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Spring Awakening
Wed 7 – Sat 10 May 2025
Part of Awakenings
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A dark, raw, and funny theatrical retelling of Frank Wedekind’s explosive play that sparked riots in 1906. Modernised by award-winning playwright Anya Reiss, this bold new adaptation delves into the exuberance, intensity, and confusion of teenage life today.
In a world where the internet is both a teacher and a battleground, young people navigate the chaos of sex, love, and identity, shaped by a generation that struggles to understand them.
Students from the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland’s BA Performance for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Actors programme present this explosive play in a mixture of BSL and English.
This staging will be part of RCS’s Awakenings season, a series of performances, talks and events exploring the contemporary significance, daring provocations and artistic legacy of Wedekind’s groundbreaking play.
Written by FRANK WEDEKIND, in a new version by ANYA REISS
Directed by ANDREA LING
Performed in British Sign Language and English, with captions.
Price: £16
£5 tickets are available for this production for RCS Staff & Students and Deaf and Disabled bookers. Use code: SPRINGBSL
Cast
Creative Team
Director Andrea Ling
Assistant Director Emery Hunter
Set & Costume Designer Lu Herbert
Lighting Designer Kai Fischer
Sound Designer Nova Sound
Video Designer Daniel Hughes
Movement Support Ruxy Cantir
Fight Director Rob Myles
Voice Support Mel Drake
Intimacy Co-ordinator Sharon Mackay
Captions Bea Webster
BSL Consultants Rita McDade, Amy Helena
Production Team
Production Manager Gavin Johnston
Stage Manager Tamsin Harper Jenkins
Deputy Stage Manager Nina Madriz
Assistant Stage Manager Zeni Bollok
Lighting Supervisor Jamie Murray
Video Technician Andy Reid
Production Sound Engineer Calum Paterson
Stage Supervisor Steve Macluskie
Costumes by Seamless Studios
Head Scenic Artist Tricia Brown
Set Build (Car) Ruban San Roman
Scenic Props Build Jake Keenan
Assistant Props Maker Andrew McFarlane
Workshop Support CPU Production Teams
BSL Interpreters Heather Devlin, Georgina Donohoe, Chloe Elder, Karen Forbes, Marcus Glover, Amy Gunning, Nathan Imeson, Ann Marie Stepney, Mel Toner, Craig Watson, Elliot Webster-Mockett, Rachel Wilson