Evolution 2022: Evolution Lab: Yerma & Three Sisters
Directed by Jessica Mensah and Alessandra Davison.Our emerging directors tackle two classic plays.
See a double-bill of reimagined plays including Yerma directed by Jessica Mensah and Three Sisters directed by Alessandra Davison.
Evolution Labs was set up in 2016 by Young Lyric and the BA Theatre Design course at Wimbledon College of Arts as a much needed collaborative opportunity for early career directors and designers to meet and co-create new work. This year four young directors will each direct re-lensed classic plays including a reframing of Anton Chekhov’s Three Sisters, exploring how the female characters were trapped within patriarchal structures and Federico García Lorca’s Yerma relocated to a Ghanaian village. All plays are co-created with final year BA Theatre Design students from Wimbledon College of Arts.
Yerma
By Federico García Lorca
Directed by Jessica Mensah
Designed by Raffi Philcox and Peijia Luo
Lighting Design by Alex Forey
Playing 02 and 04 March
Content Warning: Please note that Yerma contains haze and flashing lights, themes relating to infertility and mental health and references to violence.
Three Sisters
By Anton Chekhov
Directed by Alessandra Davison
Designed by Sonya Smullen and Jiayi Zhu
Lighting Design by Alex Forey
Playing 02 and 04 March
Content Warning: Please note that Three Sisters contains haze and flashing lights.
Click here to explore the full Evolution Festival 2022 programme of events.
Photography by Nahwand Jaff