C Company

ONE NIGHT STAND

By Natalie Li

Hen and Chickens
BOY meets girl, boy takes girl home, the rest is history. But in this play the consequences are far more disturbing, and leave quite a bitter resonance.
Lyn (Katie Russell) and Dave (Stephen Rahman-Hughes), are two 20-something professionals. They meet in the Paradise Club on a typical drunken night out.
What initially appears to be a night of casual sex catapults into a full-on rape investigation where the victims are not just Lyn and Dave, but their nearest friends and loved ones who are also drawn into the nightmare saga.
Is this just a crazy alcohol-fuelled evening of hazy memories, or is Dave guilty?
Despite the verdict, we will never discover the truth. What dominates the play is the breakdown of relationships.
From Dave’s girlfriend (Susan Bracken) to Lyn’s best friend (Fliss Walton), the extent of disintegration caused by one night of inebriation is unveiled. The plot takes its mini twists, and all are pulled together through the simple staging and nightclub/bar soundtrack.
The C Company, a young group of actors, directors and writers have successfully worked together on this tight piece of theatre to portray the reality of casual sex prevalent within our culture today.
Writer, Simon Warne, winner of the London Writers competition in 2000, depicts the repercussions of a drunken night on the tiles through a strong fresh cast of actors who identify the sexual tensions and anxieties surrounding the topical subject.
The exploration of this delicate subject is cast upon with neither judgement nor used as a morality tale. Instead it succinctly and unassumingly conveys the known facts, leaving us to create our own assumptions.
Until May 5
020 7704 2001

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