Apart From George
by Nick Ward
by Nick Ward
Apart From George is a poignant exploration of the impact of unemployment on a family, blending simple storytelling with live music.
About The Play
About The Play
George Sutton has forged a life tending and clearing the waterlogged Fenlands for a local landowner. When he loses his job, he searches in vain to find a purpose and a sense of self worth…
A dark, poetic exploration of the effects of unemployment on a family, drawing on a simple, beautiful storytelling style and using live music.
Apart From George opened at the Edinburgh Festival in 1987, and subsequently played at the Royal Court Theatre, on a national tour of the UK and in New York City. The original cast included the late Katrin Cartlidge, a regular collaborator of the writer-director. The play won Nick Ward the prestigious George Devine Award in 1988. This production is the first ever revival.
Apart From George is the debut production by Little Noise, a new theatre company committed to exploring voices seldom heard in mainstream media – the voice of the everyday, and the poetry of the mundane.