Exodus

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Settlers wanted for alternative living community in South America, all welcome to apply, unless youre a prick. The world premiere production of acclaimed new Welsh theatre company Motherlode in their London debut following a Welsh tour, Exodus is set in South Wales. On the eve of the last factory in town closing, four neighbours hatch a plan that is literally pie in the sky Mary, Ray, Mike and Timmy gather in an allotment, decide to build a plane, and take off down the high street. Past the butchers, past the curry house and above the Chapel in search of a life free from politics and the grind. Blisteringly funny, this heart-warming new drama is accompanied by a live original score by David Grubb with choreography from Emma Vickery culminating in a new adventure that makes anything seem possible. Motherlodes last production, The Good Earth, created and directed by Rachael Boulton, told the story of a Valleys community torn apart by their council and big business and, following a successful tour of Wales, it transferred to the Flea Theatre in New York City for an acclaimed run. Exodus will tour to twelve venues across Wales this October from Milford Haven in the west to Newport in the east and Mold in the North. Tickets are on sale now for performances at The Coliseum Aberdare (5 and 6 October), Theatr Clwyd (9 and 10 October), Llandinam Village Hall (11 October), Redhouse Cymru Merthyr Tydfil (12 October), Taliesin Swansea (13 October), Chapter Cardiff (1720 October), Riverfront Newport (23 October), Gwynfe Village Hall (24 October), Torch Theatre Milford Haven (25 October), Blackwood Miners Institute (26 October), Theatr Brycheiniog Brecon (27 October) and Cwmavon Village Hall (30 October) prior to the Finborough Theatre run.

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Writer and Director Rachael Boulton makes her London debut at the Finborough Theatre. From Newport, South Wales, Rachael is one of the youngest theatre makers to be shortlisted for Best Director and Best Company at the Wales Theatre Awards. Rachael founded Motherlode in 2014 to create relevant and accessible new theatre in underrepresented communities. Mainly working in the Rhondda Valley and City of Newport, Rachaels work has been staged in New York, National Theatre Dorfman Stage (Connections 500), Wales Millennium Centre and across Wales. She is a National Theatre Wales Emerging Director, has assisted on two National Theatre Wales productions, worked as community director for National Theatre Wales and Associate Director at Out Of Joint. She is a Ferment Artist at Bristol Old Vic and is currently developing work for Theatr Clwyd. Rachael originally trained as an actor and theatre maker at Joan Littlewoods E15 Acting School and has produced all of Motherlodes work to date.