Parliment Square at Royal Exchange

“How far would you go for what you believe in?”

A Royal Exchange Theatre and Bush Theatre co-production

PARLIAMENT SQUARE

By James Fritz

Directed by Jude Christian

Designed by Fly Davis

18 - 28 October at the Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester

30 November – 6 January at the Bush Theatre, London

Royal Exchange Press Night: Friday 20 October, 7.30pm – The Theatre Bush Theatre Press Night – Friday 1 December

In his powerful new play PARLIAMENT SQUARE, James Fritz skilfully interrogates the draw of extreme demonstration, compassionately exploring the impact and fall-out of a single, selfless act of protest.

Esther Smith (BBC3’s CUCKOO and UNCLE BBC 3) takes the lead role of Kat, who watches as ‘the world gets worse’ and finds herself compelled to take action. Selected for a Judges Award in the Bruntwood Prize for Playwriting 2015, PARLIAMENT SQUARE deftly asks where the line falls between complete commitment and dangerous obsession. Directed by Jude Christian this compelling World Premiere is a Royal Exchange Theatre co-production with the Bush Theatre. It will run in Manchester from 18 – 28 October before transferring to London from 30 November – 6 January.

The Story: 

 Kat gets up one morning, leaves her family behind, and travels to London to carry out an act that will change her life and, she hopes, everyone else’s. But what are the real consequences?

James Fritz’s searingly powerful play 'Parliament Square' won a Judges Award in the 2015 Bruntwood Prize for Playwriting. Raw, disturbing and compassionate, it forces a confrontation with some of the most urgent questions we face. What can one individual do to effect change? And where do we choose to draw the line between absolute commitment and dangerous obsession?