Standing At The Sky’s Edge - Crucible/NT/Gillian Lynne

Sorry if this is a silly question, but what are the chances of this production finding itself in London at some point?

I know it’s still rather new, but I’d love to see this show but unfortunately have no way to get to Sheffield.

These two tweets aren't necessarily related but the second one was posted two hours after the first one this morning, and The Bridge would have worked for a transfer from the Crucible

Missed out on this when it ran in the Steel City and regret it...sounds just my cup of (Yorkshire) tea...surely some producer could take a punt on this as I believe it sold well originally?

It would fit very well at the Gillian Lynne but i think it’s another ALW going in after SoR according to the SoR thread.

With perfect timing, I was at the world-famous Crucible Theatre yesterday afternoon for a panel discussion on architecture, social housing and the making of Standing At The Sky's Edge. I may have some good news...but not yet.

Firstly, this was described, time and again, as a play, proving I was right all along. It's so annoying! 🙂

Chris Bush was only brought onboard 10 months before opening night.

The Liberian family were originally going to be Somali.

During previews, there were concerns that the show's flow was being disrupted by the audience reaction to all the Henderson's references. This could possibly be the only time in theatre history that creatives have had to make a decision about cutting a condiment! In the end, they all survived uncut.

Anyway, eventually someone asked the question we all want to know the answer to. Understandably, she couldn't, or wouldn't, give a definitive answer, but Chris Bush was very, very positive that this will have a future life somewhere in the not too distant future. There have also been a couple of meetings about a film version, but that's probably fairly standard for anything vaguely succesful. I'd be very surprised if WARP hadn't taken a look, for example.

So there we are. Not a firm yes, just yet, but I think we're getting closer, and definitely not a no.

(V. disappointed, lynette, that over the course of 90+ minutes, less than five were devoted to discussing the beauty of concrete!)

I do hope this gets a second life. It is in my top 10 all time favourite performances I have ever seen. It’s just where it would go in London as after seeing it at the crucible it has to be done in a theatre with a rake so the footprint of the central flat in the story can be seen by all the audience.

The Bridge (or in my wildest dreams) the Oliver would be perfect.

Brilliant news. Hoped for a well- deserved London transfer, but at the National on the Olivier stage ... wow !

Gideon and Jocasta will lap this up whilst recoiling inside at at that working class Northern-ness.

The Crucible's own new season announcement is, apparently, this Friday, so we'll find out then when it will be returning.

Oooh!