THE UNSEEN
Imprisoned by a totalitarian regime and mercilessly tortured for unknown crimes, Wallace and Valdez live without hope of escape or release. When an enigmatic new prisoner arrives and begins communicating in code, both men develop new relationships to each other, thier captors, and themselves.
Originally slated to be staged in 2020- the original production was stopped in it’s tracks by COVID-19. The Unseen was the last production running in Newcastle at the time of the New South Wales lock down. After several attempts at re-staging the show, The Unseen was eventually staged in its entirety from March 11-14 2021.
The Unseen is written by Craig Wright (making this Knock And Run’s second production of one of Wright’s plays- the first being Grace in 2017). All versions of Knock And Run Theatre’s production of The Unseen were directed by Patrick Campbell. The cast was comprised on Phillip Ross (Valdez), Matthew Heys (Wallace) and Paul Sansom (Smash). Allison Van Gaal was production manager and James Chapman served as producer. Van Gaal and Chapman also provided set, costume, make up between them. Riley Walpole created the lighting and sound design. Austin Cooper and Bill Parry rounded out the team by operating the lighting and sound.