First Look: Five Characters in Search of a Good Night’s Sleep at Southwark Playhouse in Rehearsal

First look rehearsal images have been released for ViSiBLE’s upcoming production and the world première of Five Characters in Search of a Good Night’s Sleep, devised by Mike Alfreds and Sonja Linden with the company – Geraldine Alexander, Andrew Hawkins, Sally Knyvette, Gary Lilburn and Vincenzo Nicoli.

The production, originally postponed due to Covid-19 in 2020, opens at Southwark Playhouse on 29 April, with previews from 27 April,  and runs until 21 May.

Five insomniacs try to make it through the night. From dusk to dawn, they struggle with a crisis in their lives which they must resolve by morning. Increasingly conscious of their shortening futures and lengthening pasts, they fill their nights with distracting activities, desperate sleep techniques, evaluations of their lives, delusions, fears, panics and utter foolishness as they prepare to face the day.

Five Characters in Search of a Good Nights Sleep Rehearsal credit Bessell Photography

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1. Vincenzo Nicoli Geraldine Alexander Sally Knyvette Gary Lilburn from left to right in Five Characters in Search of a Good Nights Sleep

Vincenzo Nicoli Geraldine Alexander Sally Knyvette Gary Lilburn from left to right in Characters in Search of a Good Nights Sleep

2. Andrew Hawkins Gary Lilburn Vincenzo Nicoli Geraldine Alexander and Sally Knyvette in Five Characters in Search of a Good Nights Sleep rehearsals

Andrew Hawkins Gary Lilburn Vincenzo Nicoli Geraldine Alexander and Sally Knyvette in Characters in Search of a Good Nights Sleep rehearsals

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3. Director Mike Alfreds Artistic Director Sonja Linden and Videographer Nicholas Seargant in Five Characters In Search of a Good Nights Sleep rehearsals

Director Mike Alfreds Artistic Director Sonja Linden and Videographer Nicholas Seargant in Characters In Search of a Good Nights Sleep rehearsals

4. Director Mike Alfreds Artistic Director Sonja Linden Andrew Hawkins Vincenzo Nicoli inFive Characters in Search of a Good Nights Sleep rehearsals

Director Mike Alfreds Artistic Director Sonja Linden Andrew Hawkins Vincenzo Nicoli in Characters in Search of a Good Nights Sleep rehearsals