A TOURING theatre company will dive into 200 years of saving lives at sea when it brings a story of heroism and selflessness to Lutterworth.
Mikron Theatre Company’s team of four actor/musicians have turned their talents to recreating the history and modern-day challenges of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) in the play In at the Deep End.
The fast-paced plot zips back and forth through the years in a show full of memorable characters and live music.
Skipwick RNLI is all at sea. Crew members are hard to come by and Coxswain Darren’s management style isn’t helping. So when 17-year-old Shannon volunteers, it’s all hands on deck – particularly for Darren’s teenage son, Billy.
Can the station survive? Will eccentric fundraiser Hazel’s ideas ever turn a profit? And can Darren and Billy chart the choppy emotional waters closer to home?
Director Stefan Escreet, returning to Mikron after his show Pure in 2016, said: “I’m really pleased to be asked back. Mikron is such a friendly family of people who are generous with each other and make really good work.
“The shows are so vital and so strong, and the combination of storytelling and music is endlessly fascinating to work on, so I’m looking forward to that and to finding out even more about the RNLI.”
Mikron Theatre have been touring their brand of ‘theatre anywhere for everyone’ for 46 years, in the spring and autumn by road, and in the summer months on board their beloved historic narrowboat, Tyseley.
The play takes to the stage at the Wycliffe Rooms, Lutterworth on Thursday (June 1) at 7.30pm. Tickets cost £12 (£10 concessions). Call 01455 209358 for more information or to book.
