Following on from the award- winning success of EMPTY BEDS (dir. Glynne Steele) at both the Edinburgh Fringe and the Arcola in 2016. Pennyworth revived the production in 2017 with a new and tour-friendly version of the original script, directed by Kate Treadell.

 

Debuting at the Galway Fringe, EMPTY BEDS features original cast members Julia Cranney & Carys Wright, joined by Debbie Brannan as Jo. 

 

Firmly rooted in Huyton, the centre of EMPTY BEDS II remains the same; sisterhood and family crisis. Funny, frank and touching, EMPTY BEDS II shares an afternoon with the Wyld Sisters, 250 miles from home and with patience that is wearing thin...

 

Cast

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Debbie Brannan - Jo

Julia Cranney - Catherine

Carys Wright - Emily 

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Creatives

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Director - Kate Treadell

Lighting Design- Ali Hunter

Sound Design- Simon Mattacks

Production Design - Pennyworth Productions

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For more details/ information about touring

email: pennyworthprod@gmail.com

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Praise for Empty Beds

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“★★★★

Superb acting ... deftly captures the dynamics

of sisterly relationships”

—Three Weeks

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“★★★★ What really elevates this production, as it travels towards its gut punch of a destination, is its realistic rendering of the bundle of concern, guilt and frustration that mental illness drops like a ticking time bomb into people's lives”

—Fest

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“★★★★ Captivating from the very beginning ... an intense, emotional and hard-hitting piece”

—Arts Award Voice

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Original Cast

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Julia Cranney  - Catherine

Carys Wright  - Emily

Matilda Tucker  -  Jo

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