DirectorAlexander FerrisProducer Clemmie ForfarDesignerFrancesca Reidy

LightingDoug CurrieSoundDavid GregoryMovementVicki Manderson

Performed at Hotel Elephant, 1012 July and The Old Vic, 20 July 2014

Hello

Welcome to The Old Vic Community Companys first ever production, Housed by David Watson,

staged in the round at Hotel Elephant and The Old Vic.Made up of 30 performers and 45 backstage participants, the cast of Housed were all selected

for their raw talent and passion for their community. Im sure youll agree that its amazing to

see our friends, our next door neighbours, our colleagues take to the stage with courage and

conviction.What youre about to watch is the product of a year-long research phase during which we spoke

to over 200 Londoners, from landlords to housing officers to people who have first-hand

experience of homelessness, about the UK housing crisis. These testimonies went on to inform

the wonderfully rich and entertaining script that David has written. The work staged by The Old Vic Community Company has the same exceptional production

values as all of our main house shows and I would like to congratulate the creative team working

on Housed and director Alexander Ferris on all the skill and passion that has gone into creating

this ambitious show.Over the next two years we are building Londons largest inclusive theatre company. The work

we do through Old Vic New Voices is at the heart of our Theatres ethos, which since the days of

Emma Cons and Lilian Baylis has been about making theatre accessible, enjoyable and

inspirational for all.I hope you have a wonderful experience seeing this unique production. Come back and see us

again soon.My best

Kevin Spacey

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production acknowledgements thank youhoused production creditsCast in alphabetical orderLorna/Ensemble Amy WellsSiobhan Anne-Marie McAuleySon Benjamin HumphreyDeborah/ Maria/Ensemble Caron KehoeSaul Chuku ModuFather/Ensemble Craig AbbottClifford Emelie OdukweRose Emma McIntoshGrandad Gerry CarrollMother Harriet CoxScott Jack CondonGrandma Judith ArkwrightOlga Kassie McLuskieDaughter/Ensemble Kassius NelsonKathy/Ensemble Kate KellyAngelo Marco ZingaroSimon/Ensemble Matthew DurkanRyan Michael IdrisCurtis Michael SalamiMichelle/Ensemble Natasha ZapletalTerry Philip GillZara/Ensemble Priya SejpalSam Rob LloydPaul Robert MaclachlanLetitia/Ensemble Sorena FrancesAlysia Tania BatzoglouIleana/Ensemble Thea GajicJames Brauch Thom PettyAmy Zoe Zak

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Production Manager Angela BarrettTechnical Director Dominic Fraser*Executive Producer Steve WinterCompany Stage Manager Felix DunningDeputy Stage Manager Ella Bolton Costume Supervisor Caroline StevensProduction Carpenter Devin Stanfield Assistant Producer Laura Humphrey*Assistant Director Romana FlelloAssistant Director Simon RyninksMovement Assistant Emily BrayProject Assistant (RCSSD) Claire French Education and Community Manager Hannah Fosker*Old Vic New Voices Intern Mirain Jones*

Additional Original Music composed by Peter Humphrey

backstage Directing Andrea Pope, Nana Aboagye

DesignCatharine Green, Li Keegan, Sead Baliu, Simon Lambert, Sonoko Obuchi

Lighting and SoundDan Mills, Dean Martin Steers, Denis Erd, Joyce Abosi, Paul Macdonald, Sinta Tangkudung, Suren Seneviratne

Producing and MarketingAdolfo Espina, Anastasia Piguet, Gurvinder Bans, Liz Pagett, Margarita Pita, Miles Gibson, Millie Thorne, Nora Luppo

Stage Management and PropsBalesquida Menendez de Luarca, Daisy Kapeta, Gill Rossiter, Hazel Berry, Indira Sengupta, Maria Suarez, Omari Biriye, Patricia Bailey, Patricia Gilvaia, Phoebe Green, Sashana Bennett, Sonia Yiadom-Hut, Susan Mills, Tyrone Paul, Xun Ning Choong

Wardrobe, Hair and Makeup Aasia Qayum, Alejandro Martinez-Monge, Avril Ridge, Beatrice Kelly, Eileen Dacey, Iker Urcelay, Magdalene Lepri, Marketa Flynnova, Nancy Le Masurier

Hotel ElephantEstablished in 2009 in a warehouse in Elephant & Castle, they are a not for profit company providing space for arts and culture in Southwark.

