Following its critically-acclaimed and hit run receiving fifteen 5* reviews at Park Theatre in May, Philip Ridley’s gripping four-hander of memory, manipulation, and power – now regarded as a modern classic – is coming back by popular demand.
Kacey Ainsworth (EastEnders & Grantchester) Ned Costello (Britannicus, Lyric Hamersmith), Joseph Potter (Philip Ridley‘s one-man Poltegeist, Arcola Theatre/Southwark Playhouse, OFFIE Award Winner Best Lead Performance) return to the cast and are joined by Kate Eldred (This Beautiful Future, Jermyn Street, Hunger, Arcola Theatre).
Jez Bond, Artistic Director Park Theatre said: ”We are delighted to have Philip Ridley’s Leaves of Glass return to Park Theatre after a successful run earlier this year, which saw the show break Box Office records for Park90. Lidless Theatre’s show received an overwhelmingly positive reaction from both the press and audience members. It’s a pleasure to have such high-quality work back in the building and we are delighted that audiences who missed it the first time – or those who want to see this powerful drama again – will get the chance to catch it.”
East London. 2024. Steven has always tried to be a good person. He works hard. He looks after his family. But, suddenly, everyone starts accusing him of things. His wife accuses him of being unfaithful. His mother accuses him of being coercive. And his brother, Barry, accuses him of…what exactly? Barry won’t say. Or can’t. Or perhaps…Steven hasn’t done anything at all.
Philip Ridley is one of the country’s greatest living playwrights. His first play, The Pitchfork Disney, changed the course of British drama.
Leaves of Glass, directed by Max Harrison, will run at Park Theatre, London Tuesday 16 January – Saturday 10 February, 2024.
