Crips With Chips

Show Bio

Join us for an eclectic scratch night of short plays and extracts, platforming disabled and neurodivergent writers and their new work!

Along with your free ticket, there will be chips served as you settle into your seats.

Brought together by a collaboration between Mercury Theatre and Graeae Theatre Company, nine new pieces have been created under the mentorship of the award-winning writer, Nicola Werenowska, and jointly directed with Jenny Sealey, Artistic Director of Graeae, along with a second director to be announced soon.

Be prepared to expect the unexpected!

Line-up

A New Start by Catherine Turner
Costs of Living by Sophie Weaver
Head in the Sand by Clare Shaw Burgess
Kim by Mary-Ann Ambrose
Klara by Kate Cavill
Music by Daniel Stephen-Turner
The M Word by Penny Benedetti
The PDA Play by Nix Nugent
R-18 by Christian Markham
White-Spider by Benjamin Wilkinson

Accessibility and Content to Consider

The event will be BSL interpreted and captioned, with audio description creatively embedded and presented in a relaxed environment.

This event is 18+.

The performances will include strong language and references to ableism, mental illness, sexual content, sexual violence, racism, homophobia, misogyny, abuse/bullying, discussions of childbirth, death & dying.

If you have any questions or concerns, please speak with a member of Mercury Theatre’s box office or front of house team, who will be happy to assist you and give you more detail.

Additional information

This event takes place from 6.30pm and will be approx. 2hrs 20min including an interval.

Tickets are free but must be booked in advance due to capacity.

Studio Event

Please note that this performance takes place in our smaller Studio theatre. If it’s your first visit or you are unfamiliar with the Mercury building, you can find out more about our spaces here.