Ellen McDougall’s critically acclaimed first season at the Gate theatre, Notting Hill continues with Trust, Falk Richter’s anarchic celebration of broken relationships, complex negotiations and the tyranny of capitalism.
Jude Christian’s production, in which she also performs, interrogates our political and economic system through the lens of a romantic relationship, asking the questions; if you decided to end a romantic relationship, is being 52% sure but 48% not, enough to walk away from what you’ve invested in? And are we really going to settle for a system that we can’t trust? This experimental production will use the Gate Theatre space in a completely new way.
The cast will include Pia Laborde Noguez , whose recent credits include The Tempest at Norwich and Norfolk Festival, Boat (Theatre N16), Current Location (Summerhall) and In The Beginning Was The End (dreamthinkspeak) and Zephryn Taitte who has recently appeared on stage in The Tempest (Stafford Shakespeare Festival), Result (Pleasance Theatre) and Rachel (Finborough Theatre).
It’s about me. It’s not about you.
Leave or stay. Speak up or keep silent. Slam the door or keep the peace. Walk out tonight or stick it out for another week, a month, a year. Drain your bank account and get out while you still can or keep on saving for the holiday, the house, the car. Destroy all existing structures and begin entirely again – or get hitched to the person who betrayed you. Begin a revolution or just keep calm and carry on – things aren’t so bad, are they?
Trust is at The Gate Theatre 22nd February – 17th March 2018
