THE CONSULTANT
(2011)
A Faustian tale of power & love
THE CONSULTANT was conceived as a site-specific production for workplaces to draw a new kind of audience to its intricate comedy.
A Faustian tale about power and love, unpicking the worlds of management and management consultancy, writer Neil Fleming’s piece took a hard look at the relationships we build (and destroy) each time we go out to work. As with much of Hydrocracker’s work, high-quality acting drew in audiences to a world with which they were familiar and demanded they look afresh.
THE CONSULTANT was translated into German by award-winning German playwright, Ulrike Syha, with a Bern-Deutsch dialect version prepared by dialect expert, Theo Schmid.
What People Are Saying
“Turns the business world into intriguing and gripping theatre"
“Entertaining and genuinely funny”
Find out what other people said - read the reviews about THE CONSULTANT
Find Out More
Read Neil Fleming's consulting blog for The Guardian and find out more about him as a writer
THE CONSULTANT was a co-production with Theatre 503
Supported by Dramatic Resources
The German version was directed by Marion Rothhaar , with Res Aebi, Sara Judith Bürge, Jerry Lergier, and Sonja Nydegger.
Stage design by Fredi Stettler, Lighting by Markus Maria Enggist
Production dates
May 2011
World Premiere at Theatre 503
April 2019
Theater Matte, Bern, Switzerland
Creative Team
& Cast
Original Creative Team (UK) :
Conceived & Written - Neil Fleming
Director - Geoff Church
Designer - Agnes Treplin
Lx Designer - Howard Hudson
Original Cast (UK)
James Ross - Pip Donaghy
Nicola Pachett - Helen Millar
Hugo Shackelton - James Wilby
Claire Shackelton - Sian Webber