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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.

Post-Show Events:

8 Sept - Q&A with the cast, director, Max Harrison and playwright, Philip Ridley.  

15 Sept - LOVESONGS FOR EXTINCT CREATURES - A rare chance to see Philip Ridley reading his celebrated sequence of poems that tell the story of a love afffair: from wanting love, finding love, and then losing that love.

22 Sept - Post- Show discussion with Philip Ridley on his life and work with director, Max Harrison.


Actors Workshop with Philip Ridley on 16 Sept & 23 Sept 


Please note this means ten seats available for each performance priced at £10 per seat.

YOUR VISIT
 

Age guidance: 16+


Runtime: 90 mins, no interval

 

Click for Content Warnings:

Scenes of Sexual assault, violent language, drug use, references to death and murder, homophobic 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.


Our bar and box office are open from 45 mins before the performance starts. 

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Cast & Creatives

  • 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
    Associate Desinger | Olivia Gough
    General Manager | James Quaife
    Stage Manager | Helen Parkin-Moore 
    Casting Director | Nadine Rennie CDG
    Fight Director | Lawrence Carmichael
    Intimacy Coordinator | Christina Fulcher
    Marketing Managers | Cup of Ambition
    Content & Social Media Manager | Katie Kirkpatrick
    PR | Cameron Currie for KMPR
    Photography | Charles Flint
  • CAST in order of appearance
    Presley | Ned Costello
    Haley | Elizabeth Connick
    Cosmo | William Robinson
    Pitchfork | Matt Yulish
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