Afterglow is ‘The little play that could’. After its impressive Off-Broadway run of 14 months and 467 performances, it has made its way across the pond to the Southwark Playhouse, a theatre synonymous with fantastic shows.
‘Plenty to recommend it’: AFTERGLOW – Southwark Playhouse ★★★
S. Asher Gelman’s play Afterglow offers an insight into how complicated modern relationships can get – but doesn’t feel as convincing as it could do in this production.
‘Classy but slow production’: AFTERGLOW – Southwark Playhouse ★★★
Afterglow at Southwark Playhouse is a classy production but still slow, and because every scene change is like cleaning up after a particularly acrobatic shag, there are more pauses and longeurs than you might wish.
NEWS: Full cast & creatives announced for UK premiere of threesome three-hander Afterglow
Full cast and creatives have been announced for S Asher Gelman’s Afterglow, the provocative polyamorous New York hit which gets its UK premiere next month at London’s Southwark Playhouse. Its strictly limited season runs from 5 June to 20 July 2019, with a press night on 11 June.
‘Brilliantly conceived & performed’: THIS RESTLESS STATE – Ovalhouse ★★★★★
An extremely relatable piece of theatre that speaks for everyone on the brink of change – brilliantly conceived and performed by Jesse Fox.
‘Brilliantly conceived & performed’: THIS RESTLESS STATE – Ovalhouse ★★★★★
An extremely relatable piece of theatre that speaks for everyone on the brink of change – brilliantly conceived and performed by Jesse Fox.
‘This isn’t yet another Brexit play’: THIS RESTLESS STATE – Ovalhouse
Ultimately, This Restless State is, I think, a timely and intermittently compelling exploration of fractured societies and disengaged individuals.
INTERVIEW: Spotlight On… This Restless State writer Danielle Pearson
Writer Danielle Pearson spoke to Love London Love Culture about This Restless State (playing at the Ovalhouse Theatre until 24 March) and the future of Europe…
WATCH Jesse Fox on This Restless State: ‘Growing up in the 1990s, I had the feeling anything was possible’
Got your tickets yet for This Restless State, Jesse Fox’s new one-man show, which starts performances tonight (14 March 2018) at London’s Ovalhouse ahead of a regional tour? Watch our videos with Jesse Fox and director Jemima James about how the show came about, trying to capture this moment in history, right now… and then get booking!
FEATURED SHOW: This Restless State examines our European identity at Ovalhouse & on tour
How did we get here? What does the future hold? What can we learn about from personal and political choices? This Restless State, a collaboration between writer Danielle Pearson and performer Jesse Fox, examines our European identity at three different points in time: 1989, 2017 and 2052. This brand-new show, a co-commission between Fuel Theatre and Ovalhouse, launches this week in London ahead of a regional tour. Got your tickets yet?
RUN – New Diorama Theatre
Focusing on the competitive side of working in the finance industry, Engineer Theatre Collective’s Run is fast, believable and clinically delivered by the cast.