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Spring Season 2023

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Spring Season 2023

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The Production Exchange and Park Theatre present the World Premiere of 

On The Ropes

By Vernon Vanriel and Dougie Blaxland
Fri 6 Jan - Sat 4 Feb


On the Ropes is an uplifting musical drama telling the extraordinary story of Vernon Vanriel who arrived in the UK as part of the Windrush Generation, and rose to prominence as one of the most charismatic and influential Black British boxers of the 70s and 80s. 

In 2005, having lived in North London for 43 years, Vernon found himself trapped in Jamaica. What followed was a bare-knuckle fight for his right to citizenship with the British Home Office. 

On The Ropes is a celebration of how courage, dignity and a fighting spirit can triumph over prejudice and injustice. 

 

OnBook Theatre in association with Park Theatre presents the UK Premiere of

The Elephant Song

By Nicolas Billon

Wed 18 Jan - Sat 11 Feb

A psychiatrist suddenly disappears from a mental health unit. A young patient of the hospital, Michael, is suspected to be involved in his disappearance.
 
In a turbulent power struggle with the hospital director Dr. Greenberg, Michael attempts to barter the truth for his potential freedom, with devastating consequences. Fraught with mind games and verbal tugs-of-war, The Elephant Song is a cat-and-mouse game that will keep you guessing until its haunting conclusion.

 

Park Theatre presents the World Premiere of

Winner's Curse

By Daniel Taub with Dan Patterson
Wed 8 Feb - Sat 11 Mar

Helmed by the nation’s much-loved presenter Clive Anderson, Winner’s Curse is a brand-new show that combines humour and audience interaction to take you behind the scenes of a high stakes international peace talk. 
 
Two countries are locked in battle over a strip of land when a fragile ceasefire provides a chance for peace. Over the negotiating table, cynical diplomats, idealistic peacemakers and meddling mediators try to navigate a perilous path to agreement.
 

Written by experienced diplomat Daniel Taub (former ambassador and Middle East peace negotiator) with comedy writer/producer Dan Patterson (Mock the Week, Whose Line is it Anyway, The Duck House).

 

Grace Nelder and Lucas A. Ferrara in association with Park Theatre present the World Premiere of

The Beach House

By Jo Harper
Wed 15 Feb - Sat 11 Mar

A tender new play that explores the fragility of female relationships as three women grapple with motherhood, sisterhood and distractions. Until a betrayal exposes their secret desires...

Conceived against an ever-changing coastal backdrop, The Beach House explores the crisis of becoming a parent, knotted bonds between two sisters and the endurance of love.

The Beach House was shortlisted for Liverpool Hope Playwriting Prize.

 

James Seabright in association with Jason Haigh-Ellery and Park Theatre presents the Birmingham Rep production of

The Way Old Friends Do

By Ian Hallard
Directed by Mark Gatiss
Wed 15 Mar - Sat 15 Apr

In the late 1980s, two school friends from Birmingham tentatively come out to one another: one as gay, the other as an ABBA fan. Nearly thirty years later, a chance meeting sets them on an exciting new path, and they decide to form the world’s first ABBA tribute band – in drag. 
 
Tender and laugh-out-loud funny in equal measures, this heartfelt story will appeal to anyone who understands how it feels to be a fan: of ABBA or of anyone.
 

Park Theatre and Hope Mill Theatre present

ANIMAL

By Jon Bradfield from a story by Jon Bradfield and Josh Hepple
Wed 19 Apr - Sat 20 May

Meet David – gay, disabled and profoundly horny. He can’t eat, drink or shower by himself – let alone the rest. Totally inexperienced, he embarks on a sexual and romantic odyssey, armed with a fierce brain and impressive nudes (that he has to get someone else to take). Can David keep it casual while relying on round-the-clock care? 
 
Hilarious, challenging and heart-breaking, ANIMAL won the inaugural Through The Mill Prize (Hope Mill Theatre supported by Jonathan Harvey), and was shortlisted for the Papatango Prize.

Jon Bradfield co-wrote Above The Stag Theatre's acclaimed series of queer adult pantomimesand he wrote Missing Alice for the BBC and Old Vic. Josh Hepple is an activist with severe cerebral palsy. He has a masters in law and teaches at various universities. He has been a theatre reviewer, and is an equality trainer and a writer-journalist at The Guardian and Huffington Post. 

 

Park Theatre and Ostara Chamber Players present

Coffee, Croissant and a Concert

Sun 18 Dec, Sun 22 Jan, Sun 26 Feb, Sun 26 March, Sun 23 April, Sun 28 May and Sun 25 June

Born during the lockdown, four local musicians - Judith Busbridge, Penny Driver, Sijie Chen, Lucy Waterhouse - formed an ensemble with a string quartet at its core, playing in the street to lift the spirits of their Finsbury Park neighbours. Having now moved a few doors down to Park 200, the quartet are delighted to be presenting a new series of classical concerts. 
 
The ensemble includes some of London’s top chamber musicians – between them they are regulars at the Royal Opera House, London Symphony Orchestra, London Mozart Players and the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment – and, they’ll be inviting some esteemed musicians to join them.

Each 60-minute concert includes well-loved chamber works with some shorter, contrasting pieces – all played in a relaxed vibe- perfect for the whole family. Join us for an uplifting Sunday morning while enjoying coffee with friends.