no miracles here
Tighten your laces, look to the band and don't let your knees hit the ground
Ray is a young man with a big night ahead of him. Led by his very own backing band, The Raylettes, he's going to dance. A tale of resilience, strength and the need to just stay on your feet, The Letter Room present a sweat soaked marathon with a Northern Soul. Packed with live music and wall-to-wall dancing, No Miracles Here is an anthem to feeling alive and keeping the faith.
Made in association with Mind, with support from the Royal Shakespeare Company, Northern Stage, Shoreditch Town Hall and New Wolsey.
Director - Meghan Doyle
Lighting Designer - Kevin Tweedy
Sound Designer - Nick Williams
Movement Directors - Martin Hylton, Maria Crocker & Alex Tahnee
Songs & Lyrics - The Letter Room
Costume - Sam Fisher
Cast - Michael Blair, Alice Blundell, Maria Crocker, Meghan Doyle, Stan Hodgson, Alex Tahnee
Trailer - Ross McAdam, The Other Richard
Production Photography ©Topher McGrillis
By Lee Mattinson & The Letter Room
Edinburgh Fringe (2017) & National Tour (2019)
Plays about mental health issues may be ubiquitous at the Fringe but No Miracles Here adopts such an unusual and engaging approach to the subject that it’s difficult not to sit up and take notice. It doesn’t begin to suggest a cure but it does remind us that the longer you dance, the easier you’ll find the choreography.
The Stage ★★★★
No Miracles Here succeeds in creating those rare moments of transcendent bliss that the best type of art elicits from an audience, moments where you are taken up from yourself and filled with sheer joy, wonder and awe at what you are witnessing before you, because it seems impossible. Those moments remind you why you fell in love with theatre in the first place.
Broadway Baby ★★★★★
No Miracles Here is a beautiful story of triumph over adversity which will help you start the day with a smile on your face and a determination not to let your knees hit the floor.
Theatre Weekly ★★★★
