OUTSIDERS – New Camus-inspired play to premiere in Doncaster

24 – 26 September 2015

A new play inspired by an acclaimed work of French literature – L’Etranger by Albert Camus – is set for its world premiere at Doncaster’s CAST on 24 September.

York-based Pilot Theatre has brought together a creative team to include Nottingham writer Emteaz Hussain and guest director, Fraser Corfield, Artistic Director of Australian Theatre for Young People. The play provides a new perspective on the famous novel exploring the consequences following the shooting of an unnamed man on a beach by an emotionally isolated French Algerian and the resulting impact on the lives of the two women most closely connected to the killer and the victim.

 “I have always wanted the company to create a piece of work inspired by Camus’ novel. Like many people my age I came across it after hearing the famous track by ‘The Cure’ that focused on the brutality and seemingly random nature of the attack.   I feel that the world we now find ourselves in has increasing parallels with the dislocation and division that the novel touches upon, which is why we approached the writer Emteaz Hussain to help us to shape this new piece inspired by the original text,” comments Pilot’s Artistic Director, Marcus Romer.  “The contemporary parallels are always key for us here at Pilot, and the drafts of the play we received were punctuated by the backdrop of real events unfolding in Europe, that highlighted divisions, separation, isolation and above all the concept of what it is to be an outsider.”

The characters of Marie and Sumaya are played by Lou Broadbent and Sara Sadeghi respectively,

The show is designed by Lydia Denno, with lighting designed by Alexandra Stafford.  A trailer for the play can be found on Pilot Theatre’s website at http://pilot-theatre.net/default.asp?idno=1649

Following a three night run at CAST, the show will tour nationally:

24-26 September – CAST, Doncaster

29 September – 3 October – Black Box Studio, York University, York

7 October – Barnsley Civic

9 October – Derby Theatre Studio

12-16 October – Liverpool Playhouse Studio

10-11 November – Canada Water, London

17-18 November – Hull Truck Studio

19 November – Lawrence Batley Cellar Theatre

24-28 November – Tobacco Factory, Bristol

For more information, please visit www.pilot-theatre.com and follow @pilot_theatre on Twitter.

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A selection of images to accompany this news release are available for immediate download at: http://news.cision.com/pilot-theatre--york

Notes to Editors:

Outsiders is written by Emteaz Hussain following her recent success with the highly acclaimed play, Blood  and follows a period of research in Nottingham communities as part of an overarching International Theatre project entitled Boomerang, Documents of Poverty and Hope,  of which this production is part.

Director Fraser Corfield’s involvement similarly comes as a result of this initiative, supported by EU Culture funding. Directors from the five participating countries – England, Italy, Portugal, Canada and Australia – bring their expertise to different audiences in a cultural exchange which saw theatre director Alex Evans travel to Australia to direct the ATYP production ‘War Crimes’ in Sydney earlier this year for Pilot Theatre.

See  http://www.internationaltheatre-project.com/

For further media information or photographs, please contact:

Jay Commins, Samantha Orange or Nicola Bexon

Pyper York Limited

Tel:         01904 500698

Email:    jay@pyperyork.co.uk