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!
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.
Press and Reviews
Interviews/Previews:
Arts City Liverpool
NORTHERN ARTS REVIEW
WRITEBASE
Preview:
Review:
BRITISH THEATRE GUIDE
Preview:
https://www.britishtheatreguide.info/news/dark-comedy-on-merseyside-11601
Review:
https://www.britishtheatreguide.info/reviews/there-s-a-dead-hope-street-the-18835
NORTH WEST END:
Preview:
https://northwestend.co.uk/index.php/homepage/news/5057-there-s-a-dead-body-in-my-baby-s-sandpit
Review: