Charlie Beck and Gerard Horan will star in David Pearson’s debut play Firewing, which will have its world premiere at Hampstead Theatre this April.
Directed by Alice Hamilton, Beck plays Marcus and Horan is Tim in this new play about connection, artistry and control.
“You don’t just take a photograph, don’t just take it. You form it, you light it, you frame it, you mould it. You, you… Create it.”
In a dilapidated cabin by a lake, deep in the English countryside, Tim, a celebrated wildlife photographer, prepares to welcome Marcus, the latest in a failed string of apprentices. Despite his lack of knowledge or experience, Tim quickly sees there’s something different about this one – he just needs to figure out if Marcus can be trusted with the professional techniques he’s spent decades developing.
Together, they endeavour to find and photograph the elusive Firewing – a task that will test the lengths they’re willing to go for something that may be just beyond their reach. It’s said that a picture tells a thousand words, but for Tim and Marcus every shot becomes a question: of what we see, what we choose to capture, and what we leave out of frame…
Firewing will be designed by Good Teeth with lighting design by Jamie Platt and sound design by Harry Blake.
Playing in Hampstead Downstairs, Firewing runs from Friday, April 17 to Saturday, May 23. Tickets here.
Top image: Charlie Beck and Gerard Horan (artwork and headshots supplied)