Is freedom all it’s cracked up to be?
Peer Gynt is a lad with big dreams.
He’s got his home town in his pocket.
He’s got the whole world at his feet.
Born as the bombs drop in 1940, he’s on a mission to live life his way and have a blast doing it. From the north of England to Vegas to Dubai, the time to make his name is right here, right now.
Based on Henrik Ibsen’s classic play, this is a brand new anarchic adventure that journeys from wartime Britain to the ends of the earth and beyond. Teeming with characters, bursting with comedy and pulsing with live music, this is more than theatre. This is a life flashing before your very eyes.
Part of The Everyman Company season 2018
Cast
Nadia Anim
Helen, Feral Boy, Elizabeth, Barmaid, Ensemble
Emma Bispham
Vera, Ruby, Ensemble
Richard Bremmer
Peer Gynt 3, King, Fred, Ensemble
Patrick Brennan
Priest, Ensemble
George Caple
Bridegroom, Bob, Vicar, Ensemble
Paul Duckworth
Dad, Ronnie, Elvis, Rag & Bone Man, Ensemble
Marc Elliott
Main Hippie, Compere, Ensemble
Cerith Flinn
Geezer Vicar, Strange Passenger, Rag & Bone Assistant, Ensemble
Emily Hughes
Cynthia, Doreen, Nurse, Air Stewardess, Ensemble
Nathan McMullen
Peer Gynt 1, Ensemble
Zelina Rebeiro
Sylvie, Maureen, Divine, Ensemble
Golda Rosheuvel
Mother, Green Woman, Ensemble
Keddy Sutton
Ma, Gustav, Ensemble
Liam Tobin
Peer Gynt 2, Father, Ensemble
Company
THE BIG I AM
A reimagining of Peer Gynt by Robert Farquhar
Director Nick Bagnall
Designers Molly Lacey Davies & Jocelyn Meall
Composer James Fortune
Musical Supervisor George Francis
Lighting Designer Kay Haynes
Sound Design Everyman Sound Department
Movement & Fight Director Kev McCurdy
Assistant Designer Natalie Johnson
Assistant Director Jack Cooper
AV Coordinator Jamie Jenkin
Casting Director Sophie Parrott CDG
Reviews
The Big I Am
★★★★★
“Every beat of its big brash heart commands your attention”
“A remarkable evening of theatre”
The Big I Am
“Its outstanding ensemble of 14 do wonders”
“Ambition and inventiveness never stop coming”
The Big I Am
★★★★★
"Wildly inventive, exciting, epic storytelling. Miss it and you’ll regret it"
