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StoryFest: Bin Girl

Wednesday 23rd & Thursday 24th July, 7pm
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By Lauren O’Rourke
Directed by Matt Harrison

Wednesday 23 & Thursday 24 July, 7pm

Set against the backdrop of the Birmingham bin strikes, Bin Girl explores who’s to blame and the limits to female solidarity in a comic new drama written by NYT alum and Drifters and Henpocalypse! star Lauren O'Rourke and directed by NYT alum Matt Harrison (The Fall), former Bryan Forbes REP Director.

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StoryFest 2025 is sponsored by STUDIOCANAL and Urban Myth Films.

We would also like to thank Microsoft for their support of StoryFuture; our principal supporters Arts Council England as well as all of NYT's Centre Stage Supporters, Investors in Talent and Friends. NYT would also like to thank the Midlands Arts Centre

Meet the Team

Lauren O’Rourke

Writer

Matt Harrison

Director

Comanche Inangorore (she/her)

Bin Girl

Rhys Bishop (he/him)

Bin Worker / Tom / Ensemble male voices:

Kijana Mihajlovski (she/her)

Kelly

Sophie Doran (she/her)

Janet

Thomas Perry (he/him)

Eddie

Malachy O’Callaghan (he/him)

Councillor Smythe

Elliot Drummond (he/him)

Boss

Ava Byrne (she/her)

Rachel

Meera Joshi (she/her)

Councillor Brady / Wendy Jones

Sasha Jagsi (she/her)

Amy

Christopher Lee (he/him)

Collins

Shekinah Singh (she/her)

Trad wife / Clara Levitt

Michael Porter (he/him)

Dean

Crew

Writer Lauren O'Rouke she/her
Director Matt Harrison he/him
Movement Director Gabrielle Nimo
Production Manager Meghan Sorohan she/they
Company Stage Manager Fana Sunley-Smith she/her
Stage Manager Sophy Leys-Johnston she/her
Wellbeing Worker Jay Mailer
Wellbeing Worker Hannah Zoé Ankrah
Production Technician Ceri Benjamin they/them
Production Technician Jen Garland
NYT Technical Manager & Associate Lighting Designer Ashley Bolitho
Sound Designer and Programmer Ben Osborn he/him
Lighting Designer and Programmer Han Sayles they/ them
Costume Supervisor Bolu Dairo she/her
Wardrobe Manager Tayla Hanrahan
Wardrobe Manager Ethan Bailey Smith he/him
Other technical member roles
Member Stage Manager Lauren-Eve Martin
NYT Member Shadowing (Lighting) Katie Yau
NYT Member Shadowing (Lighting) Isha Bah
NYT Member Shadowing (Sound) Charlie Traynor