THEY - Audio Description
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Following a sell-out run at MIF23 in the iconic John Rylands Library, Maxine Peake, Sarah Frankcom and Imogen Knight return with the film premiere of They – directed for the screen by Joseph Lynn.
Imagine a near-future where creative expression is outlawed, all art eradicated and any resistance takes enormous courage. Would it be enough to go on quietly creating for yourself? To memorise your favourite passages before all books disappear? What is art without an audience or a debate? First published in 1977, Kay Dick’s novel They: A Sequence of Unease went out of print for decades but was recently re-discovered and feels more relevant than ever.
The adaptation is Maxine Peake, Sarah Frankcom and Imogen Knight’s latest Festival collaboration, following The Masque of Anarchy (2013), The Skriker (2015) and The Nico Project (2019), which celebrated radical acts and artists. The trio, as the newly-formed company MAAT – a collective adventure to make new work in conversation with Music, Art, Activism and Theatre – join forces with acclaimed electronica artist Gazelle Twin and Booker Prize-shortlisted writer Daisy Johnson for Robin/Red/Breast in May.
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Credits
Written by Kay Dick
Adapted and co-created by Maxine Peake, Sarah Frankcom and Imogen Knight
Directed for screen by Maxine Peake, Sarah Frankcom, Imogen Knight and Joseph Lynn
Lighting Designer - Amy Mae
Sound Artist/Composer - Melanie Wilson
Audio Description - Mind's Eye
Produced by Factory International
Access Information
THEY is also available to watch with open captions and BSL translation.
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