Pressure Cooker

Theatre (thriller, dark comedy)

Venue 39
theSpace on the Mile - Space 1
12:15
Aug 26
50 minutes
Suitability: 18+ (Guideline)
Country: United Kingdom - England
Group: BPM
Warnings and additional info: Contains distressing or potentially triggering themes, Scenes of a sexual nature, Scenes of violence, Strong language/swearing

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Description

Pressure Cooker: The kettle boils, the lights come up, and we find ourselves watching four sixth-year med students treating a patient. As the play develops, we realise they may not be quite as sober as they should be. And, as we find out more about how they treat their own bodies, we wonder how capable they are of treating the body in front of them. Under the heat, will they uncover what's wrong with the patient, and will they discover the lies amongst themselves?

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Stairs: 6 - 10

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Ake 29 days ago

Tense play which brilliantly highlighted the alarming issues surrounding student medics with a great balance of darkness and comedy. Such a great start for this young company

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Ruth 33 days ago

Particularly liked the first section of the play which felt like sharp satire. It then became much more disturbing as the mood darkened. Excellent acting by the cast and interesting writing by a brand new playwright.

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Moth Kraemer 33 days ago

A seriously remarkable play with a strong point of view. However I wish the play hammered home its point a bit more. There were strong ideas, and I think if this play was reworked it would become a hit.

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Richard Fenton 38 days ago

Full house, standing ovation. We thoroughly enjoyed this afternoon’s performance. Matty, Tiff, Wilf, Harvey and poor Florence did justice to a great script with the story building throughout this performance, secrets uncovered and culminating in a shocking ending. A brilliant performance.

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Lynda Smart 38 days ago

Clever concept by the writer of slowly exposing the causes/results of the opening scene throughout the rest of the play. Great performances by all the cast. A good watch.

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Andrew Smart 40 days ago

A lovely piece of writing with a beautifully dark storyline.

Sadly I found the show lacked direction leaving the actors just delivering lines and moving about rather than delivering us the play that the writing & actors deserved.

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