Beachy Head - 2008/09

'As his eyes fell shut - the world became quiet, still and dark. The angry flame softened to a warm glow and his head was filled with dreaming.'

It's been a month since Stephen jumped.

Amy is called to collect her husband's personal effects - the things he had with him that night gathered in a single box.  She is haunted by the fractured memories of their last night together - rewinding, replaying, unravelling. She is in desperate need of someone to listen.

Joe and Matt are making a documentary. Whilst reviewing their footage they make a startling discovery - the blurred image of a man jumping from the cliffs.

Amy, Joe and Matt help each other to find out what traces a suicide leaves behind. But as the lid on Stephen's box come off for the first time what discoveries will she make, and will they force her to re-edit the way she remembers him?

Beachy Head charts the ripple effects of one man's decision to take his life, as those left behind search for answers and understanding. Fusing text, 3D animation, object manipulation and physical performance, Beachy Head is the follow up to the Analogue's award-winning Edinburgh 2007 debut Mile End.          

Devised by Analogue

Directed by Liam Jarvis & Hannah Barker

Script by Dan Rebellato, Emma Jowett & Lewis Hetherington

Devisers / Performers Hannah Barker, Lewis Hetherington, Emma Jowett, Sam Taylor, Dan Tobin

Composer: Simon Slater

Multimedia design: Thor Hayton

SFX design: Alex Garfath

Co-produced and commissioned by The New Wolsey Theatre, Ipswich.  Co-commissioned by Farnham Maltings. Developed at Lyric Hammersmith, South Hill Park and The Pleasance.  Funded by The Wellcome Trust and Arts Council England.  Supported by Royal Holloway University.