Past Productions
7 Dials Playhouse & JW3
Scott Le Crass directs this Staged Reading of "Steinberg v. Steinberg," a new full-length play by Annelise Bianchini. S. v. S. is a gripping, psychologically charged play about family, trauma, silence, accountability, women's rights, and the impossible mess of healing. It asks: when the truth is unbearable, how do we carry it?
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Q: How would you describe your overall experience of the play?
“It was far more emotionally and mentally engaging than I expected from a reading. As the play progressed, it became very powerful, and it rang true. I would love to see a full drama version on stage one day.”
“I think it’s a very powerful play that many people will be able to relate to directly or non directly.”
“I thought it was haunting, engaging and immersive. The lighting, Dybbuk and use of the themes really pulled me in and kept me engaged throughout. I thought it was mature and pulled no punches in terms of capturing generational trauma and abuse.”
“Goosebumps. Intense, tentative, explosive.”
“The play was able to carry the audience into some heavily traumatic themes with care and intimacy. I was really impressed by the performances and the writing.”
“The play was wonderful. It was thought-provoking, suspenseful, heart-warming.”
“Extraordinary.”
“Compelling, painful but full of hope. Sisterhood in all its glory.”
“Much more gripping and powerful than I expected.”
“I was utterly impressed with the writing and quality of the theatre. Incredibly moving and challenging but exactly what I want when I go to the theatre.”
“Extremely powerful with a well-written script and two great parts.”
Playhouse East
Tracy Mathewson directs "Down the Road" in a modern-day revival of Lee Blessing’s 1991. Aaron Vodovoz as Dan, Annelise Bianchini as Iris, and Joshua Collins as Bill Reach. A gripping psychological thriller exploring the complex intersection of true crime, ethics, and the allure of killers in our culture.
★★★★★
A Surgent Theatre Production — produced by Aaron Vodovoz. Originally premièring in the US at the Northlight Theatre, Illinois, in 1993, this production made its UK première at the Tabard Theatre in 2017 to great acclaim. A year later, it transferred to Trafalgar Studios. Ian Brown directs Alexander McMorran (Jody) and Aaron Vodovoz (Carl) in this wonderfully moving, funny, and intimate play about friendship for a strictly limited run.
★★★★
West End Transfer at Trafalgar Studios
UK Premier at The Tabard Theatre
A Surgent Theatre Production — produced by Aaron Vodovoz. Ian Brown, former Artistic Director of the West Yorkshire Playhouse, directs Alexander McMorran (Jody) and Aaron Vodovoz (Carl) in Steven Deitz’s 1993 two-hander. Lonely Planet is a moving, funny, and intimate play about an individual’s struggle to come to terms with illness, mortality and the stigma associated with AIDS
★★★★★