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  • Sophie Atherton presents

    Adore Me

    Wed 19 Apr - Thu 20 Apr, 9 pm
    Tickets £8-12
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    It’s 1934. Jessie Johnson, a Jazz singer in a New York Dance Marathon, discovers what lengths she will go to in order to find fame.
    Content Notice
    Running Time 60 mins
    Wheelchair Accessible
    Wheelchair Accessible
    Assistance dogs welcome
    Assistance dogs welcome
    Content Notice
    Content NoticeMisogyny, sexual assault and coercion: no graphic scenes nor descriptions of sexual assault. Suitable for 16+

    ‘I’ve always said dying nameless is the greatest failure of all,’

    Jessie Johnson wants one thing: fame.

    It’s 1934. Eager for stardom, Jessie sees her chance in the Dance Marathons which are sweeping the nation; the 24-hour dance competitions which have made the careers of young jazz singers just like Jessie. Obsessively tuning into the daily radio broadcasts from the Marathon floor, Jessie fanatically follows the lives of the contestants. But she never believes she could be part of this world. And with everyone on the circuit as hungry as she is, Jessie soon learns how cutthroat she must be to become a star.

    Adore Me is a story of ambition, betrayal and one girl’s desperation for fame.

    A one woman show written and performed by Sophie Atherton.

    "'Sophie Atherton's hilariously savage one-woman show Adore Me is a clever pastiche of the ambitious starlet'"
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    "Equal-parts entertaining and heart-breaking"
    Audience Feedback
    "Clever exploration of the desire for fame"
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