Sirens
A Mercury Original
Rory and Gemma break in to the Mersea Island RNLI station on Halloween in 1987. He wants to run away to London. She wants him to notice that’s she’s not drinking. Over the course of the next thirty-four years the consequences of that night will tear their lives apart.
This haunting new play explores themes of belonging, family ties and forgiveness.
Kenny Emson is an award-winning playwright and screenwriter. He is a past winner of the Mercury Theatre playwriting prize, the Adopt a Playwright Award, the Adrienne Benham Award and the Clare McIntyre Bursary at the Royal Court Theatre, and has been shortlisted for both the Bruntwood and Pearson Prizes. His plays have been performed by the Bush Theatre, Nabokov, Eastern Angles and High Tide Theatre companies as well as at Festivals in the UK, New York and Cape Town. In TV/online, he was BAFTA-nominated for The Last Hours of Laura K, has participated in the BBC Writers’ Academy and Bush/Kudos schemes, and been a Red Planet Prize finalist.
Post Show Q&A
Join us following the 8pm performance on Thu 4 Nov for a 30 minute post-show Q&A session led by Mercury Theatre’s Talent Development Producer, Dilek Latif & Siren’s writer Kenny Emson. They will guide the conversation as the cast and creative team answer audience questions about the work, the themes of the piece and the creative process.
Made possible with the support of SELEP Ltd as part of Catalyst For Culture.
Jesse Akele
Isla
Simon Darwen
Rory
Tanya-Loretta Dee
Gemma
Kenny Emson – Writer
Bethany Pitts – Director
Zoe Hurwitz – Co-Designer
Cara Evans – Co-Designer
Kathrine Sandys – Lighting Designer
Frazer Merrick – Sound Designer
You may also be interested in...
Showing: Fri 29 Jul 2022 - Sun 14 Aug 2022
A Mercury Production Alice In Wonderland by Lewis Carroll Adapted for the stage by Mike Kenny Music by Ivan Stott Alice is under a lot of pressure. She’s...
More info and tickets
Mercury Theatre and Wiltshire Creative present the Mischief Production, by arrangement with Kenny Wax Ltd and Stage Presence Ltd
Showing: Fri 30 Sep 2022 - Sat 15 Oct 2022
It’s the final night of recording Wibble the Dragon. The show is massively over budget and under written. With one hour left to film 16 pages and an audience...
More info and tickets
Showing: Sat 26 Nov 2022 - Sun 15 Jan 2023
Join us this Christmas for our magical Mercury panto, Beauty and the Beast! It’s a tale as old as time and a panto that will be unmissable for the whole...
More info and ticketsGet our Newsletter
