LOVE (AND OTHER LANGUAGES)

PRESENTED BY RAFFAELLA SERO WITH HEADSTRONG THEATRE
DIRECTED BY ELIZABETH LAURENCE
“We’ve all fantasized about Mr Darcy emerging from the waters to carry you off into the sunset. That makes you delusional, not straight.”

‘Love and Other Languages’ is a queer love story spanning three generations. In their family home in Southern Italy, the many children and grandchildren of Nonna Rosa gather around the dying matriarch. Meanwhile, Rosa’s 27-year-old granddaughter Eva, returned from the UK, is scrolling through the ‘Am I A Lesbian? Masterdoc’, trying to understand who she is and how she fits into the family she thought she knew.

Fifty years earlier, a girl named Imma is moving into the house for the first time, to learn English from Lina, the Italian-American wife of the owner, Aldo. Overcoming linguistic and cultural differences, the two women develop a romantic relationship. As a love triangle emerges between the three, the ties between the past and present inhabitants of the house take on new significance.

‘Cowbois’ meets ‘Translations’ meets ‘My Brilliant Friend’ in this layered reflection on time, family and love.

“Time isn’t linear. Time isn’t circular. Time folds in on itself, like a croissant.”

24 JUN
8:30PM
£6

LOVE (AND OTHER LANGUAGES)

PRESENTED BY RAFFAELLA SERO WITH HEADSTRONG THEATRE
DIRECTED BY ELIZABETH LAURENCE
“We’ve all fantasized about Mr Darcy emerging from the waters to carry you off into the sunset. That makes you delusional, not straight.”

‘Love and Other Languages’ is a queer love story spanning three generations. In their family home in Southern Italy, the many children and grandchildren of Nonna Rosa gather around the dying matriarch. Meanwhile, Rosa’s 27-year-old granddaughter Eva, returned from the UK, is scrolling through the ‘Am I A Lesbian? Masterdoc’, trying to understand who she is and how she fits into the family she thought she knew.

Fifty years earlier, a girl named Imma is moving into the house for the first time, to learn English from Lina, the Italian-American wife of the owner, Aldo. Overcoming linguistic and cultural differences, the two women develop a romantic relationship. As a love triangle emerges between the three, the ties between the past and present inhabitants of the house take on new significance.

‘Cowbois’ meets ‘Translations’ meets ‘My Brilliant Friend’ in this layered reflection on time, family and love.

“Time isn’t linear. Time isn’t circular. Time folds in on itself, like a croissant.”

24 JUN
8:30PM
£6

“Witty, incredibly well-written, and emotional”

Broadway Baby

Praise for Raffaella Sero’s writing

“Raffaella Sero’s writing is seamlessly real and feels natural throughout””

EdFringe Review

Praise for Raffaella Sero’s writing

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Accessibility

All performance spaces and facilities are fully wheelchair-accessible. For more info please contact Box Office on 0207 498 4699.

Ticket Collection

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Café Bar

Serving a menu of hot drinks, craft beers, wine and seasonal cocktails before and after every show and a full home-made food menu including freshly baked pastries, delicious cakes and savoury light bites from Friday – Sunday.

Content Warnings

Abortion, Mild Homophobia

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Age Recommendation

14+

Duration

60m