Upcoming Productions
Grapefruit
GRAPEFRUIT is a story of accountability, acceptance and inter-connected lives, set amidst a time of hope and social change.
GRAPEFRUIT constantly grapples with the notion that male rape is a stigmatised topic in society; engendered by the very thing that causes it. The play tackles the subject head on with characters and traits that serve as well-known and lesser known examples of personalities that embody this hugely under-discussed issue.
At the centre of this explorative narrative is Genevieve, a 38 year old trauma recovery counsillor working in a NHS clinic, whose task it is to unpick the lives of three troubled men from the local neighbourhood. Leo, an undiagnosed 27-year-old male with Asperger's Syndrome; Yuri, a 2nd-Generation Russian-American, and Claude, an orphaned young adult who struggles to connect with his past. Genevieve ultimately works to resolve the men's troubles, re-connecting their respective fractious pasts and analysing their personal enigmas, whilst seeking solace and comfort, in the very job protecting her from revealing her deepest troubles.
Set against a backdrop of a bourgeoisie pocket of leafy-green Notting Hill, in a capital whose attitudes towards Autism are radically changing, GRAPEFRUIT is as warm and insightful as it is heart-wrenching and shocking.
For more information on the development and production of GRAPEFRUIT, go to http://grapefruitplay.weebly.com/
GRAPEFRUIT constantly grapples with the notion that male rape is a stigmatised topic in society; engendered by the very thing that causes it. The play tackles the subject head on with characters and traits that serve as well-known and lesser known examples of personalities that embody this hugely under-discussed issue.
At the centre of this explorative narrative is Genevieve, a 38 year old trauma recovery counsillor working in a NHS clinic, whose task it is to unpick the lives of three troubled men from the local neighbourhood. Leo, an undiagnosed 27-year-old male with Asperger's Syndrome; Yuri, a 2nd-Generation Russian-American, and Claude, an orphaned young adult who struggles to connect with his past. Genevieve ultimately works to resolve the men's troubles, re-connecting their respective fractious pasts and analysing their personal enigmas, whilst seeking solace and comfort, in the very job protecting her from revealing her deepest troubles.
Set against a backdrop of a bourgeoisie pocket of leafy-green Notting Hill, in a capital whose attitudes towards Autism are radically changing, GRAPEFRUIT is as warm and insightful as it is heart-wrenching and shocking.
For more information on the development and production of GRAPEFRUIT, go to http://grapefruitplay.weebly.com/
Past Productions
Young Lyric Presents: X&Y
X&Y is an exciting new play presented by Young Lyric and Written/Directed & Produced by Melina Namdar and Jessica Manu. It's all about breaking the stereotypes of Gender! The show goes great lengths to explore what it really means to be a woman or a man. As the world evolves and develops, issues surrounding what it is to be a man or a woman continue to become questioned. Are you still performing your role to society's expectations? Come and join us as we depict the binary through performance.
Tuesday 11th July 2017, The Studio, Lyric Hammersmith (London)
For more information about the production of X&Y, go to http://www.louisholder.com/young-lyric-presents-xy.html
Tuesday 11th July 2017, The Studio, Lyric Hammersmith (London)
For more information about the production of X&Y, go to http://www.louisholder.com/young-lyric-presents-xy.html