The Pitchfork Disney
Written by Philip Ridley
“Director Victor Kalka does wonderful work with this classic of modern theatre, creating a space in which imminent threat and comic exuberance play chicken.”
A chocolate coated, post apocalyptic fairy tale
Presley and Haley have lived alone in their dead parents' apartment eating nothing but chocolate and sleeping pills for ten years. They tell each other stories about the world outside: a post apocalyptic wasteland inhabited by packs of wild dogs. Or is it? One night the arrival of a mysterious stranger turns their lives upside down, the boundaries between reality and fantasy begin to blur, and the siblings are forced to confront their darkest fears and the truth of what happened to their parents.
written by Philip Ridley
performed by Jane Angharad, James Hartley, James Smithers, Harry Winsome
directed and designed by Victor Kalka
presented by Virginia Plain Theatre
assistant director Frances Colin
intimacy coordinator Shy Magsalin
lighting designer Jasmin Borsovszky
stage manager Alex Liang
photography by Clare Hawley
Meraki Arts Bar, July/August 2022
“The production is full of intrigue, with director Victor Kalka exploring the text’s curious nature to deliver, an experience memorable for its fascinating experimentations with the abstract. Kalka’s set design is noteworthy for its finesse and believability, and some of his costume pieces are wonderfully outlandish”
