Upside Down and Back to Front

The stage play was commissioned and first performed for artworcs at The Number 8 Community Arts Centre, Pershore, Worcestershire on 25-26 February 2005.

"...this clever and engaging play... a real coup for this fantastic new venue... it deserves to be seen by a national audience" James Iles in The Worcester Standard

Set now and in 1913, the story follows a photographer as he travels around Worcestershire. We are taken on a journey through the pictures he creates and the relationships he forms. As he learns his craft we see how this journey changes his life forever.

This is a three-handed play (1F, 2M) with two of the actors playing myriad roles. A composite set allows the action to spin fluidly from scene to scene.

The script has now been published (ISBN: 978-1-291-62773-2) and is available from Lulu and possibly from other booksellers.

Credits for the Pershore 2005 production

Paul Clarkson: Alan Gresham, Lady Partington, Thomas Evans, William Moore, Gerhardt Heinz, Friday, Grandma Irons

Polly Lister: Florence Shaw, Kate Milton, Alfred Armstrong, Martha Moore, Dilly Irons, Bert Clapham

Charlie McCarthy: Sam Evans

Peter Leslie Wild: Director

Nettie Edwards: Designer

Michael E Hall: Lighting Designer

Peter Nash: Sound Designer

Tim Brierley: Production Manager

Cerianne Pitcock: Assistant Stage Manager

Samantha Jones: Assistant Stage Manager

Deborah Rees: Project Manager

John Shelton: Photography Consultant