Summer Festival: Hymns

The Wardrobe Theatre

Key Information
  • Dates Thu 20 Jun 2024 - Sat 22 Jun 2024
  • Location The Wardrobe Theatre
  • Tickets

    Single ÂŁ10
    Double Bill ÂŁ15
    Season Ticket ÂŁ40

  • Creative Team

    Written by Chris O’Connell
    Directed by Jacob Whitehorn
    Designed by Jess Watson

“I was thinking about Jimi. How his life’s over, and how my life, our lives, are still…”

Four men gather to attend the funeral of a close friend. As tensions rise and truths spill out they are left wondering if they will ever be the same again. Under the brash surface, Hymns is a touching story of friendship under fire, where deep-rooted connection fights for survival against the reality of grief and guilt.

Using lightning fast dialogue and stylised movement, it is a bruising exploration of how toxic masculinity affects our ability to care about those closest to us.

This play is showing as a double bill with Some People Talk About Violence. Find out more about the BOVTS Summer Festival at the Wardrobe Theatre here.

Cast

Scott Jesse Dunbar
Steven Jamie De Villiers
Simon Kenan Vurgun
Karl Thomas Donnan

Creative, Technical & Production Staff

Director Jacob Whitehorn
Production Designer Jess Watson
Movement Director JoĂŞl Daniel
Combat Director Jonathan Howell
Intimacy Director Clare Fox
Voice & Dialect Coach Helen Langford
Link Tutor Ali de Souza
Production Manager Steve O’Brien
Production Supervisor Bryony Rutter
Stage Manager Jacob Clear
Deputy Stage Manager Mika Wild
Assistant Stage Manager Ruth Kirby
LX Designer & Operator Kass Goosen & Will Manthorpe
Sound Designer & Operator Sol Goddard
Prop Making Supervisor  Katrina Richards
Prop Makers Zoe Del Carlo, Kit Gannon, Shellie London, Jack McMahon, Frankie Neville, Aidan Toombs, Chris Wierzbicki
Construction Manager Jocelyn Chen
Construction Assistants Alice Boal, Joe Collins, Blue Harrison, Jacob Manston, Max O’Malley-Mesher, Izzy Phillips, Archie Tong
Costume Supervisor 
Imogen Penny

Graduate Sahir Mehta
As soon as I visited the School, I fell in love with the place. Perhaps it sounds a bit irrational, but sometimes you get a vibe - and you just know! BOVTS gave me all the tools I needed to prepare for a career as an actor. Sahir Mehta, MA Professional Acting, 2018