noun: flashbang a grenade that produces a bright flash and a loud noise so as to stun or disorient people without causing serious injury; a stun grenade.
Ryan and his gang were going to be mates forever. Living their lives in the same cycle as everyone else in a little town 20 miles from anywhere important. Living for the next night out. Living for the weekend. Getting into and out of trouble. Work. Pub. Sleep. Repeat.
Ryan and his gang have seen it all, done it all, lived it all. The nights they wished they could remember and the mornings after they’d rather forget.
Ryan and his gang were going to be mates forever – but then came the night when everything changed.
Flashbang is a critically-acclaimed, award nominated rollercoaster ride through the ties that bind five best mates together and what happens to those friends when that world is blown apart. Inspired by the people of Coventry and created by a Coventry-born writer and Director, Flashbang transfers to the Belgrade Theatre as part of a UK tour.
Flashbang is written by James Lewis and Directed by David Brady and brought to you by the critically-acclaimed team at Proforca Theatre Company in Association with Greenwich Theatre.
PRAISE FOR FLASHBANG
Off West End Nominations (Best Performance Ensemble & Best Sound Design (2024)
★★★★★ “It’s an absolute stunner of fringe productions in 2022 for me!” – West End Evenings
★★★★★ “James Lewis’s luminous script is an affable, affectionate ode to lad hood & the working class” – Lost in Theatreland
★★★★★ “It is poetry, pain, pleasure & a pure joy to behold” – Mytheatremates
★★★★ “…truly engages the audience with good writing, and amazing acting.” – Always Time for Theatre
★★★★ “..full of the usual Proforca magic; wonderful writing alongside expertly delivered performances” – Everything Theatre
★★★★ “Very few theatre companies bring the real alive on stage. Proforca is one of them…creating brave, vivid theatre” – LTR
★★★★ “A searing but beautifully written play about the importance of friendship that feels incredibly realistic”– Theatre Weekly
★★★★ “Resplendently energetic & poignant” – London Pub Theatres
★★★★ “Flashbang…has the makings of a modern-day classic” – Adventures in Theatreland
★★★★ “a moving and powerful exploration of male friendship.” – The Peg Review
★★★★ “It is truthful, visceral and packed with talent and potential.” – Longstaff Reviews
