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1.17AM, OR UNTIL THE WORDS RUN OUT
by Zoe Hunter GordonWorld premiere upcoming at the Finborough Theatre - 10 February - 7 March 2026
Preview run at Theatre503, 17- 19 July 2025
How well do you know the people you love?
Katie and Roni were best friends, until they weren’t. Now Katie’s brother is dead, and the two girls meet by chance in his bedroom.
Tonight they’re going to tell each other the truth. Because the truth will set you free - won’t it?
1.17 am is a claustrophobic, unexpectedly funny new play about friendship, lies and the things we can’t say to the people we need most.
CREDITS ON THEATRE503 PREVIEW RUN
WRITER Zoe Hunter Gordon ~ DIRECTOR & DRAMATURG Sarah Stacey ~ PRODUCER Rachel Thomas ~ SOUND DESIGN Raffaela Pancucci ~ LIGHTING DESIGN Catja Hamilton ~ SET DESIGN CONSULTANT Anna Kelsey ~ SET & PROPS ASSISTANT Phoebe Hunter Gordon ~ COSTUME DESIGN Anouk Mondini ~ STAGE MANAGER Yuval Brigg ~ CAST Eileen Duffy as Roni, Catherine Ashdown as Katie
PRESS ON THEATRE503 PREVIEW RUN
★★★★ “An utterly compelling portrait of a friendship placed under seemingly unbearable strain."
The Peg
★★★★ "A viscerally human, moving two-hander that studies the complexity of the human psyche and how we deal with grief."
Everything Theatre
★★★★"An emotional tour de force."
A Youngish Perspective
CECELIA
by Zoe Hunter GordonKINGS HEAD THEATRE, Festival 45 - 4-8 NOVEMBER 2015
Daniel’s away, Robert doesn’t have a clue and Molly’s not sure if she can hold it together. An interweaving monologue from three different timelimes, Cecilia is a portrait of a family on the edge.
DEVELOPED WITH BRISTOL OLD VIC AND NORTH WALL CENTRE
CREDITS
Directed by India Crawford ~ Produced by Harriet Harper Jones ~ Cast Edward Green, Denise Stephenson and Mark Shaer
AWARDS
Shortlisted for the Yale Drama Award 2016, one of 13 scripts selected from 1000+ as “well written and involving” (Nicholas Wright) ~ Shortlisted for Masterclass' Pitch Your Play ~ Shortlisted for Ovalhouse 33%
PRESS
★★★★
“extremely well written... the writing really is first class”
London Theatre One
★★★★
“excellent piece about a difficult subject”
Female Arts
“Cecilia is a taut, powerful, upsetting and deeply human exploration of a family, the limits of love, the depths of people… An intricate and impressive piece of work from Zoe Hunter Gordon"
Barney Norris, Playwright
GAP IN THE LIGHT
Co-written by Zoe Hunter GordonNEW DIORAMA THEATRE ~ 2- 27 MAY 2017
Two climbers make a journey, deep into somewhere they don’t belong. What they encounter in the dark feels real. What they bring back with them, into the light, will change everything.
Engineer Theatre Collective explore what it is to be truly afraid. Blending striking physical storytelling with visceral design, The Gap in the Light traces the nightmares that disturb the sleep of our modern world. How far do we have to fall, and who will catch us when the rope snaps?
FUNDED BY ARTS COUNCIL ENGLAND
CREDITS
Cast Archie Backhouse, Ellie Isherwood and Simon Lyshon ~ Directed by George Evans and Jesse Fox ~ Designed by Sarah Beaton ~ Sound Design by Dominic Kennedy ~ Lighting Design by Oscar Wyatt ~ Stage Manager Eleanor Dear ~ Producer Emily Thommes ~ Engineer/co-founder Beatrice Scirocchi ~ Production Manager Josh Howell
AWARDS
Nominated for three Off-West-End Awards ~ Best Director, Best Ensemble and Best Producton.
PRESS
★★★★
"Superbly-crafted… part neatly understated domestic drama, part Stanley Kubrick psychological thriller, and entirely gripping... a uniquely unsettling theatrical experience"
The Stage
★★★★
"An experience guaranteed to stay with you long after the performance."
Breaking the Fourth Wall
★★★★
"Engineer Theatre Collective certainly don't disappoint here with a work that is intellectually and emotionally demanding as well as visually striking. Highly recommended."
Act Drop
★★★★
"The Gap in the Light is a uniue piece of physical theatre and storytelling with a flawless first act."
London Theatre One
RESIDENCIES / GROUPS
Finborough Writers Group, Finborough Theatre
Selected to be part of the Finborough Writers group.
Bush Theatre, Deafinitely Writers Group
Selected to be part of a writers group with Deafinitely Theatre, 3 workshops.
Soho Writers Programme, Soho Theatre
Selected to be part of the year long development scheme, mentored by Deidre O’Halloran.
British Film Institute: Selected Development
Selected to take part in a short film development day at the BFI on the strength of my theatre work.
TheatreCraft Easter Residency, North Wall Arts Centre
One of six writers selected for residency, mentored by Alistair Smith & Barney Norris
Bristol Old Vic New Voices, Bristol Old Vic
Selected to be one of six writers involved on a year long development scheme with Sharon Clark.
Writers Collective, Lyric Theatre Hammersmith
Selected to be part of the collective run by Simon Stephens and Bola Agbaje.
Camden Roundhouse Writers
Selected to be part of collective with Joel Horwood