The Park Theatre in London has announced the European premiere of Carey Crim’s family drama 23.5 Hours, directed by Katharine Farmer.
Following Crim and Farmer’s successful 2022 drama Not Never Once, 23.5 Hours explores the implications a conviction has on family and friends when a high school teacher who is found guilty of sexual misconduct returns home from prison.
23.5 Hours is an intimate look into testing relationships and delves into the complexities of collateral damage of past and present actions, trust, and the pursuit of justice.
The production will star Lisa Dwan (Netflix’s Top Boy), joined by David Sturzaker (To Kill a Mockingbird), Allyson Ava-Brown (Hamilton), Jonathan Nyati (The Jungle) and Jem Matthews (The Unfriend).
Joining Katharine Farmer in the creative team are: Set and costume design by Carla Goodman, Lighting design by Jamie Platt, Sound design and music by Julian Starr, Casting director Ellie Collyer-Bristow CDG, Fight director Alison Du Burgh and Stage manager Nell Thomas.
Writer Carey Crim said in a statement: “Never Not Once (Park Theatre, 2022) is an exploration of the aftermath of a sexual assault on the survivor and her family. 23.5 Hours is, in a way, a companion piece to that play, though written several years apart and with the focus now firmly on the family and friends of the convicted. The examination is not so much of the crime itself, but rather the fallout experienced by those closest to the accused. Even though convicted, Tom continues to proclaim his innocence. We, as an audience, only get as much information about Tom as he is willing to share, which puts us in the same unenviable position as his family and friends. It is often assumed that the wife or partner was aware of the crime at best or complicit at worst. I wanted to explore what compels a wife to stay and ultimately what, without definitive proof either way, might force her to leave. Tom’s wife Leigh and teenaged son Nicholas are hanging on to their belief in Tom’s innocence but, as the ground shifts beneath them, it become more and more difficult to forge a path forward.”
The show is produced by Blue Touch Paper Productions, OPM Productions and Adam Kenwright.
23.5 Hours is playing at the Park Theatre from 4 September to 5 October 2024.
More about tickets to 23.5 Hours at the Park Theatre London
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