UPDATED Nov 2019: By popular demand, At Last returns for dates at Coventry’s Albany Theatre (29 November) and the Lion & Unicorn Theatre (3-7 December).
“A modern classic!” First raves and an OffWestEnd.com Offies Awards commendation are in for the world premiere of Proforca Theatre’s At Last. We’ve rounded up selected review highlights below. Don’t delay to book – this strictly limited season must finish at the Lion & Unicorn Theatre this Saturday 21 September.
A dark, brutal, almost verbatim-style selection of interconnected monologues, At Last tells the “what if” story of the aftermath of ten years of a totalitarian right-wing regime in the UK. It is a searing search for redemption and reconciliation in the rubble of a broken society, whilst questioning who we are when everything that makes us human is stripped away.
This is the story of when the world went mad.
It is time to tell the truth.
At Last.
At Last is co-written by James Lewis and Alexander Knott and helmed by Proforca artistic director David Brady with associate director Jess Barton. The cast for Proforca’s premiere production features Melissa Phillips, Anthony Fagan, Gemma Wray, Demelza O’Sullivan, David Angland, Michael Faulkner and Malcolm Jeffries (John).
At Last is accompanied by a response piece featuring the “expanded universe” of the story. At First, written by Hannah Bates and performed by Ciaran Lonsdale, is staged at specified performances.
At Last runs at the Lion and Unicorn Theatre, 42-44 Gaisford St, Kentish Town, London NW5 2ED from 10 to 22 September 2019 with performances Tuesdays to Saturdays at 7.30pm. Tickets are priced £12-14. CLICK HERE TO PURCHASE!
Review highlights
“Directed with incredible pace, precision and heartbreaking realism by David Brady with Jess Barton, At Last is played by a company at the top of their game… Without doubt, it is mission accomplished with At Last, in a production that is sublime at so many levels. Go!”
Everything Theatre – ★★★★★
Emily Pulham: “A stunning piece… A strong cast deliver a timely and thought-provoking insight into the aftermath of a political dystopia. It’s not to be missed… Seek this out, find it, watch it, and don’t stop thinking about it.”
Greg Stewart: “With an explosive story line and a first-rate cast, At Last cements itself as a modern classic… The use of projections, recorded ‘interviews’ and oppressive sound effects combine to create this totalitarian vision of Britain.”
Elaine Chapman: “James Lewis and Alexander Knott’s new play allows a terrifying glimpse into the way an event…could become a reality… Walking away from this production left me questioning how would I start to rebuild my own life should I be faced with a situation like this?”
Shyama Perera: “James Lewis and Alexander Knott’s dystopian new play, At Last…had me pinned to my seat with anxiety at times… At Last is driven by the first-person testimonies of seven characters, each complete in their own right… The cast is excedllent”
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