The Nag’s Head
By Felix Grainger & Gabriel Forgarty-Graveson
Do you believe in ghost stories? Do you want to hear tales that will chill you to the bone… that will make you wish you brought a spare set of pants?
After the death of their father, three estranged siblings return home for the funeral. Burdened with their dad’s failing pub and a weird painting, they must decide whether to work together to save The Nag’s Head or succumb to their inner demons.
With support from the Arts Council England, Shropshire Museum and the Norwich Theatre, Make It Beautiful Theatre Company presents their new dark comedy play: The Nag’s Head. Featuring original music from folk band Good Habits, and real paranormal accounts, this debut production is an ode to rural England and the independent pub.
Make It Beautiful Theatre Company in association with Park Theatre
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Evenings
19.45
Thu & Sat15.15
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Content warnings
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In the Press
"The Nag’s Head is well worth a watch"
Adventures In Theatreland
"Plenty of smiles to be had"
London Box Office
"Energetic and atmospheric new comedy"
Fairy Powered Productions
"You can't go wrong here"
London Pub Theatres
"Increasingly surreal... a genuinely enjoyable ride"
The Stage
"A lot of delightful, laugh-out-loud moments"
WhatsOnStage
"Perfect venue for this story of sibling rivalry"
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Cast & Creatives
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Gabriel Fogarty-Graveson
Connor
Gabriel Fogarty-Graveson
Connor
Gabriel trained at Drama Centre London and the Boris Shchukin Theatre Institute in Moscow. Credits include: The CO-OP at Park Theatre & English Theatre of Hamburg, Sniff at Theatre503, The Hanging Gibbet at the Norwich Theatre and Our Little Life at the Black Box Studio in Slovenia. Gabriel recently finished a tour of Little Women, playing the part of Laurie. He also appeared in Between Us, directed by Ben Garfield, and starred in the British Short Film Award Shortlisted film Bugbear. Gabriel is one of the co-writers of The Nag’s Head.
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Felix Grainger
Jack
Felix Grainger
Jack
A Shropshire Lad, born and raised in the countryside, it took a while for Felix to find his theatrical footing. He studied for a degree in Psychology, before realising his true passion and ‘switching sides’ to train at Drama Centre London. Before co-founding the company, Felix was a part of Shake it Up the improvised Shakespeare company, he starred in the world premiere of Peter Whelan’s Sleepers in the Field at Questors and has performed in a multitude of pub theatres around London. Felix has recently played Romeo with Dickens Theatre Company (New Wimbledon Theatre), The Porter in Macbeth and Robert Louis Stevenson/Inspector Newcomen in Jekyll and Hyde (UK Tour) and With Make it Beautiful Theatre Company he has starred in The CO-OP, Our Little Life, The Dream Machine, Severn Stories and Sniff. Felix is also one of the writers of The Nag’s Head.
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Cara Steele
Sarah
Cara Steele
Sarah
Cara is a Drama Centre London and Boris Shchukin Theatre Moscow graduate. Film credits include: The Watchers (New Line Cinema), Reshaped (Elicit Pictures) and Seshroka (Roadshow Films). Theatre credits include: The CO-OP at Park Theatre & The English Theatre of Hamburg, The Hanging Gibbet at the Norwich Theatre, The Silent Woman – dir. Alan Ghoulem – as well as Our Little Life at the Black Box Studio, Ljubljana. Cara is also a professional voiceover artist.
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Alice Chambers
Director
Alice Chambers
Director
Alice is a theatre director, facilitator and dramaturg from Chester who specialises in new writing that is form-bending and multi-disciplinary. After studying an MFA in directing at Birkbeck, Alice was Resident Assistant Director at the Birmingham Rep, from 2021-2023. Recent directing credits include: Order & Chaos Festival (2023), Sky Comedy Rep (2023), Little Amal (2022), and The Mother Sh*t (2022).
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Beril Yavuz
Lighting Designer
Beril Yavuz
Lighting Designer
Beril is a lighting designer, scenographer and performer who explores multisensorial design in live performance environments. Beril has an MA in Scenography at the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama and studied Physical Theatre their native Turkey. Based in London, Beril has worked on Omlette Machine (Vault Festival), Mother Sh*t (Stumble trip Theatre), Selfish Love (Omnibus Theatre), And I Decided/Bear (Arcola Theatre x Grimeborn Festival), as well as An-sızı-n (Bereze in Istanbul).
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