Grace
Playwright & Direction: Sophie Dingemans
Performance: Nicci Reuben, Brian Moore, Jo Lees, Andrew Waterson & Michael Downey
Set Design: Simon Coleman
Lighting Design: Rob Larsen
Inspired by the real life of writer and director Sophie Dingemans great-grandmother who in 1907 faked her death so she could run away to New Zealand with the man she loved sold out both its Wellington and Auckland seasons. Subsequently it was nominated for two 2008 Chapman Tripp awards:
‘Most Promising New Director of the Year’
‘Outstanding new playwright’.