Trestle
Parker Graham presents
TRESTLE
By Stewart Pringle
Directed by Matthew Parker
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“We’re not here forever. You’ve got to take a chance from time to time. Sometimes you’ve got to see something you like and grab hold. Don’t let it go.”
Harry feels like life is beginning to tick down, his autumn years spent quietly caring for the community he loves. Denise thinks life begins in retirement and she’s dancing like she’s still at high school. When their paths cross unexpectedly at the village hall, their understanding of the time they have left changes irrevocably. Trestle is a warm hearted, funny and moving comic drama about two retired people brought together each week and begin to share their lives, loves, hopes… and dealing with a trestle table.
Winner of the 2017 Papatango New Writing Prize, Trestle is written by Stewart Pringle (RSC, Royal Court, National Theatre Studio). The 2021 production, directed by multi award winner Matthew Parker (Best Director OFFIE Awards 2023), garnered four OFFIE Award nominations including Best Production and was a Finalist at The London Pub Theatre Awards. New theatre company Parker Graham are excited to revive Trestle at The Jack Studio Theatre in 2025, once more under the direction of Matthew Parker reuniting with Jilly Bond (National Theatre, Birmingham Rep) and Timothy Harker (Witness For The Prosecution, Call The Midwife) in their OFFIE award nominated performances as Denise and Harry.
★★★★★ “I really loved Trestle… naturalistic and full of nuance” Last Minute Theatre Tickets
★★★★ “Quite simply, Trestle is beautiful, moving and full of life” A Younger Theatre
★★★★ “In director Matthew Parker’s capable hands the details sing and the connection between the actors fizzes from the stage” London Pub Theatres
“Trestle is a bitter-sweet delight” British Theatre Guide
18 February to 8 March 2025
The Jack Studio Theatre
410 Brockley Road
London SE4 2DH
Tuesday to Saturday at 7.30pm.
No performances Sundays and Mondays
Tickets £17 Full & £15 Concession
BOOK AT
https://brockleyjack.co.uk/jackstudio-entry/trestle-2/#toggle-id-1
0333 666 3366 (+ £1.80 booking fee)
Suitable for 14+
Contains some strong language
Running time 2 hours including interval.
Cast
- Denise: Jilly Bond
- Harry: Timothy Harker
Creatives
- Writer: Stewart Pringle
- Producer: Parker Graham
- Director: Matthew Parker
- Set & Sound Designer: Andy Graham
- Graphic Design: Luke Adamson & Karl Swinyard
