THE ISLAND

Archway Hospital, 2023

In THE ISLAND, enter a mysterious veterans’ clinic as a visitor, and unravel the circumstances of its patients for whom recovery seems eternal.

Photos by Steve Gregson

Based on the myth of Circe and Odysseus, The Island ran at a disused hospital complex in London. Audiences were invited to follow the daily routine of patients stuck in limbo, dutifully obeying their posted schedule day-in and day-out. As flickers of the patients’ memories returned, however, they began to push against the boundaries of the clinic - and of reality itself.

  • Written and Directed by Michael Bontatibus
    Stage Managers: Amy Ashcroft & Olivia Wolfenden
    Sound Design: Trey McGee
    Lighting Design: Ben Edwards
    Dance Choreography: Bonny Rose
    Fight Choreography: Marcello Marascalchi
    Intimacy Coordinator: Steve Brownlie
    Video Editing: Jimmy Bontatibus & Nate Lessler

    Featuring performances by Beckett Gray, Rufus Love, Jay Reum, Alexandra Scott, Leon Vien, Michael Stafford Wells, and Arden Winant.

    Additional performances by Karolina Komorowska, Tanjim Rahman, Eunice Namuche Villavicenio, Robert Wood, Carl Xie, Natalia Izquierdo, Robert Zabiti, Chelsey Ng, and Daniel Harray.

    Design support from Hardy Gru, Kate Page, Kat Stone, Aylin Altinelli, and Bruce Sharp.