The Atkinson Southport sponsored feature by Stand Up For Southport
Following on from the fabulous success of The Haunting of Blaine Manor last year, Joe O’Byrne returns to Southport with a tale from his critically acclaimed series of quirky Supernatural meets Northern Noir Tales from Paradise Heights – ‘Stephen King meets Jimmy McGovern’.
You don’t have to have seen the other tales to enjoy this scorching revenge thriller!
See Diane’s Deli: A Tale from Paradise Heights written and directed by Joe O’Byrne
At The Atkinson, on Lord Street, Southport, on Friday 9th May, 2025.
Tickets are available here: Diane’s Deli: A Tale from Paradise Heights – The Atkinson
Group booking discount: Buy 9 tickets get the 10th free – available direct from the Box Office 01704 533 333.
Sean Ginty is a café owner in Paradise Heights. A quiet and unassuming man who wears a watch that stopped over 25 years ago. He’s a father figure to both his staff; literary student Jake, and Gabrielle, an artist and scarred survivor of a horrific fire that left her orphaned some years ago. It seems to be a quiet idyllic existence. But who is the mysterious Angel of The Heights, and more disturbingly – is something haunting the café?
DS Mackey, from the local police, is a burnt out and bitter man with an eye for opportunity and the other eye on Sean; he is more than curious about his past. When a woman turns up in the café late one night, a chain of events is set in motion that will have devastating effects on all their lives…
Reviews:
‘The latest play in the Paradise Heights series by the mighty Joe O’Byrne; a noirish tale of very bad men seeking belated redemption, filled with his customary dark wit, salty dialogue and bruised, desperate romanticism.Yep, you should all get off your arses and go see it.’ Steve Balshaw, GrimmFest
‘Joe O’Byrne is fast gathering a cult following for his quirky urban noir series of plays set in the fictional town of Paradise Heights. Diane’s Deli: A Tale from Paradise Heights played to a wildly enthusiastic audience…brilliant, gritty and edgy production. What a night of theatre!’ Rick Lane, Midlands Theatre Critic
‘A carefully structured, engaging piece of drama that keeps you guessing. With themes of murder, secrets, dark humour and plenty of surfaced secrets. It undoubtedly leaves you wanting to see more of Tales from Paradise Heights.’ The Theatre Twittic
‘The Street meets Blackout meets Five Minutes of Heaven, this powerful and very focussed play sees a man coming to terms with the sins of his past and facing them.’ BBC Writer’s Room ‘Balancing moments of human drama with shocking acts of violence… brutally emotional and slickly crafted, Diane’s Deli: A Tale from Paradise Heights is a thoroughly recommended excursion into the dangerously real world of Paradise Heights.’ The Fiction Stroker
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