Proforca Theatre Archives

Big Love post-show talk: Putting your money (& your heart) where your mouth is on the fringe
Big Love post-show talk: Putting your money (& your heart) where your mouth is on the fringe

Big Love post-show talk: Putting your money (& your heart) where your mouth is on the fringe

By Terri Paddock|2026-10-29T09:45:03+00:0029 October 2026|Tags: Big Love, Codex Theatre, David Brady, Essalan Gates, Ladybird Productions, Lion & Unicorn Theatre, Nina Atesh, Pither Productions, Proforca Theatre, Samuel Warren, Sarah Rickman|

Big Love and a big opportunity for up-and-coming fringe theatre companies were both in ample supply at my latest Proforca post-show discussion, as part of the inaugural Here | For season at the Lion & Unicorn Theatre.

0

Big Love
Big Love

Big Love

By Terri Paddock|2026-10-04T21:10:37+01:004 October 2026|Tags: Big Love, David Brady, Lion & Unicorn Theatre, Proforca Theatre|

After At Last, Feel, Lately, Flashbang, And If the Surface Tension Breaks and The Shatter Box, I'll reunite with Proforca Theatre for their latest new play Big Love, concluding their ground-breaking Here | For season of supported work at London's Lion & Unicorn Theatre.

Comments Off

Flashbang post-show video and photos: Bringing the story back home one last time
Flashbang post-show video and photos: Bringing the story back home one last time

Flashbang post-show video and photos: Bringing the story back home one last time

By Terri Paddock|2026-05-24T22:08:58+01:006 May 2026|Tags: Ben Watts, Charlie Jobe, David Brady, Haydn Watts, Lion & Unicorn Theatre, Proforca Theatre, Robert Wolfe|

It's been nearly four years since I chaired a Q&A for the world premiere of Proforca's Flashbang at the Lion & Unicorn Theatre. Now, after a spring tour, the production is back for its last-ever London performances before a richly apt finale in Coventry.

0

Flashbang
Flashbang

Flashbang

By Terri Paddock|2026-04-17T23:39:16+01:0017 April 2026|Tags: David Brady, Flashbang, Lion & Unicorn Theatre, Proforca Theatre|

Following two critically acclaimed runs, Proforca Theatre's critically acclaimed Flashbang returns to London's Lion & Unicorn Theatre for two performances only ahead of a UK tour.

0

At Last post-show video and photos: Fascism could never happen here, or could it?
At Last post-show video and photos: Fascism could never happen here, or could it?

At Last post-show video and photos: Fascism could never happen here, or could it?

By Terri Paddock|2025-09-13T14:09:20+01:004 September 2025|Tags: At Last, David Brady, Lion & Unicorn Theatre, Proforca Theatre|

Proforca Theatre concludes its tenth anniversary season with a revival of its 2019 dystopian thriller At Last, set in the aftermath of a fascist regime. Six years on, how does this politically-charged drama land?

0

At Last
At Last

At Last

By Terri Paddock|2025-04-09T22:36:31+01:009 April 2025|Tags: And If The Surface Tension Breaks, At Last, David Brady, Feel, Flashbang, Lately, Lion & Unicorn Theatre, Proforca Theatre, The Shatter Box|

Proforca Theatre is celebrating ten years with the return of one of its most explosive hits, 2019's dystopian thriller At Last, running for ten performances only at London's Lion & Unicorn Theatre. I can't wait to revisit the play and its added relevance in 2025.

0

And If The Surface Tension Breaks post-show video and photos: Celebrating the end of the world
And If The Surface Tension Breaks post-show video and photos: Celebrating the end of the world

And If The Surface Tension Breaks post-show video and photos: Celebrating the end of the world

By Terri Paddock|2025-09-03T17:27:07+01:0013 February 2025|Tags: And If The Surface Tension Breaks, At Last, David Brady, Feel, Flashbang, Lately, Lion & Unicorn Theatre, Proforca Theatre, The Shatter Box|

How will the world end? And how will you spend your final moments just before it happens? That's the setting for Proforca Theatre's latest world premiere play, And If The Surface Tension Breaks.

0

And If the Surface Tension Breaks
And If the Surface Tension Breaks

And If the Surface Tension Breaks

By Terri Paddock|2025-01-04T21:35:39+00:001 January 2025|Tags: At Last, David Brady, Feel, Flashbang, Lately, Lion & Unicorn Theatre, Proforca Theatre, The Shatter Box|

After The Shatter Box, Flashbang, Feel, At Last and Lately, I'm back with Proforca Theatre for And If the Surface Tension Breaks, the company's latest new play, as well as exciting new work by associate artists also programmed during the tenth anniversary season at the Lion & Unicorn Theatre.

0

The Shatter Box post-show video and photos: The thrilling nature of torture and truth-telling
The Shatter Box post-show video and photos: The thrilling nature of torture and truth-telling

The Shatter Box post-show video and photos: The thrilling nature of torture and truth-telling

By Terri Paddock|2023-09-27T15:41:25+01:008 September 2023|Tags: At Last, David Brady, Feel, Flashbang, Kieran Dee, Lately, Lion & Unicorn Theatre, Proforca Theatre, The Shatter Box|

How many post-show Q&As conclude with a discussion of worst-nightmare torture methods? A dark but hilarious first for me with my event at the Lion & Unicorn Theatre for The Shatter Box, the latest bold new play from resident company Proforca Theatre.

0

The Shatter Box
The Shatter Box

The Shatter Box

By Terri Paddock|2023-07-27T17:24:46+01:0027 July 2023|Tags: At Last, David Brady, Feel, Flashbang, Lately, Lion & Unicorn Theatre, Proforca Theatre, The Shatter Box|

After riveting discussions around Flashbang, Feel, At Last and Lately, I'm back with Proforca Theatre to discuss The Shatter Box, the company's latest new play, as well as exciting new work by associate artists also programmed during the new season at the Lion & Unicorn Theatre.

0