SAD BOOK

Adapted from the novel by

Michael Rosen

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DIRECTED AND CHOREOGRAPHED BY:

ANDREA WALKER

Previous press for 201 Dance Company:

"Stand-out Dance of the Summer" - The Guardian

★★★★★  “201 have created a masterpiece of human sensitivity”  - EdFringe Review
★★★★★ “Thrilling...Thought provoking”  - Edinburgh Culture
★★★★★ “Beautiful...Uplifting”  - Voice Mag UK

★★★★ "A talent to watch" - The Evening Standard

Adapted from Michael Rosen’s award-winning book, Sad Book is a visually inventive, moving story of navigating complex emotions in the midst of everyday life.

In this personal story of loss, a father explores the disconnection between what we feel and what we show, and different ways we deal with sadness.

Sad Book makes the personal universal, retelling the story through dance, and animation with original music.

Developed by 201 and choreographer Andrea Walker, Sad Book is the third production from this dance company described as “a talent to watch” by The Evening Standard.

★★★★ "201 pack an emotional punch" - The Times on 201's SKIN

"Wonderful and incredible" - Michael Rosen

SAD BOOK - Trailer

Photos by Josh Brady

PERFORMING CAST
2022 -Ongoing

creatives and crew

Directed and Choreographed by: Andrea Walker

Associate Director: Patrick Collier

Associate Choreographer: MIchaela Cisarikova

Music by:

Richard Evans

Angela Pollock 

Barney Morse Brown 

Simon ‘Palmskin’ Richmond 

Production and Lighting Design by: Louisa Smurthwaite

Projection Design for Really Creative Media by:

Jack Fox

Louise Rhoades-Brown

Animators:

Liu Bofan

Harriet Bruce

Louise Rhoades-Brown

Lighting Programmer: Steve Heywood

Set Build by: Ox Events

Water Effects by: Snowboy Systems

Stage Manager: Hannah Swindell

Research and Development Performers:

Alan Coveney, Michaela Cisarikova, Yasmin Cogan de Abreu, Megan Ingram, Thomas Page, Sam Reeves, Zara Richards, Tamae Yoneda

Produced by:

Pip Sayers

Lou Rogers (consultant producer)

Patrick Collier (development stage)

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A 201 DANCE COMPANY PRODUCTION

© 2022

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