PLAY / FILM HYBRID
The Silence and the Noise (2022)
Directed by Elle White and Rachel Lambert
Ben and Daize are teenagers either side of a county line. Drug runner and daughter of an addict. As the adult world around them becomes deadly dangerous, do these natural enemies have it in them to save each other? The film tells an urgent, relevant story with warmth and humour, speaking to audiences about deprivation, love, betrayal and hope. A creative exploration of filming a play, discovering where film and theatre meet, by industry-leading rural arts companies Pentabus and Rural Media.
Trigger Warnings: Strong language, with some references to violence, drug use and domestic abuse.
Release date: 2022
Country: United Kingdom
Runtime: 62 min
Language: English
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Filming locations: Hereford, UK
Director Elle White and Rachel Lambert
DP Luke J Collins
Camera Alessandro Repetti
Producer Julie Colman
Writer Tom Powell
with
Daize Rachelle Deidrecks
Ben William Robinson
crew
1AC CamA Callum Neville
1AC CamB Raff Libson-Hochenberg
Gaffe David Anderson
Sound Recordist James Clark
Sound Design Justin Dolby
Composer Billy Lambert
Exec Producer Grant Black
for RURAL STUDIOS
Rachelle Diedericks
Lead - Daize
Rachelle Diedericks trained at The Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts.
Theatre credits include:
The Crucible and Our Generation (National Theatre);
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child (London’s West End, Palace Theatre).
TV and film credits include: Andor (2022), This Time Next Year (2024) and National Theatre Live: The Crucible (2023). Speechless (ABC);
How to Lose Your Virginity (feature).
Theatre credits include: Britannicus (Lyric Hammersmith); Bacon (Finborough Theatre). TV and film credits include: Masters of the Air (Apple TV); Cuffs (BBC); Que Sera (short); Femme (short); Queens (short).
William Robinson
Lead - Ben
His theatre credits include Julius Caesar (RSC), Britannicus (Lyric Hammersmith Theatre), Bacon (Finborough Theatre – Offie Winner for Best Performance in a Play), and Romeo and Juliet (Young Shakespeare Company). His television credits include The Silence & the Noise, Masters of the Air, and Cuffs. Robinson was also an Ian Charleson Award Finalist in 2023.
