In 2021, Hannah Maxwell moved back to the home counties to care for her recently bereaved grandmother. But this show isn’t about that. It’s about France’s Eurovision star Barbara Pravi, who’s just lovely.
In-between cooking, cleaning and Countdown, Maxwell escapes into an intensifying fantasy of ballroom dances, heartfelt ballads, fluent French and definitely-not-creepy plots to engineer a meet-cute with a random foreign celebrity. It’s La La Land meets Mission Impossible meets Hannah’s nan.
There will be a Touch Tour and Audio Described introduction to the world of the show before the performance on Wed 15 Nov. The Touch Tour will start at 6.45pm and will run for approximately 25 minutes. Please note the show will follow straight after at 7.15pm.
Winner of the 2023 Summerhall Lustrum Award
Nominated for the BBC/Popcorn Group Award for New Writing
Written and performed by Hannah Maxwell.
Produced by Becky Plotnek & Plotnek Productions.
Directed by Len Gwyn.
Dramaturg: Annie Siddons.
Lighting & Technical Design: Jo Palmer.
Video Design: Livvy Lynch.
Sound Design: Juan Luis Casanellas Donoso.
Set & Costume Design: Rachel Gammon.
Animation by May Kindred-Boothby.
Technical Stage Manager: Benji Huntrods.
Commissioned by Camden People’s Theatre and supported by Menagerie Theatre Company, Queen Mary University of London, and Old Diorama Arts Centre. Made possible by generous support from Arts Council England.
Tobi King Bakare and this theatre deserve a shout-out for such a young, diverse audience. There is so much talk about audiences being full of over 60s and why, why can’t theatres get the crowds in to reflect society in general? Well, I’m happy to say that on a rainy Thursday evening, the theatre was completely full.
Caiti Grove on Before I Go in CPT's Spring 2023 season London Theatre Reviews
