91Èȱ¬

By Josh Azouz. The Orange Tree Theatre production of The Mikvah Project was halfway through its run when UK theatres closed in March 2020. Lockdown Theatre Festival gives it a new lease of life on radio, using technological solutions to record the actors at home.

Eitan is 17 and at college, and Avi is 35 and married. Their lives couldn’t be more different. But every Friday they meet at the Mikvah, to share in the Jewish ritual of immersion. This is a play about the courage it takes to confront our hidden desires.

Cast:
Avi…Alex Waldmann
Eitan…Josh Zaré

Directed by Georgia Green
Theatre Sound Design by Lex Krosanke
Produced by Jeremy Mortimer and Steve Bond
Additional production by Jack Howson
Sound Editing by Adam Woodhams
Production Coordinator: Gabriel Francis
Production Manager: Sarah Kenny
Executive Producers: Bertie Carvel and Joby Waldman
A Reduced Listening production for 91Èȱ¬ Radio 4

Josh Azouz’s plays Buggy Baby and The Mikvah Project had extended sold out runs at The Yard Theatre. He has been invited onto writers groups at the Royal Court and The Bush, and is an associate artist for The Yard and MUJU (Muslim-Jewish Theatre Company). He recently completed the 2018 91Èȱ¬ Drama Room scheme.

Lockdown Theatre Festival was set up by Bertie Carvel as a positive, creative response to the coronavirus crisis, which has forced theatres all over the world to close, with no knowing when - or, in some cases, if - they will reopen. It captures in audio form some of the stage productions which had their performances unexpectedly cut short. Using innovative techniques, actors record from isolation, linked with each other and with the director via video conferencing.