ARCHES LANE THEATRE PRESENTS: BEAST ON THE MOON

Arches Lane Theatre is delighted to present Beast on the Moon by Richard Kalinoski, a powerful and deeply moving production supported by Arts Council England. This acclaimed drama explores love, loss, resilience, and the enduring psychological impact of genocide.

📍 Venue: Arches Lane Theatre, Battersea, London
📅 Dates: From 25 to 27 June 2026
🕗 Time: 7:00 PM
🎬 Running Time: 85 minutes
🎟️ Tickets: Available via the Arches Lane Theatre website
🎫 Discount Code: BOTM20 (20% off tickets)

Inspired by harrowing true events, Beast on the Moon follows the story of Aram, an Armenian immigrant and genocide survivor, and Seta, his teenage mail-order bride. Brought together under difficult circumstances, the couple share one tragic experience in common, though it shapes them in profoundly different ways.

The play, set in early 1920s Milwaukee, unfolds around the effort of the couple to have a child. Infertility threatens not only their dreams, but also their relationship, until the presence of an orphaned boy forces them to reckon with each other and the past. 

Peppered with humor, irony, and bittersweet surprise, theirs is a universal story of hope, healing, redemption, and finally, love.

At once intimate and epic, the story unfolds with moments of humour, irony, and bittersweet surprise. It ultimately becomes a universal exploration of hope, healing, redemption, and love in the aftermath of unimaginable loss.

Creative Team & Cast
Director: Persia Babayan-Taylor
Performers: Henry Avedian, Mariam Koloyan
Performer / Producer: Harun Ćehović
Producer: Stasha Dukic
Costume Designer: Rosalba Mensah

This production brings together an international team of theatre-makers from the UK, Armenia, Bosnia & Herzegovina, and Italy, with alumni backgrounds from leading institutions including RADA, RCSSD, and Rose Bruford College.