After lauded productions of Feel, At Last, Lately and Volcano, Proforca Theatre premieres Flashbang, its latest new play by James Lewis at London’s Lion & Unicorn Theatre this autumn. Time to get booking!
Flashbang, directed by Proforca and Lion & Unicorn Theatre artistic director David Brady, will run for ten performances only from 7 to 16 September 2022, with a press night – including post-show Q&A chaired by MyTheatreMates founder Terri Paddock – on Thursday 8 September.
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.
Tickets On Sale NOW:
🎭 Tues 6th – Sat 17th Sept | 7.30
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— Proforça Theatre Company (@ProforcaTheatre) June 21, 2022
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 David Brady and brought to you by the critically-acclaimed team that brought you At Last (2019), Feel (2018/19) and the multiple Offie-nominated Lately (2021).
Content advisory: Contains very strong language, loud noises, adult themes, drugs references and references to mental health and bereavement.
Praise for previous shows
Proforca Theatre’s previous acclaimed and award-recognised productions, all seen at the Lion & Unicorn Theatre, where it is resident and managing company, include Feel, At Last, AAAAA [FiveA], Volcano and Lately. Flashbang is a brand-new piece of work for the company.
★★★★ “A beautiful and personal drama, Lately’s themes of wanting to escape both physically & mentally from your life are relatable on so many levels” – Everything Theatre
★★★★ “This is such an exquisite & sensitively written play, I would happily have spent another evening in its company” – View From The Outside
★★★★ “With a beautifully realised stage alongside such powerful acting, AAAAA restores & revitalises my love for theatre” – A Younger Theatre
★★★★★ “Directed with incredible pace, precision & heart-breaking realism… At Last is played by a company at the top of their game” – The Review Chap
★★★★★ “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 & beautiful play” – Plays to See
★★★★★ “James Lewis’ writing is raw & unforgiving… Feel as a play is a joy to watch. And Proforca Theatre is a company to watch too” – MyTheatreMates
