What Is 'The Case'?

Based on a true story from the Great War, 'The Case' is a powerful, atmospheric piece of theatre, physically and emotionally drawing the audience into a thrilling sensory environment. It tells the story of soldier Harry Johnson, returning home from the war suffering from shell shock, alongside that of Minnie Bonati, a young woman seduced into prostitution through circumstance.   As their spiralling lives draw ever closer, the shocking inevitability of their fate becomes sealed...

The script, by Alan Sharpington and Alan Atkins, has been developed through improvisation and devising workshops based on source material from research carried out by the core company members. Installation and 'atmosphere' scenes will be devised during the rehearsal process, being influenced by space, design and, of course, casting.