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Can't Stand Up For Falling Down
Mon 21 Jan - Wed 23 Jan
For Sale
- Presented at The Lowry Studio
- £8/6
In a small south Yorkshire town in the 1960’s, against the backdrop of the women’s liberation movement, through the interwoven narratives of Lynette Jodie and Ruby, this powerful play unfolds. Lynette is a young wife, caught between a Christian duty to her husband and a longing for her lost innocence. Jodie, a young girl affected by a childhood trauma, is trying to make a new life for herself but is troubled by memories of the past. Ruby attempts to reconcile her two lives, as a single mother and a frustrated mistress.
Richard Cameron’s award-winning play is a powerful portrait of the strength, perseverance and humour of three individuals, struggling to come to terms with their situations. Music from the 1960s and film is used to tell this moving, witty and compelling story.
Can’t Stand Up For Falling Down contains depictions of domestic violence.
And here’s a musical taster from the cast…
- Can’t Stand Up For Falling Down is brought to you by Unholy Mess in association with House of Orphans
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Can't Stand Up For Falling Down Performances |
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| Mon 21 Jan | 9:00pm | £8/6 | ||
| Tue 22 Jan | 9:00pm | £8/6 | ||
| Wed 23 Jan | 9:00pm | £8/6 | ||
The Lowry Studio
- Pier 8, Salford Quays, Salford, M50 3AZ, Greater Manchester, England
Box Office: 0843 208 6010
The Lowry is 10 minutes drive from Manchester City Centre, 20 minutes drive from Manchester Airport, and a quarter of a mile from the motorway network, giving access from all over the North West and beyond. It also has excellent public transport links and is situated in the centre of a vibrant shopping, eating and leisure destination.
More information on The Lowry can be found here
Can’t Stand Up For Falling Down offers the three performers time and space to fully explore their acting range, with sometimes very powerful effect.
The real power came from the actors themselves… Very clever, haunting and thought-provoking.
The actors give strong, gripping performances and the narrative is full of tension.
I left the Lowry Studio’s intimate space with much to reflect on during my snowy drive home.
Sensitively directed and beautifully performed, this production is profoundly touching and thought provoking… The piece as a whole is brilliantly pitched
— Megan Griffith, theatre director and reviewer.
Unholy Mess in association with House of Orphans
The Cast
- Lucia Cox
- Ruby
- Esther Dix
- Lynette
- Edwina Lea
- Jodie
Production Crew
- Richard Cameron
- Writer
- Lucy Allan
- Director
- Sarah Hill
- Designer
I had the pleasure of photographing rehearsal to this play. it is rather wonderful! :)