shiver

written by oliver emanuel
directed by daniel bye

A dead man turns up on Christina’s doorstep. Her old friend Jacob, who she saw dying seventeen years ago, stands there wearing an Elvis shirt and brandishing a bunch of brightly-coloured flowers. Is it really him? And why has he returned?

Part metaphysical thriller, part Japanese ghost story, shiver is a play about love, guilt and the inaccessible truth.

And as enigma turns into threat, the secret of that night long, long ago must be confronted…

jacob: grae cleugh
christina: marcia battise

design: susannah henry
lighting design: ben pacey
sound design: heather fenoughty
video: alan lane
magic consultant: christopher haydon

producer: chloé naldrett
production assistant: bobby brook
production assistant: jodie brooke

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