Deep Cut (play) explained
Deep Cut is a play to date performed by Cardiff theatre company Sherman Cymru[1] and written by Philip Ralph. It premiered at the Edinburgh Festival in 2008 and won the Amnesty International Freedom of Expression Award in the same year[2] as well as best Actor (Ciaran McIntyre) and Best Actress (Rhian Blythe) awards with The Stage's Stage Awards for Acting Excellence.[3] It concerns the death by gunshot of four trainees and the aftermath at Deepcut Barracks in Surrey (1995–2002)[4] and is based on firsthand testimonies.[5] The play transferred to the Tricycle Theatre for a four-week run in 2009.[6]
The rights to the play were optioned in 2009 by Revolution Films for an unspecified period.[7]
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Notes and References
- News: Brown . Angie . UK | Scotland | Edinburgh, East and Fife | Parents inspired by Deepcut play . BBC News . 2008-08-07 . 2010-06-03.
- Web site: AIUK: Scotland: 'Deep Cut' wins 2008 Freedom of Expression Award . Amnesty.org.uk . 2010-06-03 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110603031517/http://amnesty.org.uk/news_details.asp?NewsID=17868 . 2011-06-03 .
- Web site: News - Wales News - Deepcut play wins more awards . WalesOnline . 2008-08-28 . 2010-06-03.
- News: Spencer . Charles . Deep Cut at the Tricycle Theatre - review . https://web.archive.org/web/20100504164448/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/culturecritics/charlesspencer/5006926/Deep-Cut-at-the-Tricycle-Theatre-review.html . dead . 2010-05-04 . Daily Telegraph . 2009-03-17 . 2010-06-03 . London.
- News: Edinburgh festival: Deep Cut . London . The Guardian . Lyn . Gardner . 2008-08-02.
- News: March 13, 2009 . Deep Cut at the Tricycle Theatre, London . Benedict . Nightingale . . London.
- Web site: Sherman Cymru's DEEP CUT Comes To The Tricycle Theater (UK / West End) . Westend.broadwayworld.com . 2009-04-04 . 2010-06-03.
