Festival Hot Seat: Elephant and Castle

Husband and wife team, Tom Adams and Lillian Henley’s show Elephant and Castle is all about Tom's sleep talking and sleep walking. We caught up with Tom to find out more…

Firstly, can you introduce your show and tell us what it is about?
It is a Gig-Theatre show all about sleep walking and sleep talking told by a married couple, me (Tom) and Lillian. It uses live music, theatre, and 300 audio recordings of me sleep talking taken from three years to tell a personal and wider story about relationships, identity and how to cope when your partner is a parasomniac. 

How and where will the work be staged?

Why should someone come and see your show?

Where did the idea and inspiration come from?

Why do you think it’s an important story to tell?

What sort of person is going to love this show?

What’s going to surprise people about this show?

What does Brighton Festival mean to you?

What are you most looking forward to in this year’s Brighton Festival programme?
Tim Key, The Castle Builder, The Cult of Water and Rear View

Head to our event page to find out more about ticket availability.