Birthmarked

Tour synopsis, cast & creatives

A young Jehovah's Witness comes to terms with his sexuality and finds his feet (and high heels...) in a world he once believed would be destroyed at Armageddon. Birthmarked is a new concept gig written and performed by Brook Tate and his grand ol' band of pals. Using songs he has written over the last six years, Brook tells the story - his story - of a young gay Jehovah's Witness as he comes to terms with his sexuality and finds his feet (and high heels...) in a world he once believed would be destroyed at Armageddon. With original music likened to Stevie Wonder and Joni Mitchell, and alongside a whale, a paintbrush and a pair of tap shoes, he hopes to shine a light on what it means to be marked...at birth.

Creatives/Company

Author: Brook Tate
Music: Brook Tate
Director(s): Sally Cookson, Chris Pirie (puppets), Sarah Fielding (associate director)
Design(s): Max Johns, Jacob Lucy (associate designer)
Lighting(s): Jai Morjaria, Luca Panetta (associate lighting)
Musical Director: John O'Hara
Dramaturg: Marietta Kirkbride
Costume: Sophia Khan
Other(s): Travis Alabanza (Outside Eye), Ed Borgnis (production manager)
Stage Manager(s): Rachel Bell, Eve Richardson (assistant)
Sound: Tom Crosley-Thorne (sound no 1)
Producer: Hannah Smith