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Eight

By Ella Hickson, directed by Nick Ewans & Renu Arora

Following sell-out performances at Tristan Bates and the Tara Studio and a successful lunchtime run at the Kings Head in May, One Mind Theatre Company present 'Eight' by Ella Hickson - Directed by Nick Ewans and Renu Arora.

A prostitute clinging to traditional values; a high flyer with his world blown apart; a trendy gallery owner with a suicidal lover; a single mum seeing a glimpse of middle class security; a teenager escaping to a world of secrets; a cheating and cheated lover; a traumatized soldier with unusual ‘friends’:  in monologues they reveal inner worlds.

Eight looks at what has happened to a generation that have grown up in a world where everything has become acceptable.

With Holly Walters, Siân Goff, Alexis Gregory, Sonia Kaur, Suzanne Kendall, Michael Lindall & Stephen McLeod.

Awards include The Carol Tamber Award 2008, The Scotsman Fringe First Award 2008, The NSDF Emerging Artists Award.

"A profit share production in association with Nick Hern Books  www.nickhernbooks.co.uk"

Reviews

‘Ms. Hickson, 23, has already found her voice — and it’s a powerful one; a potent show indeed’: The New York Times.

‘One of the most self-assured, startlingly well-written and moving pieces of theatre around’: The Herald

‘Superbly simple, slick and effective performance, you're blown away.... a truly impressive and exciting hour of theatre; Ella Hickson is a huge writing talent’: The Scotsman

‘Impressively unsettling, sharp writing - An engaging, offbeat snapshot of modern life, Eight, is enough to leave you hungry for more’: Festmag

‘Brilliant, captivating and emotionally charged; stunning drama’: Three Weeks

‘Hickson's writing is superb - Ella Hickson is a talent of tremendous promise’ NYtheatre.com

‘A wicked new satirical talent – utterly original – exhilarating; Hickson is already a fully fledged satirist of real power and insight’ Christopher Hart – The Sunday Times

‘Ella Hickson – remember the name, for I suspect we will be hearing a lot more of her’ Charles Spencer – The Telegraph

‘Just how good can a set of monologues on a blank stage be? The answer – exceptional’ Gemma Bergomi – Spoonfed

Sunday 11th July, Monday 19th July, Sunday 25th July, Monday 26th July 2010 @ 7:30pm.