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Some Explicid Polaroids
by Mark Ravenhill.
Directed by Nick Edwards.
September 2026
At the Tower Theatre, Stoke Newington.
Fresh from prison, Nick returns to a world that has moved on without him – fast, glossy and emotionally numb. As he searches for connection, a younger generation chases sex, identity and a sense of belonging.
Some Explicit Polaroids explores a world in which everyone and no one is connected. From author of Shopping and F**king Mark Ravenhill, this biting and perceptive play was first performed in 1999 at the Theatre Royal in Bury St Edmunds, before transferring to the New Ambassadors in London.
“Tim is speaking to Victor, the vain, thrill-seeking Russian with the fantastic body whom he brought to swinging London, 1999, after seeing some explicit photos posted on his website. Victor belongs to him now: he’s been ‘downloaded’. The only trouble is that Tim is lying dead on a hospital bed, after deciding not to prolong his life further with the pills he’s been taking to combat the HIV virus.”
The Guardian, 1999
All photographic images © Pau Ros 2026
Cast
Nick : James Stephen Finn
Helen : Rachel Bothamley
Nadia : Lulu Freeman
Victor : Alexander Astaniotis
Tim : Andrew White
Jonathan : Elisha Sessions
Production Team
Director : Nick Edwards
Set Design : Millie Weston, Emma Brown
Costume Design : Lucy Moss, Grace Easterbrook
Lighting Design : Samuel Littley
Sound Design : Stanley Piper
Projection Design : Max Maxwell
Rehearsals
