CRITICALLY-ACCLAIMED, OFFIE-NOMINATED PROFORCA THEATRE COMPANY OPEN A BRAND-NEW SEASON OF WORK AT THE LION & UNICORN THEATRE WITH “FLASHBANG”
ABOUT FLASHBANG
noun: flashbang
1. a grenade that produces a bright flash and a loud noise so as to stun or disorient people without causing serious injury; a stun grenade.
Ryan and his gang were going to be mates forever.
Living their lives in the same cycle as everyone else in a little town 20 miles from anywhere that mattered.
Living for the next night out. Living for the weekend.
Getting into and out of trouble. Work. Pub. Sleep. Repeat.
Ryan and his gang have seen it all, done it all, lived it all. The nights they wished they could remember and the mornings after they’d rather forget.
Ryan and his gang were going to be mates forever.
But then came the night when everything changed.
Proforça Theatre Company returns with “Flashbang” – an exuberant, explosive and gut-punching rollercoaster ride through the ties that bind five best mates together, a world that revolves around a town where nothing ever happens, and what happens to those friends when that world gets blown apart.
Flashbang is written by James Lewis and Directed by Lion & Unicorn Theatre Artistic Director David Brady and brought to you by the critically-acclaimed team that brought you “At Last” [2019]. “Feel” [2018 / 19] and the Offie-Nominated "Lately" [2021]. Cast and additional creatives will be announced shortly.
CONTENT ADVISORY: Flashbang contains very strong language, loud noises, adult themes, drugs references and references to mental health & bereavement.
PRAISE FOR PROFORCA THEATRE COMPANY
PRAISE FOR “LATELY” [2022] – LION & UNICORN THEATRE & TOUR.
OFFIE NOMINATION **BEST NEW PLAY** [2021] – JAMES LEWIS
★★★★ “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
PRAISE FOR “AAAAA[FIVEA]” (2021) – LION & UNICORN THEATRE
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
★★★★ “With a beautifully realised stage alongside such powerful acting, AAAAA restores and revitalises my love for theatre” (A Younger Theatre)
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
FIND OUT MORE
Flashbang is performed at the Lion & Unicorn Theatre in Kentish Town from Sept 6th - 17th (7.30pm).
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 | #Flashbang.