Director Reuben Powell Gallery Director Emily Woodhouse

Our performance on Saturday 12 July at 3pm will be dedicated to Simon McGuinness, a lovely warm individual who will be sadly missed by everyone in The Old Vic Community Company.

Its been an astonishing journey of exploration and discovery. We have met so many extraordinary Londoners willing to share their stories and support the project in so many different ways.

Thanks to the following who were part of the research processAlexander Leschallas, Alison Pearce and all at Well London, All Saints Community Centre, ATD Fourth World, Blackfriars Advice Centre, Blanca Moran Caych, Brian Trainor, Brixton Community Base, Carol Kenna, Celia McNicholas, Coin Street Community Builders, Colin Lock, Community Links, Create Streets, Crisis, Davinia Khan, DNG Estate Agents, Eames Fine Art, East London Community Land Trust, Ellie Roberts, Froilan Legaspi, Gary Partridge, Helen Rice, Jenine Clarke, Jeremy Fennell, Jericho Road, Jess Steele, Jo Spagnoli, John Ryan, Julian Jephson, Kate Swade, Kemi Lofinmakin, Lambeth Living, Lara Akpojiyovwi, Laura Reynolds, Locality, Lola Ydelia Lopez Rodriguez, London Citizens, Maeve McGoldrick, Maria Angelica Valencia Bolantos, Mark Walton, Matthew Schmolle, Michelle Duffy, Mike Southon, Nadeira Khan, Nicholas Boys Smith, Nick Fearn, Oxford House, Pablo Cesar Gomez Medina, Paul Beaton, Peabody Trust, Ralston Johnson, Rebecca Eames, Rebecca Zipfel, Shona Phimister, Soulla Chrysostomou, Streatham Youth & Community Trust, Surrey Lane Peoples Organisation, Toby Blume, Tricia Zipfel, Vauxhall Gardens Community Centre and Vincent Eames

Thanks to the following who were part of the production processAbigail Langham, Alex Marks Estate Agents, ARC-UK Technologies Limited, Charlotte Limm, Chike and all at Waterloo Action Centre, Colette Murray, Dan Ashworth, Gary Thorne, Georgina Lamb, Granger Hertzog Props Supplies, Harry Ross, Inga Hurst and all at Frantic Assembly, Jerwood Space, Jon Abbott at Southwark Council, Kay Andrews and Tina Reetun at St Giles Trust, London Bubble, Louisa Fearnley, Marc Khachfe, Nikki Crane, Oddballs Juggling London, all staff at OneKX, Penny White, PULSE, RADA, Raymond Doherty, Reuben and Emily at Hotel Elephant, Rodger Bradburn and Helen Main, Scott Fleary, Shelter, Siobhan Davies Dance Studios, Sparknow Llp, Steve Winter, Tom Copley, Unicorn Theatre, White Light and Witherbys Lithoflow Printing

We would also like to thank Jim, Miriam, Steve, Tom and all staff at The Old Vic, our incredible company, the 1,281 people who came to audition and the 200+ Londoners whose collective contribution to the research and development phase provided the inspiration for Housed.

Audition Panel Alexander Ferris* Clemmie Forfar* Melanie Spencer Rachel Briscoe Steve Winter Vik Sivalingam

Audition Assistants Alexandra Sayer* Ben Gallagher Hannah Fosker* Janet Morris Kerrise Stewart Kristian Philips Laura Prior Liz Moon* Mirain Jones* Nari Blair Mangat Romana Flello Shaka Bunsie

Research TeamResearcher (Interviews) Naomi AlexanderResearcher (Workshops) James BlakeyResearch Assistant Romana Flello

Community Writers on Attachment Caroline James Colin Williams Elijah Marrs Mariam Hannah Warsame James Rushbrooke Jaswinder Blackwell-Pal Kam Sandhu

Audition and Rehearsal Photography Ben Carpenter Guilherme Zhlke OConnor Richard DavenportFilm Paul Whittaker

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* Old Vic Staff

Amy Wells Arts Administrator Lambeth, 32 Home is where theres love.

Anne-Marie McAuleyPrincipal/Drama Teacher/Actor Tower Hamlets, 39Home is where theres love and Rufus (my dog).

