PERFORMED AS PART OF “FROM THE CITY TO THE SEA” - A SPECIAL DOUBLE BILL CELEBRATION - FEB 2023

**NOMINATED FOR AN OFFIE FOR "BEST NEW PLAY" - OFFWESTEND.COM**

“The Monster Always Wins, Right?”

Cal & Alf. Callum & Alison. They were supposed to be part of each other’s lives forever, if only the universe had let things happen the way they should. 

But whoever they were before, they’re different people now, and the problem with living here is that is always pulls you back again, no matter how hard you try to get away. 

And the universe that sent them spinning into free-fall throws them together again when the girl who ran away comes back to find out what happened to the boy who didn’t want to leave. 

And the question that the universe needs to answer most of all now is - Whatever happens to those bits of us we leave behind and thought we’d lost forever? 

Proforca Theatre Company presents “Lately” by James Lewis, directed by David Brady, which makes its debut at the Lion & Unicorn Theatre in September 2021, an intimate, emotional story about the places we can never escape from, the dreams we never realise and the people that bring us back down to earth again.  

Proforca Theatre Company is the managing company in residence at the Lion & Unicorn Theatre, Kentish Town. Lately is a brand new piece of work for the company, following the critically acclaimed "Feel" (2018-19 Lion & Unicorn Theatre & Tour) and the award nominated "At Last" (2019) and "AAAAA [FiveA] (2020) - (Lion & Unicorn & Albany Theatre Coventry). 

CONTENT ADVISORY: Contains very strong language, adult themes and discussions of suicide. 

PRAISE FOR PROFORCA THEATRE COMPANY

PRAISE FOR “LATELY” (2021/23)

OFFIE NOMINATION (OFFWESTEND.COM) - BEST NEW PLAY

★★★★ “It’s a tough show full of tough themes, but it has a heart as big as the moon over Thailand” View from the Cheap Seat

★★★★ “Lately is beautiful moving storytelling. It’s real life. It’s excellent theatre” - London Theatre Reviews

★★★★ “The beautiful lyrical script was a pleasure to hear. The work is cleverly circular with a lot of ground covered in between” - London Pub Theatres

★★★★ “A beautiful and personal drama, Lately’s themes of wanting to escape both physically and mentally from your life are relatable of so many levels” - Everything Theatre

★★★★ “This is such an exquisite and sensitively written play I would happily have spent another evening in its company - View From the Outside

★★★★ “When given such extremely fine treatment as it is here, this thoughtful and moving play certainly demands to be seen.” - London Living Large

“Writing, direction & performances of the highest quality, with a story thats infinitely relatable.” - Theatre Things

PRAISE FOR “AAAAA [FIVEA]” (2021) – LION & UNICORN THEATRE & ALBANY THEATRE, COVENTRY

Standing Ovation Nomination (London Pub Theatres)

★★★★★ “A tour-de-force performance by Daniel Rainford in an unfolding mystery with nods to love, paper aeroplanes and a classic line about seagulls.” – London Pub Theatres

★★★★ “A sharp and intriguing journey exploring another component into what makes us human – Theatre & Art Reviews (Elaine Chapman)

★★★★ “With a beautifully realised stage alongside such powerful acting, AAAAA restores and revitalises my love for theatre” (A Younger Theatre) 

★★★★ “Fits beautifully in the Proforca canon of work that explores the minutia of love, life, happiness and emotion… God we’ve missed you!” (View from the Cheap Seat) 

PRAISE FOR “AT LAST” (2019) – LION & UNICORN THEATRE & ALBANY THEATRE, COVENTRY

Standing Ovation Nomination (London Pub Theatres)

OffComm Nomination (OffWestEnd.com) 

Top Ten New Plays (London Theatre Reviews) ★★★★★ - "…a stunning piece. Seek this out, find it, watch it, and don’t stop thinking about it" - Everything Theatre

★★★★★ - "At Last is a powerfully moving play. It is also a terrifying parable for the age we live in." - View from the Cheap Seat

★★★★★ - "Directed with incredible pace, precision and heart-breaking realism…At Last is played by a company at the top of their game" - The Review Chap

PRAISE FOR “FEEL” (2018 / 19) – LION & UNICORN THEATRE, THE SPACE & OTHERS

★★★★★ -  "An Extraordinary evening's entertainment as it hops between being ingeniously witty and soul-wrenchingly moving" - The Spy In The Stalls

★★★★★ -  "Feel is a wonderful play about the emotional brutality of knowing that it is our imperfections that make us. I came away moved to tears by this simple and beautiful play.” - Plays To See

★★★★★ - "James Lewis’ writing is raw and unforgiving… Feel as a play is a joy to watch. And Proforca Theatre is a company to watch too." – My Theatre Mates 

CAST:

CALLUM / CAL: Fred Wardale
ALISON / ALF: Lauren Ferdinand

PRODUCTION TEAM:

WRITTEN BY: JAMES LEWIS
DIRECTED BY: DAVID BRADY
ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR: JESS BARTON
ORIGINAL MOVEMENT BY: LUCY GLASSBROOK
CASTING DIRECTOR: SUZY CATLIFF
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: DAVID BRADY
MARKETING DESIGN: THE HAUS OF LEWIS
PUBLIC RELATIONS: MATTHEW PARKER
ADDITIONAL MARKETING: MY THEATRE MATES
PRODUCTION PHOTOGRAPHY: PROFORCA THEATRE COMPANY
PRODUCTION MASCOT: EDDIE THE DOG

THE PRODUCERS WISH TO THANK: