The Place Theatre, Bedford

house, Gate Theatre and Beckie Darlington present Grounded By George Brant Directed by Christopher Haydon With Lucy Ellinson 23rd November at 6:00pm (Sunday) Running time: 65 mins + Q&A after the show

"My pulse quickens. It is not a fair fight, but it quickens."

She's a hot-rod F16 fighter pilot. She's pregnant. Her career in the sky is over.

Now, she sits in an air-conditioned trailer in Las Vegas flying remote-controlled drones over the Middle East. She struggles through surreal 12-hour shifts far from the battlefield, hunting terrorists by day and being a wife and mother by night. Grounded is a gripping, compulsive new play that flies from the heights of lyricism to the shallows of workaday existence.
This extraordinary play targets our assumptions about war, family, and what it is to be a woman.

George Brant - Playwright
Christopher Haydon - Director
Lucy Ellinson - Cast
Caroline Byrne - Associate Director
Oliver Townsend - Designer
Mark Howland - Lighting Designer
Tom Gibbons - Sound Designer
Benjamin Walden - Video Design
Beckie Darlington UK Tour Producer

Supported by Arts Council England and Jerwood Charitable Foundation (Jerwood Young Designers Programme).

Grounded was a hit at the Edinburgh Fringe before transferring for a sold-out run to Londons Gate Theatre. It was shortlisted for the Carol Tambor Award, the Amnesty International Freedom of Expression Award and the Stage Awards for Acting Excellence (nomination for Lucy Ellinson as Best Solo Performer), the Evening Standard Theatre Award (nomination for Lucy Ellinson as Best Actress) and was the winner of a Fringe First Award.
The Guardian selected it as the 5th best show of 2013.

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Note that this show is not suitable for children under 14.

Tickets for this show are priced at £10.00, with a concession price of £8.50.

Tickets are also available from the Central Box Office in Bedford Tourist Information Centre on St Pauls Square, Telephone 01234-718112.