As it returns to the London stage for an autumn tour, take a look at what Darcy Willison and the Empty in Angel team have been up to in rehearsals, then book your tickets for the hit gig economy-skewering play.
James Woolf‘s tale of a bicycle courier standing up for her rights opens its London tour at the Etcetera theatre tonight, running to 12 September 2021 and returning for a second stint between 29 and 30 October. Its second stop is at Islington’s Hen & Chickens Theatre, where it runs from 15-16 September. The tour stops for a single performance at the Bloomsbury Theatre on 10 October before finishing at the Old Red Lion between 17 and 20 November.
Empty in Angel tells the story of a bicycle courier and her community’s astounding fight for workers’ rights in the gig economy – their simple demands for fairness, dignity and security which will end in a historic legal battle.
Based on actual events, Empty in Angel lifts the lid on the gig economy and tells it like it is. It is a powerful piece of political theatre about something happening right now, the burgeoning movement to fight back against the gig economy ethos.
Empty in Angel was first staged at the White Bear Theatre in 2019. Following that run, it was a finalist in two categories at the Standing Ovation Awards. Darcy Willison, who starred in that original production, returns to the production for its 2020 run. While Ursula Campbell directed the original production of Empty in Angel, this new tour is directed by Katherine Reilly.
Gallery: Empty in Angel rehearsals
