Dates: 19 April-12 May (excluding 22 and 25 April and 2 and 9 May)
Time: 19.30
Price: £20/£15 concessions (+ £1.50 transaction fee)
Post-show discussions: Thursday 29 April and Thursday 6 May (free to same-day ticket holders)
BSL signed performance: Monday 10 May
Booking: Book tickets online now, or call 0844 412 4318.

The production

'Pressure Drop' is the latest work from On Theatre and Mick Gordon. Asking a central question - what makes me who I am? - it explores the individual, familial, social and political reference points that make a person definable and recognisable to themselves and others.

Part play, part gig, part installation, the event presents three generations of a white, working-class English family struggling to define themselves both in relation to one another and within a changing social landscape. At the heart of the work lies a paradox. Our identities are continually in flux, but at the same time we need a firm sense of rootedness, of belonging to something stable.

'Pressure Drop' sees Gordon join forces with legendary singer-songwriter Billy Bragg. In his book 'The Progressive Patriot', Bragg explores what it means to be English in contemporary Britain. Reflecting on his family, their history and revisiting the music that originally inspired him, Bragg challenges versions of patriotism proposed by the far right. For the production he will write and perform new work.

The production has a running time of approximately 90 minutes with no interval.

The audience will stand throughout the performance.

Latecomers will not be admitted.

'Pressure Drop' contains explicit language. It is not suitable for those aged under 14 and those under 16 must be accompanied by an adult. Children under the age of 5 will not be admitted to the performance space.

The Wellcome Collection café and bookshop will be open for business until the performance start time. More details on facilities and services at Wellcome Collection

 

Cast

Shea Davis
Pip Donaghy
Craig Dowding
Michael Gould
David Kennedy
Justin Salinger
Susan Vidler
June Watson

Credits

Written by Mick Gordon
Music and songs by Billy Bragg
Produced by On Theatre and Wellcome Collection
Directed by Christopher Haydon
Designed by Tom Scutt
Lighting design by Mark Howland
Sound design by Mike Furness
Sound for the band by Grant Showbiz
Casting by Nadine Rennie
Starring Billy Bragg and his band

Links

Mick Gordon and On Theatre
Billy Bragg
Billy Bragg on MySpace

 

Title image: Adrian Brooks