INVOLUTION by Rachel Welch

PLEASANCE 10 DOME, EDINBURGH FESTIVAL 2008        

30th July to 25th August, 2008

“It’s human nature. To fix yourself you’re willing to change what it is to be human and bollocks to the after effects.”

Would you like to know your genetic make-up? Can you ever hope to know yourself and your destiny without that knowledge? What do you do when your very idea of what it means to be human is threatened? And how do you feel about the Government knowing more about you than you do yourself? 

In a London of the not-too-distant future where genetic cures are possible but outlawed, Cohen is cursed with an inherited disease and is striving for a solution. Fighting through the courts to bypass the Government and let scientists make the next step in evolution, he also has to contend with his whimsical sister, Dorcet, who is more interested in Cybernetic Companionship and GM pigs, Talulah, who believes God will heal her, and the arrival of his friend J - who brings with him a history and a woman with the ability to redefine all of their destinies.

From exciting newcomer Rachel Welch, this energetic and entertaining play should not be missed.
(”Rachel Welch’s “Involution” contains moments of utter brilliance” - TIME OUT, ****)

Directed by Emily Agnew

CAST (in alphabetical order)

SAMANTHA HOPKINS - Gemma
JANE LESLEY - Violet
JOANNA MILLER - Dorcet
BEN MURRAY-WATSON - Cohen
SARA PASCOE - Talulah
ALFIE TALMAN - J

CREATIVE TEAM
Writer - Rachel Welch
Producer - Jane Lesley
Director - Emily Agnew
Production Manager - Daniel Staniforth
Designer - Victoria Johnstone
Stage Manager - Beth O’Leary
Music - Philip Guyler
Artists - Claire Graubner and Phillipa Stanton

INVOLUTION IS SPONSERED BY DNS - www.dns.co.uk

THANKS TO: Martin Amos, Clare Ashmore, Hannah Booth, Padraic Conlon, Graeme and Lauren Cox, Sheena Cox, Frank and Penny Finn, Graeme Johnstone, Lucy Leigh, Jack Lightfoot, Stuart Murdoch, Charlton Theatre, Royal Court Theatre and all who have supported us so generously since we began in September 2007