No Cure For Love
Look it's only an hour long and above a very good pub!
Inspired by the music of Leonard Cohen, this piece examines the truth behind love songs. Can love ever be like that? Would we want it to be? Does love age with us or do we always fall like teenagers?
Join musicians Scott and Rose backstage at the Broadstairs Folk Festival as they try to discover if there is – in fact – a cure for love.
This is a rare show about love, sex and romance between older people. We’re jaded, but we still have appetites, hopes, dreams and romantic aspirations. But if we haven’t found them yet – are we being realistic about what we want?
This is a two hand piece, running for approximately one hour.
SHOW INFORMATION
Venue: Lion and Unicorn Theatre
Dates: 12 - 14 August 2021
Time: 19.00
Running time: Approx 1 hour
Written & directed by: Emma Burnell
Other creatives: Wendy Morgan (actor) Stephen Russell (actor), Jordan Brown (Musical Director)
ADDRESS: Lion & Unicorn Theatre, 42-44 Gaisford St, London NW5 2ED
MEET THE CREATIVES
Wendy Morgan, Rose
Award-winning Wendy began her 43year career at the Bubble Theatre, successfully screen testing for John Schlesinger’s lm YANKS and winning The Evening Standard Most Promising Newcomer for her role as Molly. She was nominated for an Olivier and Evening Standard – Best Actress for MARTINE during alongandsuccessfulrunofplaysatTheNationalTheatre. She was nominated for an OFFIE for Best Supporting Actress in HATCHED AND DISPATCHED at the Park Theatre. During lockdown, she won Best Supporting Actress for Margaret in RICHARD III. She has toured as a singer with THE COMMITMENTS and THE AMY WINEHOUSE EXPERIENCE and is just releasing her rst feature lm MERCY her writing/directing/editing debut. Wendy is delighted to be joining the NO CURE FOR LOVE team playing Rose, back once again in the room with cast, crew and audience, as we emerge from lockdown.
Stephen Russell, Scott
Stephen is returning to one of his favourite theatres after playing Tony Blair & John Major in WAR OF THE WALESES (2011/12), Carl in THE PRIORY (2012_ and The Player King/The Ghost in HAMLET (2013) at the Lion & Unicorn. Other leADING ROLES INCLUDE ALAN TURNING IN BREAKING THE CODE, DJ in DON JUAN IN SOHO, Captain Stanhope in JOURNEY’S END, Oberon in MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM, Voltaire/Dr Pangloss in CANDIDE, Victor Frankenstein in FRANKENSTEIN and Henry Higgins in MY FAIR LADY. When off-stage, Stephen can usually be found pointing his camera at things or campaigning for international workers’ rights.
Emma Burnell, Writer and Director
Emma Burnell is a freelance journalist and political communications consultant. She has worked in communications for think tanks and pressure groups for 20 years. During that time she has written everything from viral tweets to think tank reports. She is a regular talking head on Sky News and BBC news and radio. Emma Presents two podcasts, The Zeitgeist Tapes and House of Comments. Emma has dabbled in stand up and theatre criticism. This is her first play.
Jordan Brown, Musical Director
Jordan Brown is a UK based songwriter, composer, producer and international touring musician. He’s a Morley College and London Songwriting academy alumni and guest lecturer in music production at the BRIT school. He worked as an MD for the London Swing And Soul orchestra with residencies at Caffe Concerto in Leicester Sq and Sheperd’s Bush, has toured Europe with The Hayley Griffiths Band and The Wishing Well and has led production sessions at Sensible Studios and Pure Soho Studios. He has worked on West End shows including MARILYN AND ELLA and REPUTATION. He’s currently busy writing pop music with a few teams in NYC and LA and he has started mentoring young artists and producers to guide them through the dynamics of the new show business paradigm.