Figs in Wigs are back (again) and this time they’ve got their period (dresses).
A live art, feminist ‘adaptation’ of Louisa May Alcott’s classic novel Little Women.
Wild, irreverent and cosmically comical, this production dismantles the traditional canon to make way for the doomed future of humankind.
Prepare to laugh at the traditions of theatre and poke fun at people’s obsession with ‘the classics’ as the Figs use the story as their very own trojan horse, turning it on its head and mutating it into an unrecognisable cartoon catastrophe that talks about climate change, astrology and the infinite nature of the universe.
P.S. Beth dies.
★★★★ “Revelling in brazen, absurdist satire, outlandish performance collective Figs in Wigs do anything but revere the 19th-century classic… An ode to storytelling, and an anarchic glimpse of how much fun experimental performance art can have.” – The Guardian
“Their cosmic, climate-change themed, batshit crazy version of Little Women (retitled Little Wimmin). That adaptation ate itself, spiralling outwards into action with only the most tenuous of links to Alcott’s novel” – Exeunt Magazine
Co-commissioned by HOME Manchester and Cambridge Junction through Stobbs New Ideas Fund. Supported by the artsdepot Creation Space Bursary, Battersea Arts Centre, Pleasance Theatre, Metal Southend, New Diorama Theatre and Queen Mary University of London.
Performed live at Unity. Presented by Flood Theatre. Part of Unity’s Open Call.
“It’s everywhere now; you tap a screen and suddenly you’re connected to 2 million other people in like, a millisecond. We don’t go the loo without taking our phones in with us. We consume information that’s broadcast daily from the lives of a thousand strangers… so why do I feel so alone?”
‘Touch’ is a piece of verbatim theatre created by Flood Theatre through a series of interviews on connection and belonging with young people in Liverpool. Following the pursuit of connection, ‘Touch’ looks at the ways we find love, create intimacy, experience loneliness, and ultimately find our home.
Watch Online
This performance will also be available to watch online approximately four weeks after the live performance. You will be able to book your Pay What You Can ticket for an online viewing following the live event.
A lo fi solo symphony of words and movement.
Conjuring the ghosts of the men who have dominated the stage before him, Will takes us on a journey, navigating the tensions of inheritance, privilege and addiction.
Personal and political. Unsettling and humorous.
What do you see when you look at Will?
A white son.
A boy who can’t stop moving.
Can’t stop speaking.
And pointing.
Pointing at old actors and being successful.
Pointing at sugar and the milky bar kid.
Pointing at the sun.
Set against a backdrop of a nation that continues to bask in the light of its colonial legacy, hooked on profits despite the costs.
White Sun collides with the past in the here and now of a human nervous system.
Actors Touring Company present the European premiere of this “wickedly funny and surprisingly touching take on race and class” (East by South East) by acclaimed Asian-Australian playwright Michele Lee, directed by Matthew Xia.
Nisha is a young hotshot executive working for Golden Fields, Australia’s largest producer of rice. Nisha is determined to become the first female Indian CEO in Australia. She’s close to sealing a secret deal that would see her company take over India’s national rice distribution system.
Yvette, an older Chinese migrant, is the cleaner who sees to Nisha’s desk. Yvette has her own entrepreneurial ambitions, but her daughter faces court after leading a protest against a national supermarket chain.
Together they form a powerful – if unlikely – bond as they navigate the complexities of their lives and the world at large.
Rice explores migrants of different generations and the complex relationships they forge with their new home – and with each other. It’s a play about ambition, family and the unlikely friendship between a hotshot executive and the office cleaner.
The smash hit comedy explodes into Liverpool.
It’s 1963 and Francis Henshall has just been fired from his skiffle band. In search of food and romance, he soon finds himself juggling not one but two new jobs.
What Francis doesn’t know is that his first guvnor, small time crook Roscoe Crabbe, is actually Roscoe’s twin sister Rachel, in disguise as her dead brother, who was killed by her boyfriend, Stanley Stubbers. To complicate matters further, Francis’ second boss is none other than Stanley Stubbers, on the run and desperate to be reunited with Rachel.
All Francis needs to do is keep his two guvnors apart. What follows is a hilarious mix of slapstick, farce and live music. This side-splittingly funny, brand new production is not to be missed.
There are additional matinee shows, check here for full listings.
A joyous blend of laughter, Lindy hop dance and storytelling that will lift the spirits of anyone who watches it.
Swing Sister Swing takes the audience on a journey behind the glitz and glamor of the classic all-female chorus line. The dancing and music is vintage, but this show is no nostalgic throwback.
The stories told are those of modern women navigating the challenges of modern life, whilst finding escapism in the infectious rhythm, expression and improvisation of African American Vernacular Jazz Dance and Music. This show unites audiences, it is a joyous blend of laughter, dance and storytelling that will lift the spirits of anyone who watches it.
There is an additional matinee show 2pm, 11 June.
YEP are back on the Playhouse main stage with Tap Tap.
With the world gearing up to enter the metaverse, YEP looks at the world dominated by smart tech, blogs, instant messaging & video sharing, apps, social media, fake news, filters, snaps, raps and taps.
The constant navigating our online persona versus that of the real world and the cataclysmic effects of influencing a tipping of the globe, even by just one percent…
Emma Dennis-Edward‘s multi award-winning play tells the story seventeen-year-old Angelique, who’s forced to navigate the care system after her mum’s imprisonment.
Part poetry, part play, Funeral Flowers is a “funny, fearless and heart-breaking” (Lyn Gardner) show about a young woman who dreams of being a florist.
Inspired by the remarkable story of Tottenham community leader and businesswoman Gina Moffatt, who created her own floristry business whilst incarcerated at HMP Holloway.
Winner of the Filipa Bragança for Best Solo Performance 2018. Winner of a Scotsman Fringe First Award 2018.
It’s the end of the world. The last night on earth. An asteroid is heading straight for us. Fancy going out with a bang?
It’s the final countdown. Landlady Kathy invites you to the last quiz night on earth with Quizmaster Rav. He’s the host with the most. But with time ticking, some unexpected guests turn up out of the blue. Bobby wants to settle old scores and Fran wants one last shot at love. Expect the unexpected to the bitter end.
Following two sold out tours of Chip Shop Chips, Box of Tricks is back with a bang in your local with Alison Carr’s explosive pre-apocalyptic comedy The Last Quiz Night on Earth. So grab a drink and join them for a night you won’t forget with plenty of drama.
Let’s get quizzical, quizzical!
Acclaimed singer, songwriter, composer and producer, Gary Barlow will be live at the Playhouse with A Different Stage, his theatrical one-man stage show telling his story, in his words.
Created by Gary and his long-time friend and collaborator Tim Firth, A Different Stage sees Gary narrate the journey of his life alongside the music from his incredible discography.
In a project unlike anything he’s ever done before, Gary will take the audience behind the curtain, with nothing off limits in this special performance.