Benjamin HumphreyStudent Surrey, 16 Home is a roast dinner, tea and a biscuit on a rainy day.

Caron KehoeTeacher/Accountant Bromley, 50Home is wherever my children are.

Chuku ModuStudent Hounslow, 23 Home is where I can be a slob and get away with it (just about).

Craig AbbottFirefighter/Cab Driver Bromley, 35Home is comfortable, loving and fun.

Emelie OdukweStudent Southwark, 17Home is a place for fun, to relax and to rest.

Emma McIntoshFreelance Dance Teacher Lewisham, 26Home is bonnie Scotland with fresh air, familiar faces.

Gerry CarrollTeacher Haringey, 61Home is where I dont have to pretend to be someone else.

Harriet CoxActor/Singer/Clerk Barnet, 40Home is that place of solace, of refreshment and peace.

Jack CondonKnife Crime Awareness Actor Greenwich, 21Home isthe top of Shooters Hill in the sunshine.

Judith ArkwrightTeacher Southwark, 62Home is where we gather at the beginning and end of every day.

Kassie McLuskie Drama Teacher Lambeth, 54Home is somewhere to hide from the struggles of the world and dream.

Kassius Nelson Student Haringey, 16Home is comfortable and cosy, a place where I can feel relaxed.

Kate KellyDancer Wandsworth, 33Home is my comfort cave, my hideout, my little piece of heaven in our crazy world.

Marco ZingaroActor Southwark, 32Home is silence and time to enjoy people.

Matthew DurkanAccountant/Actor Wandsworth, 25 Home is somewhere I can feel at ease inside my mind.

Michael IdrisScheduling Executive Lewisham, 25Home is where you feel most at rest and safe.

Michael SalamiActor/Student Barking & Dagenham, 24Home is where family members can go back to and experience pure love.

Natasha ZapletalAdmin/Mum Southwark, 27Home is where you are loved.

Philip GillPersonal Trainer Lambeth, 54 Home is an oasis of calm; a retreat from the bustle of work and city.

Priya SejpalLawyer Hertfordshire, 27Home is where the heart is.

Rob LloydTrainer Waltham Forest, 27Home is where you can rest.

Robert MaclachlanUnemployed Camden, 29Home is the place where I can learn and grow.

Sorena FrancesFreelancer Southwark, 32 Home is where you feel safe. Tania BatzoglouActor/Dramatherapist Lambeth, 34 Home is where you can dream the wildest dreams.

Thea GajicStudent Croydon, 19Home is love, nostalgia and food.

Thom PettyDoctor Southwark, 33Home is where my books are in alphabetical order and I know where the teabags are kept.

Zoe ZakSelf-employed Westminster, 24Home is where peace and parties go hand in hand.

CAST

Aasia QayumWardrobeHounslowHome is... a place of comfort, relaxation and full of childhood memories.

Adolfo EspinaProducing / MarketingLewisham Home is... an essential place, a fundamental right for all human beings.

Alejandro Martinez-MongeWardrobeLambethHome is... where you can be yourself and feel safe and secure.

Anastasia PiguetProducing / MarketingHackneyHome is... a place where you feel safe, where it all starts and it all ends.

Andrea PopeDirectingBromley Home is... family and people living with differences.

Avril RidgeWardrobeTower HamletsHome is... where I can really chill!

Balesquida Menendez de LuarcaStage Management Islington Home is... a place where I can feel comfortable and free.

Beatrice KellyWardrobe / Make-upLambethHome is... security, comfort, escapism, reassurance, relaxation, be free, be me.

Catharine GreenDesign SouthwarkHome is... where I come back to after adventures to dream of my next.

Daisy KapetaStage Management HackneyHome is... a place to relax.

Dan MillsLightingWestminster Home is... your space that you treasure for all your life.

Dean Martin SteersSoundLambethHome is... an atmosphere where everyone gets on.

Denis ErdSound GreenwichHome is... the place that keeps your heart warm, keeps your world alive.

Eileen DaceyWardrobeLambethHome is... my refuge, a comfortable place to relax and entertain family and friends.

Gill RossiterStage Management Wandsworth Home is... a refuge from a busy life.

Gurvinder BansProducing / MarketingSouthwarkHome is... so much more than just bricks and mortar. Its my sanctuary from all the madness!

