Following their hugely successful touring productions of Plastic Figurines and Chip Shop Chips, Manchester theatre company Box of Tricks bring their critically-acclaimed new play with songs, Narvik, by award-winning playwright Lizzie Nunnery, to London’s New Diorama Theatre.
Inspired by tales from naval veterans, and stories of her grandfather’s time in the Navy, Nunnery’s latest play brings to life a powerful story of love, guilt, heroism and betrayal.
Set in World War II, Narvik tells the story of a Liverpudlian man and a Norwegian woman pulled together and torn apart by war as the events of one summer cause ripples across an ocean of time. Lizzie Nunnery explores her dual creative strands – writer and singer/songwriter – to conjure a play where music and words meet, creating a patchwork of memory and dream, truth and fantasy.
The cast will feature Joe Shipman, Lucas Smith and Nina Yndis.
The production will be directed by Box of Tricks’ Joint Artistic Director and co-founder Hannah Tyrrell-Pinder, designed by award-winning designer Katie Scott (shortlisted for this year’s Old Vic 12) and feature original music and songs by Vidar Norheim, Martin Heslop and Lizzie Nunnery.
Box of Tricks is a Manchester-based theatre company that champions the next generation of playwrights, producing top quality new plays on local and national stages. This year they will be celebrating their 10th anniversary.
Narvik is at The New Diorama Theatre Tuesday 21st – Saturday 25th March.
