Casting Announced for Lately - Final Show of Proforça’s Tenth Anniversary Season
We are delighted to announce the full cast and creative team for the return of our Offie-nominated production of Lately by James Lewis, directed by David Brady, which plays for three performances only at The Lion & Unicorn Theatre from November 14–16, 2025.
About the Production
Lately is an intimate, emotional two-hander about the places we can’t escape, the dreams we never realise, and the people who pull us back to earth again.
Cal and Alf. Callum and 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 here is that it always pulls you back, no matter how far you try to run.
First performed at the Lion & Unicorn Theatre in 2021, Lately went on to tour Coventry and Birmingham to critical acclaim and received an Offie Nomination for Best New Play.
The Cast
Kitty Evans – Alison (Alf)
Kitty Evans is an actor from London. She studied English Literature and Theatre Studies at the University of Leeds before completing an MA in Acting at the Guildford School of Acting. Theatre credits include And If The Surface Tension Breaks and The Glasshouse (Lion & Unicorn Theatre), Voices From Home (Theatre 503 and The King’s Head), Checkout (Lion & Unicorn), Another Eavesdropping (Jack Studio Theatre), Macbeth (Quantum Theatre) and Four Sisters (Hope Theatre). Film and television include Toxic Town (Netflix) and Bye Bye Baby (Jessie B Films).
Michael Hawkey – Callum (Cal)
Michael Hawkey is a Sussex-born actor who made his debut playing Hamlet at the Southwark Playhouse. Lately marks his first appearance for Proforça Theatre Company.
Creative Team
Writer: James Lewis
Director: David Brady
Lighting Design: Proforca Theatre Company
Sound Design: Proforca Theatre Company
Movement and Intimacy Coordination: Stella Moss
Producer: Proforça Theatre Company in association with The Lion & Unicorn Theatre
Reviews for Lately
★★★★★ “The play has more than earned its Offie nomination.” – Breaking the Fourth Wall
★★★★ “Beautiful moving storytelling. Excellent theatre.” – London Theatre Reviews
★★★★ “A sensitive and powerful realisation that to save yourself, you can’t save others.” – West End Best Friend
Offie Nomination – Best New Play (2021)
Tickets
Performances run November 14–16, 2025 at The Lion & Unicorn Theatre, London. Tickets available now at www.linktr.ee/proforcatheatre.
Join us for the final chapter in our tenth anniversary season and experience a powerful story about love, loss, and the things we leave behind.