A long-standing couple, Annabelle and Benjamin, get ready to host their first dinner party at their new flat. The guest list? Annabelle’s university best friends, Leah and Maddy, and their respective partners. Its been years since the three of them have been together properly. Tensions run high and wine runs rampant as Leah arrives with her new girlfriend Layla, a 20-year-old vegan she picked up at a Buddhist retreat. Things take a turn for the absurd when Maddy arrives with her new partner Jeremy – a fuzzy blue puppet. Throughout the night the six of them are forced to hash out what it means to love and be loved in a rapidly changing world, and whether it’s better to be with someone wrong than to be with no one at all. Annabelle and Leah’s past is brought into question, and old feelings resurface. But at the end of the night – who’s going home with who?
Cast & Crew:
Playwright – Sophie Underwood
Director – Ricki Healey
Stage Manager – Megs Schneider
Puppet Artist – Kiley Verbowski
Costume Designers – Corvus Campbell & Carly Young
Sound Designer – Ryan Kniel
Lighting Designer – Emily Burke
Producer – Maddy Kirstein
Annabelle – Meera Mathew
Leah – Violet Brownsey
Charlie/Maddie – Gabriela Mattos
Layla – Carly Young
Ben – Johnny Cole
Content & Advisories:
Simulated alcohol/drug use, Language
Acknowledgements:
Special thank you to Kick it Anywhere Writing Group in London, James Bay New Horizons Activity Centre, and all the lovely artists involved with this festival and beyond.
Date
June 02, 2026
