Summer. Autumn. Winter. Spring. Staging Life and Death (Manchester University Press)

Between 2014 and 2016, Quarantine produced the first iteration of Summer. Autumn. Winter. Spring., an epic quartet comprising three live performances and one film. The full quartet premiered at the Old Granada Television Studios in Manchester in March/April 2016.
This illustrated volume is both a case study of the work, and an investigation into the various themes surrounding it. At the heart of the work is the human life cycle and our relationship with time: the processes of living and dying, the experience of looking backwards and forwards, of being in the present, and of reflection on the stags of life. This volume collects together a range of artists, producers and thinkers who have significant things to say about these important themes.

Simon Banham is Reader in Scenography and Theatre Design at Aberystwyth University. He is a founder member of Quarantine, and has created the scenography for all their productions since 1998.

Michael Brady is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Glasgow, and philosopher-in-residence for Quarantine.

Sarah Hunter makes and produces theatre and visual art. She has worked regularly with Quarantine as an artist, producer, and researcher.

Renny O'Shea is a co-founder of Quarantine, and has worked as director and dramaturg on many of their projects.