People Like Us (16)
sam. 20 oct.
|Union Theatre
A new play about Brexit, sex & friendship.
Heure et lieu
20 oct. 2018, 14:30 – 18:30
Union Theatre, 229 Union St, London SE1 0LR, Royaume-Uni
À propos de l'événement
OVERVIEW
‘In safe space, no one can hear you scream…’
How far would you go to save your closest friendships from being washed away by the tide of history? This is the question the five members of a London book group - pompous Lothario Ralph, judgemental minx Stacey, self-righteous coquette Clemence, thirsty straight-shooter Frances and rosy-spectacled scapegoat Will - must ask themselves when the fight for the future of Europe becomes a domestic battleground of secrets and lies as the personal and the political, the sexual and the sectarian, clash and implode.
In the two years since the UK voted for sovereignty, endless Parliamentary horse-trading has all but eradicated the visceral excitement of Freedom Day. What remains is the violent sundering which has cleaved husband from wife, brother from sister, parent from child - and friend from friend. In this play about sex and Brexit, books and friendship, Julie…