Fluid Motion Theatre Company presents Rum in the Gravy Boat a play that seeks to highlight a world in which an estimated 700,000 children under 16 in the UK live with a parent who is dependent on alcohol.
Developed through autobiographical storytelling, physical theatre and humour, Rum in the Gravy Boat is a playful exploration into how theatre can be used to make sense of the past.
Set in a series of childhood bedrooms based on the actor’s own life, Rum in the Gravy Boat delves into the dressing up box and takes us on a journey of missed performances, first dates and boiling kettles.
Commenting on the powerful story, actor Leigh Johnstone said: “I don’t really have any one memory of when or how this all started. I’ve never made a show about myself before. Never felt the need to but then again this story is only partly about me…
“Something happened when I was a child that made life both deeply unbearable and beautifully profound. At the same time a weird alchemy occurred, something good from the bad, and it stirred in me a deep fascination to perform that I just couldn’t shake off.”
Tickets are available for £10 or £8 for concessions at www.arlingtonarts.co.uk, or by calling the Box Office at 01635 244246.
All profits from Arlington Arts Centre go directly to Mary Hare, a school and national charity supporting deaf children.