Everyman (2020)

There are only four actors,
​and five stages of grief...

Synopsis

“There Are Only Four Actors and Five Stages of Grief” was devised by Naked Bear as a re-interpretation of the ancient text ‘Everyman’, written by Anonymous. We devised a short piece as a group of four, inspired by Forced Entertainment’s style, which is hugely in contrast to the naturalism of other Naked Bear productions. The story centered around us as caricatures of ourselves attempting to present to the audience the five stages of grief, getting into all kinds of arguments along the way. The play presents a cyclical structure, beginning in Death’s Car and ending in Death’s Car, yet the second time is in complete chaos - the actors have messed everything up! While this was a comedic production, we were also presenting some deeper insight into the cyclical nature of humanity.

Devised and performed by:

Nay Murphy
August Janklow
Olivia Edgeworth
​Dijle Yildrim

Stage manager: Tom Bonnar
Sound design: August Janklow
​Sound technician: Oliver Jones
Lighting technician: Joe Wilson & Sam Colman

AUdience reactions

"The staging was incredible."
"That was hilarious!"
​"Amazing storytelling."

Photos by Jack Offord