13 September 2023 - 20 October 2023
It’s Headed Straight Towards Us, a new comedy starring multi-award-winning actors, Rufus Hound and Samuel West premieres at the Park Theatre this Autumn.
Acclaimed theatre director Rachel Kavanaugh (The Great British Bake Off Musical) directs this quirky, surprisingly tender, laugh out loud comedy about two actor friends facing certain death on the side of an active volcano in Iceland.
It’s Headed Straight Towards Us is written by British actor-comedians Adrian Edmondson and Nigel Planer, who rose to fame in TV comedies The Comic Strip Presents, and the BAFTA award-winning cult classic The Young Ones.
It’s Headed Straight Towards Us runs from 13 September 2023 until 20 October 2023 at Park Theatre: Park 200
What's the story of It’s Headed Straight Towards Us?
Two actors, stuck in a trailer on the side of a volcano, in Iceland. The glacier is melting, the volcano is active. Bitter rivalries emerge between fussy ‘bit part’ actor Hugh Delavois and fading Hollywood bad boy Gary Savage, going back to their time at college together, as the film they are meant to be working on collapses around them and the trailer they are in begins to slip. An avalanche wipes out the only escape road and the only bridge to safety subsides into the ravine.
Stuck with them is 21-year-old Leela, the runner on the film, and supposed seismology expert. As their arguments and point-scoring become increasingly fractious, it is down to Leela to contain their petty squabbles and prepare them for the possibility that they may not get out of this alive.
Who is in the cast of It’s Headed Straight Towards Us?
Rufus Hound (Hamlet, Richard II, RSC; One Man, Two Guv’nors, National Theatre) is Gary Savage and Samuel West (Arcadia, National Theatre; Howards End, All Creatures Great and Small, Slow Horses, The Crown) is Hugh Delavois, with further casting to be announced
Who are the creative team of It’s Headed Straight Towards Us?
It’s Headed Straight Towards Us is written by British actor-comedians Adrian Edmondson and Nigel Planer, who rose to fame in TV comedies The Comic Strip Presents, and the BAFTA award-winning cult classic The Young Ones.
Show Information
Matinees: Thursday, Saturday
Performance information is for guidance only. Check booking calendar for details.
Cast Highlights
Venue Information
Park Theatre, Clifton Terrace, Finsbury Park, N4 3JPNearest Tube or Train: Finsbury Park (National Rail, Victoria Line, Piccadilly Line)
Nearest Buses: 210, W3, W10, 4, 29, 153, 253, 254, 259, N23, N253, N279
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