England & Son
'Any nation that devours another will one day devour itself.' This is a one-man play written for multi-award winning Mark Thomas by award-winning playwright Ed Edwards (The Political History of Smack and Crack). With some deep, dark laughs – & some deep, dark love – England & Son emerges from characters in Mark’s childhood & Ed's lived experience in jail. Prepare to be taken on a kaleidoscopic odyssey where disaster capitalism, empire, stolen youth & stolen wealth merge into the simple tale of a working-class boy who just wants his dad to smile at him. EDFRINGE FIRST WINNER
★★★★★ "A must see." The Recs
★★★★★ "Searing." Fest
★★★★★ "humorous and deeply moving." North West End UK
★★★★ "absolute recommendation" British Theatre Guide
★★★★ "a twisting, 360 degree portrait" The Telegraph
Tue, 13 Feb - Sun, 17 Mar
60 min
The Studio at Holden Street Theatres
$26 to $34
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...(the) story of one man’s life, and the people and politics that shaped him. It’s heart-breaking, incendiary, and brilliant. - Mark Wickett, Stage Whispers
It's much food for thought, and it’s the stuff of compelling theatre. England & Son is a triumph. - Kym Clayton, The Barefoot Review
England & Son is urgent theatre, as lucid as it is dreadful to countenance. But stare at it we must…darkly funny, grimly prophetic… - Murray Bramwell, InReview (InDaily)
Thomas grabs the audience by the throat and doesn’t let go. Electrifying... Brilliant... a superb piece of dramatic theatre. - Brian Godfrey, Glam Adelaide
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...(the) story of one man’s life, and the people and politics that shaped him. It’s heart-breaking, incendiary, and brilliant. - Mark Wickett, Stage Whispers
It's much food for thought, and it’s the stuff of compelling theatre. England & Son is a triumph. - Kym Clayton, The Barefoot Review
England & Son is urgent theatre, as lucid as it is dreadful to countenance. But stare at it we must…darkly funny, grimly prophetic… - Murray Bramwell, InReview (InDaily)
Thomas grabs the audience by the throat and doesn’t let go. Electrifying... Brilliant... a superb piece of dramatic theatre. - Brian Godfrey, Glam Adelaide
Presented by: Holden Street Theatres' Edinburgh Fringe Award '23 in association with HOME Manchester and Tin Cat Entertainment
Holden Street operates all year round with two resident theatre companies and has been a part of both the Adelaide and Edinburgh Fringe festival landscapes since we opened in 2002.
With our multi-award-winning Adelaide Fringe Festival programs, we have built a reputation as the 'Home of Theatre' in Adelaide.
OUR purpose is to advance culture by producing and presenting professional theatre productions, to engage in related activities, to promote and encourage participation in theatre, to generate employment for theatre practitioners in South Australia and to promote fellowship among the arts community.
Holden Street is a registered Charity.
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The Studio at Holden Street Theatres
Holden Street Theatres, 32-34 Holden Street, Hindmarsh, Kaurna Country
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