Foxfinder/The Effect

EIGHT PLAYS/FOUR WEEKS/ONE VENUE: Bristol Old Vic Theatre School heads to the Weston Studio for an exciting 19^th Summer Festival season. Join us for a celebration of collaboration and creativity, which sees our graduating directors and designers taking the artistic reins across four double bills.

From dystopian farms and clinical drug trials, to absurdist friendships and revolutionary politics, we’re presenting a smorgasbord of contemporary brilliance. Can’t choose which double bill to see? Treat yourself to a festival ticket and see all eight plays for just £40!

Foxfinder by Dawn King
Directed by Rafael Solimeno-Harris
Designed by Miroslaw Kusz

“Fear makes people do strange things.”

England is in crisis. Fields are flooded, food is scarce and fear grips the land. Winner of the 2011 Papatango New Writing Prize, Foxfinder follows farmers Judith and Samuel at the brink of desperation. Their fragile existence is upended when William Bloor, a ‘foxfinder’, arrives to investigate a suspected infestation of foxes. As the hunt progresses, William’s presence uncovers more questions than answers…

The Effect by Lucy Prebble
Director Lara Lawman
Designer Alfie Packham

“People meet each other and fall in love all sorts of ways – doesn’t matter what starts it.”

Connie and Tristan are falling for each other fast. But is this rush of love real, or a side effect of a new antidepressant? As two participants confined within a clinical drug trial, their growing intoxication presents the supervising doctors with startling dilemmas. Winner of Best New Play at the 2012 Critics’ Circle Theatre Awards, The Effect, is a funny and moving examination of love and ethics.