A new intergenerational play
‘They say ‘If looks could kill’ for a reason. Because looks can definitely kill. I think that’s why they call it Cupid’s arrow. It sounds all sweet. Until it’s not.’
Shireen Shaikh’s Significant Other follows the parallel journeys of Malika, a teen social media influencer, and Victor, a travelling salesman in his fifties.
Malika is being stalked by an obsessive ex, though she is reluctant to face up to it. Victor has been carrying around a dummy for far too long, in place of his wife who left years ago.
A weekend of heading for the club is Malika’s answer to everything, whilst Victor day dreams of his long service award. But their weekend plans are about to be upended…
What will it take for each of them to live in the present and leave behind the dynamics of a past relationship?
Significant Other is a new intergenerational play about disconnection and confronting lost dreams, with touches of dark comedy and an unexpected denouement.
Julia Stubbs directs: Charlie Buckland, Christine Ferry, Leila McCalla, Kate Russell-Smith, and Bryan Seisay.
Brockley Jack Studio Theatre, 410 Brockley Road, London, SE4 2DH
Box office: www.brockleyjack.co.uk or 0333 666 3366 (£1.80 fee for phone bookings only)
Dates: Tuesday 18 – Saturday 29 August 2026 at 7.30pm.
Tickets: £17, £15 conc., 16+.
Running time: Ninety minutes with no interval
