Infinite Space

“I could be bounded in a nutshell, and count myself a king of infinite space, were it not that I have bad dreams” - Hamlet

‘Infinite Space’ is a play which explores those bad dreams. It was inspired by the paranoia of modern life, by Hamlet, by the people walled up in the plague houses in Mary King Close under Edinburgh.

Two men inhabit a room. As the play develops it becomes clear what their connection with the outside world is, and how real the danger they perceive. In the process it explores the nature of our relationship with the fragile world we live in. The razor-sharp satirical instinct and anarchic energy of the company produces a truly edgy comedy.

Red Folder Productions is a professional company formed to explore new texts with new actors.

Director: Sue Curtisis a theatre professional of thirty years? experience who has worked in England, South Africa and Austria as director, writer, actor and academic.

She trained as an actor at Mountview Theatre School and also holds a B.A. Hons Degree in English and Psychology, and an M.Phil degree in Elizabethan and Jacobean Drama. Her direction credits include a wide variety of plays ranging from large scale classical and musical productions to small scale theatre, from classical to modern, from well established authors to new work.

Sue has also lectured on Drama at universities in Austria and South Africa, run a theatre company in South Africa, and created and run a Theatre Studies Department in England. She is at present on the board of The Motion Group - which has just produced The Soldier's Tale at the Old Vic, London - preparatory to moving back to London into full-time professional direction.

Set and Costume Design: Tom Curtis is a new designer, trained at Central, whose design credits outside Central include West Side Story, Oliver Twist, Julius Caesar, Hamlet, and most recently Over Garden's Out, by Peter Gill, at the Southwark Playhouse, directed by Andrew Steggall.

Stage Manager: Laura Johnson is completing her training at Central.

Lighting and Sound Design: Sam Rendell trained at the Bristol Old Vic and has worked on many shows for Kaos, The Royal Opera House and Glyndebourne.

The Actors: Jon Smith and Jonny Walker are both young actors at the beginning of their careers. Their acting credits include:

Jon Smith: Hamlet in Hamlet, Baby John in West Side Story, Mr Bumble in Oliver Twist, Eddie Carbone in A View from the Bridge, Geech in Multiplex by Christopher Hill, Volpone in Volpone by Ben Jonson, Rance in What the Butler Saw by Joe Orton.

Jonny Walker: Laertes in Hamlet, Riff in West Side Story, Dvornichek in Rough Crossing by Tom Stoppard, Fang the Magistrate in Oliver Twist, Louis in A View from the Bridge, Mosca in Volpone and Dr. Prentice in What the Butler Saw.

Pat Hinton, a new writer, is assisting with the devising process.