There’s a growing dark cloud above the Rosenberg house. Two women – one dead, one alive – need to reconcile their differences to remove it and let in new life...
Drawing on personal experiences, original new writing and film-making underpinned by a live looped soundscape, Unnatural Cycles – A Ghost Story is a nuanced exploration of infertility, faith and what it means to bear the weight of inherited generational trauma.
Unnatural Cycles emerged from a dream in which Avital met her Grandmother, followed by a year of listening to old cassettes in which she was interviewed about her experiences surviving the Jewish Holocaust.
Written, performed and original music by Avital Raz
Directed by Gillian Lees
Dramaturgy by Peader Kirk and Gillian Lees
Videography by Chris Davis
Images by Darren Andrews
Join me on a free creative writing workshop around fertility and infertility on 22nd April 11am- 4pm. You can sign up here.
Unnatural Cycles was developed through commissions from Sheffield Theatres, Contact, Lancaster Arts and National Lottery funding.
Tobi King Bakare and this theatre deserve a shout-out for such a young, diverse audience. There is so much talk about audiences being full of over 60s and why, why can’t theatres get the crowds in to reflect society in general? Well, I’m happy to say that on a rainy Thursday evening, the theatre was completely full.
Caiti Grove on Before I Go in CPT's Spring 2023 season London Theatre Reviews
