HENRY DEVAS |
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Henry’s debut play WE’RE STAYING RIGHT HERE a jet-black comedy exploring the experience of depression and male suicide, premiered at The Park Theatre in March 2019 and received excellent reviews.
'We’re Staying Right Here is a perfect play that has something to say about some serious issues, but with a unique and beautiful voice. ***** - THE UPCOMING 'Devas’ script is brilliant, his jet-black comedy works perfectly... incredibly funny and had the whole audience laughing out loud’ **** THE SPY IN THE STALLS Henry’s upcoming play PREACH, a play exploring epic questions about faith, grief and family on an intimate scale, will be performed by 3rd year actor and actor musician students for the New Writing season at Rose Buford College, opening at Hoxton Hall in June 2019. Henry trained at Rose Buford as an actor and has worked professionally for the last ten years on productions including THE MOUSETRAP (West End), THE WINTERLING (Theatre by the Lake) and a multitude of plays for BBC Radio. |
REVIEWS
WE'RE STAYING RIGHT HERE
★★★★★ The Upcoming
We’re Staying Right Here is a perfect play that has something to say about some serious issues, but with a unique and beautiful voice.
★★★★★ Ham & High
The language is industrial, the violence visceral; the humour dark; and the conceit pure Beckett;
★★★★ Theatre Weekly
this gut-punch of a play … will leave its audiences reeling long after the performance ends.
★★★★ The Spy In The Stalls
Devas’ script is brilliant, his jet-black comedy works perfectly to confront such a difficult issue
★★★★ Artiscape
While there are some really great comedic moments in this high energy manic play, it covers some very real human struggles – suicide, mental health and abuse.
★★★★★ The Upcoming
We’re Staying Right Here is a perfect play that has something to say about some serious issues, but with a unique and beautiful voice.
★★★★★ Ham & High
The language is industrial, the violence visceral; the humour dark; and the conceit pure Beckett;
★★★★ Theatre Weekly
this gut-punch of a play … will leave its audiences reeling long after the performance ends.
★★★★ The Spy In The Stalls
Devas’ script is brilliant, his jet-black comedy works perfectly to confront such a difficult issue
★★★★ Artiscape
While there are some really great comedic moments in this high energy manic play, it covers some very real human struggles – suicide, mental health and abuse.
We're Staying Right Here
A hard-hitting, surreal and surprisingly funny journey into the deepest recesses of the human mind. Henry Devas’s startling debut play sheds new light on the hidden war fought by one in four of us every year; the war against depression.
Meet Matt; a stand-up comedian who doesn't laugh much anymore. He’s trapped in a room. His mates won’t stop jabbering and he just wants some peace. Who let them in anyway? And why won’t they leave?
As dogs howl at the door, a stranger descends from above, promising a cure...
Meet Matt; a stand-up comedian who doesn't laugh much anymore. He’s trapped in a room. His mates won’t stop jabbering and he just wants some peace. Who let them in anyway? And why won’t they leave?
As dogs howl at the door, a stranger descends from above, promising a cure...
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Theatre Weekly |
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The Upcoming |
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Spy in the Stalls |
