WHAT'S ON
POPPIES by Jim Spencer Broadbent & Johnjoe Irwin
A funny, fierce and unsettling two-hander about an Englishman, an Irishman, a poppy, and a friendship pushed to breaking point. Mixing realism, satire and direct address, Poppies explores identity, masculinity, empire and the politics of remembrance with wit, theatricality and heart.
23 May – 25 May
Rotunda Theatre
Regency Square
Brighton
BN1 2FG
EAT THE RICH (but maybe not me mates x) by Jade Franks
Five-star, smash-hit, award-winning, sell-out masterpiece. A darkly funny and politically sharp story of class, survival and double standards. Jade, a working-class Scouser at Cambridge, secretly works as a cleaner to make ends meet—breaking college rules while juggling ambition, privilege, and identity. Winner of The Scotsman’s Fringe First Award, The Holden Street Theatres Award and The Filipa Bragança Award.
12 June – 3 July
Soho Theatre
21 Dean Street
London
W1D 3NE
BUCKLED by Helen Jeffery – LAUNCH EVENT
A sharp, compassionate and darkly funny play about alcohol, denial and the damage hidden in plain sight. As a wedding approaches, old wounds resurface and loyalties are tested. During this event Helen will share extracts from the script & take part in a conversation around the creation of the play.
27 May
Unity Theatre
1 Hope Place
Liverpool
L1 9BG
NOWHERE by Khalid Abdalla
Khalid Abdalla’s surprising solo show about his own history and involvement in the Egyptian revolution of 2011.
2 – 6 June
Rising Melbourne Festival
Merlyn Theatre
115 Sturt Street
Southbank VIC 3006
JUDAS EXCLUSIVE by Will McDowell
Mere days after the death of Jesus Christ and hell-bent on clearing his name, Judas Iscariot makes his first public appearance on Simona Tonight, an ailing late-night talk show. But 33AD Judea is a volatile place, and it’s not just Judas and Simona whose reputations are on the line, but the broadcast TV industry’s.
Exploring themes of celebrity, betrayal and redemption, JUDAS EXCLUSIVE is a psychedelic channel-changing odyssey across 33AD Judea through the dying lens of broadcast TV.
1 July
King’s Head Theatre
116p Upper Street
London
N1 1QP
7 – 30 August
Studio at ZOO Southside
117 Nicolson Street
Edinburgh
EH8 9ER
