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27March
Careless Talk
Advance Price: £14
A one woman comedy drama: a true story of high treason, espionage, spam fritters. The only British person to be tried for treason in the Second World War takes to the stage for the first time.
Was Mabel a collaborator? A visionary? Or just an outsider? Was she the victim of a witch hunt? Or the victim of her own uncompromising nature? Join Mabel on Sandown Beach with her secateurs, sequinned tassels and heartfelt – if misguided – self-belief. By Ali Williams, based on the novel ‘Careless Talk’ by James Friel.
Based on a true story, this tale opens a dialogue on the justice system in this country; who does it protect, how and why? And what of those who fall through the net, the unpopular, the uncompromising? This dialogue is as relevant now as it was then, in this frequently hilarious but ultimately moving play.
Standing Ovation Nominee for London Pub Theatre Awards – ‘Careless Talk is a cross between a wonderfully observed Victoria Wood sketch of everyday life and an episode of ‘Dad’s Army’.
‘This one-woman show is superbly acted by Ali Williams, who effortlessly embodies all the characters in a tour de force performance, displaying a range of accents and mannerisms at a heady pace, with great skill and vitality.’
Sell out at the Camden Fringe, Brighton Fringe and asked back twice for The Gather Together Festival at the Rosemary Branch London.
Further Details
Act's Website: https://www.aliwilliams.net/careless-talk
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