Red Speedo

★★★★★“Poisonous perfection… A five star smash” The Times

★★★★★ “Unmissable” Everything Theatre

★★★★ “Makes an impressive splash” The Telegraph

★★★★ “gripping, funny and tense” Financial Times

★★★★ “A cunningly conceived drama of compelling human dilemmas” Daily Mail

★★★★ “Invigorating and thought-provoking entertainment” Essential Surrey

★★★★ “Packs a punch” The Arts Desk

★★★★ “Perfect viewing for sport and theatre fans alike” West End Best Friend

★★★★ ” (Finn) Cole leads a wonderful cast” All That Dazzles

★★★★ “A highly invigorating piece of theatre, which fully deserved the enthusiastic acclaim of a packed audience at its breathless conclusion. See it if you can.” Mark Aspen Reviews

★★★★ “Darkly funny” Theatre and Tonic

★★★★ “Brutally realistic” London Living Large

★★★★ “Ciarán Owens delivers a riveting performance as Peter” Richmond Nub News

“All actors demonstrate excellence… a stellar evening” British Theatre Guide

Ray lives to swim. He is within touching distance of international glory and a life-changing sponsorship deal. But everything changes when performance-enhancing drugs are discovered in the club’s refrigerator. As tensions run high, Ray’s brother wants them destroyed, his coach wants to call the authorities, his ex-girlfriend doesn’t want to know, and Ray wants the drugs back.

 A thriller played at the breakneck pace of an Olympic sprint, Red Speedo tackles the unforgiving weight of success in a world where the only crime is getting caught.

The UK premiere of Red Speedo is directed by Matthew Dunster (The Pillowman, 2:22 A Ghost Story) and stars Finn Cole, best known for his role as Michael Gray in Peaky Blinders, alongside Fraser James, Parker Lapaine and Ciarán Owens.

Lucas Hnath is one of America’s most exciting new playwrights, whose Tony Award nominated A Doll’s House Part 2 was seen at the Donmar Warehouse. 

“One of the brightest new voices of his generation” The New York Times on Lucas Hnath 

“Formal rigour, propulsive momentum, the sense that there’s a lot happening beneath the surface” The Guardian on Red Speedo 

A co-production with David Adkin