Director
Jan willem van den Bosch
Creators
Andrew Mcleod
Chris Moules
Andrew Robson
Andrew Stafford
Melody Sproates
Cameron Thompson
Jan willem van den Bosch
Original Idea
Jan willem van den Bosch
Executive Producer
The Lawnmowers Independent Theatre Company
Cast
Andrew Mcleod
Chris Moules
Andrew Robson
Cameron Thompson
Director of Photography
Production Designer
Editor
Special effects
Adam Goodwin
Associate Producer
Rosa Postlethwaite
Costume Designer
Sam Fisher
Sound Designer
Melody Sproates
Additional sound editing and mastering
Calum Howard
Stage Manager
Andrea Scrimshaw
Technical Assistant
Marek Gabrysch
Prop Hire
Northern Props
Carpentry
Joe Shaw, Newbridge Workshop
Architectural Design Assistant Additional 3D Graphics
Olivia Ebuné
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Disclaimer
This is a not-for-profit film made with the aim of educating audiences about the exclusion of actors with learning difficulties from mainstream cinema and more broadly to educate audiences about the everyday exclusion of people with learning difficulties across areas of public life. Lawnmowers’ work is rooted in the experiences of people with learning difficulties and articulated through the language of performance, within the broader context of social justice.
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As lip-synch artists the Lawnmowers Theatre Ensemble have also used sources we love from popular culture to explain our point and how we feel. If you are the owner of a copyrighted material that does not fall under fair dealing, and would like it removed from the film, please contact The Lawnmowers Independent Theatre Company.
Special thanks to Dance City Alphabetti Theatre Leah Goldie-Sandberg Amy Golding