JUMPER By Josh King

JUMPER by Josh King 

The Lion and Unicorn Theatre - 5th - 9th April 2022

The Bread and Roses Theatre - 24th - 28th May 2022

Directed by Christine Mears 

Written by Josh King 

Produced by Sycamore Productions 

Lighting Design by David Somner 

Cast:

Rosaleen Burton, Sophie Cooch, Fahad Salman, Will Charlton, Chris Austin, Nevada Lemon/Shannon Davidson 

It’s 2034, the eve of the General Election, and the air is thick with the familiar feelings of hope and despair. A world-wearied train driver winds down from another long shift with a colleague, reflecting on their fall from grace.

Meanwhile, in 2029, on the eve of the previous election, a tube unexpectedly breaks down. As the five people in the carriage - a disenfranchised twenty-something, a politician’s PA, an expat scientist, a homeless ghost of the last hanged Londoner and a girl who no one knows – realise they are the only ones on board, they are caught up in apocalyptic speculation and new-age conspiracies and are forced to contemplate how they each fit into this group, into London and into this ever-changing country.

Maybe the tube stopping is the first sign of the end. Or maybe the end has already begun.

As individual narratives clash with the fundamental changes of a Britain on the brink of climate, economic and societal collapse, those in 2034 and 2029 alike are left wondering the same thing: could everything change tomorrow?

Reviews:

https://www.londonpubtheatres.com/review-jumper-by-joshua-king-at-lion-and-unicorn-theatre-5-9-april-2022

https://everything-theatre.co.uk/2022/04/review-jumper-lion-and-unicorn-theatre.html 

Photos by Johanna Rachell