Boxes
LONDON THEATRE WORKSHOP 13-16 APRIL 2016
TWO APARTMENTS, FOUR LIVES, ONE CONNECTION...
Josh and Steph live down the corridor from Dave and Gemma in rented studio apartments. Josh works in property, setting up deals for overseas buyers looking to bury their money in a city where prices continue to rise. Steph is a solicitor, drawing up paperwork for his clients. Josh and Steph are thinking big. This is just a stopping place for them.
Dave wants to escape the world of local newspapers by exposing the truth about the money the London property bubble is built on. Gemma is a supply teacher who moved to London to be with him. Dave and Gemma aren’t thinking big. They’re just trying to survive.
Boxes is a play about London’s booming property market and what it really means for people here and abroad.
Boxes premiered at London Theatre Workshop, a new venue in the heart of London in April 2016.
Reviews
'A smartly written, emotionally engaging piece, which sets up the two parallel stories but finds ways to have them subtly overlap. Boxes actively addresses many of the issues facing young Londoners, and shows us that the real victims are the ordinary people wanting to live in this extraordinary city.' Reviews Hub
'Really loved the balance (yin and yang?) and the stripping away of the onion layers as the play progressed. Found myself talking about it on the way home and thinking about it this morning and seeing new facets and commentary in it. What better can you want in a play?'
'Beautifully constructed and written, and gripping right to the end. We carried on discussing it on the train home. The opening scene was superb, it drew you in immediately.'
'Very poignant and felt very true to life'
'A very well written and performed piece particularly relevant today' Audience reviews
Josh and Steph live down the corridor from Dave and Gemma in rented studio apartments. Josh works in property, setting up deals for overseas buyers looking to bury their money in a city where prices continue to rise. Steph is a solicitor, drawing up paperwork for his clients. Josh and Steph are thinking big. This is just a stopping place for them.
Dave wants to escape the world of local newspapers by exposing the truth about the money the London property bubble is built on. Gemma is a supply teacher who moved to London to be with him. Dave and Gemma aren’t thinking big. They’re just trying to survive.
Boxes is a play about London’s booming property market and what it really means for people here and abroad.
Boxes premiered at London Theatre Workshop, a new venue in the heart of London in April 2016.
Reviews
'A smartly written, emotionally engaging piece, which sets up the two parallel stories but finds ways to have them subtly overlap. Boxes actively addresses many of the issues facing young Londoners, and shows us that the real victims are the ordinary people wanting to live in this extraordinary city.' Reviews Hub
'Really loved the balance (yin and yang?) and the stripping away of the onion layers as the play progressed. Found myself talking about it on the way home and thinking about it this morning and seeing new facets and commentary in it. What better can you want in a play?'
'Beautifully constructed and written, and gripping right to the end. We carried on discussing it on the train home. The opening scene was superb, it drew you in immediately.'
'Very poignant and felt very true to life'
'A very well written and performed piece particularly relevant today' Audience reviews
