Diesel Heart
by Kathryn Owens
"Is that what you wanted to say? 'Don't hurt me,
because it wasn't my fault'? Well, when I kill you —
I want you to know — that it's all my fault"
For James and Hans, the advent of the airplane symbolised a spiritual transcendence through the conquest of the sky - the realisation of man's ancient desire to take to the air.
However, James has Hans tied up and is threatening harm. A dream has fallen badly to earth. No longer a celestial triumph but a harbinger of ruin, the airplane has caught up with its military destiny - bringing bombing raids, terror and death.
Diesel Heart is a play about betrayal: about what happens when our aspiration abandons us and we are seduced by a broken promise.
Funders and Friends
CREATIVE TEAM
Cast
Lindsay Goulbourne
Hayley Greggs
Rachel Hankin
Rose Hardy
Zoe Marras
Rachel Molloy
Amber-Page Moss
Katy Owens
Keri Spellman
Directors
Ursula Carey-Jenkins
Natalie Ann Dowdeswell
Chris Fittock
Designer
Grace Stead
Composer
Christopher Johns
Film Maker
Natalie Humphreys
Historians
Nicola Jones
Dr. Reg Yorke
David Davies
Bob Jones
The Theatre in the Rough Festival 2012 is funded by:
The Heritage Lottery Fund
Arts Council England Grants
for the Arts
And is supported by:
Merseyside Maritime Museum
Sefton MBC Arts & Cultural Services
Friends of Old Christ Church
