As Artistic Director:
The Gretchen Question
a new play by Melly Still & Max Barton
directed by Melly Still
22 September – 2 October 2022, The Shipwright
“Exquisitely staged, ambitious and inquisitive” ★★★★ The Guardian
“Abundant with visual flair at the beautiful Shipwright” The Stage
“One of the most gorgeously romantic spots in London” TimeOut
“The perfect backdrop for a whirligig of ideas” What’sOnStage
Maisie Yohanna Ephrem
Solander / Dave 1 Ryan Gerald
Lulit Tamaira Hesson
Davina / Goethe Katherine Manners
Gretchen Lauren Moakes
Banks Alex Mugnaioni
Spöring Al Nedjari
Burrow Christopher Saul
Director Melly Still
Designer E.M. Parry
Lighting Designer Malcolm Rippeth
Sound Designer Second Body
Production Manager Vivienne Clavering
Company Stage Manager Ella Corcoran
Assistant Stage Manager Alastair Day
AV & Sound Supervisor Ross Light
Lighting Programmer Gulika Nagpal
Production Electrician Alex Hannah
Sound No 1 Aidan Good
Costume Supervisor Chantal Short
Wardrobe, Wigs, Hair & Make-Up Supervisor Lauren Judd
Poster Photographer Manuel Vason
Rehearsal Photographer Alician Clarke
Production Photographer Helen Murray
Trailer Filmmaker Phoebe Fleming
Filmmaker Hugo Glendinning
Set Builders Harbour Scenic
For Fuel Theatre Eva Brady, Belisa Branças, Angel Bryan-Brown, Irene Butera, Anthony Gray, Isobel Griffiths, Stuart Heyes, Luke Holbrook, Greg Howe, Julia Leino, David Lewis, Charlotte Maffham, Kate McGrath, Molly McPhee, Todun Iluyomade, Magda Osman, Shamima Noor, Marina Sacco, Tanya Stephenson, Ines Tercio, Rachel Van Eck, Sarah Wilson-White, Bernie Whittle, Joanne Williams
For The Shipwright Emma Halstead, Daniel Emery, Luis Gallo Mudarra, Sacha Spence, Samuel Winters, Jacob Lovik, Georgia Edge, Nathan Knight, Ulysse Jean-Baptiste, Rhys Preston
For the Albany Alison Hamilton, Amy Van Zyl, Angela Dust, Ben Stephen, Caitlin Crosby, Carolyn Ehman, Catherine Nicholson, Ceri Payne, Ed Burton, Faruq Adigun, Gavin Barlow, Hayley Murphy, Helen Brooker, Kirsty Collander-Brown, Mark Allan, Mark Blay, Mary Nri, Matthew Cook, Meg Hendrickse, Mimi Findlay, Rebecca Moynes, Sammy Lizon, Shenay Gaul, Sophie Waddy, Tendayi Mutongerwa, Vicki Amedume
Supported by Willi Richards & Chris Mazeika, John Ellerman Foundation, Arts Council England, Backstage Trust, Paul Hamlyn Foundation, Esmée Fairbairn Foundation, The Space
“We launch another voyage as soon as possible. Dig deeper.”
Maisie is an influencer with a questionable new brand partnership.
Lulit is in turmoil, struggling to remember what happened to her last night.
And in the late eighteenth century, Gretchen is caught up in a world-changing discovery...
From writer-director Melly Still (National Theatre’s My Brilliant Friend, Coram Boy) and writer-composer Max Barton (The Second Body), with design by E. M. Parry, The Gretchen Question dissects the climate emergency, and how we got here.
Presented in collaboration with Fuel. Co-commissioned by Fuel, The Albany and We Are Lewisham.
