Gold Coast
Theatre503 - February 2018
Gold Coast reveals the damage to three generations of one family from wars in the Gulf region. It reaches across time and continents to tell the story of Joe and his family. It’s 2003 and Joe’s returned from Iraq. His wife Roz knows something is wrong. She struggles to help him. Thousands of miles away, years later, his teenage daughter is fighting her own demons. Can Joe come to terms with his past to save his daughter’s future?
Creative Team:
Director - Eloise Lally
Writer - Louise Goulding
Designer - Sarah Mercade
Lighting & Sound Design - Will Alder
Movement Direction - Rose Reid
Stage Manager - Beth Absalom
Producer - Hannah Tookey for Eloise Lally Productions
Assistant Producer - Laura Furner
Cast:
Tommy Burgess, Olivia Bromley, Josephine Rogers, Jeremy Drakes
Reviews
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"Set, costume and lighting choices are assured, slick and make sense. Will Alder's sound design impresses, constantly contributing to atmosphere without ever overbearing - and punctuating lighting transitions adeptly"
Arthur’s Seat Review Blog
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"Praise must also go to Will Alder for his lighting. In such a small venue there is limited scope, but what he does is so effective. The white washed walls of the stage allow for the scene to be changed very cleverly: the soft lighting of home turns suddenly to the bright harshness of Iraq deserts, then into the tranquility of the therapist's space. So good it's easy to forget how much thought has probably gone into it"
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"Will Alder's lighting and sound add jagged shots of the outside world and echo Joe's painful state of mind as the row of glasses glow and throb"
London Pub Theatres