DEAD END

By Kathryn Gardner

Death's pretty funny when you think about it.
Not funny ha ha you understand. Funny weird.

Mostly.

Maybe it's the start. Maybe it's the end. Or maybe Jon Bon Jovi was right and you really do just sleep when you're dead.

Sue and Carol's job is to dig. It's not that exciting. And it's certainly not very glamourous. You kick the bucket, they dig a hole. And before you know it, you're pushing up the roses.

But what are dead people doing kicking buckets?

Do they kick it with the same foot that is in the grave?

Are they wearing the clogs they pop?

How do you pop a clog?

And is the bucket just full of the dust they bite?

Or are there roses in that bucket?

Oh, and are you only pushing up the daisies if you're too poor for roses?

A sharp and funny play that explores life, death, love and racist badgers.

"When the subject of death inevitably comes up, the contrast is beautiful and poignant. Dead End is a meditation on death, allowing the audience time to sit and breathe with the ideas put forth by the characters. The fourth wall is frequently broken and it works extraordinarily well. The writing is clever and heartwarming while offering unique observations that are immediately relatable."

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Performed at The Vault Festival before embarking on a small tour of the South.

Original cast: Kathryn Gardner, Chloe Wigmore, Paul Collin Thomas

Directed by Kathryn Gardner