University of York School of ACT presents: Parliament Square, by James Fritz

Third-year Theatre BA students bring James Fritz’s Bruntwood Prize-winning play to the Scenic Stage Theatre this December!

Can the actions of one person ignite change?

Kat is an ordinary woman with a job, a husband and a young daughter. She seems focused on keeping her head down and enjoying her ordinary life. One morning, Kat leaves everything behind and travels across the country to Parliament Square, to carry out an extraordinary act of protest. She hopes it will change the lives of everyone who sees it. But will the extremity of her actions make a difference, or will it simply destroy the lives of those around her? 

James Fritz’s brutal yet empathetic play examines the line between a person who is isolated in dangerous obsession, and the necessity of extreme political protest to make an impact on society. Is a sacrifice required to wake people up from their apathy?

Content guidance: This play contains violent scenes which some audience members may find distressing (including a suicide attempt), depiction of severe injuries and sexual references.

Parliament Square will be performed in the Scenic Stage Theatre on Friday 6th December at 7.30pm and Saturday 7th December at 2.30pm.

Available to book now!

Tickets cost £8 for adults and £5 for concessions.

Booking website: https://www.york.ac.uk/arts-creative-technologies/about/events/parliamentsquare/

Box office contact number: +44 (0)1904 325220

This amateur production by arrangement with Nick Hern Books is brought to you by the University of York. The show is entirely directed, produced, designed, researched, marketed and of course performed by third year students on the BA Theatre: Writing, Directing and Performance programme for their Main Stage project.

To follow the behind the scenes journey of our cast and crew on this production of Parliament Square, follow us on Facebook and Instagram, where we will be posting sneak peeks of our rehearsal and design process!