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 Toured in Europe from May to July 1999, and in the UK and Europe from September to December 1999
world première ..... 20th May 1999 ..... Dansens Hus, Stockholm
UK première ..... 9th September 1999 ..... Newcastle Playhouse, Newcastle upon Tyne
run time ..... 90 minutes, with one interval
C O - P R O D U C E R S
Co-produced by the Royal Festival Hall; Théâtre de la Ville;
Bayerisches Staatsschauspiel/Marstall, München; Léonard de Vinci, opéra de Rouen; Kulturhus Åarhus; Julidans Festival/Stadsschouwburg Amsterdam; Internationales Sommertheater Festival Hamburg; developed at the Henry Moore Studio, Dean Clough, Halifax with the support of the Henry Moore Foundation, and in collaboration with the Yorkshire Dance Centre, Leeds; commissioned in the UK by Warwick Arts Centre.
This project received support from the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation and
Yorkshire & Humberside Arts towards initial practical research and development activity.
C A S T + C R E W
directed by ... Lloyd Newson
assistant director ... Liam Steel
performers ... Kate Champion, Katina Kangaris, Charlotta Öfverholm,
Liam Steel, Robert Tannion, Vivien Wood
set design ... Bob Bailey in collaboration with the company
original music ... Nicholas Hooper lighting design ... Jack Thompson costume design ... Katy McPhee sound design ... Mike Casey
production manager ... Steve Wald
tour manager ... Gabriel Castillo technical stage managers ... Will Harding, Al McLeod sound operator ... Mike Beer chief electrician ... Dexter Tulett company teacher / understudy ... Gabriel Castillo production assistant ... Joanne O'Connor
set construction ... Steel the Scene
additional staging effects ... Foys hydraulic consultant ... Delstar Engineering additional music (Balloons, Club Exit, Water Kiss) ... Flesh Quartet projections (photography + consultancy) ... Thomas Gray stage video ... Will Harding transport ... MJF Cargo Management driver ... Tony Gordon
general manager ... Leonie Gombrich
administrator ... Katie Judge UK publicity ... Judy Lipsey UK graphic design ... Jane Joyce promotional video edit ... Romesh Aluwhiare photography ... Trish Morrissey, Eleni Leoussi, Jane Joyce, Pau Ros, Tom Wood, Uri Omi
company teachers ... Adam Benjamin (contact improv), Milli Bitterli (contemp),
Anna Blackmore (yoga), Beth Cassani (contemp), Helen Chadwick (voice), Charlotte Darbyshire (contemp), Christine Devaney (contemp), Antonia Franceschi (ballet), Paula Hampson (contemp), Ross Hounslow (contemp), Meredith Kitchen (yoga), Marisol Kucharek (yoga), Duncan McFarland (contemp), Karlos Mendonca (aerobics), Kerry Nicholls (contemp), Lauren Potter (contemp), Sonia Rafferty (contemp), Deborah Saxon (contemp), Fin Walker (contemp), David Waring (contemp), Bridget Wrenn (aerobics)
thanks to ....
Arts & Business, Claire Carnell, D&G Coffee, Simon Dove, The Drama & Dance Unit of the British Council,
Stephen Feeke, Granada Research, Stella Hall, Chris Harding-Roberts, Simon Havercroft, Jem Hodges, Robert Hopper, Sally Kenny, John Neilson, Howard Potts, Alan Rivett, Alistair Spalding, Beky Stoddart, Trevor Stuart, David Thompson, Mairead Turner, helen Ugwu, Urban Productions, Simon York, Barry Kirk and Paul. Tim Elliott of Cable & Wireless Communications for financial and accounting advice, arranged through Arts & Business. For help in kind ... Batchelors Super Noodles, Horizon Biscuits.
T O U R D A T E S
CZECH REPUBLIC ... 12th - 15th May 1999 ... Archa Theatre, Prague ... previews
SWEDEN ... 20th - 22nd May 1999 ... Dansens Hus, Stockholm DENMARK ... 4th - 6th June 1999 ... Kulturhus Åarhus, Åarhus FRANCE ... 22nd - 26th June 2005 ... Théâtre de la Ville, Paris THE NETHERLANDS ... 6th - 8th July 1999 ... Stadsschouwburg, Amsterdam ... Julidans Festival GERMANY ... 2nd - 4th September 1999 ... Kampnagel Fabrik, Hamburg ... Hamburg Summer Festival UK ... 9th - 11th September 1999 ... Newcastle Playhouse, Newcastle upon Tyne UK ... 15th - 25th September 1999 ... Queen Elizabeth Hall, London UK ... 29th September - 1st October 1999 ... Royal Northern College of Music, Manchester GERMANY ... 6th - 16th October 1999 ... Theater im Marstall, Munich UK ... 20th - 23rd October 1999 ... West Yorkshire Playhouse, Leeds UK ... 27th - 30th October 1999 ... Warwick Arts Centre, Coventry UK ... 12th - 13th November 1999 ... Edinburgh Festival Theatre, Edinburgh FRANCE ... 18th - 20th November 1999 ... Léonard de Vinci, Théâtre des Arts, Rouen SPAIN ... 24th - 27th November 1999 ... Teatro de Madrid, Madrid UK ... 2nd - 3rd December 1999 ... Gardner Arts Centre, Brighton
P R E S S R E L E A S E
written in 1999
"Love teaches us who we are and what we are and what life is itself" Kingsley Amis
...... but are we prepared to accept the consequences of this knowledge?
Mixing the surreal with the suburban, DV8's new work, The Happiest Day of My Life, examines
what is swept beneath the carpeted lands of convention in the pursuit of love.
Kate wants to be in love, but only if it is perfect [ fantasy is a hard act to follow ]
So she bought a wedding dress on sale or return [ for better or worse ]
Rob is in the running, but what is he running towards — or away from?
[ What's the difference between illusion and delusion ]
All roads lead to the living room, in which ......
Kate loves Rob
Rob loves watching other people make love Viv loves people who love her and Liam loves people he shouldn't
Can "YES" ever be enough for the person who asks "Do you love me?"
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