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Lyric Hammersmith Theatre and the BA Theatre Design course at Wimbledon College of Arts present

Evolution 2022: Evolution Lab: Electra & The Importance Of Being Earnest

Directed by Mo Korede and Samara Gannon.
01 & 03 Mar 2022
Tickets
£5
Running time
90 minutes
Ages
14+
Venue
Rehearsal Room 1
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Our emerging directors tackle two classic plays.

See a double-bill of reimagined plays including Electra directed by Mo Korede and The Importance of Being Earnest directed by Samara Gannon.

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 queer presentation of Oscar Wilde’s The Importance of Being Earnest and a psychological reimagining of Sophocles’ Greek tragedy Electra.

Electra 
By Sophocles
Directed by Mo Korede
Designed by leva levina and Eilyn Cheung
Lighting Design by Alex Forey
Playing 01 and 03 March

Content Warning: Please note that Electra contains references to mental health and some foul language. There are moments when the actors will move through the audience.

The Importance of Being Earnest
By Oscar Wilde
Directed by Samara Gannon
Designed by Fiona Wagstaff and George Zhou
Lighting Design by Alex Forey
Playing 01 and 03 March

Content Warning: Please note that The Importance of Being Earnest contains scenes of a sexual nature.

Click here to explore the full Evolution Festival 2022 programme of events.

 

Photography by Nahwand Jaff