The Lowry Set to Present ADLER & GIBB

After its epic production in 2014 at the Royal Court, Tim Crouch returns to his celebrated play 'Adler & Gibb' with a new cast and 'acoustic' staging, simplifying it to amplify the story. The show is at The Lowry from Tue 13 - Sat 17 September.

Tim Crouch's mischievous and meta-theatrical 'Adler & Gibb' is the story of a raid - on a house, a life and a legacy. In preparation for the film role of a lifetime, an actress goes to extreme lengths to dig up the truth. Her subject is the deceased celebrated artist, Janet Adler, who rejected the art world in favour of a private life. Breaking into Adler's house in search of anything that might help make her portrayal more authentic, she finds more than she bargained for when she discovers the house is still occupied. From the real to unreal, fake to true and theatre to film, the play marries Crouch's career-long fascination with form to a compelling story of misappropriation and legacy.

Tim Crouch said: "The scale and ambition of Adler & Gibb is new to my work and it means a lot to have an opportunity to re-visit it this year. The Royal Court run in 2014 enabled me to stretch every aspect of the play to its fullest. I'm excited now to increase the reach of the writing while simplifying the demands of the staging. We've talked of developing an 'unplugged' version that builds on what we learnt two years ago. A version that allows the audience to really hear the words, see the pictures in their heads and follow the story. This new production is an intensification of what the play means to me and a strengthening of its aim."

Tim Crouch was an actor before starting to write; 'Adler & Gibb' is his first play in which he hasn't taken an acting role in. In addition to 'Adler & Gibb' his credits at the Royal Court include 'The Author', which has toured internationally, and 'John, Antonio & Nancy' for the 2010 Rough Cuts programme. Other credits include 'I, 'Malvolio', 'My Arm', 'England', and his newest piece, 'The Complete Deaths', created with Spymonkey. His Obie award-winning 'An Oak Tree' played at the Traverse for last year's Festival Fringe as well as the National and Bristol Old Vic as part of its 10th anniversary

Tim has been working with co-directors Andy Smith and Karl James since 2004 on plays 'An Oak Tree' (2005), 'England' (2007) 'The Author' (2009) and Tim and Andy's play 'What Happens to the Hope at the End of the Evening' for the Almeida Festival (2014).

Andy Smith recently gained a practice-as-research PhD from Lancaster University and his most recent work 'The Preston Bill', commissioned by producer Fuel, is currently touring the UK.

Karl James is director of 'The Dialogue Project' and his first book, 'Say It and Solve - How to Have Hard Conversations', was published in 2014. He is the producer and creator of the podcast series '2+2=5'.

The new cast have been announced as Gina Moxley as Margaret Gibb, Cath Whitefield as Louise, Mark Edel-Hunt as Sam and real-life American MA Fine Arts student Jillian Pullara as the Student.

Gina Moxley is a Dublin-based actor, writer and director, and is a long-term collaborator with Pan-Pan, Dead Centre and Rough Magic. Her directing credits include 2012 Fringe First winner 'The Wheelchair on my Face' with Sonya Kelly.

Cath Whitefield's most recent productions were 'Measure for Measure' at the Young Vic, Lorne Campbell's Cyrano de Bergerac, and Lu Kemp's Bondagers at the Royal Lyceum Edinburgh.

Mark Edel-Hunt was recently seen as Charles Kean in 'Red Velvet' at the Garrick Theatre and in 'When We Were Women' at the Orange Tree.

Jillian Pullara is a recent MFA graduate from Staten Island, New York.

In Company Collective offers sustained producing, design and production support for independent artists facilitated by a range of creative practitioners. ICC aim for long-term engagement with audience and participants whilst facilitating artistic risk-taking. ICC also collaborate with other cultural organisations, inspiring new ways of working and focus on sector development through opening up mentoring, training and think-tank opportunities. ICC currently work with Split Britches, Liz Carr, Brian Lobel, Le Gateau Chocolat, Dance Umbrella, Tim Crouch and The Royal Court Theatre. They also lead on The Sick of the Fringe, a mini festival aim at inspiring collaborations between science and the arts taking place during the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, commissioned by the Wellcome Trust. ICC Director Tracy Gentles is an Associate Producer at the Royal Court.

Adler & Gibb
Quays Theatre, The Lowry
Tue 13 - Sat 17 September 2016
Times: 8pm, Sat 2.30pm
Tickets: £17- £21 (inc £2 bkg fee)

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