Beachy Head

Having been awarded a Fringe First and short-listed for the Carol Tambor Award for their first play Mile End in 2007, expectation surrounding Analogue's follow-up, Beachy Head, is high this year. This will be the second installment in the acclaimed multi-disciplinary theatre company's trilogy, and the work utilises 3D animation, object manipulation and physical performance in order to dissect the aftermath of a man's suicide.

Penned by the same writing team—Dan Reballato, Lewis Hetherington and Emma Jowett—as Mile End and moulded by the same directors, Hannah Barker and Liam Jarvis, Beachy Head promises to be one the theatrical highlights of the Fringe in 2009. Mile End's technical dexterity was widely lauded two years ago and the group look set to bring the same imaginative skill to their new outing. And with the cliffs at Beachy Head still living up to their reputation as the country's most notorious suicide spot—the deaths of Neil and Kazumi Puttick and their five-year-old son in May being just the latest example—the story's enduring relevance should combine with Analogue's many accolades to draw audiences throughout August.