Condescending friends and parents with better social lives than their 20-something children – it’s all part of comic drama Boomerang, running at the King’s Head Theatre this week. Take a look at these snippets, filmed in rehearsal, then book your tickets!
Written and directed by Ivana Mazza-Coates and Madeleine Shenai, Boomerang runs at the Islington venue from 15-19 May 2019.
Boomerang, which plays out in real time, explores the complexities of mother-daughter relationships, repression and exploration of sexuality, and the loss of a friendship. It analyses the ‘Boomerang Generation’, who are desperate for independence and competitively ambitious, but struggle to take on the responsibilities of growing up, and leaves you debating, reflecting on and scrutinising the intensities of what friendship really means.
Playwrights Ivana Mazza-Coates and Madeleine Shenai met while studying drama at Bristol University. The first seeds of their work on Boomerang was seen at a scratch night at the Park Theatre in 2016. It has since grown to become the production staged at the King’s Head Theatre this month.
Megan Purvis, Alice Kerrigan, Nicola Wright and Daniel Higley star in Boomerang, which is already proving a popular show at the King’s Head.
Friday and Saturday sold out. A few tickets left for Wednesday and Thursday!! https://t.co/SAgol9kxbL
— Boomerang (@Boomerang_2019) May 14, 2019
Boomerang is produced by Paula McGann with production design by Shanti Gorton. It runs at King’s Head Theatre as part of a spring season that also includes Philip Osment‘s tale of forbidden love This Island’s Mine, Robert Khan and Tom Salinsky‘s hit satire Brexit and the UK premiere of one-woman play Coral Browne: This F***ing Lady.
Video teasers
SNEAK PEAK: Snatch a glimpse of @Boomerang_2019, Ivanna Mazza-Coates & Maddy Shenai play about the ‘Boomerang Generation’.
Running at @KingsHeadThtr this week only!
Book tickets now: https://t.co/nIXyNV9zis #Featured pic.twitter.com/mgj7mhvYCV
— MyTheatreMates (@MyTheatreMates) May 14, 2019
Comedy @Boomerang_2019, which runs at @KingsHeadThtr this week takes a look at the ‘Boomerang Generation’ of young people who head back home to live with their parents.
Get a flavour with this snippet.
Tickets: https://t.co/nIXyNV9zis #Featured pic.twitter.com/BGIirVRAzw
— MyTheatreMates (@MyTheatreMates) May 14, 2019
Ivana Mazza-Coates & Madeleine Shenai met while students at @BristolUni.
To create @Boomerang_2019, they drew on their own experience of female friendships & how they’ve changed & been tested.
Check out this cheeky clip of the play…#Advertiser @KingsHeadThtr #OffWestEnd pic.twitter.com/hrTzIfISYE
— MyTheatreMates (@MyTheatreMates) May 8, 2019
