Slipping

 

Written and Directed by Lynne Harvey

 

 

Slipping is about a man who realises he never was going to be a top class cricketer. However this realisation at 51, has come far too late for him, his team mates and his family. 

 

Slipping is set in a parochial cricket pavilion in winter; the closed season, but to Nick, a match is about to start, the match he trained all his life for.

 

When England, England Lions, Derbyshire or Yorkshire Cricket teams are playing there will be live rolling scores in the box below.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

JIM KELLY  (Civvie)

 

Civvie is a groundsman, a man that only shows two sides of himself, the  joker and the amenable friendly chappie. Civvie is very uncomfortable around men showing any emotion. It is Civvie who finds Nick on the verge of a breakdown.

 

Jim has appeared in numerous theatre, film and TV productions since 2004;

 

2010; John, Blue Remembered Hills, New Century Theatre Company; Pantaloon, A Servant to Two Masters, New Century Theatre Company;   Football Fan, VictorChandler.com advert, The Mob Film Company;     Jacobus Fiennes/ Tour Guide, Precious Jewel, Nobody’s Perfect Theatre Co., Rob Smallman, Almost Human,  Nobody’s Perfect Theatre Co., 1885 Croupier, Hustle, BBC TV; Declan Gillen, Doctors, BBC TV; Pig/Lumberjack, Red Riding Hood, Rat-a-tat-tat Theatre (festival); Pirate Theatre (festival), Portal, Rat-a-tat-tat Theatre; Harry/Man/Husband/ Julian, Mixed Doubles, Rat-a-tat-tat Theatre; BillyBoy/Deltoid/Joe/ Minister/F.Alexander, A Clockwork Orange, Cable Tie Theatre Company;  James (Film Short), The Prodigal Son, TCB Productions; Ray (Film Feature) Tramlines, Livid Film; Bunny (Film (short), Meet & Greet, Oranges & Cigarettes Productions...     

 

 

 

 

KEVERNE MAXWELL  (Nick)

 

Keverne lives in Shropshire where he has settled with his family.  He started his acting career many moons ago after studying 'A' level theatre and theatre design at college.  He went on to perform in touring productions and educational productions.  Kev has worked at the Bolton Octagon, Grange Theatre, and film productions.  He has performed The Tempest on an island in the Dee Estuary and Oedipus at the Peel Building theatre.

 

Prince - The Snow Queen, Waiter/Scout master - Confusions, Donald - Blue Remembered Hills, various roles - Camino Real, Norman - Table Manners, Sebastian - The Tempest, Creon - Oedipus.  Appeared in GBH and also various characters - The Investigation, which he also edited. To name a few.

 

Kev has taken a number of years away from Acting and has become a 9 - 5er, he now feels that since he has his family and domestic life together, it is now time to shake the foundations and return to his first passion and in the words of Nick, 'take back what I own'. 

 

MARK SEWELL  DOP 

(Full details and cv under Mark Sewell)

 

 

Slipping is being filmed at The Willey Wanderers Cricket Club in Broseley, Shropshire.

 

See pictures below.

Lynne cleaning up after filming. Take three males, three days rehearsal, two days filming and a pavillion with the water switched off for winter. The result is one stinky mens toilet. **PLEASE NOTE THE TOILETS AT THE CRICKET PAVILLION ARE NORMALLY CLEAN AND SPARKLING AND SMELL SWEETLY**