(I need to talk to) English Speakers is a a performance that tries to talk to the sound-play English Speakers*

If it sounds complicated it´s because it is!

*English Speakers is – was – a sound play about the english language (!) for 9 speakers – with no-one on stage.

It´s a musical – with songs and compositions by Anja Jacobsen and Lil Lacy! Or…English Speakers is a play about going through different genres.

With text and improvs by

Sara Hamming

Sound-tech: Ingvild Skandsen

Light-design and programming: Tanya Theo Johansson

Consultant: Sue Hansen-Styles

The performance is a co-production with Toaster, with big help from Husets Teater.

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Credits English Speakers:

Speaking voices:

Sue Hansen-Styles

Alexandra Jespersen

David Bateson

Emilia Gasiorek

Jonathan Bonnici

Linda Elvira

Malte Joe Frid-Nielsen

Ragna Solbergnes

Singing voices:

Anja Jacobsen, Kristoffer Jessen, Lil Lacy, Lucy Love and Simon Rønne Rischel

Manuscript and sound choreography: Sara Hamming

Music composition: Anja Jacobsen and Lil Lacy

Dramaturgy: Tanja Diers

Production management:

Ragna Solbergnes

Historical language consultant:

Seán Vrieland

Surround mix, design and mastering: Cato Langnes

Sound technician: Ingvild Skandsen

Assisting sound technician:

Tanya Theo Johansson

Light design: Clementine Waldelius

Light programming: Filip Vilhelmson

PR: Anna Ullman

PR-texts: Anna Ullman and Solveig Daugaard

Graphic design: Pulsk Ravn

Fundraiser: Malene Engelund

Documentation and video trailer: Søren Meisner

Booklet editor: Anna Ullman

Texts for booklet: Anna Ullman, Mary Paterson, Solveig Daugaard and Seán Vrieland

Podcast production: Anne Neimann Clement

English Speakers is a Moribund production

Co-producers: Notam – Norwegian centre for technology, art and music,

Inter Arts Center at The University of Lund in Malmö.

English Speakers is supported by The Danish Arts Council, The Nordic Culture Fund, Nordic Culture Point

*The hat is a tricorne hat made out of a cowboy hat.