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The Pitchfork Disney

By Philip Ridley, Directed by Max Harrison
Lidless Theatre, Zoe Weldon and King's Head Theatre Productions present
Wed 27 Aug - Sat 4 Oct
A beautiful stranger enters a home locked against the outside world
27 Aug
-
4 Oct

"You know why the ghost train is so popular? Because there are no ghosts. Once you’ve learnt that you can make a fortune."

Ten years ago something terrible happened to Presley and Haley. Since then they've lived alone in their dead parents’ house, doors bolted against the terrors of the world. But, one night, Presley sees a beautiful stranger on the street outside. And while his sister sleeps… he invites in their worst nightmare.

Darkly comic and deeply unsettling, Philip Ridley’s seminal masterpiece single-handedly changed the course of British drama. Its exploration of ‘a climate of fear’, living in ‘alternate worlds’, and persistent thrum of sexual anxiety has continued to act as a tuning fork for the zeitgeist. It is a play whose relevance is forever in the now.

Lidless Theatre has a long-standing collaboration with Philip Ridley and is now set to return with a landmark production—his first-ever play, The Pitchfork Disney. One of Ridley’s most celebrated and influential works, this production marks a major moment in their partnership.

Fresh from two sell-out, ★★★★★ runs at Park Theatre, including Leaves of Glass, which broke Park90’s box office records, Lidless Theatre continues to champion Ridley’s groundbreaking storytelling on stage.

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Post-Show Q&A with writer Philip Ridley on
8 Sept
22 Sept 

YOUR VISIT

 

Age guidance: 16+

 

Runtime: 90 mins, no interval

 

Click for Content Warnings:

Sexual assault, violent language



Starting times for this show vary. Please note that latecomers may not be admitted. Please ensure you arrive at the venue with plenty of time.

 

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Part of

Cast & Creatives

Writer | Philip Ridley
Director | Max Harrison
Producer | Zoe Weldon
Set & Costume Designer | Kit Hinchliffe
Lighting Designer | Ben Jacobs
Sound Designer | Sam Glossop 
Production Manager | Carrie Croft
General Manager | James Quaife
Marketing Managers | Cup of Ambition
Content & Social Media Manager | Katie Kirkpatrick
PR | Cameron Currie for KMPR

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