Adding Machine: A Musical
Finborough Theatre (28 September - 22 October 2016)
Nominated - Best Choreography - 2016 Broadway World Awards
Nominated - Best Musical Production - 2016 Off West End Awards
Director: Josh Seymour
Composer: Joshua Schmidt
Set & Costume: Frankie Bradshaw
Lighting Design : Neill Brinkworth
Sound Design: Philip Matejtschuk
Musical Director: Ben Ferguson
Producer: Alex Turner Productions
Photos: Alex Brenner
Cast
Joseph Alessi Joanna Kirkland
Sue Appleby Kate Milner-Evans
Ed Campbell Bird George Rae
James Dinsmore Helen Walsh
Reviews
LiveTheatreuk *****
Broadway World ****
British Theatre Guide ****
Jewish Renaissance ****
The Guardian ****
The Evening Standard ****
Time Out ****
The Stage ****
Whatsonstage ****
“Josh Seymour’s dark, intense production is staged with chilling, thrilling precision, with Chi-San Howard providing intricately choreographed movement.”
“The staging involves a lot of mechanical, almost clockwork movements, which make corporeal the sense of ritual and repetition inherent in the writing of word and score. Chi-San Howard’s work in this respect is quite brilliant.”
“Chi-San Howard’s movement direction beautifully fuses actions, movements and words with the musical intent on Frankie Bradshaw’s clever transverse set”
“...plenty of the Expressionist vibe has been retained, with 25 shades of grey for costumes, robotic movement, and acting which communicates raw feelings ...”