Theatre503 and Liverpool Everyman and Playhouse present

The Swallowing Dark

by Lizzie Nunnery

1 – 26 November 2011

Directed by Paul Robinson
Designed by Alex Eales
Lighting Design by Richard Howell
AV Design by Louise Rhoades-Brown at Knifedge
Composer Peter Coyte
Casting by Annie Rowe

Martha – Allyson Ava-Brown
Canaan – Wil Johnson

Canaan thought he’d left the past in Zimbabwe, but then, out of the blue, Martha appears to reopen his case and with it, old wounds. Does she want the truth, or just a good story? And when lives depend on it, is the truth the best story to tell? In Lizzie Nunnery’s lyrical new play, fact, fiction and folklore collide to expose the lies we tell for the ones we love.

**** “A major talent destined for bigger stages”
The Guardian

**** “An astonishing piece of storytelling”
What’s On Stage

**** “An edge of your seat psychological drama”
The Public Reviews

***** “Liverpool’s modern-day Ibsen”
The Guardian on Lizzie Nunnery’s Intemperance

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