Red Sea Fish at the 59E59's Theater C

The 2009 Brits Off-Broadway festival kicks off with the US premiere of Brighton's Two Bins Theatre Company's production of Matt Wilkinson's comic-drama Red Sea Fish, playing at 59E59's Theater C from 3 - 22 Nov 2009.

Red Sea Fish marks the return of playwright Matt Wilkinson, whose play 'Sun is Shining' sold out at the inaugural Brits Off Broadway festival in 2004.

Red Sea Fish: Ray, a retired thief, sees out his days on the top floor of a tower block on the South Coast. Confined during the day by a rare skin condition, he's cared for by his son Terry. Ray merrily fills the air with accounts of lostlove, past misadventure and the daily observations of a bitter old man. When Terry invites a young runaway back to the flat, she ignites long forgotten passions in Ray. Red Sea Fish is a darkly funny and ultimately tender story about loss, identity and the folly of trying to control the world.

Fuse Magazine called Red Sea Fish "Utterly brilliant and fantastic - reads like the bastard child of Steptoe and Son relocated to a coastal town and reinvented by Pinter and Potter!" The Latest Magazine (Brighton) called production "As engagingly East End-English as Steptoe And Son! Brilliantly observed!"

Directed by Frank McCabe, Red Sea Fish features Tim Blissett, Janna Fox and Matthew Houghton. The design team includes set and costumes by Jess Weisner and lights by Pat Boxall.