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Show details:-
In a cramped, crumbling office, four volunteers spend a few hours every Tuesday night on the phone telling strangers that everything is going to be okay. As the outside world disintegrates, they teeter on the edge of their own personal catastrophes. Their hopes and fears become entangled as they try, desperately, to connect with the callers and with each other. Sam Steiner’s You Stupid Darkness! is a funny, moving and profound play about the struggle for optimism and community amid the chaos of a world falling apart.
“A work of extraordinary observation and overflowing empathy… a brilliantly realised, unflinchingly truthful mid-apocalyptic comedy.” The Stage
“Sam Steiner makes us beam as the world burns… his hilariously bleak show about helpline volunteers has a charming cynicism and compassion.” Guardian
By Sam Steiner
Directed by Justin Hopper
Suitable for audiences aged 16 and above. Contains strong language.
Content warnings:
Production includes loud noise and flashing light.
Includes sexual references and deals with topics of mental health, suicide, drug use & infant mortality.
Cast:
Frances – Katie Kelly
Jon – Sam Moore
Angie – Jessica Wallis
Joey – Matt Rimmington
Creatives:
Director – Justin Hopper
Producer – Barney Hart Dyke
Lighting Designer – Rich Evans
Set Design – Isobel Harrison
Sound Design – Nick Wells
Costume Design – Isobel Harrison