Hazel BerryStage Management SouthwarkHome is... lots of family getting together for Christmas and birthdays.

Iker UrcelayWardrobe / HairLambethHome is... where you can live with confidence and security.

Indira SenguptaStage ManagementHammersmith & Fulham Home is... where the heart is!

Joyce AbosiLightingHackneyHome is... where you should feel safe and secure. A place filled with laughter and abundance of love.

Li KeeganDesign Wandsworth Home is... where you have a family, pets and a space to call your own.

Liz PagettProducing / MarketingHaringey Home is... the luxury of knowing I have somewhere safe and warm to call my own.

Magdalene LepriWardrobeLambethHome is... somewhere you could spend your whole life searching for.

Margarita PitaProducing / MarketingHaringey Home is... where smiles come before thought!

Maria SuarezStage Management BrentHome is... a place full of happiness.

Marketa FlynnovaWardrobeRedbridge Home is... an important part of my life, a place full of understanding and love.

Miles GibsonProducing / MarketingSouthwarkHome is... a place where my rules apply.

Millie ThorneProducing / MarketingSouthwarkHome is... where the heart is!

Nana AboagyeDirectingBrentHome is... where you can be yourself.

Nancy Le MasurierWardrobeSouthwarkHome is... something you make.

Nora LuppoProducing / MarketingIslington Home is... where I am. Now its London.

Omari BiriyeStage Management SouthwarkHome is... a place where you grew up.

Patricia BaileyStage Management SouthwarkHome is... a place where you feel safe.

Patricia GilvaiaStage Management LambethHome is... my comfort zone.

BACKSTAGE

Paul MacdonaldLighting HounslowHome is... a place to live, a place to sleep, a lifestyle.

Phoebe GreenStage ManagementLambeth Home is... not necessarily a physical place but somewhere, something or somebody that makes us feel happiest.

Sashana BennettStage Management Kingston-Upon-ThamesHome is... the theatre, a place I feel comfortable enough to be myself around such talented people.

Sead BaliuDesignHackneyHome is... not a place.

Simon LambertDesign Tower HamletsHome is... a place of refuge, creativity and love.

Sinta TangkudungSoundTower HamletsHome is... somewhere to say its done for today, time for a break.

Sonia Yiadom-HutStage Management CroydonHome is... where I sleep, focus and think about everything.

Sonoko ObuchiDesign Kent Home is... where I wrap myself and family in a big blanket.

Susan MillsStage Management LambethHome is... my haven.

Tyrone PaulStage Management LewishamHome is... where my kids are.

Xun Ning ChoongStage Management CamdenHome is... a garden which you must fill.

Alexander FerrisDirectorAlexander has directed and assisted on productions at some of the most prominent theatres in the UK including Theatre Royal Plymouth, Sheffield Theatres, Sherman Cymru, Tricycle Theatre and the Arcola. He has established creative learning programmes at the Criterion Theatre, the Riverfront and Theatre Royal Bury St Edmunds. He is Artistic Director and co-founder of The Working Party who create experimental theatre for communities in south London. He is currently Associate Director of Old Vic New Voices, where he has produced over 20 projects and directed Platform, Dannys Deal and the award-winning Epidemic, a community musical about wellbeing.

David WatsonWriterDavid was a writer on The Old Vics first 24 Hour Plays: Old Vic New Voices. Other work includes: Pieces of Vincent (Arcola/Paines Plough); Flight Path (Bush/Out of Joint); and he is currently under commission to Birmingham Rep and Royal Court theatres. He has written numerous short pieces, including work for Only Connect, and is a BAFTA award-winning writer for the education drama L8R (BBC/Actorshop).

Clemmie ForfarProducerClemmie joined Old Vic New Voices in 2012 as a producer on The 24 Hour Plays: Old Vic New Voices. She is now producer for the Community Company as part of the BBC Fellowship. She co-founded Made By Brick in 2011; their work includes Responsible Other at Hampstead Theatre (2013). Other production credits include a yearlong residency as Associate Producer (The Yard Theatre, 2013) and Assistant Producer for Sixty-Six Books (Bush Theatre, 2011).

