Sorry (I Broke Your Arms and Legs)

This play follows a geeky child as he navigates the start of the school year, friendships and his desperate quest to be Head Boy at any cost. We know he's broken someone's arms (and legs) but how and why?

The story unfolds with PowerPoint presentations and a laugh-out-loud script carried off with ease by James Akka in what is one of the very best central performances I've seen across not just this Festival Fringe but any, ever.

Hilarious, touching without being mawkish, and relatable whether you knew someone like this at school or were that person (depressingly, I think I might have been), this is excellent and worth every 5 star review it has gathered.

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A fantastic show and one of the best shows we saw this year. Fast, funny, touching- thank you

Hilariously funny, we were literally crying with laughter the whole time. One of the best performances I have seen at the Fringe this year. Definitely not posting it under duress! ;) So much fun, and I’d recommend it to everyone!

One man show about Sam Wilson (Class 8C)'s campaign for Head Boyship. Funny, well performed and great use of PowerPoint with slick transitions. I am not posting this under duress. Recommended!

I absolutely loved this show!! Having seen Pleading Stupidity last year I already knew that the company were brilliant but the sheer energy, hilarity and creativity of this show still blew me away. It's so so funny (as well as being *devastating* at points) and feels incredibly accurate to the obsessive, isolated twelve-year-old mindset. Sam Wilson (8C) will stay with me for a long time.

An absolutely hilarious show performed by an incredible performer who jumped between comedy and sadness with ease, fully embodying the Head Boy wannabe. I can't believe James is performing in another show just minutes before this one, because his energy, comedy timing and performance never drops for a minute. Don't miss this show!

An absolute slam dunk!!. Very well written original fast paced, thoughtful comedy, a great premise delivered flawlessly. Our kids aged 12 and 14 absolutely loved this as did we. Highly recommend.

Imagine Will from The Inbetweeners being played by Rik Mayall and you're about halfway to understanding how amazing this show is. An amazing performance backed up by genuinely impressive PowerPoint transitions.

One of the best shows I've seen during my trip to the Fringe! The jokes come thick and fast with the action moving back and forth in time with incredible pace. James' character work is astounding and it's a true showcase of how much funny you can pack into an hour. It's all at once committed, ridiculous and frenzied, while remaining incredibly self aware. The PowerPoint presentation was a stroke of genius and is used in hilariously creative ways - this is not one to be missed.

Award for most words spoken and at speed in just over 2 hours at The Fringe goes to James Akka. (He’s superb as well in Loves a Beach which finishes about 20 mins before this one man tour de force)
Here he is faultless with the aid of a wonderful 12 year old schoolboy power point presentation.
This really is a gem of a show that you could easily miss hidden away as it is in Bunker 3 at Pleasance. But take it from me DON’T miss it. Or you’ll have to apologise…with a full power point!

A nimble hilarious actor in a tightly crafted script with a beautiful balance of truth and showmanship. One of the best things I’ve seen this fringe. And definitely the best use of a PowerPoint.

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Hilariously funny hour - Don't get on the wrong side of this 12 1/2 year old as it will probably end badly

I chose this show only because of the time slot in my last day and discovered the fantastically talented James Akka!! Brilliant actor, storyteller teller, and comedian. I laughed, I cried, it was better than Cats. Best show I saw at Fringe this year!!

This is a ridiculously hilarious one man play. The performer plays numerous characters in a story with lots of twists and turns. This was in my top 5 of Fringe 2024.

I loved this show. The performance is incredible - how can anyone remember that many words? And, yes, there is powerpoint, cleverly integrated into the story telling. It's very funny but also quite poignant. You really do need to see this one.

I expected (or at least hoped) to laugh a lot at this, and I did. It's consistently very, very, *very* funny. But I didn't expect the storytelling to be so good: the gradual reveal of the context to the show's title is expertly done, and it really drew me into the story by the end. Unexpected gem of the Fringe so far.

I loved the show, as did my husband and two children age 18 and 16. I was sold as soon as I read PowerPoint was included. Laughs, geekery and I shed a tear at the end. Brilliantly performed. It was my first time at the fringe and the first show we saw. Thank you for making it so memorable.

The best hour I have spent in a dark basement. Great wee one man show by an unshaven twelve year old. He is a non-stop tour de force of PowerPointing. Deserves to be top boy.

Wonderfully written and performed. I was a geek and a Head Boy but before the times of PowerPoint so it brought back some memories. Amazing to have PowerPoints within PowerPoints. Deserves to sell out every day.