"a truly unique theatre experience"
WEST END BEST FRIEND
"freewheelingly funny & sexy"
THE GUARDIAN
"a superb performance"
PLAYS TO SEE
"a landslide for dkfash"
THE RENDITION
"grand & visceral"
LONDON PUB THEATRES
written & directed by dkfash
by their fruits ran Nov 13th-30th
“i want you to suffocate in goodness until your breath smells like euphoria”
Choreo-poetic and raw, this psychological romance examines the evolution of a disorienting relationship; presented through vignette glimpses into the lives of Him+Her. Toying with themes of fixation and familial trauma, they question whether they are able to outrun their shared truth and inner demons.
Offering a blend of sensuality, grit and physical theatre, by their fruits will take audiences on a rhythmic journey through the poetry of love set against the backdrop of a surrealist world.
A weighty yet funny unpicking of connection and (co)dependency.
Content warnings: explicit language, mentions of grief/loss, description of dismemberment.
Production shots by Ali Wright; Rehearsal shots by Migii
CAST
Reba Ayi-Sobsa as "Her"
Ivan Oyik as "Him"
AWARDS
8 OFFIE Nominations
Director (Play) - dkfash
Production (Play) - Wofai, Initiative.dkf x Conor Dye
Choreography/Movement - dkfash x Rebecca Solomon
Lighting Design - Rachel E. Cleary
Sound Design - Kim Nickerson x Nat Norland
Costume Design - Amanda Ramasawmy
Duo Performance (Play) - Reba Ayi-Sobsa & Ivan Oyik
Newcomer - Reba Ayi-Sobsa
Eclipse Award '20/21 redeeming run
CREATIVE TEAM
Director, Movement dkfash Written by dkfash
Set & Costume Designer Amanda Ramasawmy | Lighting Designer Rachel E Cleary
Assistant Director/Choreographer Rebecca Solomon
Stage Manager & Co-Sound Designer Kimi Nickerson
Sound Contributor Nat Norland | Intimacy Director Bethan Clark
Casting Lead Tristan Fynn-Aiduenu
Executive Producer Wofai | General Manager Croft & Dye
Production Manager Jasmin Meara-Wall
"we don't get to hear THESE WORDS, from THESE PEOPLE, ON STAGE"
- Luke Elliott Smith, Creative Lab participant
by their fruits was formerly known as CRUISIN'
Rehearsed Reading Nov '23
Development History
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Conceived and written by dkfash while in Soho Theatre's Writers Room 2020/21
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Part of Initiative.dkf's 3 day creative lab of script exploration (April 2022) supported by Stage ONE
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A R&D and rehearsed reading took place in Nov 2023
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Eclipse Award redeeming play - 3wk run in Nov 2024 @ Theatre503 (8 OFFIE Nominations)
Lead image by Katie Gabriel Allen