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The Chaos That Has Been and Will No Doubt Return
25 Nov - 26 Nov
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“If this town gave out a collective breath of exhaustion, buildings would shake across the whole of England.”
Two best mates. One HUGE party. Luton pinned by austerity. An evening of noughties bangers and shots of sh*tty gin mixed with the chaos of violence. A night to remember!
Winners of the 2022 Untapped Award, Chalk Line presents The Chaos That Has Been and Will No Doubt Return. Packed with swagger, it hurls at a rapid pace with linguistic vigour and unfolds in real-time. It’s a tapestry of violence and joy parading through Luton.
WINNER OF BEST NEW WRITING – BESTIES AWARDS – FEST & SKINNY MAGAZINE
WINNER OF BEST INDIVIDUAL PERFORMANCE – OLATUNJI AYOFE – THEATRE WEEKLY
Important information
Ticket prices: £19.50
Running time: Approximately 75 minutes with no interval
Age recommendation: 12+
Available to book:
22 April at 10 am – Ambassadors, Supporters, Gold Friends and Corporates
23 April at 10 am – Friends and Best Friends
25 April at 10 am – General
Concessions:
Friends – 5% off
Ambassadors, Supporters, Best Friends and Gold Friends – 10% off
U26 – £12.50
Schools – £10
Content warning:
Contains scenes of violence, strong language/swearing, strobe lighting and haze.
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Reviews
★ ★ ★ ★ ★
Unfolds like an urban epic: its small cast of characters freewheeling through streets and council estates, the fizzing freedom of youth caught against the suffocating constraints of British austerity…it all feels irresistible
Fest Magazine★ ★ ★ ★ ★
A masterclass in storytelling
Theatre Weekly★ ★ ★ ★
Playwright Sam Edmunds gives us a teens’-eye view of the town in the 00s with this arresting account of a house party…an eloquent assessment of how fear can result in fury.”
The Guardian★ ★ ★ ★
Think Steven Berkoff’s East crossed with a grimy, anti-lyrical Under Milkwood and you have something of the flavour of this odyssey into the underbelly of Luton. Writer Sam Edmunds sees the life burning furiously inside of them.
The Stage★ ★ ★ ★
Edmunds paints a vivid picture of the limiting factors on the lives of working-class men, the grinding sense of debt that is passed down from generation to generation, the violence they encounter and have to live with on the street..it’s exhilarating.
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