Monsters | BA2 Ensemble 2025

BA2 Ensemble 2025

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Directed by Michaela O’Connor

Monsters was inspired by how circus bodies can completely transform to make a character, tell a story or create an atmosphere. What if we interrogate the “Monsters” that were misjudged or misrepresented by history. Through the lens of a Monster, we can delight in speaking our truth, standing up for what we believe in and throw away the shackles of what society deems appropriate. Here we explore notions of equality, empowerment and what makes us human.

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Video Production: Alice Underwood
Designer: Reuben Speed
Lighting Designer: Mark Dymock
Sound Designer: Peter Buffery
Producers: Adrian Porter & Joe O’Neill
Production Manager & Company Stage Manager: Sophie Oxenbury
Creative Rigger: Matt Burch
Deputy Stage Manager: Erin Blake
Assistant Stage Manager & Book Cover: Derek Penny
Technical Assistant Stage Manager: Roman Terrazas
Sound Operator: Sunni Jolli
Costume Supervisor: Sanna Javid
Show Technician: Toffy Paulweber

Cast: Grace Aluko, Vida Blenkhorn, Tamsin Bowles, Leah Cash, Alanna Clay, Bara Dankova, Macy Fenwick, Lauren Gibbs, Afrika Gorman, Katie Jenkins, Ewa Kozlowska, Alex Kyriaco, Niamh Mason-Butcher, Freddie Maw, Walleska Moran Espinoza, Rhiannon Murphy, Penny O’Donnell, Chloe Partridge, Lauriane Pradeau, Rachel Raynes, Amelia Rosier-Denton, Samara Santos da Silva, Johannes Siven, Millie Turley, Rosa Wilm