Production photography
Townies have decided they want a lie in, so they’re building a new high-speed railway. Issue is, it’s going right through Barbara Honeybone’s house, and she ‘ent having none of it.
Then there’s Harry, Barbara’s younger grandson, he ‘ent that bothered about trains, he’s only got eyes for Debbie Mahoney. But the only thing Barbara hates more than townies is the Mahoneys.
Welcome to Syresham, South Northamptonshire. It’s not quite the Cotswolds, but it does have Syresham’s Got Talent, the headline event of the village fair. There’ll be songs, dancing, magic, drag, a bit of wrestling, and Kevin’s doing a meat raffle (vegetarian option two tins of Strongbow).
Village Idiot is a raucous comedy, where family feuds kick-off around a country fair that you townies are all invited to.
We hope it’s a bit like the other plays you’ve seen here, but less s**t.
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Reviews
“A CORKER - Loaded with zingers and heart. Outspoken and HILARIOUSLY inventive”4 rating
“Samson Hawkins’s debut is part Jerusalem part This Country. Witty, romantic and politically fresh - EXUBERANT”4 rating
“STUPENDOUSLY FUNNY...The BRILLIANT multi-talented cast are all HILARIOUS”4 rating
Inside the rehearsal room for Village Idiot
Samson Hawkins, writer of Village Idiot tells us about the show
Rehearsal photography
Tickets
Groups
Groups of 10 or more can save up to 20% on full price tickets.
Discount will be automatically applied on the ‘Checkout’ screen. Book up to 20 tickets online with the groups discount, discounts vary per performance and are subject to availability.
See the list of discounted performances on the Group Discounts Page.
Have a large group looking to attend? Please email tickets@nottinghamplayhouse.co.uk and a member of the team will be able to assist.
Schools
Show tickets for school pupils are £12 each (one teacher goes free with every 10 tickets purchased). Find out more about School Visits here and book by calling Box Office on 0115 941 9419.
Access
All of the performances of Village Idiot (except Wednesday 22 Mar, 7.30pm) will be in a Relaxed Environment. Relaxed Environment performances are open to all audience members, and can be useful for those with an Autistic Spectrum Condition, sensory and communication disorder, learning disability and anyone who would benefit from a more relaxed theatre environment. For Relaxed Environment performances, there won’t be any changes to the show itself but movement in and out of the auditorium is allowed, there is less emphasis on the audience being quiet during the performance and there will be a separate chill-out room for any audience members that require it.
There will be a Relaxed Performance on Wednesday 22 February. Relaxed performances are carefully created for and accessible to people with learning disabilities and their families or carers so that everyone can enjoy the wonder of theatre at Nottingham Playhouse in an environment that is comfortable and supportive. At this performance, the house lights will be partially up throughout, loud noises are reduced, and elements of surprise are kept to a minimum. Again, moving around the auditorium is not a problem and a chill-out room will be available before, during and after the performance.
For an easy to read, at a glance list of the different elements, click here. If you would like to find out more about our Relaxed Performances, please click here. If you have any questions about access please email access@nottinghamplayhouse.co.uk.
Every performance of Village Idiot is captioned. We provide performances with British Sign Language Interpretation, and Audio Description for this production. Everyone is welcome to attend accessible performances, customers experience the full show including the accessible services. Find out more about Access at Nottingham Playhouse here.
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