Inspired by the aftermath of the 2015 General Election, Wet Bread comes to Festival 47 at Kings Head Theatre following a highly successful run at the Brighton Fringe. Written by BBC Trans Comedy Award winner Tom Glover, Wet Bread is a one-woman satire about left-wing activism in a right-wing world.
Adele can’t work out how the Tories are in power – everyone she knows voted Labour. The shocking aftermath of the election inspires her next mission: to change the world for the better in a year.
She’ll end fracking, help the homeless, save whole families from a life on welfare, teach her niece about charity, learn to do Twitter, keep Britain in Europe and dedicate her life to putting things right (not Right). Unfortunately, her mum’s cancer is getting worse, her best friend has all the wrong opinions and the love of her life won’t convert to veganism. It would all be so much better if everyone just agreed with her. But change doesn’t happen just because you want it to – can Adele learn to listen as well as shout?
Glover comments, It's fantastic to have the opportunity to bring Wet Bread to London, especially in the turbulent political times we find ourselves in. What's great about doing a political show is that the show is nuanced by current affairs and the ever-changing nature of politics at the moment, means the show resonates differently over time. It was great that it received such a positive response at Brighton, as it was a piece questioning and satirising the 'typical' left-wing Brighton resident. I look forward to seeing how the show plays in this post-election world.
From the producers of Valhalla (Theatre503 Playwriting Award Winner) and Dirty Promises (Off West End Award nominated, Best Director).
Wet Bread is a tour-de-farce with heart (Fringe Review).
Performance dates Monday 10th, Tuesday 11th and Thursday 13th July 2017, 8pm
Running time 60 minutes
Twitter @sheer_drop, #WetBread
Writer Tom Glover
Performer Morag Sims
Director Tom Latter
Set Design Emma Robinson
Sound Design Richard Bell
Location King’s Head Theatre, 115 Upper Street, London N1 1QN, www.kingsheadtheatre.com
How to get there The nearest underground stations are Angel (on the Bank branch of the Northern line) and Highbury & Islington (on the Victoria and London Overground lines). The nearest rail station is Kings Cross St Pancras.
Box Office Tickets are available priced £12 from http://www.kingsheadtheatre.com/ or 0207 226 8561.
Sheer Drop Theatre
Sheer Drop are a London-based theatre company who have been developing and producing new plays since 2010. They are particularly passionate about working with writers (of any age) who are at an early stage of their careers – their three main productions so far have been a playwright’s first work: The Death of Norman Tortilla by Charlotte Coates in 2012 at Tristan Bates Theatre; Dirty Promises by Lilly Driscoll at Hope Theatre in 2014 (nominated for an Off West End Award for Best Director); and Valhalla by Paul Murphy at Theatre503 in 2015 (winner of the Theatre503 Playwriting Award).
