In this epic production, we follow a father and daughter gradually coming to terms with the loss of Jackie – their wife and mother.
Combining exquisite detail in movement with evocative text and design, The Enormous Room takes the audience somewhere in between this world and the next.
Thoughtful, moving and uplifting, this is a show about saying goodbye and moving on.

[Image Description: Dave Toole OBE on the set of The Enormous Room. Dave is white, has short dark hair and a beard, he is a disabled dance artist. He sits within a wooden side cabinet, a lace curtain behind him, clutching a mug in his remarkable hands. He rests on his forearms, a knowing look in his eyes inviting us in to his homely cupboard, his onstage world. To his right sits a red tea jar and cream kettle. Dave wears a light blue Led Zeppelin t-shirt over a long sleeved grey top. Pink light catches the old static filled tv atop the cabinet and the wallpapered wall behind.]
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@Stopgapdance new show #SgTheEnormousRoom at Sadler's Wells and on tour. Looks beautiful,a moving meditation on loss pic.twitter.com/Tre4ytaXVP
— Moira Sinclair (@MoiraSinclair1) March 2, 2017
.@Stopgapdance have created something very special with #TheEnormousRoom
— Roberta Zuric (@RobertaZuric) March 2, 2017
Really enjoyed @Stopgapdance at @Sadlers_Wells this evening. Such a rich combination of body language.
— Dr Sue Buckmaster (hons) (@SueBuckmaster) March 2, 2017
Congratulations @Stopgapdance on a very moving new show @UKTheatreDance https://t.co/KASlkzuhFe
— Martin Daltry (@MartinDaltry) March 2, 2017
Enjoyed powerful new work #sgtheenormousroom @Stopgapdance @ace_southeast supported at @UniOfSurrey #Surrey tonight
— Hedley Swain (@hedleyswain) February 28, 2017
Fab show by @Stopgapdance The Enormous Room. Great work, emotive. Moved me to tears. Go see @Sadlers_Wells
— Nickie Miles-Wildin (@knockback78) March 2, 2017
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Credits
Lucy Bennett
Artistic Direction & Choreography
David Toole
Performer - Dave
Hannah Sampson
Performer - Sam
Amy Butler
Performer - Sam's mum
Meritxell Checa / Elia Lopez / Hannah Rotchell
Performer - Dave's wife (role share)
Nadenh Poan
Performer - Chock
Christian Brinklow
Performer - Sam's friend
Anna Jones (Curious Space)
Theatre Design
Chahine Yavrovan
Lighting Design
Dougie Evans
Composer
Lou Cope
Dramaturge
Sho Shibata
Executive Producer
Charlotte Mackie / Callum Graham
Assistant Producers
David Stothard
Production Manager
Francois Langton
Technical Manager
Alexandra Anzemberger / Ethan Duffy
Stage Manager (role share)
James Lewis (Tin Shed)
Set Builder
Rosey Morling
Costume Supervisor
Jane Clark
Curtain Maker
Laura Jones / Siobhan Hayes
Rehearsal Directors
Tour Administration
Joy Ralph
Cherie Brennan / Millie Clark
Access Officer / Assistant Stage Manager
Floyd Konde
Production Assistant
Creative input during research & development
George Adams (La Petite Mort Theatre), Ben Duke (Lost Dog), Dan Huxley (ethnomusicologist), Caroline Leroy & Michael Pallandre (Collectif Pret a Porter), Thomas Noone, Chris Thorpe (Unlimited Theatre), Lenka Vagrenova and Dan Watson
Musical score
“Smalltown Boy” Written by Steve Bronski, Jimmy Somerville and Lawrence Cole. Published by Bucks Music Group Limited and BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited
“Grinding Halt” and “Hanging Garden” written by Simon Jonathan Gallup, Robert Smith, Laurence Tolhurst, Michael Stephen Dempsey (for Grinding Halt) and used by kind permission of Fiction Songs Limited
Supported by
Arts Council England, Farnham Maltings, New Theatre Royal Portsmouth, PASS – Circus Channel (Interreg), Pavilion Dance South West, The Point, University of Chichester (Department of Theatre) and University of Surrey
Additional thanks
St. George’s Church Portsmouth, Frensham Heights School, Joel Brown, Aya Kobayashi, TJ Lowe, KJ Mortimer, Femi Oyewole and all those who donated to our crowdfunder to get the set rebuilt following the theft of our touring van.