Futures Festival: Talking Stages
Mwansa Phiri
London
Pleasance London
Studio
19:00
(60 mins)
15th Dec & 16th Dec
Lelani wants to meet the man of her dreams. Elijah wants to be the kind of man women dream about. After connecting on a dating app, their attempt to live happily ever after becomes derailed by the never-ending relationship advice debated on Twitter. Set to a soundtrack of 90s RnB, Talking Stages is a romantic comedy that asks the question - why are we all finding it so hard to fall in love?
Developed as part of Soho Theatre's Writers' Lab 2021/2022
SHORTLISTED: Tony Craze Award 2022
Cast and Creatives:
Written by Mwansa Phiri
Directed by Taiwo Oyebola
Produced by Visual Sauce
Associate produced by Emmanuella Damptey
Reviews for previous work:
‘A tightrope walk between joy and tragedy’ ★★★★ Fringe Biscuit
‘A fantastically authentic piece of theatre that is captivating dark and heartbreaking’ ★★★★ Binge Fringe
‘One of the fringe must-see shows for 2023’ ★★★★ Theatre and Arts Review
‘A powerful, raw and goose-bump inducing performance’ ★★★★ Three Weeks
'Superb performance' Guardian
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED SHOW - Fringe Review
'This is an intriguing one' Independent
About Futures Festival
Futures Festival is a festival of work-in-progress shows from leading independent performance makers. Each week is curated by a Pleasance Associate Artist around a different theme. This year's festival lineup is…
The Future Is Thirsty AF with Louise Orwin
A week of performances with a focus on social media, shifting paradigms, multimedia and the climate crisis.
The Future Is Queer with Sweet Beef
A week of performance by queer theatremakers pushing formal boundaries to create interactive work from drag and cabaret to formally experimental work.
The Future Is Violet with Papergang Theatre Company
A week of character driven work that challenges tokenism and rises above marginalisation.
Find the full Futures Festival line-up here.
Futures Festival is supported by Christina Smith Foundation.
All shows in the Futures Festival are taking part in a Pay What You Can scheme. Ticket prices range from £6-£15. Please pick the pricing most suitable for you. 100% of ticket income, goes direct to the artists presenting.
Access Tickets
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