The Premature Burial

Introduction

Watch through the cracks in your fingers as Little Earthquake presents a perversely pleasurable story of romance gone wrong. Two lonely hearts are brought closer by mysterious packages and an unforgettable picnic, while Troy the melancholy hamster unwittingly goes for a final spin on his wheel.

All alone in the middle of a big city, in a room piled high with dog-eared books and dead Venus flytraps, a man spends his days building death-defying contraptions. Obsessed by Edgar Allan Poe’s stories of premature burial, he lives in mounting terror of being buried alive. When his waking hours become a living nightmare, he resorts to increasingly desperate measures in his battle against a fate worse than death.

Cremation never sounded so good…

Premiere:
Hexagon Theatre, mac, Birmingham
Saturday 25th – Sunday 26th February 2006

Credits

A Little Earthquake production

After the story by Edgar Allan Poe

Cast

Him – Gareth Nicholls
Her (2007 tour) – Natalie Wilson
Her (2006 previews) – Megan Whelan

Creative Team

Writer – Philip Holyman
Directer & Lighting Design – Gareth Nicholls
Set Design & Construction – Nick Nicholls
Additional Design – Barbara Nicholls
Troy Design – The Sisters Dolby
Music Composer – Erica Reed
Music Engineer – Huey McEvoy

The research, development and preview performances of The Premature Burial were funded by the National Lottery through Arts Council England.

Special Thanks:
The Happiness Patrol
Patterns Derby Ltd
Dan Avery, Matthew Harper and Nickiy Critchley
Ruth Morgan
Val and David Holyman
Valerie Best, Alan Lowe, Jennifer Smith and The Fellowship Players
Rachel Foster, Alison Finn and Alan Bennett at The Birmingham REP
Sheila Hitchman at Birmingham Royal Ballet
Patsy Trussell at Moores Flowers International
Alex Harker, Adam Cross and Helen Sanders-Hewitt

The Premature Burial features original music composed by Erica Reed and engineered by Huey McEvoy. Crank up your speakers and listen to a selection of tracks below:

The Workshop

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Troy

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