“This family! On the surface it’s all pretty waterlilies. But underneath...there are sharks!”
From master storyteller Philip Ridley, the award-winning The Poltergeist makes its stage debut at Arcola Theatre, following a critically acclaimed streaming run at Southwark Playhouse.
Darkly comic and deeply compelling The Poltergeist is “a tour-de-force performance from Joseph Potter” (Theatre Weekly) as Sasha.
At fifteen Sasha was called an art world prodigy. Celebrities wanted to buy his paintings. His first exhibition was going to make him a superstar.
But now he lives in a run-down flat, with his out-of-work boyfriend, and no one’s even heard of him...What went wrong?
This one-man show is about art, family, memory, and being haunted by the life we never lived.
One of the greatest living British writers, Philip Ridley’s previous plays include The Fastest Clock in the Universe, Radiant Vermin, The Pitchfork Disney, Tender Napalm, Dark Vanilla Jungle, Ghost from a Perfect Place, and Mercury Fur, as well as the screenplay for the 1990 film The Krays.
OFFIE WINNER FOR BEST SOLO PERFORMANCE
TOP TEN SHOW OF YEAR
THEATRE WEEKLY - GREG STEWART
2022 WINNER
2NDFROMBOTTOM - JOHN CHAPMAN
2022 WINNER
PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR
2NDFROMBOTTOM - JOHN CHAPMAN
2022 WINNER
A SHOWCASE OF NEVER-SEEN-BEFORE SHORT MONOLOGUES BY PHILIP RIDLEY
An exclusive post show event that champions up and coming talent from RUN AT IT SHOUTING (a theatrical platform for actors and industry alike). Seven actors will perform brand new, never seen before short monologues by Philip Ridley, each specifically selected for them by Philip himself. The monologues are directed by Max Harrison. This exciting post-show event is part of the theatrical premier of Philip Ridley's theatrical triumph 'The Poltergeist'. Don't miss this wonderful spectacle that champions up and coming talent from the RAIS community.
