforms themselves into something entirely new with the help of self-motivation, social media and an 8 year old fitness instructor. It follows The Yard's most recent in-house productions the sell-out extended runs of Buggy Baby and This Beautiful Future.

Writer Joe Harbot has been longlisted for the Bruntwood Prize, is a graduate of the Royal Court Writers' Programme and has had work performed at the Royal Court, Young Vic, Soho Theatre and Southwark Playhouse. Director Cheryl Gallacher is a longstanding Artistic Associate at The Yard, and has created work at the National Theatre and Almeida with extensive experience of devising work with adults and young people. Both Cheryl and Joe have worked with the Yardlings, The Yard's young theatre makers age 7-11, and A New And Better You marks the first Yard show involving children in the cast.

A New And Better You
The Yard Theatre Unit 2a Queens Yard, London E9 5EN
Tuesday 26 June - Saturday 14 July, 8pm
Press Night Friday 29 June
Tickets from £12, £5 on the door for U26s

Writer Joe Harbot
Director Cheryl Gallacher
Assistant Director Lizzie Manwaring
Designer Beth Wells
Composer and Sound Designer Josh Grigg
Lighting Designer Jess Bernberg
Movement Director Seke Chimutengwende
Casting Director Ruth O'Dowd CDG
Stage Manager on the book Katie Bachtler
Production Manager Jack Greenyer

Photo Credit: Helen Murray