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‘That is the story of our beginning.
And this is the story of…the end’
Lovesong intertwines a couple in their 20s with the same man and woman a lifetime later. Their past and present selves collide in this haunting and beautiful tale of togetherness. All relationships have their ups and downs; the optimism of youth becomes the wisdom of experience.
Love is a leap of faith.
Acclaimed writer Abi Morgan, whose film and television credits include the forthcoming Iron Lady (starring Meryl Streep), The Hour and Sex Traffic, is reunited with award-winning company Frantic Assembly (Beautiful Burnout, Stockholm) with whom she worked on the acclaimed and beguiling Tiny Dynamite.
Recommended age of 14+
The approximate running time is 90 minutes.
"beats with such profound truth that you’re held rapt"
THE DAILY TELEGRAPH
FOUR STARS
CRITIC'S CHOICE PRODUCTION
The Daily Telegraph, Times,
Financial Times, Daily Mail,
Independent i, Sunday Telegraph,
Time Out, Grazia Magazine
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Tour Dates
LYRIC HAMMERSMITH, LONDON
11 January - 4 February 2012, 7.30pm
Matinees: 18, 25, 31 January & 4 February, 1.30pm and 21 & 28 January, 2.30pm
Post Show Discussions: 19 & 24 January
CITIZEN'S THEATRE, GLASGOW
7 - 11 February 2012, 7.30pm
Post Show Discussion: 8 February
SHERMAN THATRE, CARDIFF
15 - 18 February 2012, 7.30pm
BOOK TICKETS
Creative Team
Writer: Abi Morgan
Direction and Choreography: Scott Graham & Steven Hoggett
Design: Merle Hensel
Lighting Design: Andy Purves
Sound Design: Carolyn Downing
Video Design: Ian William Galloway & Adam Young
Casting Director: Sarah Hughes
Cast: Edward Bennett, Sam Cox, Siân Phillips, Leanne Rowe
Reviews
"Scott Graham and Steven Hoggett’s production is often deeply moving... superbly eloquent choreography"
THE DAILY TELEGRAPH - FOUR STARS
"achingly beautiful... directed and choreographed with imaginative precision and poignancy"
THE INDEPENDENT - FOUR STARS
"…it builds beautifully into a touching meditation on loss and separation through death. You may well not leave it dry-eyed."
THE TIMES - FOUR STARS
"a highly emotional, tender piece... It feels as if one is holding one's breath from the first line to the last"
TIME OUT - FOUR STARS
"Like love itself, Lovesong can take your breath away."
OBSERVER
"Scott Graham and Steven Hoggett... create moments of gorgeous physicality"
EVENING STANDARD
"In its ambition, beauty and delicacy, this is a ravishing piece of work."
THE ARTS DESK - FOUR STARS
"Lovesong is compelling, understated perfection"
THE STAGE
"Scott Graham and Steven Hoggett's trademark choreography is superb."
WHAT'S ON STAGE - FOUR STARS
"...only the hard of heart will remain unmoved"
THE GUARDIAN
