A brand spanking new play about porn and patriarchy.

Dates and Times: Wed 27 Feb - Sun 03 Mar, 21:10 / Sat 02 Mar matinee, 16:40.

1983. San Fernando Valley. John Rolando is the glittering porn star of the moment. But when he fails to get it up, his life – and the play – begins to unravel.

“a brilliantly meta-theatrical comedy” - Fergus Morgan, The Stage
“Masterfully directed” - Leah Broad, Oxford Culture Review

Written by Adam Foster (Clay, Molly, Long Story Short)
Directed by Grace Duggan (Young Vic Fresh Direction)

Adam Foster is an award-winning playwright and facilitator. He graduated from Royal Holloway's MA in Playwriting with Distinction. He is a graduate of writer’s groups and emerging artist schemes at HighTide, Bush Theatre, Soho Theatre and the North Wall. Selected credits: The Promise (Kevin Spacey Foundation Award 2016), Matador(a) (Camden People’s Theatre, ACE Funded), Clay (The Pleasance, Directed by Hannah Hauer- King. Co-produced by PLAY and Changing Face Collective), Molly (The Pleasance, supported by The Pleasance Charlie Hartill Special Reserve Fund. Winner of The Stage Award, ACE Funded), Long Story Short (The Pleasance and Charing Cross Theatre, Squint).

Grace Duggan is a working class emerging theatre director. She is a resident artist for Blue Elephant Theatre. She has recently taken part in the North Wall’s Catalyst Artist Development Scheme and the Fresh Direction scheme at the Young Vic. Credits include: The Siblings (Blue Elephant Theatre & Studio 3 Arts) Agenda (Clifftown Theatre, Southend) Intravenous (The North Wall, Oxford) Parallel Yerma (Assistant Director, Young Vic) Overload (Albany Academy, Romford)

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COMPETITION: Win 1x pair of tickets to attend VAULT Festival / Grace Duggan & Adam Foster: WOOD at The Vaults at 21:10 on Thursday 28 February. To enter the competition, send an email to vienna@run-riot.com with the correct answer in the ‘subject’ line. The winner will be randomly selected.
Q: One of the most prolific male porn stars of all time, John Holmes starred in a whopping, (albeit approximate) 2,500 films in the 70s and 80s. But the question is... Other than Boogie Nights, which of the following films are based on Holmes' life?
A: .1) Wonderland .2) Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood .3) The Perils of Gwendoline in the Land of the Yik-Yak .4) The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl