Improv done well is one of the greatest pleasures I know, and Sorry’s take on the form, which is inexplicably only playing at the VAULT Festival for a couple of dates, has to be some of the best I’ve seen.
‘As someone who wrestles with depression, I’m heartened to see a show like Dust being so positively embraced’: Is there magic in the water at the Trafalgar Studios?
Trafalgar Studios seems to be mopping up the cream of the crop of smaller space transfers. There is definitely magic in the water there at the moment, as I’m seriously pining to see both of the shows they have on: Dust and Arinze Kene’s Misty.
FEATURED SHOW: More ★★★★★ raves & a brand-new West End trailer for Dust
It got rave reviews at Edinburgh. It got rave reviews at Soho Theatre. And now Milly Thomas’ award-winning, one-woman, post-suicide play Dust has got a fresh round of rave reviews in its West End transfer. We’ve rounded up some of the most recent review highlight – plus the brand-new show trailer – below. Time to get booking!
Dust Q&A podcast: Can we talk openly about depression & suicide?
Are we really talking about mental ill health? Or just talking about talking about it? Are we listening – actively listening – to those in need? What stops someone from committing suicide? How much do you know about Samaritans, the world’s first-ever 24-hour helpline after 999?
‘A supremely powerful piece’: DUST – Trafalgar Studios
Dust was very much worth the wait for me. It’s a supremely powerful piece, undoubtedly not an easy watch but a necessary one nonetheless.
‘Travelling from the hilarious to the tragic with every emotion coming to the surface’: DUST – Trafalgar Studios ★★★★★
Writer and solo performer Milly Thomas with the third showing of her play (Edinburgh Fringe 2017 and the Soho Theatre February this year) had the whole audience laughing every minute or so at the start with her sharp wit at the absurd situations we all find ourselves in with our circle of family, friends and lovers.
New post-show Q&A: Join Terri for Milly Thomas’ one-woman play DUST in the West End
As part of her ongoing post-show Q&A series, on Thursday 6 September 2018, Mates co-founder Terri Paddock returns to Trafalgar Studios for award-winning one-woman play DUST, written and performed by Milly Thomas. Got any questions?
PHOTO FLASH: Milly Thomas’ Dust transfers to West End, Follow her Twitter preparation
Did you miss Milly Thomas’ Dust, set after the protagonist’s suicide, at last year’s Edinburgh Fringe or at Soho Theatre? Let our production photo gallery be a reminder to book now so you don’t miss this award-winning one-woman play gets its limited West End premiere next month at Trafalgar Studios. Also, catch up with Milly as she misses this year’s Edinburgh in preparation.
‘I’m thrilled that it’s helping dent the stigma of depression a bit’: Milly Thomas discusses her critically acclaimed solo show Dust
Milly Thomas is a London-based actor and writer whose solo show Dust is about to transfer to the West End, following critically acclaimed runs at last year’s Edinburgh Fringe and London’s Soho Theatre.
NEWS: Milly Thomas’ play Dust will transfer to the Trafalgar Studios in September
Following award-winning, sell-out runs at Edinburgh Fringe 2017 and Soho Theatre, Dust by Milly Thomas, directed by Sara Joyce, will transfer to the West End’s Trafalgar Studios (4 September to 13 October 2018).
‘There’s so much more we can do’: Mental illness in the creative arts
So, there’s promise, for sure. But the fact that I can condense much of what the creative arts has explicitly offered on depression into one short blog means that there is still much more we can do.
‘It feels authentic, with bags of personality’: DUST – Soho Theatre ★★★★★
Dust is a truly brilliant piece of theatre that dares to tackle the turmoil of depression and suicide, resulting in a moving and darkly funny play – Milly Thomas is superb.
‘A mix of the obliquely funny with the heart-rendingly sincere’: DUST – Soho Theatre
Given that Milly Thomas’ one-woman show Dust at the Soho Theatre is centred on a young person’s suicide, there’s a surprising amount of humour contained therein.
‘Milly Thomas is a force to be reckoned with’: DUST – Soho Theatre
Painful as this is to watch, Dust needs to be seen, and we need to take note of the devastation even a single death can cause, and take action wherever we can.
‘Real power in the prose & performance’: DUST – Soho Theatre
Dust is an extremely good production – fresh, original and with a potent spirit. One that leaves a scar, for sure.
INTERVIEW: Spotlight… Dust
Next up in our Spotlight feature is Dust, which plays Edinburgh Festival from 3 – 27 August 2017. I caught up with writer and actor Milly Thomas.
INTERVIEW: Spotlight On… Brutal Cessation
Next up in our Spotlight feature is Brutal Cessation, which plays Edinburgh Festival from 3 – 28 August 2017. I caught up with actor Lydia Larson.
CARGO – Arcola Theatre
New immersive experience tells its story of people trafficking with considerable power and imagination.
CARGO – Arcola Theatre
For anyone in doubt of how immigrants would go to start a new life in a different country need to get themselves to the Arcola Theatre to see this brutal and horrifying play….
CLICKBAIT – Theatre 503
New play about internet porn is both an entertaining fable and a disturbing vision of corruption.