Summer Festival: Wasted

The Wardrobe Theatre

Key Information
  • Dates Thu 01 Jun 2023 - Sat 03 Jun 2023
  • Location The Wardrobe Theatre
  • Tickets

    Single £10
    Double Bill £15
  • Exclusive Old Market Assembly deals (only applicable on a single ticket)

    + £16 for a pizza
    + £21 for a pizza and drink

  • Written by Kae Tempest
    Directed by Richard Bland
    Designed by Rhiannon Binnington

Overview

Kae Tempest’s lyrical and explosive Wasted flows through 48-hours in the lives of three friends in their mid-20s; teacher Charlotte, city boy Ted and deadbeat Danny. Grieving their mate Tony and a carefree adolescence, the impassioned trio reunite on the 10th anniversary of Tony’s death and vow to change their lives for the better. Set to a pounding soundtrack and racing through the South London nightlife, Wasted shines a neon light on dreams, death, mistakes and making your mark.

Kae Tempest is a British spoken word artist, poet, recording artist, novelist and playwright. They won the Ted Hughes Award for poetry and have been nominated for the Mercury Prize for music. Wasted is their debut play.

This play is showing as a double bill with Dorian. Find out more about the BOVTS Summer Festival at the Wardrobe Theatre here.

  • Content Advisories

    Reference to death and loss of a friend, youth culture.

Cast

It was always stressed that the contacts you make during your training are incredibly important, and your classmates are likely to end up being on set alongside you in the future. After working with a director of photography on one of the School’s short films, I was invited to work on a project with him outside of Bristol - proving that the professionals we meet via the School, may one day give us a call to action! Muir McFadden, Technical Graduate
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