Cartwheels, C venues – C nova, 31 July to 26 August 11pm, £9.50 (£7.50 concessions)
Think Juno meets Waiting for Godot. But amazing.
When two first-year flatmates find out that they’ve not only accidentally had sex with each other, but have also got an unwanted pregnancy on their hands, carefree student life is turned on its head.
The world premiere of this magical-realist fairytale for grown-ups follows the lives of Amy and Dorian adjusting to the independence of living away from home. When disaster strikes they, with the help of their flatmate Karen, must decide how to deal with the unwanted pregnancy.
But before they have a chance to work out what to do, Amy loses the child. Having barely adjusted to the throws of one unplanned and life-changing event, the two young people are dealt an emotional blow and find themselves in a world full of uncertainty, sure of nothing except their aim to somehow retrieve the baby they never wanted in the first place.
Cartwheels is a coming-of-age tale exploring love, life and death as three young people discover the perils of friendship, procrastination, unplanned pregnancy and growing up.
Reverie Productions was set up in 2012 by James Hart and Fiona Wardle to work with emerging artists and to tell stories that are innovative and imaginative. The mission has always been to produce professional quality work that is urgent, vibrant and creatively produced.
