We Can Be Heroes- a psychological thriller

Using a physical and visual language ‘We Can Be Heroes' reaches into the heart and mind of a man who fears his life without change. Having been an only child and living in arrested development he employs an older brother to teach him his sibling past thinking this will bring him into a social world. It does. They embark on a journey together which shifts from a simple contract to a story of commitment, emotional responsibility and psychological danger.

The story is told with movement, film, music, text and aerial. The main material used for the design is wool, used in many forms, from a labyrinth stretched across the stage to a seven metre scarf stretching from the roof to the floor. Along with this is an ingenious use of interactive film, projected around the space on the three metre high screens, which also work as the architecture of the space, flown in and out and used as a climbing frame. The musical score has been developed with The Hat, a four piece from Brighton. It is created through improvisation along with the action in the rehearsal space. This is the latest piece of work developing the process further to create a full narrative and expand on collective years of experience.

Written by Company F.Z            

Directed by Flick Ferdinando

Actors Alex Norton, John-Paul Zaccarini

Writing Mentor Drew Pautz

Set and Lighting Design Charlie Camm

Film Mark Morreau

Costume Lucy Bradbridge

Original Score The Hat