[COLD toured in 2001]

A black comedy in which a psychiatrist battles to understand four psychotic young men in his care and the rising tide of his own mental dysfunction.

Directed by RACHEL ASHTON; designed by ANDREW WOOD; lighting design DAVE HILL with music composed by OLLY FOX

Cast PHILL GREGG, ANDREW FULLARD, PAUL JENKINS, CHRISTIAN HILL and JOHN HALL

'If there's something stirring in new theatre from the North of England, then the Ashton Group from Barrow-in-Furness in Cumbria must be one of the more exciting elements in that change'. The Scotsman

'. . . had the audience spellbound. . . a beautiful work of art.'
North West Evening Mail

'A gripping piece of theatre with humour, pathos, and careful observation. The Ashton Group is a real emerging talent in the North and the partnership with writer Peter Straughan for Cold has produced touring theatre of real quality. '
Andrew Dixon, Chief Executive, Northern Arts