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Eight

By Ella Hickson, directed by Nick Ewans & Renu Arora

A prostitute clinging to traditional values; a high flyer with his world blown apart; a trendy gallery owner with a suicidal lover; a single mum seeing a glimpse of middle class security; a teenager escaping to a world of secrets; a cheating and cheated lover; a traumatized soldier with unusual ‘friends’:  in monologues they reveal inner worlds.

Eight looks at what has happened to a generation that have grown up in a world where everything has become acceptable

With Natalie Ames, Sian Goff, Alexis Gregory, Sonia Kaur, Suzanne Kendall, Michael Lindall & Stephen McLeod.

Awards include The Carol Tamber Award 2008, The Scotsman Fringe First Award 2008, The NSDF Emerging Artists Award.

Reviews

‘Ms. Hickson, 23, has already found her voice — and it’s a powerful one; a potent show indeed’: The New York Times.

‘One of the most self-assured, startlingly well-written and moving pieces of theatre around’: The Herald ★★★★

‘Superbly simple, slick and effective performance, you're blown away.... a truly impressive and exciting hour of theatre; Ella Hickson is a huge writing talent’: The Scotsman ★★★★

‘Impressively unsettling, sharp writing - An engaging, offbeat snapshot of modern life, Eight, is enough to leave you hungry for more’: Festmag ★★★★

‘Brilliant, captivating and emotionally charged; stunning drama’: Three Weeks ★★★★

‘Hickson's writing is superb - Ella Hickson is a talent of tremendous promise’ NYtheatre.com

‘A wicked new satirical talent – utterly original – exhilarating; Hickson is already a fully fledged satirist of real power and insight’ Christopher Hart – The Sunday Times ★★★★

‘Ella Hickson – remember the name, for I suspect we will be hearing a lot more of her’ Charles Spencer – The Telegraph ★★★★

‘Just how good can a set of monologues on a blank stage be? The answer – exceptional’ Gemma Bergomi – Spoonfed

Tuesday 27th April 2010 to Sunday 2nd May 2010 @ 1pm. The show is 80 minutes without an interval.

Tickets £10/8