Lisa Hammond and Rachael Spence with Improbable and Royal Court Theatre are today announcing a new production that will premiere in Autumn 2018: Still No Idea.
Back in 2010 best mates Lisa and Rachael wanted to make a show but had no idea where to start, so they went out onto the streets and asked the public. What story should they tell? What characters should they play? When they saw Lisa in a wheelchair and Rachael not, what the public said was funny, jaw-dropping and ultimately heartbreaking. So they made a show about it. It was called No Idea, and it toured the UK before heading to the Young Vic in London and going to Syria and Egypt with the British Council.
Now people say the world has changed and things are looking up. There are more disabled people in the mainstream media, Lisa landed a big part on TV, disabled mates are getting regular auditions – happy days. So what kind of exciting stories are the TV professionals dreaming up for them?
Still No Idea is the whole story (so far): the British public, the professional writers, the TV execs. Part verbatim theatre, part improv, part comedy sketch show, this is a raucous and mischievous exposé of good intentions gone bad and how sometimes no matter how hard we try, we still have absolutely no idea.
Still No Idea will preview at artsdepot in London before opening at the New Wolsey, Ipswich, and touring to Stockton, Hull, Exeter, Dartington and Birmingham and returning to London from 21 Oct – 17 Nov at the Jerwood Theatre Upstairs at Royal Court Theatre.
