31 July - 2 August 2018 , The Yard Theatre | 28 July 2018, Royal Exchange Theatre | 10 - 14 April 2018, The Yard Theatre
Originally developed at The Yard's First Drafts Festival, June 2017 and as A Few Mississippis, part of Assembly 2017
Give her a cheeky smile, let her know you’re interested—
You need to catch her eye, you know flirtatious stuff?
You need to be a little bit vulnerable—
Be confident.
Show her your soft side—
But you don’t wanna be too vulnerable. You don’t wanna be too soft—
Pretend they’re the only one—
Because then they’ll feel special.
The Act is about love between teenagers.
It’s about how you think we look together.
The way things feel, the first time you feel them.
It is awkward, funny, terrifying. It is excruciating anticipation…
Company Three return to The Yard with a new production re-imagined every night by a cast of teenagers.
Expect unplanned connections, live play, and to feel some feelings for the first time (again).
Created and performed by Michael Adewale, Ellie Benmore, Kiki Bowen, Yaamin Chowdhury, KJ Gomez-Danso, Dylan Lubo, Tyrel Phan, Pia Richards Glöckner, Bethany Timson, Delilah Sykes
Created with Doyin Ajiboye, Sama Aunallah, Lewis Dickinson, Chelsea Green, Romeo Mika, Francisco Rodrigues & Syntyche Tongomo
Rehearsal photography by Camilla Greenwell
Director
James Blakey
Designer
Charlie Damigos
Lighting Designer
Jamie Platt
Movement
Simon Jones
Production Manager
Michael Cunningham
Stage Managers
Anna Sheard
Press
"Admitting she only told her mum about the play a few weeks before its initial scratch performance last summer, it’s clear for Kiki the piece has sparked the inter-generational conversations about sex and relationships it hoped for, but much closer to home."
The Guardian Interview
"Who better to tell a story of teen angst, than those that are currently going through it? ... rocky, turbulent and predominantly unpredictable ... an absolute delight to watch."
**** Broadway World
"Endless episodes and scenarios and narratives all dealing with the nervous preparation filled angst of teenage sexuality. Ranging from dance to song to sketch comedy to non-naturalistic movement sequences, 70 minutes pass in a blink of an eye."
***** LondonTheatre1.com
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