If You Fall

A SHOW ABOUT CARE, LOVE, AND THE END OF OUR LIVES Margaret is a pillar of her local community. Norson is a brilliant cook. He loves cricket and fishing. She loves singing and her lavender plants. They’re both surrounded by loving families. Their lives are full… So what happens when you lose your independence, your voice, your mind – the essence of what makes you, you? Multi-award-winning Ad Infinitum brings you a moving, humorous and sensitive story based on real-life personal testimonies. Filled with a capella singing and their signature style of physical theatre, this intergenerational ensemble cast tell the deeply human stories of older people, their families and carers struggling to approach end of life care with dignity. ★★★★★ Eloquent and impassioned - it deserves to be seen far and wide Bristol 24/7 ★★★★★ Immensely talented multigenerational cast Bristol Post ★★★★★ Truly transformative piece of theatre Stage Talk Magazine ★★★★ Harmonically beautiful The Stage ★★★★ Packs a real emotional punch Morning Star CREDITS Devising Company and Cast - Clive Duncan, Elisabeth Gunawan, Jabari Ngozi, Kirris Riviere, Heather Williams and Robin Paley Yorke Director - Helena Middleton Conceived by and Original Director - Nir Paldi Sound Designer & Composer - Jack Drewry Lighting Designer - Ali Hunter Movement Director - Deb Pugh Set and Costume Designer - Katie Sykes Production Manager - Gemma Brooks Assistant Director - Grace Dobson BSL Interpreter - Amy Astley BSL Consultant - David Ellington Stage Manager - Kay Hudson Devising input - Jonathan Hawkins Assistant Designer (R&D) - Cat Fuller Stage Manager (R&D) - Lizzie Laycock Dramaturgy - Ife Grillo, Tracy Gillman, Sinibaldo De Rosa, Megan Vaughan-Thomas, Aisha Ali, Tanuja Amarasuriya, Tom Brennan, George Mann Wellbeing support provided by The Artist Wellbeing Company Rehearsal photos by Camilla Adams Digital Content Creation by Madeleine Cross Image design by Extra Strong, original photography by Alex Brenner Tour transport in partnership with Autolyne SUPPORTED BY Co-commissioned by Northern Stage, HOME and Corn Exchange Newbury and supported by Bristol Old Vic, Birmingham Hippodrome, The North Wall, Culture Weston and Theatre Orchard. Made possible through funding from Arts Council England. The production is supported by Paul and Joanna Pearson.