Charlotte Ashton Archives - North West End UK

Defining ‘Dolly’ as a play about sexual assault is reductive. What Dolly achieves is nothing less than a crushing experience that refuses to soften its blows. The dark comedy, written by Charlotte Ashton is anything but linear, combining stand-up comedy, police interview recordings and a splintered narrative. Its result is a very pointed and urgent confrontation of the criminal justice system’s failure in protecting and defending women. The show opens with the titular Dolly (Jessica Clark) performing what appears to be a stand-up set, convincingly authentic with sharp and attentive comedic timing. A waitress by day and comic by night, Dolly interestingly interacts with the audience. As her set continues, material covering sexual harassment emerges as more prominent until it becomes ...

Vardy V Rooney: The Wagatha Christie Trial is a comedic, dramatic and true to the fact play all about the trial and tribulations of the well known and strange showdown between Coleen Rooney and Rebecca Vardy back in 2022. The story being brought to the stage so quickly demonstrates it's bizarre yet gripping storyline. You are greeted to a basic but effective set (Mike Hall) which clearly sets the scene for what is about to unfold. You are eager to see the witnesses take the stand as each of the characters roles are clearly defined by the staging even before they are introduced. A clever comedic effect added was the detail of having the court room separated by a football pitch to throw you into the match between the two characters. The staging was flipped in the interval to provide the a...

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Dolly – Omnibus Theatre

Vardy v Rooney: The Wagatha Christie Trial – The Brindley