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ABOUT

'I think about hurling myself towards that mirror so hard it shatters. But I don’t.

I just put some more red lipstick on instead.

This isn't how I imagined growing up to be.'

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From first dates to break ups, one-night stands to finding ‘the one’. From shot knocking to head spinning, sushi-vomming and lean limb longing.

From being a girl to being something far more confusing. 

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TORCH is a whole life lived out over one night. Fusing songs by iconic female performers – from Patti Smith to Taylor Swift – with moments of

poetic honesty. Part gig, part reflecting and refracted stories, this is a riotous trip through one young woman coming to terms with loneliness.

 

TORCH had a sell-out run at the Edinburgh Fringe in 2016. By Phoebe Eclair-Powell with Jessica Edwards and Flipping The Bird.

REVIEWS

'A cauldron of energy. A Young everywoman who absolutely nails this part'

The Times

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'Jones shows that she can carry a show on her own.'

Exeunt

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'There are so many reasons to love this show. First is the terrific performance by Jess Mabel Jones, intelligent, spirited and spontaneous.'

 Scotsman

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'Jones is an absolute firecracker of a performer...she has a stunning voice, emotional vulnerability, and electric charisma. Torch is not one to miss' 

The Play's the Thing 

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'Jess Mabel Jones shines bright in a dark room. She glows.' 

The Stage

CAST

Jess Mabel-Jones

CREW

Writer

Phoebe Eclair-Powell

with Jessica Edwards

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Designer

Amelia Jane Hankin

 

Lighting Design

Zoe Spur

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Associate Producer

Ceri Lothian

Director

Jessica Edwards

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Composer & Sound Design

Alexandra Braithwaite

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Set Builder

Elouise Farley

 

Producer

Rosalyn Newbery

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Executive Producer

Ramin Sabi

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