Rising musician, singer and stage star Maimuna Memon (Olivier Award-winning Standing at the Sky’s Edge) is bringing her show Manic Street Creature to Southwark Playhouse.
The story follows Ria, a musician looking to chart the giddy promise and eventual heartbreak of a recent relationship through her latest album. But when she gets sucked back into those euphoric then painful feelings, her troubled past threatens to unsettle her present.
Maimuna says: “I have always wanted to bridge the gap between the music industry and theatre, and with Manic Street Creature I have tried to bring songs you might hear on record to the stage.
“This, alongside a deeply personal story makes this show the most important I have ever written.
“Mental Health has played a big part in my life, and I hope that people can watch this show, be brought on a journey and feel like they aren’t alone.
“I am so excited to be bringing this show to London and to a venue that has such an incredible reputation for innovative and new musical work.”
Chris Smyrnios, Artistic Director of Southwark Playhouse, says: “We are so pleased to be a part of presenting the amazing Manic Street Creature in London for the first time.
“The run of the show will fall on the theatre’s 30th anniversary (November 9) and we couldn’t have hoped for a more apt production than this to highlight the theatre’s work over the last 30 years, showcasing innovative and engaging work by talented new and emerging theatre artists.”
The show has already received a slew of positive reviews following a successful run at Edinburgh Festival Fringe in 2022.
Catch it here while you can.
Southwark Playhouse Borough, 77-85 Newington Causeway, London SE1 6BD.
October 19 – November 11, 7:30pm.
Admission: £10 – £24.
www.southwarkplayhouse.co.uk/productions/manic-street-creature/
