THE LONG TRICK
Kelsey. Cornish girl. Timid lover of anarchic music. Kelsey lives in a converted fishing boat moored on the Helford River. She is proud daughter to Tristan of Helford, the local legend who makes his living robbing the nearby second homes. Together they have a simple existence, marked by stolen smartphones, joyful gatherings and donations they make to give back to the community. But then Gale walks into their lives and Kelsey wakes up to who she really is. The outside world encroaches, and a delicate balance is knocked sideways in Tristan’s precarious world.
Told with narrative poetry, dialogue and song, The Long Trick is a new play by Marietta Kirkbride about one man’s protest against gentrification and what happens when ideas go beyond our control.
WINNER: PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARD, VAULT FESTIVAL 2017
★★★★ Epigram
★★★★ Breaking the Fourth Wall
Nel Crouch’s direction ensures that Kirkbride’s poetic script is never lost in action... Crouch handles the pacing with aplomb, and there’s never a dull moment onstage. Bakchormeeboy
An evocative piece of theatrical storytelling crafted with sophistication and skill. Laura Kressly, The Play’s the Thing
Written by Marietta Kirkbride
Design by Rebecca Jane Wood
Lighting by Joe Price
Sound by Aaron May
Cast: Jessica Murrain, Martha Seignior and Darcy Vanhinsbergh.
