This is the story of you and your first great love.
A young man and woman meet at a party. They are drawn to each other. They have sex. They fall in love. Then something happens. Their fantasies take charge: tales of golden shores, snakes, serpents, unicorns, kings, queens and blood. Dangerously and absolutely, they're thrust into the secret places of love and desire. Phillip Ridley's extraordinary new play confidently traverses the delicate and the brutal, mapping the journey from first attraction to consuming devotion. It's a sweaty portrait of passion and destruction, an examination of how love can leave you shipwrecked, deep-burning and unquenchable.
Directed by Alexander Butt
With Jordan Cowan and Timothy Franklin
Choreographer- Matt Cornell
Sound Designer- Katelyn Shaw
Lighting Designer- Benjamin Brockman
A young man and woman meet at a party. They are drawn to each other. They have sex. They fall in love. Then something happens. Their fantasies take charge: tales of golden shores, snakes, serpents, unicorns, kings, queens and blood. Dangerously and absolutely, they're thrust into the secret places of love and desire. Phillip Ridley's extraordinary new play confidently traverses the delicate and the brutal, mapping the journey from first attraction to consuming devotion. It's a sweaty portrait of passion and destruction, an examination of how love can leave you shipwrecked, deep-burning and unquenchable.
Directed by Alexander Butt
With Jordan Cowan and Timothy Franklin
Choreographer- Matt Cornell
Sound Designer- Katelyn Shaw
Lighting Designer- Benjamin Brockman
REVIEWS
"Brevity Theatre’s rendition of Tender Napalm does not miss the mark, and is an exhilarating exploration of love and tragedy. Tender Napalm is an explosive piece of live theatre." - Alt Media
"Cowan sizzles with vitality, with her trademark buoyancy and tomboy flair. Franklin is full of boyish charm and vigour, and they work extremely well together. They handle Matt Cornell’s choreography with ease, and the physical detail they find is wonderful." - Theatre Now
"This production of Tender Napalm directed by Alexander Butt introduces us first to the darker side of love and obsession and then flows right through to the tenderness of initial innocent appropriation in all its naive emotional wilderness. Tender Napalm is another great show from Brevity Theatre company, and well worth a trek to the delightful Old Fitz Theatre" - Lisa Thatcher
"Brevity Theatre dive into Tender Napalm with leaps and somersaults, fulfilling and exceeding expectations. Exquisite on every level, Butt’s direction ties together the work of two fantastic actors with stunning chemistry. Brevity Theatre has created a theatrical wonder, and it’s a sweet sorrow that theatre can be so alive on stage, yet is never to be relived again." - Upstaged Reviews
"Cowan sizzles with vitality, with her trademark buoyancy and tomboy flair. Franklin is full of boyish charm and vigour, and they work extremely well together. They handle Matt Cornell’s choreography with ease, and the physical detail they find is wonderful." - Theatre Now
"This production of Tender Napalm directed by Alexander Butt introduces us first to the darker side of love and obsession and then flows right through to the tenderness of initial innocent appropriation in all its naive emotional wilderness. Tender Napalm is another great show from Brevity Theatre company, and well worth a trek to the delightful Old Fitz Theatre" - Lisa Thatcher
"Brevity Theatre dive into Tender Napalm with leaps and somersaults, fulfilling and exceeding expectations. Exquisite on every level, Butt’s direction ties together the work of two fantastic actors with stunning chemistry. Brevity Theatre has created a theatrical wonder, and it’s a sweet sorrow that theatre can be so alive on stage, yet is never to be relived again." - Upstaged Reviews
Photography by Andre Vasquez
