Show And Tell present:

So It Goes

By On The Run Theatre

This profoundly moving, gently funny and near-wordless depiction of grief returns to stages across the UK, following a sell out hit run at the Edinburgh Fringe 2014.

TOURING NATIONALLY, 10 March – 5 June 2015

Crucible Theatre, Sheffield 30^th May 7.45pm

‘I’ve never seen a depiction of grief that is quite as deft, daring, amusing and moving. An extraordinary debut’

The Times «««««

‘A gorgeous, profoundly moving show… this young company have a very bright future’

Telegraph ««««

So It Goes, the critically acclaimed debut of On The Run, was made seven years after co creator Hannah Moss lost her own father to cancer. Near-wordless, the show uses captions on white boards to explore her own true story, deftly capturing her battle to discuss her Father’s death while navigating a poignant journey of memory, laughter and sorrow.

The performance is the first to come from Lecoq-trained company On The Run, created by Hannah Moss and David Ralfe, whose friendship serves as the foundation for the unraveling of the story. The reality of one friend helping another resonates throughout the performance as the two work through Moss’ childhood, teen years and adulthood, recounting the story with heartfelt honesty, playful touches and a cartoon-esque cardboard set.

Co creator of the show Hannah Moss said, “I was with David at the Edinburgh Festival in 2012, six years after my Dad died, when I had the idea for So It Goes. I was inspired by the shows that didn’t rely on spoken language, and I started to try and talk about my dad and my experience through writing on a whiteboard. Talking about my dad had been hard until then, but I felt freed by the whiteboard and it became the central part of the show, symbolising a universal theme: how difficult it is to talk about grief.”

On The Run presents the work of Hannah Moss and David Ralfe who seek to create visual theatre which is comic, touching and truthful. Formed in 2014, the company also curate No Such Thing, a regular night of short-form visual, physical and experimental theatre, in partnership with Rhum & Clay Theatre Company and the New Diorama Theatre.

David trained at the Jacques Lecoq International Theatre School in Paris, after reading English at Cambridge University. He was invited onto the National Theatre Directors Course in 2013. Directing credits include The Flying Roast Goose (Out of Chaos, Blue Elephant Theatre 2014). As Company Director of Let Slip, David wrote and performed inHamster Town (Camden People’s Theatre 2011) and Machines For Living (Blue Elephant Theatre 2012, Edinburgh Fringe 2012).

Hannah studied English at Manchester University, where she performed regularly in drama and musical theatre. She worked as an Administrator at the Blue Elephant Theatre between 2011-12, during which she also worked as Producer for Machines For Living by Let Slip. Hannah has also taken part in workshops led by Jill Norman, Artistic Associate of Hoipolloi and Thomas Prattki, Founder & Director of London International School of Performing Arts.

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Running Time: 60 mins | Suitable for ages: 12+

Development supported by the Blue Elephant Theatre and Kings Head Theatre.