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  • Venue Park Theatre, London
  • Performance dates Booking to 20 October 2023
  • Running time 2 hours (including interval)
  • Age guidelines 12+

★★★★ “Pitch-perfect” – The Stage

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.

A fantastic cast includes Rufus Hound (Hamlet, One Man, Two Guv’nors), Samuel West (Arcadia, All Creatures Great and Small, Slow Horses), and Nenda Neururer (Death of a Salesman).

It’s Headed Straight Towards Us runs from 13 September 2023 until 20 October 2023 at Park Theatre: Park 200

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.

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Nenda Neururer
Nenda Neururer

Who is in the cast of It’s Headed Straight Towards Us?

Rufus Hound as Gary Savage, Samuel West as Hugh Delavois, Nenda Neururer as Leela.

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.

Venue Information

Park Theatre , Clifton Terrace, London, N4 3JP

Nearest 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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Critics' reviews of It’s Headed Straight Towards Us

★★★★ "Pitch-perfect... "Kavanaugh’s production finds the heart of this play, balancing comedy and catastrophe with skill"" - The Stage

★★★★ "Superbly performed by Rufus Hound as n’er-do-well Gary, and Samuel West" - Ham & High

Also see: It’s Headed Straight Towards Us Reviews Round-up

Frequently Asked Questions

It’s Headed Straight Towards Us is playing at the Park Theatre in London
The running time of It’s Headed Straight Towards Us is 2 hours (including interval)
The age recommendations for It’s Headed Straight Towards Us are: 12+
Yes, It’s Headed Straight Towards Us has matinee performances on the following days: Thursday, Saturday
No, sorry, It’s Headed Straight Towards Us has now completed its run and is no longer on sale.

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