PACE Theatre Company in association with OneRen and supported by Future Paisley are thrilled to announce the World Premiere of There Is No Room in our Bathroom for Lewis Capaldi, a new play by Frances Poet. It will perform at the newly refurbished Paisley Arts Centre from Thu 12 – Sun 15 September 2024.
There Is No Room in our Bathroom for Lewis Capaldi is the newest work from award-winning playwright, FRANCES POET (Still, Traverse Theatre; Fibres, Citizens Theatre; Adam, National Theatre of Scotland). Set in Paisley, this is a funny and heartwarming tale, about families and the glue that holds them together.
Seventeen-year-old Gwen has 8 siblings and a long list of daily tasks to get them ready and out the door each morning for school; until one day she doesn’t. The wee kids are all still at home eating cereal and no-one knows where she has gone…
Gwen’s disappearance throws the delicately balanced home life of the Capaldi family into disarray, resulting in a road trip, shock revelations and a whole lot of poorly wrapped birthday presents.
DANI HERON (Radiant Vermin, Tron Theatre; Adults, Traverse Theatre; Underwood Lane, Tron Theatre) and SANTINO SMITH (A View From the Bridge, Theatre Royal Haymarket; Moorcroft, Tron; Underwood Lane; Tron Theatre) will appear as the parents of this unusually large brood, and they are joined by AMY GALLAGHER and JJ HAY as well as a cast of nine young performers from PACE’s Youth Theatre. Both Dani and Santino are PACE alumni which feels particularly appropriate for this production.
The young cast includes Mya Cooper, Tate Lowther, Martha Ludlow, Jamie-Reece Lyle, Teigan McDonald, Marla McDowell, Alice Orr, Massimo Pignatiello and Lauren Wilkie.
Regular collaborator FRASER LAPPIN, whose previous designs for PACE include Cinderella, The Snow Queen and Jack in the Beanstalk, will bring his inimitable flair to the set and costume design. Fraser’s recent credits include Designer for Tally’s Blood, Perth Theatre; Maw Goose, Macrobert Arts Centre; Crisis: A Rallying Cry, Kick the Door; and Associate Designer for Small Town Boys, Shaper/Caper and Pride and Prejudice *Sort of*, Tron Theatre.
On developing this production JENNI MASON – ARTISTIC DIRECTOR, PACE, said:
“I’ve admired Frances’ work for a long time and am thrilled to be working with her on a new commission; it’s a fantastic opportunity to create a fresh, contemporary story for Paisley. This production also offers the chance for young and emerging performers to work alongside established actors in a professional environment, and we’re proud to help develop pathways into the industry for young people.”
Playwright, FRANCES POET, added:
“PACE are really excellent at what they do and I was absolutely delighted when they approached me to write a play set in Paisley, with parts for the very young through to Young Adult along with professional actors. The finished play tells the story of a single very large Paisley family, the chaotic but immensely loveable Capaldis. It’s an accessible family comedy drama that I hope will be a really fun night out for all.”
This new play is supported by OneRen and Future Paisley, the wide-ranging programme of events, activity and investment using Paisley’s unique and internationally-significant cultural stories to transform its future.
CLLR LISA-MARIE HUGHES, Chair of OneRen and Renfrewshire Council’s Culture Spokesperson, said: “We’re so excited to work, once again, with PACE and welcome them back to the stunning Paisley Arts Centre. This is the first major co-production since we refurbished Paisley Arts Centre and I’ve no doubt that both performers and audiences alike will be blown away when they see our new stage. There’s nothing like culture up close and I can’t wait to see what promises to be an incredible show.”
ENDS
For interviews, photographs or review tickets contact Cat Reilly, Marketing Manager:
0345 130 5218 / catreilly@pacetheatre.co.uk
LISTINGS
THERE IS NO ROOM IN OUR BATHROOM FOR LEWIS CAPALDI
Thu 12 – Sun 15 September 2024
Paisley Arts Centre, 15 New Street, Paisley PA1 1EZ
Book: https://renfrewshireboxoffice.ticketsolve.com/shows/1173657169/events
Thu 12 Sep 7pm
Fri 13 Sep 7pm
Sat 14 Sep 2pm & 7pm
Sun 15 Sep 2pm & 7pm
BSL Interpreter Performance: Sun 15 Sep, 7pm – Interpreter Anna Spence
CREATIVE TEAM
Written by Frances Poet
Directed by Jenni Mason and Angela Orr
Set and Costume Design by Fraser Lappin
Sound Design by Alan Orr
NOTES TO EDITORS
- Tickets are onsale Tuesday 23 July
Press are invited to review from Thursday 12 Sep, 7pm
FRANCES POET
Frances is a Glasgow based writer with twenty years’ experience working as a dramaturg for leading British theatres. Her adaptation of Sense and Sensibility can be seen performed in rep at Pitlochry Festival Theatre until the end of the month. Writing credits include: Maggie May – Susan Smith Blackburn Finalist (Leeds Playhouse/ Leicester Curve/ Queens Theatre, Hornchurch); Still (Traverse Theatre); Sophia (Royal Lyceum Theatre Edinburgh/ Pitlochry Festival Theatre/Naked Productions); Fibres (Citizens Theatre/Stella Quines); Gut – Winner of Writers Guild Best Play Award (Traverse Theatre/National Theatre of Scotland); Adam – Winner of Fringe First, Herald Angel and Scottish Arts Club Awards (Traverse Theatre/MacRobert Arts Centre/Citizens Theatre); The Macbeths (Circle Studio, Citizens Theatre); Dance of Death (Circle Studio/Citizens Theatre); What Put The Blood (Abbey Theatre). Frances is currently Literary Associate at the Citizens theatre and Reader in Playwriting and Screenwriting at the University of St Andrews.
PACE THEATRE COMPANY
PACE Theatre Company was founded in 1988 and is a non-profit making company and registered charity. It runs the largest youth theatre in the UK with over 1,000 young people attending each week, and produces Paisley’s annual family pantomime and other professional productions. PACE focuses on developing and nurturing young creative talent through performing arts experiences. PACE alumni have included singer Paolo Nutini, and actors James McAvoy (X-Men), Richard Madden (Bodyguard, Cinderella, Game of Thrones), James McArdle (Mary Queen of Scots), Amy Conachan (Hollyoaks), Mark Rowley (The Last Kingdom) and Leigh Quinn (RSC).
ONEREN
OneRen is the local charitable trust in Renfrewshire providing culture, leisure and sporting opportunities to help people enjoy active and healthy lives. It’s goal is to improve the people of Renfrewshire’s health and wellbeing by working in partnership to design and deliver a range of life-enhancing and accessible cultural, leisure and sporting opportunities that meet local needs and improve life chances across the population.
FUTURE PAISLEY
Future Paisley is an exceptional programme of cultural events and activity based around Paisley and Renfrewshire’s unique and internationally-significant story which uses targeted investment to deliver positive change. The programme is putting culture at the heart of Paisley and Renfrewshire’s regeneration, and harnessing the power of culture to support people’s lives for the better, by integrating its benefits through key public services such as health and social care, education and housing.
PAISLEY ARTS CENTRE
The Paisley Arts Centre has reopened its doors after a £3 million refurbishment. The work is now complete and includes new back-of-house and performance facilities, improved sound and lighting, upgraded dressing rooms for artists, and enhanced workshop space for rehearsals and other events. The main auditorium has been refurbished with new retractable seating to improve the audience experience and there is an expanded bar area for pre-and post-show drinks. The work is part of a wider regeneration plan of Paisley’s cultural venues by Renfrewshire Council.