Heartwood
In collaboration between Norwich-based curious directive, NHS Blood and Transplant and New Earth Theatre
Heartwood explores the very edge of human endurance
Running Time: 1 hour 20 minutes
Friday 8–Saturday 23 May
Various Times
Curious Directive, 49 Elm Hill, Norwich, NR3 1HG
Previously developed under the title The Gift, Heartwood marks our ground-breaking collaboration with Norwich-based curious directive and NHS Blood and Transplant. The play explores the very edge of human endurance. The worlds of an ultramarathon runner, arboriculturist and transplant surgeon collide in a moving, contemporary parable about gift-giving.
Featuring a majority BESEA cast and creative team, Heartwood demonstrates our commitment to developing work with social urgency through deep, multi-sector partnerships.
Cast
Ava Lin / Frances Allen Vera Chok
Bodi McGrath / Travis Head James Jip
Ellie Wainwright / Gemma Paris Sophie Steer
Alfred Lin Alfred Loh
Michelle Lin Michelle Lee
Sarah Lam Sarah Woo
Creatives
Direction Jack Lowe
Design Zoë Hurwitz and Jack Lowe
Costume Yimei Zhao
Composition Theo Whitworth
Light Ross Hayward
Sound Helen Atkinson
Associate Sound Findlay Claydon
Video Wilfred Wong
Deputy Stage Manager Victoria Shannon
Assistant Stage Manager Ryan Denton
Producer Molly Farley
Associate Producer Lian Wilkinson
Casting Director Lilly Mackie
Production Manager Brent Tan
Consulting NHSBT team Tamara Vega & Ayaz Hossain, Lucy Chaplin, Natalie McConell &
Umar Malik.
Work Experience Stage Managers Theo MacGregor and Chloe Wells
Photography Katherine Mager
ADDITIONAL CREATIVES / TECHNICAL CONTRIBUTIONS
Bella Leung, Houmi Mira, Solaya Sang, Linnae Abraham, Haruka Kuroda, Lilli Chin, Yui Minari,
Chen Xu, Emily Loh, Lynne Holt, Katherine Newman, Andrew Stock, Ailin Conant, Clarissa
Widya, Deanna Myers, Faizal Abdullah, Rhys Thomas, Ed Elbourne & Craig Hamilton