THE YELLOW WALLPAPER Comes to Omnibus Theatre This June

After huge success with The Soul of Wittgenstein, which headlined the 96 Festival in February, Dave Spencer and Another Soup return to headline Omnibus Theatre's Summer Season, Whispers From The Walls, with a new adaptation of the classic Gothic short story, The Yellow Wallpaper.

Alice has not formed the correct bond with her baby. That's what her doctor and husband say. Isolated from her child and banished to the country for 'rest', Alice falls further down the rabbit hole of her own mind. The wallpaper haunts her. But is she really sick, or are there more sinister forces at play?

Based on the cult short story by Charlotte Perkins Gilman, Another Soup returns to Omnibus Theatre, after huge success with The Soul of Wittgenstein, with a haunting cautionary tale for the modern age. Updating the story, Ruby Lawrence shows us the damage that we can do when we do not listen, and when we force our own narratives onto others. The Yellow Wallpaper explores a broad range of subjects including misogyny, gaslighting, mental health, domestic abuse, politics, and post-natal depression.

About Whispers From The Walls - is a programme of work inspired by Omnibus Theatre's heritage - an old Library building, a former repository of books, a place of shelter and learning. Discover more than 25 separate events celebrating the power of words, theatre and the traditional art of storytelling.

Ruby Lawrence is a writer and director from Yorkshire, a graduate of The Writing Squad, and has an MA in Contemporary Literature, Culture and Theory from King's College London. Her recent projects include Here and Now, directed by John Godber (part of Hull City of Culture 2017); This Is Me (travelling exhibition - Saatchi Gallery late April 2018); Pillow Talk (Camden People's Theatre); and Skipping Lunch (short film - post-production).

Dave Spencer's London directing credits include The Soul of Wittgenstein (Omnibus Theatre); Window (Bread & Roses Theatre); Victorian & Gay (Hope Theatre); Lovett + Todd and Dorian Gray (both King's Head Theatre). He was recently associate director on the Olivier-nominated La Boheme at Trafalgar Studios, and Family Tree by Night Kitchen Cabaret and RADA Festival.

To be announced (Alice) and Charles Warner (Not-Alice). Dave Spencer (director), Mayou Trikerioti (design), Clancy Flynn (lighting), Rachael Murray (sound), Sheri Sadd (choreographer), and Pamela Schermann (production manager).

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