Seven Dials Playhouse announce stellar Spring season
Following the European premiere of Steve which launched the exciting new Covent Garden venue, Seven Dials Playhouse will now present ground-breaking plays Diary of a Somebody and FOXES for the remainder of their Spring 2022 season.
Diary of a Somebody, running from 22 March-30 April is the dramatisation of The Orton Diaries that chronicles the last eight months of notorious artist and playwright Joe Orton's life. Written by John Lahr, the diaries track Orton’s growing theatrical celebrity and the corresponding punishing effect it had on his relationship with friend and mentor Kenneth Halliwell who murdered him on 9 August 1967 and then took his own life.
Dexter Flanders’ powerful debut play FOXES will return to the London stage from 3 May – 11 June. Directed by James Hillier and co-produced by Defibrillator with Seven Dials Playhouse, the play explores the complexities of sexual identity and the search for acceptance and joy. Interrogating the foundations of family and community when beliefs are suddenly disrupted, FOXES shines a light on queerness within London’s Black Caribbean Community.
Executive Creative Producer at Seven Dials Playhouse Mitchell Reeve said: “It is an honour and a privilege to finally open the doors of Seven Dials Playhouse with such a wonderful Spring 2022 season – we are currently welcoming audiences with the hilarious and touching European Premiere of Mark Gerrard’s Steve directed by Andrew Keates. In addition, after what has arguably been the most turbulent couple of years for theatre, it is a privilege to be announcing our full spring season. It is an honour to bring the story of Joe Orton back to the London stage after a 35-year hiatus with John Lahr's Diary of a Somebody. Having supported Dexter Flanders' Foxes over the last eighteen months, we know audiences will connect deeply with its earth-shattering tale of compromise, loyalty and family. We cannot wait to share these productions and their Associated Programmes with audiences and artists over the coming months.”
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