Performance

VenueYvonne Arnaud Theatre
Other spaces: Mill Studio
TownGuildford
CountySurrey
From11th May 2015
To16th May 2015
What is currently on at Yvonne Arnaud Theatre (V702)

Beautiful Thing

Beautiful ThingT01308053374
Set during a heat wave on a rundown Thamesmead estate, Beautiful Thing is an urban fairytale full of characters that abound with attitude, energy, frankness and humour. The story follows Jamie, an introvert, troubled teen whose dislike of football is reason enough for his classmates to bully him at every opportunity. Living with is pre-occupied single mum, Sandra, Jamie finds himself infatuated with his next door neighbour and classmate Ste. Ste, who is living with his drug-dealing brother and abusive, alcoholic father in the flat next door, is one night beaten so badly that Sandra takes pity and lets him sleep over. In the absence of a third bed, Ste has to make do with sleeping 'top-to-toe' with Jamie. Much to his delight, Jamie is able to provide Ste with the comfort and reassurance he craves and also a little massage with some peppermint foot lotion . . . The boys' relationship is helped along by Leah, a sassy, Mama Cass-obsessed neighbour and Sandra's dippy neo-hippy lover, Tony, as they discover themselves, each other and a Beautiful Thing. Jonathan Harvey deftly combines comedy with ardent drama in his critically acclaimed award winning play. Beautiful Thing truly captures what it is to be sixteen and in the first full flush of love.
Author Jonathan Harvey


Archive :: production:T01308053374, play:S01303760848, venue:V702

Production details

Contains strong language

Reviews

Overall: 3.75
Steve (18May15): Fantastic play - fantastically performed by all involved at Guildford last Saturday. Met the cast afterwards, beautiful people, so kindly signed my handbill/flyer for me - SUPERB!!!!
Geoff Boddy (24Mar15): Wonderful. Charlie Brooks is as camp as Xmas and you dont even think of Janene unlike other soap stars she is a true actress. Good to see 6th formers in the audience as this play will help a lot of young people strugling with their sexuality. I,m 68 and was lucky enough to have a Mum like Sandra

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Company

Producer Nottingham Plahouse
Producer Curve Theatre
Producer Nottingham Playhouse
Producer Tom O'Connell (QNQ)
Director Nikolai Foster
Lighting David Plater
Sound George Dennis
Design Colin Richmond
Director Kay Magson CDG (casting)
Performer Charlie Brooks (Sandra)
Performer Thomas Law (Ste)
Performer Sam Jackson (Jamie)
Performer Gerard McCarthy (Tony)
Performer Vanessa Babirye (Leah)
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