Composer & Lyricist

In Clay
Book & Lyrics by Rebecca Simmonds
Music & Lyrics by Jack Miles

13 March - 7 April 2023
Upstairs at the Gatehouse
Upstairs at the Gatehouse and Design & Canvas Co. present IN CLAY
After a five-star, sellout run at VAULT Festival 2023, IN CLAY, a “perfectly formed and expertly polished” (The Reviews Hub) new musical comes to Upstairs at the Gatehouse for a strictly limited run.
Based on a true story, this “poignant reflection on ambition, regrets & self-fulfilment” (Fringebiscuit) is told from a quaint Parisian kitchen in the late 1930s. Marie-Berthe Cazin, a ceramist in her early 40s, eagerly awaits the arrival of her closest childhood friend and now celebrated artist, Henrietta Tirman. As Marie prepares for the evening ahead, she reflects on the great joys and sorrows of a life devoted to making art.
IN CLAY debuted at VAULT Festival to stellar reviews earlier this year, and was nominated for Show of the Week, and an Offies OffFest award. The show has also been shortlisted for the Stiles & Drewe MTI Mentorship Award.
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Cast &
Creatives
Starring ROSALIND FORD as MARIE-BERTHE CAZIN
Director | GRACE TAYLOR
Book & Lyrics | REBECCA SIMMONDS
Music & Lyrics | JACK MILES
Music Supervision, Orchestrations, Arrangements, Additional Music | MATT HERBERT
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Past events

In Clay in Concert at The Other Palace
21 August 2023
The trio of Danielle Steers (The Cher Show, SIX, Bat Out of Hell), Alex Young (Standing at the Sky’s Edge, Anyone Can Whistle, Follies) and Roshani Abbey (Hamilton, & Juliet, Rumi: The Musical) will shared the role of Marie-Berthe Cazin in this unique concert performance.
Stream Alex Young performing 'Talent' here.

VAULT Festival
24 - 28 January 2023
As part of VAULT Festival 2023, In Clay played for five performances at The Cage in a five-star sellout run.

Workshop Performances
29 - 30 October 2022
In Clay played two workshop performances at The Other Palace in the Studio, and New Wimbledon Theatre Studio.