Vicki MandersonMovement DirectorVicki is a movement director, actress and dancer. She trained

at the Scottish School of Contemporary Dance and London Contemporary Dance School. Vicki is Associate Movement Director for Let the Right One In (National Theatre Studio/Royal Court/West End) and The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time (National Theatre/West End). Vicki is a performer and practitioner with Frantic Assembly. This autumn she will be touring In Time of Strife as an actress and Associate Movement Director with National Theatre of Scotland.

Francesca ReidyDesignerFrancesca is a freelance set and costume designer who started working on Old Vic New Voices community projects as a teenager. She is a graduate of RADAs set and costume design course. She was a Jerwood Young Designer in 2012 and has designed shows at venues including Hampstead, the Gate and the Unicorn as well as many site-specific projects.

David GregorySound DesignerDavid trained at the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama studying Sound and is inspired by classical opera and jazz. David designs for the touring company Propeller and had the joy of going all over the world with them over the past few years. Recently David has designed for the Belarus Free Theatre Company on their new devised piece Red Forest at the Young Vic.

Doug CurrieLighting DesignerDoug is a freelance lighting designer. Having worked for the Royal Shakespeare Company, the Barbican, and most recently The Old Vic as Head of Electrics, he is currently working on projects with London International Festival of Theatre, London School of Capoeira and the Battersea Arts Centre. Doug has worked on The 24 Hour Plays: Old Vic New Voices for the past five years and has designed for a variety of theatre, dance, music and festival projects.

CREATIVE TEAM

Clockwise from top left Andrea Pope, Thom Petty; Harriet Cox, Amy Wells, Emelie Odukwe, Jack Condon, Zoe Zak; Benjamin Humphrey, Rob Lloyd, Kate Kelly, Emily Bray, Craig Abbott and members of the company

Angela BarrettProduction ManagerAngela studied Theatre at Middlesex University, London and SUNY New Paltz, New York. She has worked as a producer/production manager for Young Irish Film Makers, Devious Theatre, Shakespeare in the House and Out for the Weekend, among others. She has also sailed the high seas with Disney Cruise Line. She is currently Assistant Production Manager at The Old Vic.

Felix DunningCompany Stage ManagerFor Old Vic New Voices: Epidemic; The TS Eliot US/UK Exchange; Snow White; Dannys Deal. Work as stage management includes: Dora the Explorer (Life Like Touring, Saudi Arabia, Russia, Egypt, Qatar and West End); Chin Chin (BKL); I Do (Dante or Die for the Almeida Festival); Hedda Gabler, Mrs Warrens Profession, An Hour and a Half Late, The Bargain, The Nutcracker, Alice Through the Looking Glass, and Around the World in 80 Days (all for Theatre Royal Bath).

Ella BoltonDeputy Stage ManagerElla studied at The BRIT School for Performing Arts and Guildhall School of Music and Drama. Recently she has company stage managed: Fascinating Aida (UK Tour); An Enemy of the People (Tour, Just Jones); Responsible Other (Hampstead Theatre, Made by Brick); Rubberbandits (Soho Theatre); Michaela Strachans Really Wild Adventures; and Numb: Simon Amstell (UK Tour).

Caroline StevensCostume SupervisorCaroline is currently studying Costume Production at Rose Bruford College. She has previously worked as costume supervisor for several youth theatre companies and as wardrobe assistant for the BBC and various short films in association with Yellow Balloon Productions. Housed is Carolines first leap into large-scale theatre.

Romana FlelloAssistant DirectorRomana is a freelance director and facilitator. She has worked in various educational and community settings, co-ordinating and delivering workshops, residencies and devising theatre. Romana has previously worked with Old Vic New Voices on their Schools Club programme and community workshops. Having directed two shows with the Arcola Theatres 60+ performance group, she is now devising a piece with their youth theatre.

Simon RyninksAssistant DirectorSimon is a theatre director and filmmaker. He has directed animations for the BBC, short films The Elevator Pitch and Red Onions (finalists of the Sundance London Short Film Competition 2014), theatre productions Judgement (Somerset House) and O Brave New World set within a disused shop in Shoreditch. Since 2013, Simon has assisted on shows at Hampstead Theatre, Yard Theatre and National Theatre Studio.

Emily BrayMovement AssistantEmily joined Old Vic New Voices as a performer in their community musical Epidemic in 2012 and then as a workshop facilitator on their Schools Club programme. Emily now works as Education Manager and Company Administrator for Tavaziva Dance, and creates work with multidisciplinary dance company, Dark Island Dance.

