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As part of Origins Festival: Celebrating New Work, watch two brand new work-in-progress performances by our hand-picked Hippodrome Origin Artists.
Elizabeth O’Connor – Earth Secrets
Earth Secrets is the award-winning Elizabeth O’Connor’s first venture into playwrighting, having had her novel WHALE FALL chosen as one of the Observer’s ten best debut novels of 2024.
Dive into an unsettling drama in which two families dispute over a bordering fence and a lost dog, as birds mysteriously fall out of the sky.
Jaz Morrison – MID
Jaz Morrison’s new piece MID spotlights themes of social space, community, culture-building, and storytelling through Jaz’s unique style.
Birmingham at the end of the world. Dee and Haddy’s local community centre is being demolished. If they can’t stop it, they can at least stop the Poet Laureate from art-washing it.
You are also invited to join us after the show, to gather with others and enjoy some delicious free food.
These performances include British Sign Language interpretation and audio description.
Please note, these are in progress pieces presented as part of Origins Festival and so could feature performers with script in hand.
Performances
Earth Secrets
Cast:
Alice Orlik – Clara
Dominic Thompson – Nicolas
Dawn Butler – Maggie
Khalid Daley – Adam
Mustafa Chaudhry – James
Sean Connolly – Dennis
Hayley Doherty – Reggie
Tracey Briggs – Lesley
Director – Beth Kapila
MID
Cast:
Luanda Yasmin – Dee
Tajá Luegáèzor Christian – Haddy
Khalid Daley – Jordan
Director – Jay Zorenti-Nakhid