Strategic Love Play
By Miriam Battye
Directed by Katie Posner
Paines Plough, Soho Theatre and Belgrade Theatre, in association with Landmark Theatres.
So they’ve both swiped right. Now they’re meeting for the first time. Facing each other. As if that’s a normal thing to do.
But she’s being uncomfortable, and he’s a total bore. The vibe is horrific and the banter is even worse. But something is keeping them in their seats. Something is making them stay.
With acid wit, Miriam Battye’s new play takes a scalpel to modern romance, interrogating what we really talk about when we talk about love.
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Strong language
Additional information
On Fri 29 Sep, there will be a post-show Q&A following the 8pm performance.
We will be running a free Tour The Writer Networking Event on Sat 30 Sep from 6-7pm. This event is free, but spaces must be booked in advance, see the event page for full details.
Archie Backhouse
Archie trained at The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama.
His theatre includes: Farm Hall (Theatre Royal Bath/Jermyn Street), The Wonderful World of Dissocia (Stratford East), Telethon (TalkShow Theatre), Hunger (Arcola Theatre), The Listening Room (Crowded Room/UK Tour), There is a Field (Synergy Theatre/Theatre 503), The Outsider (Print Room at the Coronet), The Gap in the Light (New Diorama Theatre).
Screen credits include: The Sandman (Netflix), Save Me (World Productions/Sky Atlantic). Archie is an actor and deviser, he worked with theatre maker Christopher Green on his show No Show (The Yard) and is an associate artist with Complicité.
Letty Thomas
Letty’s theatre includes: Scenes with girls; That is Not Who I Am; Collect, Cumin, Coriander, Chardonnay and Cashews; Maryland; Living Newspaper (Royal Court), How to Build A Wax Figure (The Pleasance/November Theatre), Connect; The Divide (The Old Vic), Square Rounds (Finborough Theatre), Mary Stuart (Almeida), Men (Arcola).
Television includes: Damage, The Crown S4, Bridgerton (Netflix), Soulmates (AMC), Doc Martin (ITV).
Film includes: Emma.
Witty ins and outs of the dating game. In Miriam
Battye’s comedic tour de force, Her and Him go through the
motions of getting to know each other.
The Guardian
Paines Plough at its very best
British Theatre Guide
Sizzling. Dating as a gladiator sport in a ferociously good two-hander.
The Stage
Punchy black comedy about an awesomely unconventional first date
Time Out
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