The Park Theatre will tonight host the global premiere of ‘A Dark Night in Dalston’, starring Michelle Collins, of Coronation Street fame, as Gina and Joe Coen, best-known for his work in ‘Bad Jews’ and the original West End production of ‘Bird Song’, as Gideon.
It’s Friday evening on a council estate in Dalston… Gideon, a young, observant Jewish man from the other side of town is attacked. The warm-hearted and quirky Gina insists on protecting him in her flat. Dusk falls, Sabbath begins and no strictly observant Jew can travel by any form of transport. Gideon is forced to spend the night… but in the bedroom lies Billy, Gina’s husband.
Catching up with award-winning playwright Stewart Permutt ahead of opening night, Permutt told City News that ‘it was great’ to have Michelle Collins on board, revealing not only was that the part written especially for her, but that that she commissioned the play.
However, he didn’t overlook Coen or director Tim Stark, stating that ‘Michelle and Joe gel very well, it’s very well directed by Tim Stark and it’s a very good set… so I’m hoping people will like it!’
Permit’s work as a special-needs teacher in Dalston and a soft spot for alliteration was the final touch when it came to deciding the play’s title.
When asked what the audience could expect tonight, Permutt responded ‘I don’t want to give too much away’ but nonetheless believes the audience will be able to relate to the unique combination of tragedy and comedy, ‘dark and light’.
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The Park Theatre will tonight host the global premiere of ‘A Dark Night in Dalston’, starring Michelle Collins, of Coronation Street fame, as Gina and Joe Coen, best-known for his work in ‘Bad Jews’ and the original West End production of ‘Bird Song’, as Gideon.
It’s Friday evening on a council estate in Dalston… Gideon, a young, observant Jewish man from the other side of town is attacked. The warm-hearted and quirky Gina insists on protecting him in her flat. Dusk falls, Sabbath begins and no strictly observant Jew can travel by any form of transport. Gideon is forced to spend the night… but in the bedroom lies Billy, Gina’s husband.
Catching up with award-winning playwright Stewart Permutt ahead of opening night, Permutt told City News that ‘it was great’ to have Michelle Collins on board, revealing not only was that the part written especially for her, but that that she commissioned the play.
However, he didn’t overlook Coen or director Tim Stark, stating that ‘Michelle and Joe gel very well, it’s very well directed by Tim Stark and it’s a very good set… so I’m hoping people will like it!’
Permit’s work as a special-needs teacher in Dalston and a soft spot for alliteration was the final touch when it came to deciding the play’s title.
When asked what the audience could expect tonight, Permutt responded ‘I don’t want to give too much away’ but nonetheless believes the audience will be able to relate to the unique combination of tragedy and comedy, ‘dark and light’.
