By Carey Crim
Park Theatre, Park200
4 Sep-5 Oct 2024
Produced by OPM Productions, Blue Touch Paper Productions and Adam Kenwright
Director - Katharine Farmer
Producer - Paul O'Leary
Set Designer - Carla Goodman
Sound Designer - Julian Starr
Lighting Designer - Jamie Platt
Starring:
Lisa Dwan
David Sturzaker
Allyson Ava-Brown
Jonathan Nyati
Rufus Wright
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Theatre and Tonic, “Powerful… Gripping… Compelling”
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.⭐️ A Youngish Perspective, “a captivating drama”
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.⭐️ Breaking the Fourth Wall
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ The Stage, “powerful… hard hitting drama”
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Broadway World, “thought-provoking… provocative piece”
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ LondonTheatre1, “gritty and intricately complex”
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Theatre Weekly, “Lisa Dwan excels every minute onstage”
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ All That Dazzles, "Challenging and important work… resonant, powerful theatre”
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ London Living Large, “Does an extremely effective job of humanising some complex questions about controversial issues”
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Curtain Call Reviews, “A thought-provoking and emotional play”
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Jadar “A compelling script touching on important issues”
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Liam O’Dell “This is confident and challenging theatre, which – just as importantly – is sensitive and considered, too”
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Green Room Reviews
Written by Kath Haling
Starring Melissa Saint, Olivia Lindsay, and Dan Wolff
Director - Katharine Farmer
Set/Costume Designer - Tallulah Caskey
Lighting Designer - Hector Murray
Sound Designer - Anna Short
Photo credit: Lidia Crisafulli
The Hope Theatre, London UK
10-28 October 2023
"Shines a perceptive light on a very real, relatable, and contemporary problem" LondonTheatre1
★★★★★ "Exceptionally well thought out production, rich with details that stay lodged in your brain long after the lights go down" Spy in the Stalls
9 Feb - 5 Mar 2022
Park Theatre, London
Produced by OPM Productions and Blue Touch Paper Productions
Writer - Carey Crim
Director - Katharine Farmer
Producer - Paul O’Leary
Set/Costume Designer - Roisin Martindale
Lighting Designer - Jamie Platt
Sound Design - Julian Starr
Nadine - Amanda Bright
Doug - Adrian Grove
Rob - Gilbert Kyem Jnr
Eleanor - Meaghan Martin
Alison - Flora Montgomery
Publicity Image - Gemma Turnbull
Production Images - Lidia Crisafulli
★★★★ ‘Gut-wrenching… Weighty and forceful' The Guardian
★★★★★ 'Incredibly powerful, totally absorbing and completely heart-wrenching' The Upcoming
★★★★ ‘Strong but sensitive production’ WhatsOnStage
★★★★ 'A superbly acted, fast-paced production' LondonTheatre1
★★★★ 'Fantastic performances and a really well done intimate production in an intimate space' Hayley Sprout
★★★★ ‘Outstanding’ Islington Gazette
'An emotional story of love, what it means to be a woman and finding light in the darkest of times' Everything Theatre
‘Poignant knife-edge drama’ The Spectator
Warwick Arts Centre, December 2019
Produced by OPM Productions Limited and Blue Touch Paper Productions
Starring - Stephanie Booth, Mark Extance, Hassan Maarfi and Sue Ruddick
The Theatre Chipping Norton, August 2019
Starring - Mark Extance, Hassan Maarfi, Maria Ruddick and Sue Ruddick
Writer - Imran Yusuf
Director/Sound - Katharine Farmer
Producer - Paul O’Leary
Set/Costume - Caitlin Abbott
Set Assistant - Roisin Martindal
Lighting - Paola Capuano
Photos - Francis Mander
Artwork - Emily Leonard
Southwark Playhouse, April 2019
Produced by OPM Productions Limited and Blue Touch Paper Productions
Starring Lin Blakley, Michael Brandon, Amy Burke, Rob Locke and Mark Rose
Writer - Jerry Sterner
Director - Katharine Farmer
Producer - Paul O’Leary
Set/Costume - Emily Leonard
Lighting - Sam Waddington
Sound - John Leonard
Photos - Lidia Crisafulli
Artwork - Emily Leonard
**** ‘Fascinating and thoughtful production’ - LondonTheatre1.com
‘Enjoyable energetic revival’ - Time Out
‘An intriguing snapshot of an era that created many of the issues we’re dealing with today ‘ - The Stage
‘Numerous laugh-out-loud moments whilst at the same time being thought-provoking and poignant’ – The Upcoming
‘A fluent production’ - British Theatre Guide
‘The starry cast do a good job of bringing the world of 1980s America to life in this darkly funny play’ - West End Wilma
‘A compelling evening’s entertainment’ - TheatreWorld Internet Magazine
‘Katharine Farmer’s production is a slick and fast-paced evening’ - The Reviews Hub
