My Melodrama
“Warning ! This review of Heart Wall at the Bush Theatre is going to be effusive as the play spotlit the main loves of my life: a leaky pub, trashy pop music & people who aren’t very good at recognising, let alone talking about their feelings. 23 year old Franky has returned from London to her parents home in a town in the north-west of England. She’s not that happy, her parents are not that happy & their local, The Sun Inn’s karaoke evenings are no longer weekly, but daily. For 90 minutes Kit Withington’s writing made me laugh, smile, shed a tear(s) & smile again. Spiky exchanges between Franky & her old friend Charlene particularly tickled me. Charlene now drinks red wine. Not because she likes the taste, but because it gives her black teeth & she reckons she looks at least 26 when she’s got black teeth. Go & see this, with a pal or a parent & then dissect it over pints in a pub afterwards. Talk about the characters fears & feelings. That way you can indirectly talk about yours.”
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Farm Fatale
In this post-apocalyptic, near-future, a group of poet scarecrows run an independent radio station, discussing their strange reality. Philippe Quesne (one of France’s most internationally renowned theatre makers) envisions an absurd universe, inhabited by gentle dreamers and activists who have an urgent ecological message for our times.
The scarecrows, who have lost their original jobs thanks to climate change, come together in a commune and discuss potential forthcoming broadcasts. A feature on genetically modified carrots? A programme on cruelty? Insect deaths and pesticides?
Run Time
1 hour, 30 minutes
Venue
Dates
From: May 15th, 2026
Until: May 16th, 2026
Age
12+
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