By Cal
Link: https://northerncomedytheatre.com/perfect
Available until: Shows on 21st, 22nd, 23rd, 24th, 25th and 26th April at 8pm
Perfect is about education minister, Daniel Lewis, and the questionable decisions he makes. He begins with an idea for education reform. He’s very enthusiastic about it and he believes in it, but soon, he finds himself getting distracted by other things, unfailingly choosing to do whatever is likely to get him into the most trouble.
By Cal
Link: https://northerncomedytheatre.com/chatroom-1
Available until: Livestreams Sunday 14th March at 7pm and 9pm, Monday 15th March at 8pm
Content warning: Mental health, suicide and eating disorders. 12+, but I would advise caution.
Chatroom highlights the dangers of chatrooms and the powers they can hold in an unsettling production from Northern Comedy.
Online safety has always been a concern, even now when we’re not really allowed to go out and meet all the people who tempt us from behind their computers. This play shows that the people you meet in chatrooms can be dangerous even if all they do is talk to you.
By Sophie
Link: https://northerncomedytheatre.com/valentines-sketch-show
Available until: Shows at 2pm, 5pm, 7pm and 9pm on 14th February, followed by shows at various times on 13th, 14th, 15th, 16th, 17th 18th and 19th February.
Northern Comedy’s Valentine’s Sketch Show consists of a number of sketches based around the theme of love. COVID restrictions mean that all the interactions must take place on Zoom, but Northern Comedy have managed to think of numerous stories to tell in which proximity is not only inessential but an important part of the scene.
