Grace’s Satchel:
Well, darlings — the clocks at Greenwich might be ticking, but time is about to do something far more theatrical. Word in the postbag is that a brand-new electro-folk musical called Precipice is tumbling into the New Diorama Theatre this November, and honestly, it sounds like one wild, time-bending ride.
Straight from the creative minds of Timelapse, a shiny new company with a knack for mixing identity, technology and catastrophe (what a trio!), Precipice promises crisis, humanity, and hope — all wrapped in the shimmer of futuristic folk. If that’s not my kind of drama, I don’t know what is.
Before the curtain even rises, the team have teased us with a track from the show — Flash in the Pan — a lush little slice of the sonic world audiences will soon be stepping into. It’s moody, magnetic, and hints at something spectacular waiting behind those theatre doors.
The story jumps between two moments in time:
Now, where a young couple face a biomedical emergency that could shake their world apart.
Four hundred years later, the survivors of that world live along the riverbank in Greenwich — where time began (and maybe where it’ll end again).
Somewhere between these two eras, as the tides rise and the lights fade, both timelines collide — and the result sounds electric.
And speaking of sparks, the cast is a powerhouse ensemble of actor-musicians:
Max Alexander-Taylor (fresh from Jesus Christ Superstar)
Holly Freeman (My Lady Jane, Coram Boy)
Isabella Marshall (The Tempest, Woyzeck)
Melinda Orengo (Police Cops: The Musical)
Eric Stroud (101 Dalmatians, The Fantastic Four: First Steps)
The whole experiment has been dreamt up by Adam Lenson and his band of fearless creators — six writers working together to make something as audacious as it sounds. Expect boundary-blurring music, layered storytelling, and possibly a few goosebumps as we teeter on the edge of disaster.
Precipice opens at the New Diorama Theatre from 11th November to 13th December 2025, with tickets starting from just £14 (and even Pay What You Can Saturdays — bless them).
If you like your musicals with brains, bravery and a beat that thrums through your bones — pop this one in your diary.
And if you see me there clutching a latte and pretending not to cry during the second half, don’t judge me — I’ve got timelines to deliver.
Grace x
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