Leaves of glass
by philip Ridley
Park Theatre
“that’s the way it works in this family, twist this, ignore the other, that’s how we fucking survive.”
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DIRECTOR Max Harrison
SET DESIGN Kit Hinchcliffe
COSTUME Kit Hinchcliffe
PRODUCER Zoe Weldon
LIGHTING Ben Jacobs
SOUND Emily Rose
ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR Katarina Fuller
CASTING Nadine Rennie CDG
DSM Brains
ASM Sacha Reece
FIGHT Lawrence Carmichael
MOVEMENT Sam Angell
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STEVE Ned Costello
BARRY Joseph Potter
DEBBIE Katie Eldred
LIZ Kacey Ainsworth
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East London. 2024.
Steven has always tried to be a good person. He works hard. He looks after his family. But, suddenly, everyone starts accusing him of things. His wife accuses him of being unfaithful. His mother accuses him of being coercive. And his brother, Barry, accuses him of… what exactly?
Barry won’t say. Or can’t. Or perhaps… Steven hasn’t done anything at all.
Following its critically-acclaimed and hit run at Park Theatre in May, Philip Ridley’s gripping four-hander of memory, manipulation, and power – now regarded as a modern classic – is back by popular demand.
Park theatre, May 2023
Yvonne Arnaud, June 2023
Hope mill mcr, June 2023
Park theatre, jan 2024
(Back by popular demand. sold out run.)
performance history
Reviews
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“exceptionally acted revival of Philip Ridley's merciless 2007 drama”
★★★★ Daily Mail
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“Max Harrison’s lean revival punches well above its weight”
★★★★ Daily Express
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"a masterclass in ominous understatement”
★★★★ The Stage
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“Enthralling intensity throughout”
★★★★ WhatsOnStage
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"theatre as it should be – an unforgettable experience.”
★★★★★ Theatre Weekly
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“The creatives have combined to provide atmospheres that accommodate the memories [...] that bring hours of joy or haunt and torture for a lifetime.”
★★★★★ Broadway Baby