THE SUN APPARATUS THEATRE COMPANY
UNPRESCRIBED
‘Yes. This is the right place to be.’
– Dr. Blink, Founder
Sinister, funny, sexy, and absurd, UNPRESCRIBED is a devised theatrical comedy exploring anxiety, obsession, and the social expectations of femininity. We invite the audience to an open evening at The Centre for Reorganisation, where patients are led through a series of exercises designed to aid their journey to a more peaceful existence. As the programme progresses, The Centre starts to unravel, and differences between the real and the surreal become increasingly blurred. The story is told through a combination of imaginative 'treatments,' comedy, music, song, dance, and vegetables.
PRAISE for UNPRESCRIBED
“Insightful, hilarious and seriously terrifying... dazzling performances, and a depth and a beauty in its writing that makes it an alluring and memorable piece of theatre”
The Open Door ☆☆☆☆
“bizarre yet effortlessly funny... not to be missed”
The Upcoming ☆☆☆☆
“a smart, well-conceived, well-executed, genuinely touching and very funny piece of physical theatre”
Edinburgh Spotlight ☆☆☆☆
“With excellent and exceedingly ingenious use of props, physicality, music and facial expression, the four characters construct a captivating, if confusing, world, in which dreams, reality, sanity and insanity all blend together... smart, sexy and surreal... a hugely enjoyable hour of inventive insanity”
Broadway Baby ☆☆☆☆
"Recommended for a refreshingly different approach to therapy"
Plays to See ☆☆☆☆
Short-listed for The Scottish Daily Mail Drama Award 2014
PERFORMANCE HISTORY
The Monkey House, Camden Fringe, London, August 2017
Garage Theatre, Norwich UK, May 2015
Greenside, Edinburgh Fringe, August 2014
Chelsea Theatre, London, August 2013
Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, London, July 2013
Case B, an excerpt from UNPRESCRIBED, was performed by Sarah Kenney as part of Climate Change Theatre Action in NYC in November 2015.
FUNDING for UNPRESCRIBED
Arts Council England and Norfolk Arts Project Fund supported the staging of UNPRESCRIBED at The Garage Theatre, Norwich in May 2015.
