Strategic Love Play

Paines Plough, Soho Theatre & Belgrade Theatre, in association with Landmark Theatres

2024

Creative Team

Written by Miriam Battye
Director | Katie Posner
Set & Costume Design | Rhys Jarman
Lighting Design | Rajiv Pattani
Sound Design | Beth Duke
Movement Director | Gabrielle Nimo
Intimacy Director | Robbie Taylor Hunt
Dramaturg | Gillian Greer
Casting Director | Jacob Sparrow
Production Manager (2024) | Mark Hartley (from The Production Office)
Production Manager (2023) | Josephine Tremelling (for eStage)
Company Stage Manager | Simon Perkins
LX Programmer (2023) |  Matt Canazza
Production LX (2024) |  Gareth Weaver
Key Art and Rehearsal Photographer |  Rebecca Need-Menear
Production Photographer (2023) | Pamela Raith
Production Photographer (2024) | Harry Elletson

Cast

Archie Backhouse | Him
Letty Thomas | Her

 

Scotsman Fringe First Winner 2023

The procurement of pints and a rotating set, designed by Rhys Jarman, punctuate the action. Paired with lighting and sound by Rajiv Pattani and Beth Duke respectively
Westend Best Friend

…cleverly infused with and enhanced by Rajiv Pattani’s mostly subtle but incredibly effective lighting design. 
London Theatre Reviews

…where 10 or so lampshades hang above their heads (Rajiv Pattani) like the souls of their previously failing relationships.
The Arts Dispatch

The lighting (Rajiv Pattani) compromises of several lamps that glow various hues of white and yellow, and provides a comfortable warmth. A cold blue occasionally emerges from the set, along with a heavy rustle of glass (Beth Duke), creating an exciting dramatic moment. 
Adventures in Theatreland

The lighting design, created by Rajiv Pattani, responds with precision to the character dynamics on stage. The widening or narrowing circle of light around the couple mirrors the ebb and flow of intimacy versus distance, and openness versus guardedness, heightening the emotional immersion of our experience.
Broadway Baby

Strategic Love Play

Paines Plough, Soho Theatre & Belgrade Theatre, in association with Landmark Theatres

2024