Tapped
Bethany Cooper Productions and Theatre503 present Tapped by Katie Redford
A garage. A flipchart. A pile of Club biscuits. T-shirts that don’t fit. And three people who are really stuck.
Gavi wants to inspire his community. Which is tricky when everyone would prefer to just stay at home and watch Bake Off. With the help of daily mantras, goal setting and repeatedly listening to Spandau Ballet, he believes he can change their lives for the better.
Tapped is a witty and sensitive portrayal of managing mental health within a family, highlighting the barriers we put up, whilst having those all-important lightbulb moments, like realising Aldi really does sell everything.
Content to Consider
Derogatory language surrounding mental health (Tapped is a term meaning someone who is mentally unwell), Bereavement, Themes of depression, Brief mention of suicide and mention of crime and violence (Stapleford is nicknamed “stabbo” after it’s high prevalence of knife crime).
Max Hastings
Gavi
His theatre credits include Tapped (Theatre503) Victoria’s Knickers (Stratford Circus Arts Centre), Flashbang (Lion & Unicorn Theatre). Television credits include The Machines that Built America, Masters of the Air.
Marie Blount
Dawn
Her theatre credits include Marvin Binoculars (Unicorn Theatre), Good Grief (Soho Theatre), ATISMIA (National Theatre: Inside Out Festival), A First Class Death (The Vaults), Motherlogues (The Hen and Chickens, The Manchester, and Brighton Fringe Festivals), It’s a Girl (Theatre503 and The Romanian International Theatre Festival). Television credits include Rebel Cheer Squad: A Get Even Series, and The Woman In Black.
AK Golding
Jen
Theatre credits include Hot in Here: An Energy Generating Dance Party (Pigfoot), Move Fast and Break Things (FRIEGHT THEATRE), Dull Thuds of Love (Definitely Fine), Extra Time (Derby Theatre), Hamlet (National Theatre). For television credits include Urban Myths: Handel and Hendrix and for film, ‘The Colour Room’ and ‘Mantis’
Written by Katie Redford
Directed by Piers Black
Designer – Ceci Calf
Lighting Designer – Lucía Sánchez Roldán
Sound Designer – Conrad Kira
Casting Director – Amy Jane Blair
Tapped is essentially a feelgood experience… Redford’s writing has a nice but occasionally quite sharp sense of play and she has an ear for the rhythms of colloquial speech
The Times
Redford is a truly gifted comic writer. Her dialogue is zippy, keenly observed and packed with laughs… A heart-warming comedy fuelled by everyday magic
West End Best Friend
Tapped shows Katie Redford’s potential as a writer and provides an entertaining evening out
The Reviews Hub
Katie Redford’s debut full length play is an astute comedy about mental health and the things we do to cope
The Stage
Redford’s play has a watchable, episodic-TV quality, with amusing dialogue and interesting narrative turns
The Guardian
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