The Bit-Players is a comedy of errors and a political call to arms that resonates with a twenty-first century world in perpetual upheaval and in search of a collective identity.
A group of actors – the Bit-Players of the title – decide it’s time they got the recognition they’ve always deserved, and the roles they were born to play. But in taking radical action to realise their dreams, they might just discover that there are no small parts, only small actors…
Translated from Los Figurantes by José Sanchís Sinesterra -one of Spain’s most celebrated contemporary playwrights- translated by William Gregory and performed in English for the first time by an ensemble cast of young acting talent from the Southwark Playhouse’s Young Company.
“…the considerable energy and commitment of Southwark Playhouse’s fresh-faced Young Company…it’s hard not to be swept up with their lust for life.”
“The cast feels like a tight-knit unit, which is half the battle in producing a piece this admirable…”
Written by José Sanchís Sinesterra
Translated by William Gregory
Adapted by Southwark Playhouse’s Young Company
The Company – Kian Ali, Tiggy Bayley, Ida Ciecholewska, Rosie Dawson, Iskra Everhys, Renee Gerald, Lawrence Hartley, Fern Jessop, Teigan Macphee, Oni Ngonadi, Mya Onwugbonu, Inbal Port, Victoria Relph and Will Sharp.
Director – Sergio Maggiolo & Pepa Duarte
Stage Manager - Molly Tackaberry
Set & Costume Design – Malena Arcucci
Sound Designer - Asaf Zohar
Lighting Designer - Petr Vocka
Photos by Tom Chaplin