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"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

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written & directed by dkfash

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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

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Reba Ayi-Sobsa as "Her"

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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

  • Conceived and written by dkfash while in Soho Theatre's Writers Room 2020/21

  • Part of Initiative.dkf's 3 day creative lab of script exploration (April 2022) supported by Stage ONE

  • A R&D and rehearsed reading took place in Nov 2023

  • Eclipse Award redeeming play - 3wk run in Nov 2024 @ Theatre503 (8 OFFIE Nominations)

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Lead image by Katie Gabriel Allen

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