{"id":892,"date":"2019-05-28T22:07:33","date_gmt":"2019-05-28T22:07:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.michaelrossplaywright.com\/?page_id=892"},"modified":"2019-05-29T21:13:33","modified_gmt":"2019-05-29T21:13:33","slug":"preoccupied","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.michaelrossplaywright.com\/?page_id=892","title":{"rendered":"PREOCCUPIED"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/UYcOilcBmZE\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Vaults, London, March 2015. Part of &#8216;Write Here Write Now&#8217; by FOH Theatre. Directed by Andrew Pritchard. Cast: Katherine-Ellen Kotz, Karl Mercer and Holly Boyden.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.michaelrossplaywright.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Preoccupied-image-21.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"234\" src=\"http:\/\/www.michaelrossplaywright.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Preoccupied-image-21-300x234.jpg\" alt=\"Preoccupied image 2\" class=\"wp-image-494\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.michaelrossplaywright.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Preoccupied-image-21-300x234.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.michaelrossplaywright.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Preoccupied-image-21-384x300.jpg 384w, https:\/\/www.michaelrossplaywright.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Preoccupied-image-21.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Katherine-Ellen Kotz as Millie. Photo by Patricia Oliveira.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Two political activists break into a&nbsp;disused tower block, (due for refurbishment as luxury flats) and plan to open it up to the homeless. However they find that one particular flat is not quite as unoccupied as they first thought.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.michaelrossplaywright.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/10386918_812608978787884_341228015289487063_o.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"209\" height=\"300\" src=\"http:\/\/www.michaelrossplaywright.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/10386918_812608978787884_341228015289487063_o-209x300.jpg\" alt=\"10386918_812608978787884_341228015289487063_o\" class=\"wp-image-501\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.michaelrossplaywright.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/10386918_812608978787884_341228015289487063_o-209x300.jpg 209w, https:\/\/www.michaelrossplaywright.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/10386918_812608978787884_341228015289487063_o.jpg 670w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 209px) 100vw, 209px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"204\" src=\"http:\/\/www.michaelrossplaywright.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Preoccupied-image-3-300x204.jpg\" alt=\"Preoccupied image 3\" class=\"wp-image-493\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.michaelrossplaywright.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Preoccupied-image-3-300x204.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.michaelrossplaywright.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Preoccupied-image-3-440x300.jpg 440w, https:\/\/www.michaelrossplaywright.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Preoccupied-image-3.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Karl Mercer as Finn and Katherine-Ellen Kotz as Millie. Photos by Patricia Oliveira.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>&#8220;a superb treat \u2013 mixes the politics of the housing crisis with a supernatural twist so effective it got a scream from more than one audience member. Winning performances from Katherine-Ellen Kotz and Karl Mercer show how pin-sharp Ross\u2019s writing is.&#8221; <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.onceaweektheatre.com\/?p=1529\">Once A Week Theatre<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>&#8220;We find ourselves in an abandoned tower block with two activists looking to occupy the space, which is mostly awkward conversation until the point you realise that this is actually a ghost story, and there were actual screams at one point. An interesting take on relationships, loneliness and activism, and extremely creepy.&#8221; <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.londontheatre1.com\/news\/104252\/review-of-write-here-write-now-by-front-of-house-theatre-company\/\">LondonTheatre1.com<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.michaelrossplaywright.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/10254979_812608845454564_11892729553066057_n.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"219\" height=\"300\" src=\"http:\/\/www.michaelrossplaywright.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/10254979_812608845454564_11892729553066057_n-219x300.jpg\" alt=\"10254979_812608845454564_11892729553066057_n\" class=\"wp-image-500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.michaelrossplaywright.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/10254979_812608845454564_11892729553066057_n-219x300.jpg 219w, https:\/\/www.michaelrossplaywright.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/10254979_812608845454564_11892729553066057_n.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 219px) 100vw, 219px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/yeNAdSlroZI\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Vaults, London, March 2015. Part of &#8216;Write Here Write Now&#8217; by FOH Theatre. Directed by Andrew Pritchard. Cast: Katherine-Ellen Kotz, Karl Mercer and Holly Boyden. Katherine-Ellen Kotz as Millie. Photo by Patricia Oliveira. 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