Claire French Project Assistant (RCSSD) Claire is currently researching verbatim, documentary and testimonial theatre as part of an MA in Applied Theatre at the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama. She is interested in rethinking approaches to community engagement within this field, and her work alongside Housed has provided for exciting innovations. She has also worked as a theatre director and creative producer.Clockwise from top left Matthew Durkan, Thea Gajic, Caron Kehoe; Margarita Pita and Xun Ning

Choong and members of the company; Tania Batzoglou, Craig Abbott, Priya Sejpal, Jack Condon

What does it mean to you to have your play performed on The Old Vic stage?DW: Its a beautiful space, and I think being in the round really adds something to a play like this, which is about trying to connect people with big issues. I did one of The 24 Hour Plays here, and mine was decidedly ropey, so its nice to come back with something a bit better nine years on!

Most of the cast are untrained. How does the rehearsal process differ because of this?AF: They are direct, unafraid to try things. Theres a real boldness to all of them, but then again they are incredibly talented people. The process has been really lovely.

Can anything be done to stop the housing crisis?DW: I got a sense there is real potential in very localised, small-scale housing associations, doing things like bidding to purchase derelict sites and turning them into affordable housing. Also, the choices we make as individuals: private landlords who are renting for profit dont have to rent at such extortionate prices.

AF: Building more housing is a very obvious answer. But I think theres something to be said about how we distribute housing, actually its not a question of not enough houses, but of poor distribution. I also think rent controls are a great idea, but of course lots of people disagree.

What next for you afterHoused?DW: Im collaborating on a short piece called The Man Who Almost Killed Himself, which is about Uganda and will be playing at the Edinburgh festival. Im also writing plays for the Royal Court and Birmingham Rep.

And for the Community Company?AF: A couple of things. Our community writers are putting together some short monologues based on the housing issue and inspired by the play. Were also looking ahead to next years production about the ageing population, focusing on perceptions of older people, and trying to challenge some of those perceptions; the idea of loneliness, for example. There is also, interestingly, a housing aspect to it; the housing issue permeates everything.

Is there a housing crisis?In short, yes! This can be attributed to a number of reasons: firstly, the rate at which houses/flats are being built has been ridiculously slow in the past few years and demand is by far outstripping supply; and so house prices are increasing by the day now, making them even more unaffordable for the majority of people. Its a big vicious circle.

How has the housing market changed in the last ten years?The housing market has dramatically changed in the last ten years, from a booming market in 2007 where prices peaked. Then credit dried up during the crash of 2008 while the UK was in a recession, followed by the emergence of massive increase in prices and demand again at the tail end of 2013.

Have you noticed a significant change in the last year?A significant change has occurred in the last 12 months where prices in areas of London have jumped in excess of 20% and where you would see over 100 people viewing a single property on a single viewing opportunity. And in the majority of cases, offers in excess of the asking price are being achieved.

How has this affected business?Our business has seen a large drop in the number of properties being marketed. The increased demand has seen many agents come on to the sales market to capitalise on the situation, so the slice of the pie has massively decreased.

How does this affect you personally?Many people believe that this market has been very profitable to many agents, and in part it has been, but generally across the board most agents have struggled in this market.

What would you propose as a solution to the current climate? A solution would be to get to the root of the problem and this would be to relax planning laws for larger developments and allow or promote more building of houses and flats.

As a Londoner, how has London changed since you were a kid living at home?Our parents purchased their first home for 25,000 whereas our first purchase was 400,000. Our income has nowhere near risen close to property prices.

What does home mean to you?Home means a cooked meal, no headache and a TV.

So, why choose the housing crisis as the subject for the first production for The Old Vic Community Company?Alexander Ferris: We conducted a year of research and development with the local community, speaking to hundreds of people, and found that a lot of the issues raised involved ideas of justice and injustice. So we held Bootcamps, improvising scenes around the topic and, each time, found a focus on people being evicted or becoming victims of the bedroom tax.

Its just so pertinent, especially in London, because of the nature of house prices. Upon finishing the first read-through of the play, two people put up their hands and said Im going to be homeless at the end of the month, does anyone have anywhere I could stay? It really hit home that its not just some political thing, housing affects everyone, and in a very immediate way.

