foam

by harry mcdonald

Based on true events, Foam confronts the flashpoint where the terrifyingly personal and the violently political collide.

‘Moving, provocative, and memorable’
★★★★★ London Pub Theatres

‘Matthew Iliffe directs with scalpel-like precision’
★★★★★ AJ Loves Theatre

‘The best new play I have come across for a long time. A must-see play for all who enjoy well-written, well-acted and well-directed drama’
★★★★★ LondonTheatre1

‘A tense, unpredictable gem’
★★★★★ QueerGuru

‘Frank, unflinching and provocative… comes vividly to life onstage in the capable hands of director Matthew Iliffe’
★★★★★ West End Best Friend

’Matthew Iliffe’s direction brings truth, beauty, and honesty to what should be an unpalatable narrative, showing how sometimes, even within the biggest monsters, there is a heart wanting to be loved.’
★★★★★ The New Current

‘A timely and important play… serious tension, charged with eroticism and threat’
★★★★ The Stage

‘Utterly compelling’
★★★★ The Arts Desk

‘Moving, powerful and intense’
★★★★ Everything Theatre

Intense, cerebral and provocative… transfixing under Iliffe’s direction’
★★★★ Spy In The Stalls

Credits

Cast
Keanu Adolphus Johnson, Matthew Baldwin, Jake Richards and Kishore Walker

Production Team
Designer - Nitin Parmar
Costume Designer - Pam Tait
Lighting Designer - Jonathan Chan
Sound Designer - David Segun Olowu
Assistant Director - Tania Khan

Played at the Finborough Theatre 19th March - 13 April 2024

Presented by Croft & Dye and Salt Lick Productions, in association with Neil McPherson for the Finborough Theatre

Photo credit: Craig Fuller