A revenge thriller set in the era of the Sony Walkman
Amar Chadha-Patel will make his professional stage debut in the world premiere of Foal by Associate Artistic Director of the Donmar Warehouse, Titas Halder at Finborough Theatre this May. Known for starring in the Netflix series The Decameron and Disney+ series Willow, Chadha-Patel will be directed by Annie Kershaw in this one-man production.
“Corner an animal, make him feel scared, that’s when he’s dangerous.
Tell a creature he’s a beast, one day he’ll bite back”
A.K. wants to escape the Island. Live a good life. But the sea draws you back.
When a dreadful secret comes to light, A.K. returns to his home town to confront the shadows of his childhood and put right a terrible wrong. The thing is, he’s worried about the other version of himself, the one who lives inside his ribcage.
An exhilarating fever dream, Foal is a revenge thriller set in the era of the Sony Walkman a lyrical, urgent new play about masculinity, compassion, and retribution.
Amar Chadha-Patel plays A.K marking his professional stage debut. His television credits include Love, Death & Robots, William Tell, The Decameron, Fifteen-Love, Slip, Willow, The Wheel of Time, Sex Education, The Third Day, Flack, The Windsors, Year of the Rabbit and Beecham House; and for film, William Tell, The Creator, True Love, Dashcam, House Hack, Aladdin, Doom: Annihilation, Army of One, It’s a Wonderful Afterlife and Bhaji on the Beach. He also starred in Motor City which premiered at Venice International Film Festival last year.
Titas Halder is a writer and director working across theatre, film and music. He is currently Associate Artistic Director of the Donmar Warehouse. As a writer he trained on the Royal Court Theatre Young Writers’ Programme.
Annie Kershaw’s directing credits include Educating Rita, Hedda Gabler (Reading Rep Theatre), Private View (Soho Theatre) and Girl in the Machine and Light (Young Vic). Her Associate/ Assistant directing credits include Juniper Blood (Donmar Warehouse), Best of Enemies (Noël Coward Theatre, Young Vic), Jekyll & Hyde, Dorian (Reading Rep Theatre) and Henry II (Rabble Theatre).
Finborough Theatre, 118 Finborough Road, London SW10 9ED from Tuesday, 5 May – Saturday, 30 May 2026.
Booking and full details: www.finboroughtheatre.co.uk
