Earthquakes in London
Written by Mike Bartlett
Directed by Nicky Allpress
The Sainsbury Theatre
Wednesday 1 April - Thursday 9 April 2026
This is an amateur production presented by arrangement with Nick Hern Books.
Content warnings: Contains themes of abortion, death, alcohol abuse, drug use, internalised ableism, parental death, racist tropes, sexual extortion and suicide. Depiction of attempted suicide by jumping off a bridge and use of explicit language. This play depicts environmental disaster caused by climate change.
Creative Team
Director
Designer
Producer
Assistant Producer
Assistant Directors
Choreographer
Intimacy & Movement Director
Voice Director
Lighting Designer
Sound Designer
Projection Designer
Nicky Allpress*
Jennifer Taillefer*
Rebecca Lyle*
Bobby Harding*
Maximillien Schmidtt
Magnús Thorlacius
Edwin Ray*
Mandy Gordon*
Bee Menabney*
Abi Brophy
Velia De Nicola
Nick Laws*
Cast
Carter / Roy Sarah
Tim / Polar Bear / Swimmer / Narrator /
Passer by 2
Supermarket Worker / Simone / Maryna /
Mother / Swimmer / Police Officer / Waitress
Freya
Jasmine
Mrs Andrews / Nurse / Mother / Narrator
Tom / Swimmer
Peter / Emily
Grace / Dani / Jogger / Mother / Passer by 1
Robert / Businessmen
Colin / Swimmer
Casey / Old Woman / Liberty / Mother / Swimmer / Dr Harris
Steve
Ben Boulton-Jones
Francesca Davidson
Malachi Edwards
Phoebe Graham
Alecoe Haughey
Katie Hutchings
Alex Keenan
David Mensah
Janita Mikkola
Giana Moreno
JP O’Brien
Sean O’Byrne
Jade O’Shaughnessy
Zak Shetewi
*LAMDA staff member or visiting artist
Production Team
Production Manager
Stage Manager
Deputy Stage Manager
Assistant Stage Managers
Production LX
Deputy Lx / Programmer
Production Sound Engineer
Production Carpenter
Costume Supervisor
Lighting Technicians
James Knight
Amelia Hill
Megan Parker
Josh Short
Luke Warren
Holly Higgs
Brooke Sangster
Patrick McAneny
Tammy Cheng
Hana Underwood*
Dani Gimmler
Erin Mitchell
Seoyoung Shin
Marcus Walton
Jaimie Westwell
Sound Assistants
Manon Bonvoisin
Phoebe Ford
Max Goodwin
Isabel Scholes
Construction Crew
Izzie Davies
Sonny Hooper
Xander Owen
Kaz Piotrowicz
Sophie Robinson
Sam Webb
Gray Wills
*LAMDA staff member or visiting artist
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