an Accident / a Life
Further Dates Announced Spring 2025
Overview
After touring Europe in 2024 to critical acclaim, an Accident / a Life will be returning to stages in 2025, with dates announced in the Spring.
an Accident / a Life is a collaboration between Marc Brew and world renowned choreographer Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui. The stunning visual theatre piece unravels moments in our lives, exploring difficult things using humour, storytelling, film, music, dance and a car.
The starting point was sharing life stories and key moments of change. For Marc, this was his car accident, where he went from ballet dancer to paraplegic in a split second.
an Accident / a Life follows on from Brew’s notable solos, For Now I am… and Remember When, both critically and publicly celebrated.
remarkableThe Herald
a dance theatre masterclassThe List
moving and remarkableThe Scotsman
startling, unique, powerfully honest work ... remarkable dance theatreThe Telegraph
A Marc Brew Company and Eastman production. In co-production with: Perpodium; the Hessisches Staatsballett in the frame of Tanzplattform Rhein-Main a collaboration project between the Hessisches Staatsballett in Staatstheater Darmstadt and Hessisches Staatstheater Wiesbaden and Künstler*innenhaus Mousonturm; Holland Dance Festival and Migros Culture Percentage Dance Festival Steps.
In Association with National Theatre Scotland. Co-commissioned by Tramway and Sadler’s Wells.
Developed in residency at the Théâtre National de Bretagne (TNB), Cumbernauld Theatre, The Work Room and De Warande.
This project has been assisted by the Australian Government through Creative Australia, its principal arts investment and advisory body. With the support of the Flemish Government and the Belgian Federal Government’s Tax Shelter programme and Creative Scotland.
Creative Team
- Name
- Marc Brew
- Role
- Performer and Co-creator
- Name
- Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui
- Role
- Director and Co-creator
- Name
- Susan Hay
- Role
- Creative Producer
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- Adam Carrée
- Role
- Lighting Consultant
- Name
- Sam Martin-Randerson
- Role
- Sound Designer/Engineer
- Name
- Alexandre Dai Castaing
- Role
- Composition and Instrumentation
- Name
- Hayley Earlam
- Role
- Rehearsal Director
- Name
- Maxime Guislain
- Role
- Visual Artist
- Name
- Julia Kent
- Role
- Cello
- Name
- Pepijn Van Looy
- Role
- Designer
- Name
- Susan Worsfold
- Role
- Voice Consultant
- Name
- Veerle Van den Wouwer
- Role
- Costume Stylist
- Name
- Yvonne Strain
- Role
- Access Consultant
- Name
- Emma-Jane McHenry
- Role
- Audio Describer
Cast
In addition to the individuals listed above, there are many others who play a vital role in getting the work on stage. We list the full production teams in the programme or freesheet that we produce to accompany the show.
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- an Accident/a Life | The Making Of