Milly Thomas’ Dust transfers to Soho Theatre

Dust Edringe

Following a sell-out run at this years Edinburgh Fringe, Milly Thomas’ award-winning play Dust is to transfer to Soho Theatre from 20 February to 17 March 2018. Directed by Sara Joyce, Dust is a freshing, caustic and comedic treatment of one woman’s depression, suicide and everything that happens afterwards. Milly Thomas was awarded a Stage Edinburgh Award for her performance in Dust. Milly Thomas comments, I’m beyond excited to bring Dust to a London audience. For the show to come to Soho Theatre after the support and nurturing they have given me from the very start of my career feels like a dream come true. So much of my very favourite work have grown from this venue and I’m hugely excited for this next chapter in Dust’s afterlife. DUST TICKETS AT SOHO THEATRE Read our review of Dust at the Edinburgh Fringe

Milly Thomas wins Stage Edinburgh Award for Dust

Milly Thomas wins Stage Edinburgh Award for Dust

Milly Thomas has won a Stage Edinburgh Award for her performance in Dust  – a self-penned piece, directed by Sara Joyce. Dust is a refreshing, caustic and comedic treatment of one woman’s depression, suicide and everything that happens afterwards. In an unflinching examination of suicide, this stripped-back monologue for one woman explodes the myth that death is a quiet affair, as it inspects the unavoidable practicalities, alongside the heart-wrenching decisions and pain – and the laughter. Thomas comments, “I’m absolutely overwhelmed by this. I’m so hugely proud of the show and the team behind it. Alice’s story in Dust is extremely important to me and it means the world to be sharing it with audiences every day. It’s an honour to be recognised by the awards at all but especially for a performance in the context of mental health. It feels like another step in the direction of smashing stigma … Read more

Brutal Cessation brings relationship violence to the Edinburgh stage

Milly ThomasBrutal Cessation Edinburgh Festival Fringe

Milly Thomas’s savage new play Brital Cessation explores the violence in relationships, expectations of gender and what happens when we;re no longer in love but refuse to let go. Following the story of a rotting relationship and the purgatory that follows, the shows asks: Is having no reason to stay a reason to leave? Laced with dark humour, Brutal Cessation is a unique exploration of traditional power play as the actors swap roles throughout the sixty minute show, offering a refreshing perspective into both men and women’s experience of victimhood as their reality becomes emotionally and physically unsafe. Brutal Cessation explores how violence, suggested or actualised, can so easily pervade our everyday lives, sometimes without us even realising it. Offie-nominated Lydia Larson (Skin A Cat, Vault Festival and The Bunker) and Alan Mahon (If We Got Some More Cocaine I Could Show You How I Love You – Old Red … Read more

REVIEW: Animals, Theatre 503 ✭✭✭

Animals at Theatre 503

With the recent news that the Florida and Wisconsin state governments have banned employees of their state level environmental protection agencies from using phrases like “climate change” or “global warming” in any official capacity, “Animals,” now playing at Theatre503, is a particularly prescient and fascinating piece of political theatre.