Fiji

Clay Party

Clay Party is a theatre group that champions new writing and specifically the exploration of society’s more curious subcultures. Using an in-house style that plays with the rhythms of conversational naturalism to underpin subject matter, Clay Party like to explore dramatic action between two or three characters in one single location and typically in real time.

Conflicted Theatre have been adapting, devising and creating new work for non-traditional theatre spaces since 2010. They strive to make accessible work that is so accessible it would allow them to walk up to anyone on any street and say, “Come see our show, we made it for you.” They explore dark subjects through humour and light and Artistic Director Evan Lordan says, “We try to exploit our imaginations as best we can in order to ignite yours”.

FIJI is a co-production between Leicester Square’s Tristan Bates Theatre, South London’s Omnibus Theatre and North London’s Pleasance Theatre and co-written by Eddie Loodmer-Elliott, Pedro Leandro and Evan Lordan. In the next couple of months FIJI is being produced by other theatre companies too; on both an amateur (Durham University) and international scale in Canada.

Press & Reviews

- FRINGE BISCUIT
- FIVE STARS
- 'EXPERTLY CRAFTED. EDGE-OF-SEAT PERFECTION.'

- THE REVIEWS HUB
- FIVE STARS
- 'GRIPPINGLY EXCITING... SPECTACULARLY UNIQUE... A DELICIOUSLY DARK & DELIGHTFUL PRODUCTION, SERVED SO PERFECTLY – YOU’LL WANT SECONDS.'

- SPY IN THE STALLS
- FIVE STARS
- 'WHETHER YOU WANT A THOUGHT-INDUCING CHALLENGE OR A GOOD BELLY LAUGH – FIJI IS WELL WORTH YOUR TIME.'

- VIEW FROM THE OUTSIDE
- FIVE STARS
- ‘A BEAUTIFULLY WRITTEN, STRUCTURED, PRODUCED AND PERFORMED PIECE OF COMIC THEATRE, THAT WILL MAKE YOU BOTH LAUGH AND THINK. WHAT MORE CAN YOU ASK FOR?’

- EPIGRAM
- FIVE STARS
- ‘AN UNSETTLING SYNTHESIS OF MODERN DATING AND TRUE CRIME WAS MET WITH A WELL-DESERVED STANDING OVATION.’

- WITHIN HER WORDS
- FIVE STARS
- ‘A PLEASURE TO BE AN AUDIENCE MEMBER.’

- THE WEE REVIEW
- FIVE STARS
- 'A COMPLETE TRIUMPH.'

- ONE4REVIEW
- FIVE STARS
- 'CLEVER, FUNNY AND QUITE BRILLIANT.'

Cast & Creative Team Eddie Loodmer-Elliott plays Nick. He is an actor, writer and the Artistic Director of Clay Party. Since graduating from Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, his theatre credits include Julius Caesar (Bristol Old Vic), The Inheritance (Young Vic/Noel Coward Theatre), The Funeral Director (UK tour), Mothercare (Southwark Playhouse), All Quiet On The Western Front (Soho Theatre) and Buoy (Bloomsbury Theatre. As a writer, he currently is writing for both TV and Film in both the UK and US.

Sam Henderson plays Sam. He is an actor, musician and full time creative. Since graduating from Bristol Old Vic Theatre School he has performed at Sheffield Crucible, Southwark Playhouse and Bristol Old Vic. His television credits include work with ITV, BBC, Channel 4 and Britbox.

Co-writer Evan Lordan also directs. He is the Artistic Director of Conflicted Theatre Company creating new work at spaces such as disused warehouses, office buildings, elevators and private dining clubs. As an Associate Director, his work includes Touching the Void (Duke of York’s Theatre).

Co-writer Pedro Leandro’s literary credits include We Were Having a Perfectly Nice Time (Omnibus Theatre/Pleasance) and Dogsitting (Golden Goose Theatre). As an actor, his theatre credits include A View from the Bride (York Theatre Royal/Royal and Derngate) and Fiji (Omnibus Theatre). His television credits include Domina and The Liberator; and for film, Wonder Woman 1984.