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Want to read, perform or explore Proforca's work? Selected Proforca plays are available as published playtexts through Playdead Press, including Lately, At Last and Flashbang.
Our plays are packed with strong, contemporary material for performers, with plenty of great monologues for Drama School auditions, as well as pieces that work brilliantly as solo and duo performances. Whether you're looking for something for an audition, a showcase, a student performance or simply want to discover new work, our playtexts offer a rich selection of contemporary characters and stories to explore.
We're also passionate about helping performers and directors discover interesting, original and brand-new pieces to perform. If you're looking for something specific, or simply want to know what might work for your particular project, get in touch with us via the contact form below. We're happy to point you towards work that might be right for you
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Please note that not all of our shows will be available to licence at all times, depending on existing licensing arrangements and other rights restrictions.
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AT LAST (£9.99)
by James Lewis and Alexander Knott
CAST SIZE 7 (3F 4M)
The old world has fallen and something brave and new has taken its place.
Out of the fire and rubble and the ashes something new is born. A chance to learn about the past and to discover who we were to save the future. A chance to find hope anew, or to tear open wounds which will never close again.
This is the story of ten years of hate. Ten years of oppression and anger when we gave ourselves up to the dark.
A story of the mother who fought for her broken sons, and the father that stood in judgement. The daughter willing to pay the ultimate price for freedom, the man who stood by and watched and the woman that listened.
This is the story of when the world went mad.
It is time to tell the truth.
At Last.
"At Last" is a dark, brutal, almost verbatim-style selection of interconnected monologues which tell the "what if" story of the aftermath of 10 years of a totalitarian right-wing regime in the UK.
It is a searing search for redemption and reconciliation in the rubble of a broken society, whilst questioning who we are when everything that makes us human is stripped away.
PRAISE FOR “AT LAST”
Standing Ovation Nomination – London Pub Theatre Awards
STANDING OVATION NOMINATION -BEST NEW PLAY - London Pub Theatre Awards
FTA Award Nomination - Best Director / Best Ensemble Performance
Offcomm – Offwestend.com
Top Ten Shows to See [2019] – London Theatre Reviews
★★★★★ - Everything Theatre
★★★★★ - View from the Cheap Seat
★★★★★ - The Review Chap
★★★★ - London Theatre Reviews
★★★★ - Theatre Weekly
★★★★ - London Pub Theatres
★★★★ - My Theatre Mates
★★★★ - Theatre & Art Reviews
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LATELY (£9.99)
by James Lewis
CAST SIZE 2 (1F 1M)Off West End Awards nominee 2021
“The Monster Always Wins, Right?”
Cal & Alf. Callum & Alison. They were supposed to be part of each other’s lives forever, if only the universe had let things happen the way they should. But whoever they were before, they’re different people now, and the problem with living in this place is that it always pulls you back again, no matter how hard you try to get away.
When the universe that sent them spinning into free-fall throws them together again when the girl who ran away comes home to find out what happened to the boy who didn’t want to leave.
And the question that the universe needs to answer most of all now is - Whatever happens to the people we leave behind?
PRAISE FOR “LATELY” (2021)
OFFIE NOMINATION (OFFWESTEND.COM) - BEST NEW PLAY
★★★★ “It’s a tough show full of tough themes, but it has a heart as big as the moon over Thailand” View from the Cheap Seat
★★★★ “Lately is beautiful moving storytelling. It’s real life. It’s excellent theatre” - London Theatre Reviews
★★★★ “The beautiful lyrical script was a pleasure to hear. The work is cleverly circular with a lot of ground covered in between” - London Pub Theatres
★★★★ “A beautiful and personal drama, Lately’s themes of wanting to escape both physically and mentally from your life are relatable of so many levels” - Everything Theatre
★★★★ “This is such an exquisite and sensitively written play I would happily have spent another evening in its company - View From the Outside
★★★★ “When given such extremely fine treatment as it is here, this thoughtful and moving play certainly demands to be seen.” - London Living Large
“Writing, direction & performances of the highest quality, with a story thats infinitely relatable.” - Theatre Things -
FLASHBANG (£9.99)
By James Lewis
CAST SIZE 4 (4M)noun: flashbang: a grenade that produces a bright flash and a loud noise so as to stun or disorient people without causing serious injury; a stun grenade.
Ryan and his gang were going to be mates forever...
Living their lives in the same cycle as everyone else in a town which was just like any other. Living for the next night out. Living for the weekend. Getting into and out of trouble. Work. Pub. Sleep. Repeat.
Ryan and his gang have seen it all, done it all, lived it all. The nights they wished they could remember and the mornings after they’d rather forget.
Ryan and his gang were going to be mates forever…
But then came the night when everything changed.
Proforça Theatre Company in association with The Lion & Unicorn Theatre presents critically -acclaimed Flashbang – a luminous, affable, and emotional rollercoaster ride through the ties that bind five best mates together and what happens to those friends when the world falls apart, brought to you by the critically-acclaimed team that brought you At Last [2019]; Feel [2018/19]; Feel More [2018 - 2020] and the Offie-Nominated Lately [2021].
PRAISE FOR FLASHBANG [2022]
OFFIE (OFFWESTEND.COM) NOMINATIONS FOR BEST ENSEMBLE PERFORMANCE & BEST SOUND DESIGN
★★★★★ - West End Evenings
★★★★★ - Lost in Theatre-land
★★★★★ - MyTheatreMates
★★★★ - Always Time For Theatre
★★★★ - Everything Theatre
★★★★ - London Pub Theatres
★★★★ - London Theatre Reviews
★★★★ - Theatre Weekly
★★★★ - Longstaff Reviews
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