We Anchor in Hope
Dates
Tuesday 31 May at 7:30pm
Wednesday 1 June at 7:30pm
Monday 6 June at 7:30pm
Tuesday 7 June at 7:30pm*
Wednesday 8 June at 7:30pm
* This performance will be a relaxed performance. Find out more.
The running time is to be confirmed.
About the show
All over London, public houses become private flats. Tomorrow The Anchor closes for good. It's the end of an era, but Kenny and the gang are going out with a bang. There's a blow-up pig, karaoke and a lot of Campari. There's secrets and grudges and forgotten dreams. As the front doors are locked and the bar is drunk dry, there's a lot more to lose than just a pub.
By arrangement with Nick Hern Books

As Playwright, theatre includes: YEN (Royal Exchange, Manchester); Chicken Shop (Park); The Freedom Light (Company of Angels).
As Director, theatre includes: Tomorrow I’ll be Happy (National); Crystal Springs (Eureka Theatre, San Francisco); Vote of No Confidence, Only Human (503).
As Playwright & Director, theatre includes: Freak (Edinburgh Fringe/503); Stay Happy Keep Smiling (Soho); Fragments (Riverside); Staunch (Arcola); Coming Home (Bush); ShortStuff (Waterloo East); Marianne (Wimbledon Studio/Trafalgar Studio); Bender, Closer to God (Old Red Lion); Just for Fun – Totally Random (Lost).
Awards include: Bruntwood Prize for Playwriting (YEN); West End Frame Fringe Production of the Year (Chicken Shop); Lost One Act Festival Best New Writing Award (Just for Fun – Totally Random); Inaugural Off Cut Festival Best Play Award & Audience Choice Award (Closer to God).
Anna originally trained as an actor at LAMDA. She also teaches acting and playwriting at drama schools across London and runs her own company, Without a Paddle Theatre.
Tanuja’s recent credits as Director include OUT OF SORTS by Danusia Samal at Theatre 503 (2019), THE PAPER MAN by Improbable at the Soho Theatre (2019) and A LITTLE DEATH by Vic Llewellyn which toured nationally (2019). Under the name of Sleepdogs she collaborates with writer and composer Timothy X Atack and has directed all their productions to date. THE BULLET AND THE BASS TROMBONE premiered at Bristol Old Vic and toured nationally, including a run at the National Theatre.
As a Sound Designer Tanuja’s credits include SALT by Selina Thompson (premiered at the Southbank Centre, toured the UK and to Australia, Canada and Brazil) and THE HALF GOD OF RAINFALL by Inua Ellams (The Kiln Theatre)
Contains adult themes, strong language, threatened violence, discussions of grief, and references to sexual assault.
Booking
General booking opens on Wednesday 11 May.
Once you have booked a ticket, you will receive an email confirmation. Read up on our latest audience guidelines here.
Industry priority booking will open on Monday 9 May.
If you are a member of the industry, please book complimentary in-person tickets by emailing the Box Office on [email protected]
We now offer interval drinks from our in-house bar, The Pear Tree. Please place your order with them upon arrival and your drinks will be ready to be collected during the interval.
Pricing and concessions
Tickets cost £14, but we have £7 concessions tickets available to Hammersmith & Fulham residents, schools, students, or people who are over 65, under 18 or are on Job Seeker's Allowance. You'll just need to provide proof of your eligibility when you collect your tickets at the Box Office. We offer a complimentary ticket for carers, to book please call the box office on 020 8834 0500. If you belong to our Pathways Programme or work with any of our Pathways Partners you are entitled to complimentary tickets. Please contact the box office to book.
Accessibility
If you have any additional requirements, you would like us to be aware of, please contact box office on 020 8834 0500.
Booking your tickets
Book your tickets online or by calling our box office on 020 8834 0500.
Industry booking
If you're a member of the industry, please email [email protected] to book your tickets.
Ticket collection for in-person tickets
There is no need to collect tickets. You will be ticked off an attendance list on arrival.
Refunds
Unfortunately, all tickets are non-refundable.
Creative Team
* LAMDA staff member or visiting artist
Director
Tanuja Amarasuriya*
Assistant Director
Linda Miller
Designer
Delyth Evans*
Movement Director
Rakhee Sharma*
Fight Director
Sam Behan*
Lighting Designer
Fintan Beirne
Sound Designer
Stephanie Siraut
Vocal Coach
Salvatore Sorce*
Intimacy Coach
Joana Nastari*
Cast
Frank
Luke Gallagher
Bilbo
Luke Hammond
Kenny
Romeo Mika
Pearl
Sera Mustafa
Shaun
Jerome Yates
Production Team
Stage Manager on the Book
Marcus Grove
Technical Stage Managers
India Mae
Abhinav Mishra
Production Manager
Raveena Ambani
Chief LX
Calum Priestley
Deputy Chief / Programmer
Michael Fleming
Production Sound Engineer
Megan Bishop
Production Carpenter
Sophia Markou
Deputy Production Carpenter
Olivia Dunne