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NEWS: Lion & Unicorn announce associate artists & companies staging new work at the theatre in 2020

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The Lion & Unicorn Theatre, under the artistic directorship of David Brady, has today announced the theatre-makers who have been appointed as 2020 associate artists and will receive support to create and produce new work at the Kentish Town venue in its second year since reopening.

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Welcome back: Meet the cast & creatives as Offies-commended At Last returns

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Rehearsals have started for the return of Alexander Knott and James Lewis’ acclaimed dystopian drama At Last and the full original company have reunited for new dates in Coventry and London. We followed along on Twitter as Proforca Theatre re-introduced cast and creatives. Catch up – and then get booking!

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‘Understand that we are all accountable’: Melissa Phillips on reprising her role in dystopian drama At Last

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Proforca Theatre’s At Last, which received both OffWestEnd.com Offies and London Pub Theatres Award nominations for its premiere in September, returns by popular demand in December with new dates in London and Coventry, and the full original cast reprising their roles.

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NEWS: Proforca’s post-authoritarianism drama At Last gets new dates in London & Coventry

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Proforca Theatre’s At Last, which received both OffWestEnd.com Offies and London Pub Theatres Award nominations for its premiere in September, returns by popular demand in December with new dates in London and Coventry, and the full original cast reprising their roles.

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FEATURED SHOW: ★★★★★ reviews & an Offies commendation are in for dystopian At Last

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“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.

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‘Had me pinned to my seat with anxiety’: AT LAST – Lion & Unicorn Theatre ★★★★

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How deep are the internal divisions in British society post-Brexit, and is it possible that the anger erupting on the streets around Westminster every day could escalate to the point of civil war? That is the question underpinning James Lewis and Alexander Knott’s dystopian new play, At Last, which literally had me pinned to my seat with anxiety at times.

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PHOTOS: First look at the premiere of authoritarian aftermath play At Last

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Does it feel like “it’s the end of the world as we know it”? Proforca Theatre’s new play At Last makes some predictions about what could happen next in our febrile times. Scroll through first-look production shots – and watch out for live-tweeting and live-streaming from tonight’s post-show Q&A. Time to get booking!

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‘If you’re worried about the state the world, you’re not the only one’: Anthony Fagan on playing ‘the most ordinary man’ in At Last

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Actor Anthony Fagan, part of Proforca Theatre’s ‘family’, reunites with the team behind Feel to play “the most ordinary man in the world” forced to do the extraordinary in At Last. He told us more about the dystopian future drama and how it’s just inches from today’s reality. Time to get booking!

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‘Running a theatre is very definitely hard work’: Director David Brady on running Lion & Unicorn Theatre, now premiering At Last

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Proforca Theatre Company launches its second season in charge at north London’s Lion & Unicorn Theatre with the premiere of its own commission play At Last. We caught up with artistic director David Brady about the inspiration for the future history play and the challenges and rewards of running a venue. Time to get booking!

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“Making theatre is nowhere near as daunting as it can seem” BoxLess co-director Alexander Knott on what inspired new play Hedgehog and taking control of his career

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What sparks the creativity in a writer’s mind? In the case of Hedgehog writer Alexander Knott it was a blog post written by BoxLess Theatre’s Artistic Director Zoe Grain about “struggling just to get through the day”. Knott tells us about how it inspired him, how a piece for a solo female voice ended up with a cast of three and what triggered his writing career.