Daniel Hit By a Train
Daniel Hit By a Train (2008) by Lone Twin Theatre (England). Daniel Hit By a Train is a theatre production inspired by a series of true stories from Victorian era about individuals dying while trying to save others. The stories can be read if visiting the permanent exhibition Watts Memorial of Heroic Deeds in Postman's Park in London. The exhibition consists of 53 commemorative plaques telling the stories of as many persons impulsive heroism.
Information
(Objekt ID 8262)| Object type | Production |
| Premiere | 2008 |
| Produced by | Lone Twin/Lone Twin Theatre |
| Audience | Adults |
| Language | English |
| Keywords | Theatre, Musical theatre, Music, Physical theatre, Tragicomedy/Seriocomedy, Biographical theatre, Dance |
| Running period | 2008 |
Daniel Hit By A Train (2008) is the second production in The Catastrophe Trilogy, a biographic trilogy starting with the internationally acclaimed performance Alice Bell (2006) and ending with the performance The festival (2010).
Lone Twin Theatre is the theatre project of the recognised British performance duo Lone Twin. The two artistic directors Greg Whelan and Gary Winters has since the start in 1997 been considered among the forefront of the contemporary theatre field, well received by an international corps of critics and by the audience alike. The company is dedicated to make entertaining and hopeful works with the aim to appeal to a wide audience. The projects range from performance events in the public room in specific contexts, to tours with more traditional theatre productions.
Sources Lone Twin - home, lonetwin.com, 04.100.2010, http://lonetwin.com/about.htm
Wegge, Sara, Julie Rongved Amundsen og Kristian Seltun (red.) (2009). Lone Twin Theatre: Daniel Hit By a Train. Program for Black Box Teater Oslo: The spring of 2009. Black Box Teater [Oslo]
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Gregg Whelan | – Direction |
| Gary Winters | – Direction |
| David Williams | – Dramaturge |
| Guy Dartnell | – Co-creator |
| Antoine Fraval | – Co-creator |
| Paul Gazzola | – Co-creator |
| Molly Haslund | – Co-creator |
| Nina Tecklenburg | – Co-creator |
| Guy Dartnell | – Performer |
| Antoine Fraval | – Performer |
| Paul Gazzola | – Performer |
| Molly Haslund | – Performer |
| Nina Tecklenburg | – Performer |
| Rebecca Ball | – Production manager |
| Catherine Baxendale | – Producer |
| Sadie Cook | – Producer |
| Kate Houlden | – Administration |
| April 19, 2009 21:00 – Store scene Black Box Teater (Marstrandgata) | Show |
| April 18, 2009 21:30 – Store scene Black Box Teater (Marstrandgata) | National premiere, Norway |
| 2008 | Worldwide premiere |
| Marstrand | April 18, 2009 |
"As the piece progresses you become aware that what you are witnessing is a celebration of failure. Not only did the protagonists lose their own lives, but in many cases the person or people they were trying to save died, too. Yet the playfulness and freshness of Lone Twin's approach turns the maudlin into a shy affirmation of life and the need to honour heroics whatever the outcome."
Gardner, Lyn (20.10.2008). Daniel Hit By a Train. The Guardian, guardian.co.uk, 04.11.2010, http://www.guardian.co.uk/stage/2008/oct/20/daniel-hit-train-lone-twin