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Jack Rooke's Good Grief: a decade retrospective of capitalising on my dead dad to varied levels of failure and success
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Jack Rooke's Good Grief: a decade retrospective of capitalising on my dead dad to varied levels of failure and success
21 Sep 2026
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BAFTA-winning writer and recovering spoken-word artist Jack Rooke (Creator of Hulu / C4’s Big Boys) brings back his debut comedy-theatre show ‘Good Grief’, a decade on from it launching his career.
Featuring the original show (co-written with his 80-year old Nan Sicely) and some present day musings, this retrospective further explores grief, ambition, being a class traitor, milking having a dead dad for personal / professional gain, the innocence of writing just for oneself before the interference of “telly w*nkers”, and the palpable regret of his own decline into becoming said “telly w*nker”.
Content Warning: this show may contain potentially triggering stories around grief, suicide and Geri leaving the Spice Girls in May 1998.
Directed by Gabriel Bisset-Smith (now also a telly w*nker).
Important information
Ticket prices: £25
Running time: approx 2 hours with interval
Age recommendation: 16+
Available to book:
23 Feb at 10 am – Ambassadors, Supporters, Gold Friends and Corporates
25 Feb at 10 am – Friends and Best Friends
27 Feb at 10 am – General
Concessions:
Friends – 5% off
Ambassadors, Supporters, Best Friends and Gold Friends – 10% off
Content Warning: this show may contain potentially triggering stories around grief and suicide.
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Reviews
★★★★
“A delight… cheerily but sensitively tackling the most painful of subjects and finding hope in them.”
Scotsman”Good Grief 2.0 [is] a delightful and still affecting watch.”
Guardian“Engaging, frank and humorous.”
New York Times
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