S-27

If survival meant complicity with a brutal regime, what would you risk for love?

Atypical present a new production of S-27, the winner of Amnesty International’s Protect The Human Playwriting Competition, for a limited engagement of five performances at the Hobgoblin Playhouse as part of the Hollywood Fringe Festival.

May’s an idealist. She’s fighting for a better world. When the old regime finally falls, May’s devotion to the cause is rewarded with a job as a prison photographer. But as the faces of the enemy pass before her unflinching lens, will they shake May’s belief in the brave new world she helped create?

Set in the near future in a country under the rule of a repressive military regime, S-27 draws its inspiration from the stories of individuals working and imprisoned in Cambodia’s S-21 prison under the rule of the Khmer Rouge, as well as the playwright’s own family’s experiences under Nazi occupation and Stalinism in Poland.

British-Polish playwright Sarah Grochala’s awards for her theatre work include the Women’s Prize for Playwriting for her most recent play INTELLIGENCE, which is currently in development with Paines Plough and Ellie Keel Productions. As a screenwriter, she is an alumnus of Channel 4’s 4Screenwriting Programme and her accolades include a semifinalist placement at Austin Film Festival. She is currently an ISA Fast Track and HRTS Foundation Fellow.

PRESS ON PREVIOUS PRODUCTIONS OF S-27

‘a blistering account of the things that we will do to save our own skins, and the way the human heart betrays us’ (Guardian ★★★★).

‘S-27 is almost unrelentingly bleak but the taut script and powerful performances are mesmerising. It’s a play that lingers in the mind long after the curtain has fallen.’ (Time Out Sydney, Critics’ Choice)

PREVIEW
Sunday June 7 2009 at 9.30pm

PERFORMANCES:
Thursday June 11 2026 at 10:00pm
Friday June19 2026 at 5:30pm
Monday JUNE 22 2026 at 8:30pm
Sunday JUNE 28 2026 at 11:30am

The Hobgoblin Playhouse on Gardner, 1516 N. Gardner St., Los Angeles, CA 90046

Book online at https://www.hollywoodfringe.org/projects/13501

Preview (June 7): PWYC all seats
Opening Night (June 11): $15
All other performances (June 19, 22, 28): $20

Running time: 60 minutes

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