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More sex and violence: Playfight @sohotheatre

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The funny thing about three girls growing up under a tree is that you never quite know when they're being serious or just messing about. One time, they might be talking about giving blow jobs on a tennis court at school and another, they might be yearning for a connection that they can't quite explain. That's what happens in Playfight, an Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2024 hit currently showing at Soho Theatre .  Writer Julia Grogan doesn't give us much time to dwell on the lives of these three young teenage girls. One minute, they're fifteen and giggling, and then the next thing, they're off getting married or going to University. But underneath all the smutty talk, humour, and quick scene changes, there is a darker underbelly about relationships, power, and consent. It's about finding your way in a complex world that can dehumanise and degrade you. But as things move so quickly, you could blink and miss it. This is too bad as the performances capturing this co...

Previews: New pictures of Shakespeare In Love

First images of the stage adaptation of Shakespeare in Love have been released this week. 

The play has been adapted for the stage by Lee Hall and features a company of 28 actors and musicians, plus a dog.

Previews are until 22 July and opening night is 23 July.


Photo info and credit:
Company with Tom Bateman as Will. 
Lucy Briggs-Owen as Viola with Company.
Company
Photos by Johan Persson

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