1.17am, or until the words run out
by Zoe Hunter Gordon
by Zoe Hunter Gordon
About The Play
How well do you know the people you love?
Katie and Roni were best friends, until they weren't.
Now Katie’s brother is dead, and the two girls unexpectedly find themselves together again – in his bedroom.
Tonight they’re going to tell each other the truth.
Because the truth will set you free – won’t it?
A claustrophobic, unexpectedly funny new play about friendship, lies and the things we can’t say to the people we need most.
First developed with support from HighTide, 1.17am… now receives its world premiere, following a critically acclaimed sell-out preview run at Theatre503
Crew
Director
Sarah Stacey
Set Designer
Mim Houghton
Lighting Designer
Catja Hamilton
Sound Designer
Sarah Spencer
Costume Designer
Anouk Mondini
Dramaturg
Sarah Stacey
Assistant Set Designer
Phoebe Hunter Gordon
Stage Manager
Yuval Brigg
Producer
Presented by ZAVA Productions in association with Neil McPherson for the Finborough Theatre.
Cast
Post-Show Discussions
Housing, Friendship and the Bank of Mum and Dad
A post-show discussion on Thursday, 19 February 2026 with housing journalist Ruby Lott-Lavigna and actors Catherine Ashdown and Eileen Duffy. How do money and housing affect friendships as young people move into adulthood?
Free to ticket holders of that evening’s performance.
Reimagining Grief: Complex Memories
A post-show discussion Thursday, 26 February 2026, with bereavement specialist Dr Meherangiz Press and playwright Zoe Hunter Gordon, who first met when Zoe attended bereavement service CWBISS. Grief is never straightforward. But it's more complex when we have our own grief challenged by the different memories of others. How do we move through these feelings, and what role is there for creativity?
Free to ticket holders of that evening’s performance.
Writing closed time, closed space theatre: in conversation with David Eldridge
A post-show discussion after the matinee performance of Saturday 28th, February 2026 with playwright David Eldridge (Beginning, Middle, End National Theatre) and playwright Zoe Hunter Gordon. A discussion about closed time closed space form, writing naturalism in the current theatrical landscape, and how David’s trilogy inspired 1.17am. What does experiencing a show in real time do to an audience in 2026?
Free to ticket holders of the matinee performance.
Tickets/Times
| tuesday | 7:30pm |
| wednesday | 7:30pm |
| thursday | 7:30pm |
| friday | 7:30pm |
| saturday | 3:00pm / 7:30pm |
| sunday | 3:00pm |
Running Time:
Approximately 70 minutes with no interval.
Week One
Prices until 15 February 2026
£20, £18 Concession
Previews (10 and 11 February) £15 all seats. £10 tickets for Under 30s for performances from Tuesday to Sunday of the first week when booked online only. £15 tickets for residents of the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea and the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham on Saturday, 15 February 2026 at 7.30pm when booked online only. Friends Evening on Wednesday, 18 February 2026 at 7.30pm Group Bookings for all performances – 1 free ticket in every 10 purchased.Weeks Two and Three
Prices from 17 February to 1 March 2026
£23, £20 Concession
Tuesday evenings £20 all seats. Group Bookings for all performances – 1 free ticket in every 10 purchased.Week Four
Prices from 3 March 2026 to 7 March 2026
£25, £23 Concession
No concessions on Friday or Saturday evenings. Group Bookings for all performances – 1 free ticket in every 10 purchased.