Every day a shocking new statistic about the housing crisis is printed in the media. During your research, what was the most shocking or surprising thing you learnt?David Watson: The sheer volume of people

coming into housing offices who were at immediate risk of becoming homeless was quite shocking, which I learnt through interviews with housing advisors and officers. I was also struck by the prevailing influence of Thatcherism, in terms of turning housing from being a public service to a private commodity. Things like Right to Buy helped create this myth that Britain had always been a nation of home-owners, but actually most people were renting up until quite late in the last century and, according to the National Housing Federation, in the early 1970s about 20% of the top earners were living in council housing!

AF: Davids included this staggering statistic in the play. He says that if the price of food had risen at the same rate as the price of housing, then a bunch of bananas would cost 8.41. I read somewhere that a chicken would cost about 57. It shows how ridiculous housing prices are.

You auditioned 1,281 people for Housed. What were you looking for in the process?DW: We wanted people who were inspired by the subject matter, and by the idea of

Director Alexander Ferris and writer David Watson talk about the genesis of our inaugural Community Company production, and why the story needs to be told.

ON THE MARKET

North London estate agent Anthony Georgiou shares his views on the London housing market

HOW HOUSED WAS BUILT

becoming part of a community company. In the play a few characters have stories that run all the way through, but its not really driven by a particular lead. Hopefully everyone has a moment to shine.

AF: And it was incredibly hard to choose. We were confronted by so many extraordinary people. We tested peoples skills quite vigorously in several rounds of auditions. The first round was very unusual for lots of people, we wanted to treat it like a workshop it wasnt like an audition for The X Factor. The people who ended up coming through the process showed a natural ability for making an impact just by walking on stage. They have an awareness about them when working with others, and an openness and responsiveness.

The play isnt verbatim, but it is based on a great deal of research and interviews. How much of each character is based on a real piece of research, and how much is your creation?DW: A bit of both. Sometimes it was just a throwaway comment that would spark a character or story. All the characters are a bit larger than life; the research was so broad and yet so detailed, the style of the play had to be quite broad-brushstroke to try and get everything in.

AF: For me, the research was key. Every person we spoke to and every person who attended our workshops has assisted a great deal in making this project what it is. Theyve shown us how many more stories we could have told; the play focuses on five or six narratives, but to be able to do this we needed the background created by the breadth of research.

DW: True. I actually spent a lot of time taking the content from the interviews and matching the stories to the performers involved.

AF: We ran workshops with the cast, not just for the sake of the play, but also to see how people interacted, who worked well together, what combinations clicked. This ensured that there was an excellent shorthand between David writing a scene, me directing it and the actors performing it; a lot of the background work had already been done to discover the strengths of each component.

David Watson and Alexander Ferris Photos by Katherine Rothman and iStockphoto

W e are currently suffering a housing crisis that is slowly but steadily turning

into a disaster. Many try to bury their heads in the sand and pretend it isnt happening. Often those people are part of a small, shrinking group who own property outright and/or are landlords themselves and have been making great profits in recent years.

For the large, growing majority of people in Britain, for the roofless, the homeless, for almost everyone who rents especially those who rent privately, and for many with mortgages, housing circumstances are worsening. What little wealth most of these people have is shrinking, while their costs are escalating.

The real cost of the living crisis is tied to the cost of housing and the low quality of what we get for such a high, rising cost. In January 2014 the Financial Times suggested that in the last five years the equity of mortgage holders in Britain had fallen by 169 billion, while that of landlords had risen by a massive 245 billion. The vast bulk of this gain will have gone to only a minority of landlords, secured at a great cost to millions of others.

A tiny number of people benefit greatly from austerity Britain, whilst an even smaller number enrich themselves beyond most peoples

wildest dreams. We need to step back, see where we truly are, and understand how we got here. Collectively we could all be so much better housed for so much less.

Housing does not cost as much as we pay. Landlords do not spend the majority of our rent maintaining the properties we live in, whilst rents are often higher than mortgages. Mortgages are enormous because housing prices are so high, but we are fooled into believing that they are not high because we are told interest rates are low.

But the money we borrow must still be paid back. A huge amount of money borrowed at low rates of interest creates just as much profit for the bank as smaller debt at higher interest rates did in the past. And when interest rates rise what then will happen?

