Dry Land was greeted with ecstatic reviews and queues around the block when it premiered at the Here Arts Center in New York a year ago. The production prompted revered New York Times critic Ben Bradley to award it a glowing five star review in which he described the work as "tender, caustic, funny and harrowing, often all at the same time". Nominated for the prestigious Susan Blackburn award and heaped with praise, the 21 year old Ruby Rae Spiegel was named a "fearless" writer who could expect a glittering career ahead.
This autumn WHK Productions presents the UK premiere of the work at Jermyn Street Theatre.
Set in the girls' locker room of a Florida high school, this energetic four-hander explores an unlikely friendship that is put to the most extreme of tests. Tackling issues surrounding abortion, female sexuality and pressures of youth, Dry Land is a searing portrait of adolescent friendship and resilience through crisis.
The cast comprises Milly Thomas, Aisha Fabienne Ross, Charlotte Hamblin and
Dan Cohen and is directed by Hannah Hauer-King.
Hannah Hauer-King most recently acted as Resident Assistant Director at Soho Theatre, and Associate Director on Smooth Faced Gentleman's Titus Andronicus (Edinburgh Fringe, Greenwich Theatre.) Other credits include
Mark Ravenhill's Pool (No Water) and
Wendy Wasserstein's Waiting for Phillip Glass (Nomadic Theatre, Washington DC),
Steven Sater and
Duncan Sheik's Spring Awakening (M&B Theatre, Washington DC),
Caryl Churchill's Don't Frighten Her (Georgetown University) and the new writing night Play at The Old Red Lion Theatre. Assistant Directing credits include I Kiss Your Heart and Symphony (Soho Theatre, London) Daytona (The Park Theatre, London and Theatre Royal Haymarket, West End), Radiant Vermin (Metal Rabbit Productions, Soho Theatre), Hamlet (Georgetown University). Upcoming productions include associate director to
Daniel Kramer on The Magic Flute (Geneva) and Tristan and Isolde (
English National Opera).
The Dry Land premiere forms part of Jermyn Street Theatre's American Season which also includes the currently running production of the hit off-Broadway Musical See What I Wanna See by
Michael John LaChiusa and the UK premiere of Eugene O'Neill's 1922 of study of male pride, family jealousy and maternal longing, The First Man which runs from October 6 to 31.
WHK Productions
in association with Jermyn Street Theatre
Presents
DRY LAND
By
Ruby Rae Spiegel
Directed by Hannah Hauer-King
Jermyn Street Theatre
November 3 to 21
Press Performance November 5 - 7.30pm
Monday to Saturday 8pm
Saturday matinees 4pm
Tickets
£22.00, £18.00 concessions.
Earlybird Offer: All tickets £17.00 if booked before October 12
Box office
0207 287 2875
and online at
http://www.jermynstreettheatre.co.uk
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