theatre
Carry on Jaywick is about home, identity, and not letting life grind you down.
about the production
Join new touring company Murphy & Co. for Carry on Jaywick, a verbatim play about Jaywick, the former seaside gem of the Essex coast which is currently ranked as Britain's most deprived town. Through 18 months of research trips and interviews with Jaywick residents, writer Dan Murphy has created a new piece of theatre which tells a pertinent and often surprising story about inequality in the UK today. Carry on Jaywick is about home, identity, and not letting life grind you down.
about the artist
Murphy and Co. is a new touring company whose work explores big issues in small settings. It is writer Dan Murphy, director Hannah Joss and producer Ashleigh Wheeler.
stage dimensions
width: 65 metres
height: 4 metres
depth: 65 metres
Minimal.
With this production we are aiming to appeal to a wide audience, there is genuinely something in Carry On Jaywick for everyone. We are particularly keen on targeting audiences who might not usually engage with theatre.
“I've been fascinated with the world and the characters that Dan has presented.... He has been building very good relationships with key members of this inimitable community and that is now starting to pay him dividends in terms of narrative”
I hugely enjoyed Dan Murphy's Jaywick. It's a smart, sharp piece with an outstanding cast that provides a compelling insight into British working class culture, giving voice to those who are all too rarely present on our stages. It's also a brilliant dissection of the fetishisation of working class culture by the British media. It's very funny too.
A fascinating verbatim play about language, place, and identity... a unique piece exploring social deprivation in unexpected ways, made all the more interesting by the way audiences are invited to share in the literal words of the residents.
Suitable and accessible for all.
Post-show discussions and verbatim/recorded delivery workshops.
Fee TBC on request.