8/14/2019 2003 The War of the Worlds Programme - Work In Progress

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THE WAR OF THE WORLDS:

a work-in-progress by Cambridge Experimental Theatre

The Book:

All texts used in this performance are from The War of the Worlds, H.G. Wells famous novelabout the Martian invasion of the Earth. Written in 1898, the novel chronicles the catastrophethat ensues when the industrial West is faced with a technologically vastly superior andextremely ruthless adversary. In describing the violence and horror of these events, Wellspredicts with uncanny accuracy what many people have experienced in the 20th century, andcontinue to experience in the 21st, not at the hands of Martians, but at the hands of other people.

The Performers:

Leon ColemanMaxine FayBrandon High

David MonksfieldSteve AdamsChristine CellierGeoffrey Robertson

directed by: Richard Spaul

The Performance:

What you are about to see is a work-in-progress, in other words a presentation of theperformance material at a stage well before the piece is ready for the general public. For us, it isan extremely valuable staging-post, in that it compels us to organise the work we have done so

far into a reasonably coherent form, so we can see what real progress weve made. We hope thatfor you it will be interesting to see a performance at an early stage, when everything is still in astate of flux, and that this will provide some sort of insight into how our performances getcreated. This is not always clear from seeing a finished performance. Please feel free to stayand talk to us and give us your impressions afterwards.

The performance lasts approximately 55 minutes. There is no interval.

Smoking and the consumption of alcohol is not allowed anywhere in the premises.

For more information about Cambridge Experimental Theatre courses and performances, pleasephone 01223 211451.

Thanks to: Edmund Linfield and all at Sturton Street Methodist Church.