Re: Production
by White Slate Theatretheatre
A New Play Questioning Female Legacy
about the production
Can you have it all? Do you want it all? A scientist, on the cusp of a new IVF discovery, is faced with difficult decisions about her own fertility. Re: Production is an intimate story exploring women’s choices, and the science behind those choices, when weighing up careers, parenthood, and where self-worth is found.
about the artist
White Slate Theatre are an award-winning female-led Director/Playwright collaboration touring new writing across the UK. Established in 2013, the company unveils intimate & intricate human relationships through a unique playful style creating electric performances that are different every night. The development of Re: Production has engaged the public from day one with their behind-the-scenes blog White Slate Undone, raw & honest open rehearsals, "expectation-surpassing" New Parent workshops.
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stage dimensions
width: 5 metres
height: 3 metres
depth: 4 metres
Plug sockets for 2 onstage desk lamps and a PA
We are engaged with traditional culture vultures, mature explorers, mid-life hobbyists & humanities-based students, but we will also be targeting science-students & time-poor dreamers with this production. We hope the audience will question their own assumptions about women’s positions in the workplace & how we define & structure family. People need to talk about why IVF is booming. As a forum for discussion, theatre needs to interrogate science.
Praise for previous work: *HIDDEN GEM AWARD* “Serious players of serious theatre”
Praise for previous work: “Lasting fascination”
Praise for previous work: “A shot of magic”
Alongside the development of the show, we are piloting both a Parent & Baby Group With A Difference and more accessibility through Relaxed Performances which facilitate babies-in-arms. We hope to give new parents a deeper understanding of their individual identity within society. Based on the style of the production and the way we have been working, the performance creates a comfortable environment for parents with new babies & they are able to leave at any point during the piece.
Parent & Baby Group With A Difference - an interactive, discussion-based workshop looking at identity and perspectives through the characters and themes of the play. 2 hours. £100.
£500 guarantee versus 60/40 split in the company's favour, whichever is the greater. Negotiable depending on venue location and size.
