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Past Tents | |
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Synopsis
When Alan‘s (Seth Jones) car crashes in the middle of nowhere, he hopes his bad day (started with his wife leaving him) can’t get any worse… but it does. After trudging through muddy countryside, he comes across a campsite, run by the rather eccentric Virgil (Mark Keegan). With no other options and no signal on his phone, he has no choice but to stay. Unfortunately for Alan, there’s only one plot left, situated in-between a sheep-poo bin and the rather annoying Justin (David J. Keogh).
Justin is everything Alan despises – a positive family man with his life in control… or is he? But things are not what they seem – tension escalates and they start to reveal their true selves – with hilarious and unfortunate consequences.
‘Past Tents’ is the story of two desperate people at the end of their tent ropes, forced into each other’s company. It’s about life, death and how people need to talk more about the things they are going through. The play is also supported by Man Up? – the men’s mental health charity.
A funny, dark and moving comedy which contains adult themes and language – recommended 16 plus.
★★★★★ ‘Perfectly pitched. This is a well-acted and scripted comedy that runs smoothly has some laugh out loud lines and slapstick moments, mixed amongst some more serious and thought-provoking moments. A good piece of Off West End theatre… Excellent.’ – Numb Bum Press
★★★★★ ‘From the first word to the final scene Past Tents is a play that is so well written and with characters that are so believable you are right alongside them.’ – Dream Cage
★★★★★ ‘Akin to Monty Python on steroids’ – Theatre Plays UK
Ticket information
Standard – £16
£13 Early Bird Tickets available until May 31st 2024
Discount applied at checkout. May not be used in conjunction with any other discount.
Recommended age 16+
Approx runtime: 1hr 55mins inc. interval
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