I Can’t Wake Up

Set in a time of enlightenment, when the world was still large, and men sought a name for themselves, I Can't Wake Up tells the story of William and Emily, a happy couple who believed they shared the same memories, whereas in reality they drifted further and further apart.

The year is 1812, revolution has swept Europe, Britain faces the might of Napoleon's armies and the end of a poignant and funny love story is played out in a barbaric hospital.

As William relives an epic journey across the ocean, a maverick doctor pushes the boundaries of medical knowledge.

I Can't Wake Up is a beautiful, bizarre and cruel eulogy to a fading relationship, when sometimes humour is all that's left.

I Can't Wake Up toured to Colombia with the support of British Council.

Creative team

Based on an original story by Paul Hunter.

Directed by John Wright, Assistant Director Hayley Carmichael

Performed by Richard Clews, Paul Hunter, Catherine Marmier

Dates

27th - 29th September 2001 Unity Theatre, Liverpool

19th Jan 2002 Merlin Theatre, Frome

22nd Jan - 9th Feb 2002 Lyric Studio Hammersmith

12th Feb 2002 Arena Theatre, Wolverhampton

14th -16th Feb 2002 Leicester Haymarket

21st Feb 2002 Gardner Arts Centre, Brighton

22nd Feb 2002 Midlands Arts Centre, Birmingham

27th - 31st March 2002 Bogota, Colombia

Reviews

Independent on Sunday on I Can’t Wake Up

Ludicrous and irrationally transcendent.

The Observer on I Can’t Wake Up

Stunning entertainment.

The Guardian on I Can’t Wake Up

Britain's barmiest physical theatre ensemble.

Time Out on I Can’t Wake Up

A beauty and wit that will be hard to forget.

Time Out on I Can’t Wake Up

A triumph of absurdity.

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