Tomorrow
Tomorrow explores what it is to grow old and be cared for, in a world where myth and spirituality have been subsumed by what we all know to be true – that we are born, we live and we die.
Vanishing Point explores this subject through the dreamlike scenario of a young man who suddenly finds himself in an alarmingly unfamiliar place. A place where everyone seems to know him and where strange rules apply. Where everyone seems to have his best interests at heart, but he is not at liberty to leave.
A major international co-production between Vanishing Point, Cena Contemporânea (Brasilia), Brighton Festival and Tramway, in association with the Stanislavsky Festival (Moscow), Tomorrow is a striking meditation on growing old, dementia, needing care and needing to care.
Press
“★★★★★ without a shadow of doubt, this was the quietest audience I’ve ever been part of. The entire auditorium was filled, yet everyone was as silent as statues. They sat speechless with brows furrowed throughout. Vanishing Point has set a wake-up call… Life is short, don’t waste your time.’”
“★★★★ This latest piece from Vanishing Point, one of the UK’s most singular theatre companies, is brutally beautiful and makes you shiver”
“Among the many highlights (of the Fringe) was Tomorrow, in which the Glasgow company Vanishing Point took on ageing and dementia in a haunting, meditative production at the Traverse”
“★★★★ a level of artistry that leaves audiences almost breathless, and often moved to tears’”
“★★★★ a beautifully stark and unsentimental abstraction of human behaviour turned inside, that’s about the loss of the self as much as those departed”
“★★★★★ a theatrical masterpiece…I came away from this marvelling at the sheer power of theatre”
“★★★★★ it’s worth doing anything to secure a ticket”
“★★★★ visually stunning…at once mesmerising, horrifying and spectacular”
Credits
A co-production between Vanishing Point, Brighton Festival, Tramway (Glasgow) and Cena Contemporânea (Brasilia), in association with SESC (Sao Paulo), Stanislavsky Season Festival (Moscow), Platform (Easterhouse) and National Theatre Studio (London).
Created by Vanishing Point
Conceived and directed by Matthew Lenton
Design by Jamie Harrison
Lighting design by Kai Fischer
Music and sound by Mark Melville
Dramaturgy and text (together with the Company) Pamela Carter
Costume design by Jessica Brettle
Creative collaborators Pauline Goldsmith & Damir Todorovic
Assistant Director Becky Hope-Palmer (supported by the Federation of Scottish Theatre Assistant Director’s Bursary)
Performers (2016) Elicia Daly, Stephen Docherty, Hannah Donaldson, William Ferreira, Peter Kelly, Aleksandra Kuzenkina, Mercy Ojelade and Ewan Somers
Performers (2014/15) Elicia Daly, Stephen Docherty, William Ferreira, Jenny Hulse, Samuel Keefe, Peter Kelly, Aleksandra Kuzenkina and Mercy Ojelade
The participation of actor William Ferreira was supported by the Fundo de Apoio à Cultura do Distrito Federal (Brasília).
Production Manager Fiona Fraser
Stage Manager Lee Davis
Deputy Stage Manager Gillian Richards
Assistant Stage Manager Kara Jackson
Technical Stage Manager GianLuca Tomasella & Paul Tucker
Lighting Technician Andrew Gannon & Kevin Smith
Sound Engineer Amir Sherhan
Digital Image Technician Gary Birnie
PR New Century PR
Social Media Niall Walker
Performance history
11 November - 12 November, 2016
Beijing Tianqiao Performing Arts Centre
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17 November - 18 November, 2016
Shanghai Baiyulan Theatre
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10 August - 30 August, 2015
Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh
Part of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe and the Made in Scotland Showcase.
03 October - 11 October, 2014
Tramway, Glasgow, Scotland, UK
06 September - 07 September, 2014
SESC Santana, Sao Paulo, Brazil
28 August - 30 August, 2014
Cena Contemporanea, Brasilia, Brazil
21 May - 25 May, 2014
Brighton Dome Corn Exchange, Brighton Festival, Brighton, England, UK
24 January, 2014
Work-in-progress presentation
Tramway, Glasgow
