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There's a Dead Body in my Baby's Sandpit

2020

There's a Dead Body in my Baby's Sandpit was devised and created by the entire company between December 2019 and February 2020 and performed to an audience in February at The Hope Street Theatre in Liverpool. 

The production is a dystopian, dark comedy, and follows a young family who have just made their dream move to a new neighbourhood where everything seems perfect with the promise of a better life. But following their initial welcome by the community, their promising new world begins to crumble around them and they discover all is not as it seems.

Director: Sarah Van Parys

Producer: Nancy Msiska 

Musical Director: Ben Murray 

Movement Director: Chloe Pole

Lighting Designers: Ink Duangsri & Callum Southern

Set Designer: Caitlin Mawhinney 

Cast: Shawney Ross, Elliot Burton, Catherine Devine, Michael Schenck, Natasha Hale, Conor Burns

Stage Team: Hayley Beers, Nancy Msiska, Ruby Riley.

Make Up: Chloe Seed

Photography: Andrew AB Photography

See a full list of our preview and review articles below!

There's a Dead Body in my Baby's Sandpit: Welcome

Tread the Boards

Tread the Boards is a documentary about the making of this production, produced by local filmmakers Jess Auger, Hannah McDade and Carwyn Parry.

There's a Dead Body in my Baby's Sandpit: Video
There's a Dead Body in my Baby's Sandpit: Pro Gallery
There's a Dead Body in my Baby's Sandpit: Text
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