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My Romantic History

My Romantic History

Award-winning D.C. Jackson's latest.

If you haven't met someone by the time you graduate, you're going to marry some idiot from your work, it’s that simple. Do you know how they get animals to breed in captivity? They put them in the same cage.
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Office romances are tricky. One moment you’re colleagues, then a quick grope after Friday night drinks and suddenly you’re in a relationship. When Tom and Amy get together after an office social, they find themselves living in each other’s pockets. But it’s not their lack of chemistry that’s the problem: it’s that neither of them can quite get over their childhood sweethearts.

A brand new comedy about love, loss and laminating machines.

Contains adult language.


The critical consensus

The first misfire of the Traverse season.

**(*)(*)(*)Michael Coveney, WhatsOnStage.com

A stream of fantastic one-liners.

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

Yes, it's mostly froth, but it's got a big, wistful heart.

***(*)(*)Lyn Gardner, The Guardian

It is staged by Lyndsey Turner with her characteristic flair and vitality.

***(*)(*)Ian Shuttleworth, Financial Times

It's been a couple of years since this old theatre hound laughed so much--just see it.

*****Steve Cramer, The List

Jackson's clear-eyed but brilliant comic invention is a joy.

*****Joyce McMillan, The Scotsman

Lyndsey Turner's production as a whole would benefit from being tighter, sharper, and, possibly, shorter.

Natasha Tripney, The Stage

[DC Jackson]'s written some of the best one-liners you'll hear at this year's Fringe.

***(*)(*)Alice Jones, The Independent

Safely one of the best bits of theatre available at the Fringe.

*****Neil Simpson, Edinburgh Festivals Magazine

Lyndsey Turner's delightful production is a delight.

Kate Bassett, The Independent

90 minutes of pure pleasure.

Robert Dawson Scott, STV

Not just a very funny romantic comedy but also a culturally significant snapshot of a moment in time.

****(*)Shona Craven, Onstage Scotland

Often painfully funny.

*****Dominic Cavendish


Features about My Romantic History

My Romantic History addresses tendency for nostalgia in personal history

Steve Cramer, The List

Where and when?

Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh from Thursday August 5, 2010, until Sunday August 29, 2010. Check the Traverse website for prices and times.. More info: www.traverse.co.uk

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