Where Do
They Get
Their
Sleeping Bags From?
How Did I Get To This Point?
Newcastle Live Theatre
19th, 24th & 25th
September 2014
Live Theatre
currently has two productions to prick ones conscience: Wet House on the main stage and Alphabetti Theatre’s How did I get to this point? in the
intimate studio theatre. The Rowntree
Foundation have stated that most us of are just two pay checks from
homelessness and yet we may be guilty of not giving the matter a second
thought.
As the audience
enter they are asked to answer a question about homelessness such as Where do they get their sleeping bags from?
The studio is set up in the round and sat in centre stage Amy Foley and Ali
Pritchard were ready to spring into action. The production features audience and public
reaction to issues of homelessness coupled with the tales from interviews with
those affected. The addition of comments made in incident books adds the
closest thing to light relief.
The
actors do a great job of drawing the audience in to question their own belief
structure. By the time Pip Chamberlin crashes into view with his hammer one has
to consider the fine line between keeping that roof over ones head and losing
it.
This is a
production that creates more questions than answers. An unsentimental journey which probes our
values as a society – should we do more? Under Ben Dickenson’s direction
Alphabetti have delivered a timely reminder of the need for society.
Brilliant,
moving, thought provoking, unsettling & sympathetic – this should be
compulsory viewing for the Daily Mail reader.
This review was
written by Stephen
Oliver for
Jowheretogo PR (www.jowheretogo.com). Follow Jo on twitter @jowheretogo,
Stephen @panic_c_button or like Jowheretogo on Facebook
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Researched & Written by Ali
Pritchard, Allison Davies and Pip Chamberlin
Directed by Ben Dickenson
Performed by Amy Foley, Ali Pritchard
& Pip Chamberlin
On The Web:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/Alphabetti
Tickets:
When: 19th , 24th & 25th
September 2014, 20:00
Where: Live Theatre, Quayside,
Newcastle upon
Tyne,
NE1 3DQ
Ticket
Price: £5
Running
Length: 40 minutes
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