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Over the course of a night. On the banks of the Thames in Essex. 3 boys hide after a night of recklessness.

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HELP US LAUNCH THE PROFESSIONAL DEBUT OF VICKIE DONOGHUE; a new and powerful voice in British Theatre. In return, we offer you the world premiere of an important new play, your name in the programme and an opportunity to come along to the prestigious hotbed of new writing and new work, the HighTide Festival in Suffolk in May 2012.

MUDLARKS by Vickie Donoghue
Director Will Wrightson
Designer Amy Cook
Lighting Designer Josh Carr
Sound Designer Richard Hammarton

Mudlarks is a tragic, beautifully realised play about three young men trapped at the wrong end of the river. Under the sea wall, in the mud of the River Thames in Essex, they hide from the police after a night of recklessness. As the freezing night draws in and their options diminish two questions remain: do they have the power to determine their own fates, or are they destined to sink into the mud?

Mudlarks will be one of three World Premieres and 18 productions presented at the HighTide Festival in Halesworth, Suffolk in May 2012 and hails the arrival of a vital voice in UK theatre.

The show will run for an initial eleven performances, playing to a vibrant mix of Suffolkers, important members of the theatre industry and major national critics. With a South-East tour and eventual transfer into London planned subsequently.

Mudlarks provides the perfect platform for Vickie, three brilliant young actors and an experienced and dynamic creative team to showcase their talents. We are currently £5000 away to completing funding to deliver the production, of which HighTide Festival has contributed half. We now have half left to raise from private giving.

HighTide are supporting the production by providing a fully equipped venue for the production and also marketing support; we are fundraising in order to provide our cast and strong creative team with the wages they deserve.

We’d love you to join us at the HighTide festival, and this is a great way to support us and purchase a ticket at the same time. Other companies and artists presenting work in 2012 include Headlong, Ella Hickson, curious directive, the Public Theater, New York, Mike Daisey and Bad Physics.

Find out more about members of the Mudlarks team at www.lucejack.wordpress.com.

Follow on Twitter for news, updates and rehearsal room insights: @mudlarkstheplay

Find out more about the HighTide Festival at http://www.hightide.org.uk/

Check the performance schedule: http://www.hightide.org.uk/shows/schedule

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Juliet Wrighson 250
Stephen Fry 250
Anna Jackson 250
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Johnny WHITE ABBOTT 105
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£2620.27 Wefunded
of £2500 Target
23 Wefunders
6 weeks 13 hours ago

  1. Pledge £25 or more

    A ticket to a performance of Mudlarks and a credit of thanks in the festival programme.

  2. Pledge £50 or more

    2 tickets to a performance of Mudlarks, a credit of thanks in the festival programme and a gift programme.

  3. Pledge £100 or more

    2 tickets to a performance of Mudlarks, a credit of thanks in the festival programme, 2 gift programmes and a copy of the published play.

  4. Pledge £250 or more

    2 tickets to a performance of Mudlarks, a credit of thanks in the festival programme, 2 gift programmes, 2 copies of the published play and a Halesworth fish & chip supper.

  5. Pledge £500 or more

    2 tickets to a performance of Mudlarks, a credit of thanks in the festival programme, 2 gift programmes, 2 copies of the published play, a Halesworth fish & chip supper and travel to and from the HighTide Festival.

  6. Pledge £1000 or more

    2 tickets to a performance of Mudlarks, a credit of thanks in the festival programme, 2 gift programmes, 2 copies of the published play, a Halesworth fish & chip supper, travel to and from the HighTide Festival and accommodation in Halesworth for two for a night.

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