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One Million Tiny Plays about Britain

One Million Tiny Plays about Britain

Derived from the popular column in the Guardian newspaper, these brilliantly funny and at times heartbreaking snapshots of life in Britain have been adapted to create high octane montage theatre. Read more …

Play no. 39 (A sales assistant speaks to a customer in a shop in Glasgow)
“…oh, I know. And for shoes I can recommend at least seven places. So yeah, it’s a lot different around here. Changes. Yeah. Apparently they used to make…(pause) …Ships”
Racing through the high streets, low streets, fields and suburbs of the British Isles, overheard conversations reveal glimpses of modern life.

Middle-aged Tom pleads for his job to his Blackberry savvy team leaders, a mother shares her paranoia about Santa’s lapsed criminal record check, and a tractor driver declares his disillusion with drum and bass.

These tiny plays in which every one of us could have a starring role, bring together a portrait of a country both enriched and plagued with culture clashes - a reflection on the state we’re in.

Cast includes: Sushil Chudasama, Mark McDonnell and Pauline Turner.


The critical consensus

May appear to not be saying much, but are actually speaking volumes about how we live.

****(*)Neil Cooper, The Herald

It's certainly more than just jokes; there is pathos, even tragedy, too.

****(*)Robert Dawson Scott, The Times

This is a witty piece, beautifully directed by Ros Philips.

****(*)Brian Donaldson, The Scotsman

If by its nature, the show is not big on emotional depth, it nonetheless skims the surface with wit, flair and surprising insight.

****(*)Mark Fisher, The Guardian

Satisfying snapshots...the audience is trusted to fill in the blanks.

Shona Craven, Onstage Scotland

A hugely entertaining and memorable evening of theatre.

View from the Stalls

The three-person cast - Mark McDonnell, Taqi Nazeer and Pauline Taylor - are also truly superb, switching accents and characters seemingly with ease and hardly ever resorting to caricature.

Natasha Tripney, The Stage, 18/08/2011


Features about One Million Tiny Plays about Britain

Despite it's name, Craig Taylor's One Million Tiny Plays About Britain, which ran as a column in the Guardian's weekend magazine from 2006 to 2009, before being compiled into a book, doesn't immediately seem the likeliest candidate for dramatisation...

Susan Wilson, Caledonian Mercury

Where and when?

Hill Street Theatre, Edinburgh from Friday August 5, 2011, until Sunday August 28, 2011. More info: http://www.remarkable-arts-ltd.com/

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