Crystal Springs
By Kathy Rucker
Performed at the Park Theatre, London – August 2014
What do you do when your child is bullied? Talk to the school, the parents, the bullies? What do you do if there are hundreds of tormentors invading your home through your computer? What if one of the instigators is a parent?
Inspired by true events, this new work by award winning playwright Kathy Rucker follows a suburban mother who is obsessed by her daughter’s online social circle and inadvertently sets into motion a scheme with a horrifying outcome.
Crystal Springs is a gripping drama about cyber-bullying and the challenges of parenting in the digital age.
“Everything I did was to protect my daughter
Cast
Angela Bull:Rose, Lucy Roslyn:Clare, Pearl Mackie:Mia, Rebecca Boey:Hayley, Suzan Sylvester:Linda, Tiana Khan:Jenna
Creative Team
Director – Jemma Gross
Designer – Mike Lees
Lighting Designer – Sherry Coenen
Sound Design – Emily Appelton Holley
Stage Manager – Peter Lambert
Production Manager – Christopher Silvester
Assitant Director – Charlotte Marigot
Production Photographer – Kim Hardy
Art Designer – Jane Parker
Production Associate – Marnie Nash
Reviews
★ ★ ★ ★ Independent. CRITICS CHOICE “an acutely intelligent play about cyberbullying… highly recommended.”
★ ★ ★ ★ WhatsOnStage “The acting of the all-female cast is of a very high standard and excellent in places.”
★ ★ ★ ★ The Upcoming “an exploration of the dark side of social media with a sensitivity and simplicity that grips throughout.”
★ ★ ★ ★ Female Arts “Epsilon Productions’ take on Rucker’s Crystal Springs encapsulates issues discussed, in a singular, gripping narrative.”
