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February 18, 2023 @ 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM
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Tony Blair, Nick Clegg, Rishi Sunak – She’s hardly the first Southerner to represent a Northern constituency. What she lacks in political experience, she makes up for in… charm?
When nepotism hire of the year, Perdita, is appointed as MP for the fictional Lancashire town of Ardenton, she thinks that her wealth of social experience and the fact that she’s the former Home Secretary’s Daughter are all the qualifications that she needs; but how wrong she is.
‘She’s certainly driven’, ‘Yeah, driven me over the edge!’. Perdita’s eyes are set on the top of the political ladder, but when the needs of her constituents start to get in the way, and she’s faced with the choice of helping a young, queer constituent who’s in desperate need of support or her own political ambitions, which will she choose?
Debuting at VAULT Festival 2023, this hilarious yet bittersweet dark comedy is an urgent piece of theatre that shines a spotlight on the ever-prevalent North/South divide.
Written by Eoin McKenna & Phoebe Batteson-Brown
14th-18th February 2023, 8 pm (7.30 pm on 18th), VAULT Festival. £13 Tickets. Co-produced by Metamorph Theatre and new company, Enough Helen Productions.
PRAISE FOR PREVIOUS WORK BY METAMORPH THEATRE
The Good Landlord
‘A delightfully weird comedy where it feels like anything can happen’ The Spy in the Stalls ★★★★
‘An interesting commentary on the current social climate… and cleverly illustrates the lengths that young people are willing to go to for decently priced rent.’ Within Her Words ★★★★
‘Metamorph Theatre have done an excellent job with this staging of The Good Landlord, they have allowed the power of the comedic writing to shine through, supplemented by some very accomplished performances.’ Theatre Weekly ★★★★
RISE
‘This play could have the potential to offer a true insight into countries with horrendous inequality and raise awareness.’ A Younger Theatre ★★★★
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