Muswell Hill by Torben Betts ★★★★
Two Sheds Production - Transfer to Park Theatre, Finsbury Park - February 2015
'A spellbinding London debut for director [Edgington]' |
'Great directing...intelligent' |
'Funny and sharp' |
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Mark Shenton's Theatre Picks in The Stage (19 February 2015)
The Londonist Pick of London's Fringe Theatre (2015) |
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13 January 2010 - an earthquake in Haiti leaves a hundred thousand dead and almost two million homeless. Meanwhile, in a leafy north London suburb, six individuals sit down to avocado and prawns. A blackly funny, touching and ultimately devastating play, exploring the disintegration of a relationship in a world in which the fragile veneer of comfort and contentment conceals realities too uncomfortable to face. |
Following a sell-out run at the White Bear Theare, London, Muswell Hill transferred to the Park Theatre with two cast changes. The part of Karen was played by Charlotte Pyke and the part of Simon was played by Ralph Aiken.
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Cast:
Annabel Bates (Jess) Jack Johns (Mat) Charlotte Pyke (Karen) Ralph Aiken (Simon) Gregory Cox (Tony) Nicole Abraham (Annie) Creatives: Directors: Deborah Edgington and Roger Mortimer Set and Costume design: Nancy Surman Lighting Design: Jack Weir Fight Director: Andrei Zayats Stage Manager: Martin Brady ASM: Eleanor Webber |
'Direction is as meticulous as witty' |
This production of Muswell Hill was first performed at the White Bear, Theatre, London in August 2014 for a three and a half week run, before transferring to the Park Theatre in February 2015 for a four weeks run.