Soho Theatre and Out of Joint presents
dreams of violence
By Stella Feehily
Directed by Max-Stafford-Clark
9 July - 8 August 2009

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7.30pm

‘Feehily...  builds an evening that rarely leaves you more than a minute away from a cruel laugh or a stinging insight.’

**** Daily Telegraph. Click here to read the full review.

'A witty exploration of the dilemmas facing the militant working woman'
The Guardian


'Deftly staged... There's nothing trite or cliched about this portrait of a woman's, and a culture's, inevitable breakdown.'

Time Out

A new comedy about love, death and responsibility by Stella Feehily (O Go My Man, Duck), directed by Max Stafford-Clark.

'Mum, I had a dream last  night where I threw you down the stairs. It's not right.'

For Hildy, political activism comes easier that dealing with the disorder of her family life: Her druggie son; her philandering husband; her father, misbehaving in a hugely expensive retirement home. And then there's her mother - a charismatic 60s pop star, who clings to her former beauty (and a bottle of vodka), and who sets up camp in Hildy's spare room to belittle her from close range. 

By day, Hildy leads the City's cleaners in revolt against the bankers. But by night, she dreams unsettling acts of violence...

With Jamie Baughan, Nigel Cooke, Giles Cooper, Thusitha Jayasundera, Ciaran McIntyre, Catherine Russell, Mossie Smith and Paula Wilcox.

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