WRITTEN BY: JAMES LEWIS
DIRECTED BY: DAVID BRADY
TUES 7TH – SAT 18TH SEPT 2021 | 7.30PM [SAT MATINEE 2.30PM]
THE LION & UNICORN THEATRE | WWW.THELIONANDUNICORNTHEATRE.COM
PRESS NIGHT: THURSDAY 9TH SEPTEMBER 2021 | 7.30PM
Proforca Theatre Company is pleased to announce that replacing the postponed “Flashbang” in our schedule for Autumn / Winter 2021 is “Lately” by James Lewis - 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.
ABOUT LATELY
“You’ve never been on your own, you always just thought you were…”
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 it 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 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.
CAST & CREATIVES: The cast will alternate at each performance. Please check listings for cast appearances (Cast & further production team TBA)
PRAISE FOR PROFORCA THEATRE COMPANY
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
FIND OUT MORE
“Lately” is performed from Tuesday 7th – Saturday 18th September 2021 and kicks off an exciting new season of work at the Lion & Unicorn Theatre. Tickets for all performances available now from the theatre’s Box Office (www.thelionandunicorntheatre.com).
In keeping with our ethos of making all our shows the run of the show will commence with a special “Pay What You Feel” Performance on Tuesday 7th September. (More details on our website).
For more information about Proforca Theatre Company visit our website which is www.proforca.co.uk or follow us on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook @ProforcaTheatre.
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