Yokels

25 Jun

Directed by Fern Boston | Produced by Grace Taylor | Written by Dillon Dowson

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Yokels

25 Jun

Director Fern Boston
Producer Grace Taylor
Writer Dillon Dowson
Designer Olivia Gough
Interviews conducted by Fern Boston

In a field, four creatures gather to share testimonies collected from a real-life farming village, painting a muddy portrait of a community ignored by society and often misrepresented on the stage.

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Show duration: 60 minutes
Content warnings: Discussions of suicide, descriptions of animal and human deaths, descriptions of animal birth, mentions of blood, references to depression and descriptions of fire.

Booking Info

Dates

Thu 25 Jun, 2:00pm
Thu 25 Jun, 7:00pm

Prices
Standard £7
Concessions (Mountview alumni/access/under 18/student/unemployed)* £6
Southwark Presents CardholderPromotional Tickets: 3 plays £5
Promotional Tickets: 3 plays £15
Venue

The Backstage Theatre, Mountview, 120 Peckham Hill Street, London SE15 5JT

To Book

020 8881 2201

Our box office hours are currently Monday-Friday 9am-8pm and Saturday 9am-3pm. Online booking is 24 hours, but phone and in-person bookings should be made within these times. Tickets are booked subject to Mountview's terms and conditions

Access and Concessions Bookings

*Please bring proof of ID when purchasing concession tickets. Access tickets are charged at the concession rate. Audience members who require a companion ticket can book this by contacting the box office team on [email protected] or 020 8881 2201.

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Fern Boston

Director

Fern Boston is from a small farming community in the Midlands. Play, collaboration, and silliness are at the forefront of her process. Recent credits include: Noël Coward’s Present Laughter (Exeter Northcott Theatre), Moira Buffini’s Dinner (Edinburgh Fringe), Shakespeare’s As You Like It (The Tobacco Factory), and, at Mountview, Rory Mullarkey’s Pity, Heathers: The Musical (AD), Henry IV, Part 1 (AD) and Revolt. She Said. Revolt Again (AD).

Grace Taylor

Producer

Grace Taylor is an Indonesian/Irish actor, currently based in London. After receiving an undergraduate degree in Acting, she is now furthering her practice by studying creative producing at Mountview. Grace is dedicated to creating work that represents Southeast Asian, specifically Indonesian voices, and hopes to make her home proud.

Dillon Dowson

Writer

Dillon Dowson is a writer from East Sussex. He is interested in history, folklore, and birds.