Strawberry Jack: A Tale from Paradise Heights

Strawberry Jack, from the award winning writer/director of The Haunting of Blaine Manor, written & Directed by Joe O’Byrne.

THIS SHOW WILL BE PERFORMED IN THE BLACKPOOL GRAND STUDIO 

A childhood accident left Strawberry Jack Grundy horrifically scarred – a wild child that grew into a ferocious man.  Once the War Horse of Paradise Heights, recent events have stacked the deck firmly against the One Eyed Jack, doorman of The Ace of Spades Nightclub. He is now a fading shadow of the man he once was.  He blames himself for the death of Corny McGeehan and he’s worried about his stepfather, Mel, who says they are being visited regularly – by an angel, an angel named Shirley, an apparition encountered by others on the streets of Paradise Heights. Who, or what, is she?

But Jack’s rescue of a girl on the mean streets of Paradise Heights thrusts him into a situation he has never faced before, untapped feelings stir, and a frozen heart begins to melt. But One Eyed Jacks aren’t always lucky; someone wants Jack dead by Christmas. They say Christmas is a time for angels…a time for miracles.

Well Jack may have found his angel. Now all he needs is a miracle…

A Christmas Tale from Paradise Heights

The dialogue is pungently, darkly witty, shot through with unforced pathos and flashes of real poetry.  But it’s also Paradise Heights. And even Charles Dickens wouldn’t go there without someone riding shotgun.  With a master storyteller’s skill, O’Byrne sets up all of the mechanisms that we know will damn and destroy his protagonist, then puts them into motion…Strawberry Jack: A Tale from Paradise Heights finds Joe O’Byrne at the top of his (considerable) game…5 Star Review

– Steve Balshaw, Salford Film Festival & Grimm Up North Festival Programmer 

Pre Show Talk Friday 31st May 6:15pm – 7:15pm – We are hosting a pre-show talk with the writer and director of Paradise Heights Joe O’Byrne. Places are LIMITED. To book your FREE place, book at checkout or please call our Box Office on 01253 290 190.

Age guidance 16+

Why not come and see another installment in the Tales from Paradise Heights series:

Diane’s Deli

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