Reviews

Cook has a masterful grasp of every comedic moment and wrings laughs from even the minutest of observations.

Kris Hallet, Life as Theatre

If this is anything to go by, British theatre training is still world-class and something to be proud of.

Stage Talk Magazine

The audience were in stitches—the comedic delivery was perfect. And the emotional scenes were stunning. To swing from comedy to drama is not an easy thing, but this cast delivered it.

Sword and Fiddle

About Holes

From writer Tom Basden, Holes is a grizzly fast pace apocalyptic comedy crash landing at the Wuzhen Festival this October. Stranded on a desert island following a plane crash, three sparring colleagues and a teenager are the sole survivors of the BA043 air disaster. Waiting to be rescued and armed with microwave chicken chasseurs and duty-free booze, our mismatched castaways wrestle with the realisation that they might just be all that's left of humanity…

Cast

Playwright: Tom Basden

Director: Lydia Cook

Cast: Peter Burley, Tom Canavan, Lucy Pascoe, Melina Sinadinou

Set and Costume Design: Joy Chen

Lighting Design/Operator: Jacob Manston

Sound Design: Matt Maxfield-Phillips

Stage Manager: Lara-Louise Jones

Technician/Sound Operator: Jude Fullwood

Costume Supervisor: Ava Rowan Harker

Prop Supervisor: Em South

Deputy Prop Supervisor: Ebony Hayes

Dead Marmot Maker: Eva Harris

Props: Freja Abrahams

This work is performed by graduates of Bristol Old Vic Theatre School.

By arrangement with Nick Hern Books.

The project would like to express its special thanks to Ms. Dong Yiran and Performance Infinity for their assistance.

About Lydia Cook

Lydia Cook is a Bristol-based director known for her immersive, bold style with elements of music and movement.

She began her journey as a performer and later became a Performing Arts lecturer where she developed her passion for directing theatre.

September 2022, Lydia trained at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School obtaining an MA in drama directing, where she collaborated with other creatives at the school, taking her directing to the next level.

Following the successful sold-out run of Holes at the Wardrobe Theatre, Lydia is excited to share this apocalyptic comedy with the audiences at the Wuzhen Theatre Festival.

About Bristol Old Vic Theatre School 

Bristol Old Vic Theatre School is one of the most successful and well-respected conservatoire drama schools in the UK.

They attract the very best talent in students and staff, and its courses are recognised nationally and internationally as a benchmark of quality in professional acting, technical, production and management training.