First things first, how good a title for a play is Sad About The Cows? Pretty bloody good I would argue. It’s also a pretty bloody good play, as it happens.
FIRST LOOK: Post-its and poses – Check out the new production images from Sad About The Cows and see what’s being said on Twitter
“Brave and powerful storytelling” – The first audiences have been in to see Michelle Payne’s dark comedy about one young woman’s obsession with her body, Sad About The Cows, and they’re shouting about it on Twitter. Have a look at what they had too say, and the fantastic new production images, then book your tickets!
‘I used my personal experience as a starting point’: Michelle Payne brings Sad About The Cows to the Tristan Bates Theatre
This week playwright, director and performer Michelle Payne brings her one-woman show Sad About The Cows to Tristan Bates Theatre.
“It does not define who she is”: Michelle Payne on creating a character who has problems with mental health in Sad About The Cows
Writer/performer Michelle Payne tells us why it was so important for her to create a likeable character for whom mental health was only one part of her story, and how she drew on her own experiences to create Sad About The Cows. Read the interview then book your tickets!
WATCH: Find out why Rachel is Sad About The Cows in this new trailer for Michelle Payne’s play
“Dairy was the first to go…” Get a taste for Michelle Payne’s dark comedy about body image, Sad About The Cows, and discover a little more about wannabe make-up artist Rachel in this fantastic new trailer, then book your tickets!
NEWS: Dark comedy Sad About The Cows puts female body image in the spotlight
Following the story of an Essex girl who want to be a makeup artist, Michelle Payne’s new dark comedy Sad About The Cows, returns for a one-week run at Tristan Bates Theatre this month, having impressed audiences as part of the John Thaw Initiative Working Class Season earlier this year. Book your tickets now.
‘Give me a week & I’ll write the rest of the show!’ Stephanie Silver tells us about creating Walk of Shame
Glass Half Full Theatre’s new play Walk of Shame has taken its own journey to being staged as a week-long production at the White Bear Theatre this winter. Co-writer and star Stephanie Silver tells us more about the drama that may be perfect for Christmas party season.
NEWS: White Bear Theatre follows An Honourable Man with Walk of Shame
A tale of one evening told from two different viewpoints, Walk of Shame is the latest production from Glass Half Full Theatre. At the start of Christmas party season, it brings the story of Alice and Liam to the White Bear Theatre.
‘Women paid the highest price’: Christina Tranholm on the true wartime events that inspired The German Girls
As rehearsals continue for The German Girls in preparation for its Camden Fringe debut, we spoke to London-based Danish writer and actress Christina Tranholm about sharing the hidden stories of Danish women who fell in love with German soldiers during the Second World War – and how relevant it still is today.
PHOTOS: Sneak a peek behind Nazi enemy lines in The German Girls rehearsals
As part of our Camden Fringe Featured Show series, we’re counting down to the premiere of Christina Tranholm’s The German Girls, set in Nazi-occupied Denmark during the Second World War. Sneak a peek at the company in rehearsal action ahead of the play’s run at the Lion & Unicorn Theatre from 15 to 18 August 2018 – and then get booking!
NEWS: The German Girls reveals Denmark’s untold WWII story at Camden Fringe
Next up in our Camden Fringe Featured Show series, the untold story of Denmark during the Second World War – and, specifically, the double standards held against their own women is the subject of Christina Tranholm’s new play The German Girls. It premieres at the Lion & Unicorn Theatre from 15 to 18 August 2018.