Photos: In Rehearsals for Deafinitely Theatre's CONTRACTIONS

A co-production with New Diorama Theatre and staged on a disused trading floor at New Diorama's ND2, Mike Bartlett's play Contractions will be Deafinitely Theatre's first site-specific show. Garfield directs Fifi Garfield and Abigail Poulton in the production which opens at New Diorama's ND2 on 8 November, with previews from 1 November, and runs until 29 November. Check out photos from rehearsals below!

Deafinitely Theatre is the UK's only professional deaf-led theatre company, creating bilingual productions of classic and contemporary plays for deaf and hearing audiences that combine the visual storytelling of British Sign Language with the immediacy of spoken English.

Are your employers concerned about your welfare? Do they have a duty of care? Emma thinks so, but when she begins a relationship with colleague Darren her Manager suggests she might be in breach of contract. A series of bizarre meetings follow, during which the consequences of Emma's actions take on a disturbing quality... A dark comedy about faceless corporations, nameless management and the boundaries between work and play.

Deafinitely Theatre's Contractions, is the first professional revival of the play in London since its debut at The Royal Court Theatre in 2008.

Photo credit: Becky Bailey

Fifi Garfield

Fifi Garfield

Fifi Garfield

Fifi Garfield and Abigail Poulton

Fifi Garfield

Fifi Garfield and Abigail Poulton

Fifi Garfield and Abigail Poulton

Fifi Garfield and Abigail Poulton

Paula Garfield