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Till the Stars Come Down

a new play by Beth Steel

Booking and details

Everyone loves a wedding…

It’s Sylvia and Marek’s wedding and you are all invited.

Over the course of a hot summer’s day, a family gathers to welcome a newcomer into their midst. But as the vodka flows and dances are shared, passions boil over and the limits of love are tested.

What happens when the happiest day of your life opens the door to a new, frightening and uncertain future?

Directed by Bijan Sheibani (A Taste of Honey, Barber Shop Chronicles), this new play by former National Theatre writer-in-residence Beth Steel (The House of Shades) is a passionate, heartbreaking and hilarious portrayal of a larger-than-life family struggling to come to terms with a changing world.

Performed 24 January — 16 March 2024 in the Dorfman Theatre.

Nominated for two Olivier Awards 2024 including:

  • Best New Play
  • Best Actress in a Supporting Role – Lorraine Ashbourne

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A stage in the round, grass turf of the floor with an illuminated circle. in it is a round table where a group of people are sat around it in a traditional wedding set up.
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Suitability

Please note: This production features loud noises, flash pyrotechnics, strobe effects, haze, strong language, themes of racism and xenophobia, reference to suicide, scenes of a sexual nature and depictions of mild violence. More advice and guidance.

Cast

The role of Sarah is played by:

Bodhi Rae Breathnach

Maggie Livermore

Cadence Williams

Production team

Playwright

Beth Steel

Beth Steel

Director

Bijan Sheibani

Bijan Sheibani

Set and Costume Designer

Samal Blak

Samal Blak

Lighting Designer

Paule Constable

Paule Constable

Choreographer and Movement Director

Aline David

Aline David

Sound Designer

Gareth Fry

Gareth Fry

Fight Director

Kev McCurdy

Kev McCurdy

Intimacy Director

Asha Jennings-Grant

Asha Jennings-Grant

Casting Director

Alastair Coomer CDG

Alastair Coomer CDG

Children's Casting

Chloe Blake

Chloe Blake

Dialect Coach

Charmian Hoare

Charmian Hoare

Company Voice Work

Cathleen McCarron

Cathleen McCarron

Company Voice Work

Tamsin Newlands

Tamsin Newlands

Staff Director

Stepan Mysko von Schultze

Stepan Mysko von Schultze

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Photography (Marc Wootton and Sinead Matthews) by Simon Sorted.