'Reykjavik' at Hampstead Theatre
‘For Those in Peril on the Sea’ makes dying at sea sound like something noble, patriotic. Whereas their husband, son or father has died for one half of a fish and chip supper…”
Richard Bean’s play ‘Reykjavik’, with original music by Grant Olding, is now on at the Hampstead Theatre.
Directed by Emily Burns, the cast includes Sophie Cox, Matthew Durkan, Laura Elsworthy, Paul Hickey, John Hollingworth, Adam Hugill, and Matt Sutton.
“February 1975. In freezing weather off the coast of Iceland, the sidewinder Graham Greene ices up, heels over, and sinks in seconds, taking fifteen of her crew with her. Such are the realities of the brutal world of trawler fishing. On impulse, despised trawler-owner Donald Claxton flies to Reykjavik to see the survivors, setting in train an evening of drinking, horseplay, romance and story-telling that will change all their lives forever.”
The play runs until the 23rd November 2024.
