Things of Dry Hours
by Naomi Wallace

6-31 of March 2007

Alabama, 1932.  In his log cabin , Tice reads from 2 books.  He swears by his bible and dreams of spreading the word of Karl Marx.  His daughter Cali no longer dreams.  Her world extends no further than teh washing of sheets for rich white folk.  They wake in the night to an ominous knocking at their door.  An enigmatic stranger enters their lives who intends to turn their wolds upside down.  Will this lead to Tice's dream of heaven  or Cali's vision of hell?

Director - Raz Shaw 
Designer - Jamie Todd 
Lighting - David Holmes 
Sound - Pete Rice 
Original Music - Olly Fox 
Cast - Lorna Brown, Colin Mcfarlane, Gideon Turner

"Rising young director Raz Shaw directs a tale of race, politics, desire and the hope that tomorrow can be better than today" The Guardian

"Highly charged, profoundly personal . . . rich and engrossing, enhanced by three powerful performances." **** Manchester Evening News

"This is stunning play, carried by the consistently terrific trio" ****  Whatsonstage.com

 Presented in association with The Royal Exchange Theatre