the shatter box (2024)

lion & unicorn theatre

WRITTEN by james lewis
DIRECTED BY david brady

“tell all the truth but tell it slant”

Noun. shatterbox (plural shatterboxes) A device for mechanically pulverizing a sample of material, used by scientists.

A man wakes up confined to a cage in a clandestine facility.The cage will only open when he tells the truth.
The only thing that will save his life is a desperate act of compliance.

A woman is assigned to a cage in a clandestine facility.The cage will only open when she uncovers the truth.
The only thing that will save her life is the ultimate act of defiance.

The only problem is that neither of them knows quite what the truth is, and neither of them knows quite how far each of them will go to discover it before time runs out.

The Shatter Box is a rollercoaster dystopian cat-and-mouse tango of interrogation, confession, staying alive and lying through your teeth from the critically-acclaimed Offie-Nominated team behind Flashbang (2022), Lately (2021), AAAAA (2021) & At Last (2019) which will open the Autumn / Winter season at the Lion & Unicorn Theatre this September.

CONTENT ADVISORY: Contains strong language, adult themes and discussions & depictions of violence and torture.

CAST & CREATIVES

CAST:

KNIGHT: FRED WARDALE
REINA: GABRIELLE NELLIS-PAIN
BISHOP: LAUREN FERDINAND
CASTLE: NICK HARDIE
ADAM: JOSEPH LUKEHURST

With the Voice Of:  MELISSA PHILLIPS AS KING

PRODUCTION TEAM:

WRITTEN BY: JAMES LEWIS
DIRECTED BY: DAVID BRADY
ORIGINAL MOVEMENT BY: MARK CONWAY
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: DAVID BRADY
MARKETING DESIGN: PROFORCA THEATRE COMPANY
PUBLIC RELATIONS: MATTHEW PARKER
PRODUCTION PHOTOGRAPHY: ROSS KERNAHAN

CAST & CREATIVES (2023)

CAST:

KNIGHT: KIERAN DEE
REINA: DODIE FINAMORE
BISHOP: ALEXANDRA O’DONNELL
CASTLE: NICK HARDIE

With the Voice Of:  MELISSA PHILLIPS AS KING

PRODUCTION TEAM:

WRITTEN BY: JAMES LEWIS
DIRECTED BY: DAVID BRADY
ORIGINAL MOVEMENT BY: MARK CONWAY
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: DAVID BRADY
MARKETING DESIGN: PROFORCA THEATRE COMPANY
PUBLIC RELATIONS: MATTHEW PARKER
PRODUCTION PHOTOGRAPHY: ROSS KERNAHAN

awards & nominations

  • BEST DIRECTOR (DAVID BRADY) - LONDON PUB THEATRES MAGAZINE

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PRAISE FOR THE SHATTER BOX

  • ★★★★★ ‘intense dystopian drama, with an astonishingly clever reveal’

    LONDON PUB THEATRES MAGAZINE

  • ★★★★ "a certified hit by Proforça Theatre Company, this razor-sharp show heightens the stakes of truth or consequence."

    THE DESKBOUND DRAMATIC

  • ★★★★ "There’s excellent potential here, and a very engaging and exciting production"

    SALTERTON ARTS REVIEW

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