Pier 8, The Quays
Today · 19:30
BAFTA-winning writer and recovering spoken-word artist Jack Rooke ( Creator of Hulu / C4’s Big Boys ) brings back his debut comedy-theatre show ‘Good Grief’, a decade on from it launching his career. Featuring the original show (co-written with his 80-year old Nan Sicely) and some present day musings, this retrospective further explores grief, ambition, being a class traitor, milking having a dead dad for personal / professional gain, the innocence of writing just for oneself before the interference of "telly w*nkers", and the palpable regret of his own decline into becoming said "telly w*nker". Directed by Gabriel Bisset-Smith (now also a telly w*nker). Reviews 'Good Grief 2.0 [is] a delightful and still affecting watch' - Guardian 'Engaging, frank and humorous.’ - New York Times ★★★★ 'A delight... cheerily but sensitively tackling the most painful of subjects and finding hope in them' - Scotsman
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Not the same tradition as the lineage above — a genuinely different thread to pull, if you want one.