Holy Fool
Park Theatre
Clifton Terrace, Finsbury Park, London, N4 3JP
Clifton Terrace, Finsbury Park, London, N4 3JP
Running Time
TBC
Running Since
Thu, 27 August 2026
Booking Until Sat, 10 October 2026
| Monday | - | 19:30 |
| Tuesday | - | 19:30 |
| Wednesday | - | 19:30 |
| Thursday | 15:00 | 19:30 |
| Friday | - | 19:30 |
| Saturday | 15:00 | 19:30 |
| Sunday | - | - |
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His music made him. It could destroy him.
At the height of Stalin’s regime, celebrated composer Dmitri Shostakovich walks a perilous tightrope. One wrong note could topple him; one perfectly judged crescendo might save his life.
Under the constant threat of torture and death, he must appease a brutal despot – while quietly resisting him.
Outwardly compliant, inwardly defiant, Shostakovich composes in code: music that conceals as much as it reveals.
Holy Fool is a tense, darkly witty exploration of the absurdity of tyranny, the bravery of resistance and the triumph of the human spirit.
Relaxed performance:
- Monday, 7th September, 7:30pm
Audio Described:
- Saturday, 12th September, 3pm
BSL Interpreted:
- Friday, 18th September, 7:30pm
Park Theatre
Clifton Terrace, Finsbury Park, London, N4 3JP
Park Theatre is the brainchild of Artistic Director, Jez Bond, and Creative Director, Melli Bond, who – following a six year London-wide search for a building – discovered a vacant office block next to Finsbury Park station in 2010. Garnering support from the theatre community at large – including luminaries such as Ian McKellen and Alan Rickman, the press and, importantly, local residents they set out to raise the necessary funds to convert the tired concrete building into a thriving new theatre and beacon for the community. At a cost of just £2.6 million, the building, designed by David Hughes Architects, opened in May 2013 to rave reviews from the critics. Park Theatre's vision is for national recognition as a powerhouse of theatre for diverse audiences across London and the South East.
Park Theatre's mission is ‘to be a welcoming, vibrant home for the local community and beyond, providing world class entertainment that challenges perceptions and enables people to build a new tradition of theatre’.
Park Theatre's mission is ‘to be a welcoming, vibrant home for the local community and beyond, providing world class entertainment that challenges perceptions and enables people to build a new tradition of theatre’.