Our housing market is fuelling a prince and pauper future. The richest tenth of families have more than 100 times as much housing wealth as the poorest tenth. As a result rich and poor children in Britain lead parallel lives: their paths rarely cross and their perception of what is normal is easily distorted. The poor believe that the rich must be happy. The rich believe that the poor must be dangerous.

The average house price in London rose by more than 40,000 last year, much more than most working

Londoners annual income. Rents are rising even faster than house prices, and even in areas where prices have fallen, rents have mostly risen. The BBC took a couple with a child living on 22,000 a year (about average) and found that in a third of England they would have to spend at least 35% of their annual income on rent, even for the cheapest property in the area. Alternatively, if they risked rising interest rates and took out a mortgage, they could not afford to buy even the cheapest property on the market in almost 30% of England.

Often people suggest that building is the solution. But a major reason we have such a dire housing crisis is that older, richer people are using their properties in the most inefficient manner. The best off 10% now have, on average, five times as many rooms in their homes per person as the worst off 10%. This ratio exceeds that of the Downton Abbey times of maximum former inequality in 1921.

What has happened since 2008 was largely unanticipated. The landlords did not plan to increase their wealth so quickly, with such devastating effects on young families looking for stability. However, they currently run the risk of gaining the reputation of bankers. A lot needs to change in housing in Britain soon, because we are not where we planned to be.

more than bricks & mortar Danny Dorling is a Professor of Geography at the University of Oxford. Here, in an article based on an extract from his 2014 book All That is Solid: The Great Housing Disaster, he argues that collectively we could all be so much better housed for so much less.

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London is in the grip of a housing crisis. Nearly everyone accepts this. Yet the problem gets worse every day.

Home is at the centre of most peoples lives. If you dont have a decent place to live, or if youre constantly worrying about being able to pay the rent each month, the effects can be devastating. Poor housing affects peoples mental and physical health and the educational outcomes of children. Once we start to get housing right, many other problems begin to resolve themselves.

The problem is that houses are increasingly seen as assets or commodities to make money from rather than homes for people to live and raise a family in. The gulf between those who own property and those who do not is constantly widening.

Fewer than half of Londoners now own their own home in a country which is traditionally famed for its obsession with home ownership. A quarter of Londoners now rent from a private landlord. Those of us who rent privately are in the most precarious position; we face short tenancies, unpredictable rent increases, retaliatory eviction for making legitimate complaints and rip-off lettings agency fees.

Few other western European nations allow landlords such untrammelled rights. Most have some form of rent regulation, restrictions on the ability of landlords to evict good tenants and long tenancies. With growing numbers of people renting for longer, and with a big increase in the number of families with children renting from private landlords, it is time that we imported some of these ideas from the Continent. The status quo is quite simply untenable.

Ultimately the real roots of the current housing crisis lie in the simple fact that we have not built enough homes each year in this country for the last three decades. The Thatcher Governments decision to choke off the supply of new council housing is in a large part responsible for this. In 1979 councils were building around a third of the new homes each year in Britain. By the end of the 1980s this had been reduced to a trickle. The private sector and housing associations never filled the gap that was left.

Following reforms enacted by the last government, some London councils are now building new council housing for the first time in decades. This is very welcome, but they could be doing so

much more. The current government has placed an arbitrary cap on the ability of councils to borrow to build new homes. If this cap were to be lifted, councils would be able to borrow responsibly to their full potential to build even more homes. Over time this debt would be repaid via the rental income from the properties.

The private sector too has to step up and deliver more homes. But these homes must be the right sort of homes; affordable to Londoners on low and middle incomes and the kind of housing people want to live in. Most people dont want to live in tower blocks, yet developers are throwing up more and more tall buildings. Studio flats are being sold for more than 1 million in a new skyscraper called One Blackfriars before it has even been built. Can anyone seriously argue that this is genuinely satisfying the housing needs of ordinary Londoners?

Londons property market is great if youre an investor or property speculator. Its appalling if youre an ordinary person trying to get a decent, affordable place to live. London is the greatest city in the world. The housing crisis is the biggest threat to its future.

is londons future under threat? London Assembly member for Labour, Tom Copley addresses what he believes is at the heart of the London housing crisis

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