"I long for solitude, yet I fear its silence."
In a dimly lit Tokyo internet café, tucked among the city’s neon lights, people come not just to browse or read comics, but to sleep, shower, and survive. Some have nowhere else to go. Others stay long-term without a fixed address. Some girls trade their bodies for fleeting affection.
But when a YouTuber from England steps into this fragile world, the silence cracks—
Set in a space that echoes modern solitude, this work unveils the quiet, tangled lives at the edges of society.
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
