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A JOKE
Tue 12 Nov

A JOKE

Frankwell QuayShrewsburySY3 8FT

Walker Theatre

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An Englishman, An Irishman and a Scotsman go to…Shrewsbury!

It sounds like the start of a joke. It is! A Joke is a hilarious and thoughtful hit play from multi-award-winning writer Dan Freeman (Dr Who: Death Comes to Time; The Minister of Chance; Mundo Jazz). 

A Joke broke records in its first outing at the Edinburgh Fringe where it was an instant hit, with Doctor Who and The Hobbit star Sylvester McCoy and Star Trek favourite Robert Picardo returning for a second sell-out run at the Edinburgh Assembly Rooms.

It tells the story of three strangers who appear in the middle of nowhere with no memory of who they are.  However, they soon discover that one is an Englishman, one is an Irishman, and the third is… well, Scottish-ish. As they try to work out the mystery of their existence, the suspicion begins to dawn that they may be characters in a joke. 
 
The play has been praised for its pondering on the meaning of existence, as well as a stream of brilliant one-liners. The British Theatre Guide described it as “The Gold Standard” and “a don’t miss”; the Edinburgh Evening News as “a comic masterclass”; and The Fringe Review “a privilege to witness”.

"Sharp, satirical and effortlessly amusing" - The Stage

"Hilarious...a break-neck hour of exhilarating theatre" - International Times
 
£17 | FRIENDS PLUS 10% OFF
Tue 12 Nov07:30PM Book
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