A rehearsal takes a dramatic turn. A friendship implodes in real time. A misunderstanding has catastrophic consequences.
Maisie has decided to stage a play about her friends. And it isn’t flattering. As accusations are hurled and tears are shed, our characters take a trip down the rabbit hole as they endeavour to find an answer to the impossible question: can we find truth in the theatre? And if so, who has the right to tell it?
THE PLAY’S THE THING is a story in three parts about representation, (mis)communication, art, and artifice. It’s a love letter to pub theatre, in all its messiness, contradiction, silliness, and joy.
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