An older caucasian woman in her attic sitting in a dog bed and eating a banana while taking a selfie
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SAD

AN OMNIBUS THEATRE PRODUCTION
A brand-new dark comedy about escaping your problems and the messiness of life.

NOMINATED! Off West End Award for Best Supporting Performance in a Play (Lucas Hare) and Best Set Design (Alys Whitehead)

Get your arse out of here and come downstairs and be a normal person. Just be a normal bloody person! 

On Christmas Day Gloria cooked the turkey that killed her mother. Now Gloria’s in the attic, sleeping on a dog bed and shitting in a bucket. 

She’s perfectly content though. Her friend Magda visits. Her husband Graham brings ham sandwiches. Her neighbour Daniel fits perfectly through the Velux. In fact, as long as she can blast Bowie and bask in the light of her SAD lamp, there’s no reason to come downstairs at all. 

A dark comedy about escaping your problems and the messiness of life. 

★★★★★
“Delivers both on bleakness and glorious belly laughter.”
The Independent (on Spring Offensive)  

SAD is a brand-new play from critically acclaimed writer Victoria Willing (The Stage Debut Awards, Best Writer nomination) and directed by Omnibus Theatre’s Artistic Director Marie McCarthy, in collaboration for the first time since their ★★★★★ award-nominated hit Spring Offensive (2017). 

This performance will take place with a live audience at Omnibus Theatre.

We are so excited to welcome you back through our doors.

We understand that booking tickets for live events right now feels like a bit of a gamble.

We want to assure you that should you be unable to attend an event due to an isolation order or exhibiting symptoms of Covid-19, or should we have to cancel an event, we will be happy to offer a full refund.

Please be aware that our COVID policy and precautions may be updated in line with current government advice for the safety and comfort of our audiences, artists and team. Please check out our Covid-19 Safety FAQs for full information on what to expect and how to prepare for your visit.

5-30 APR
7:30PM (TUE-SAT)
4PM (SUN)
£16 STANDARD
£13 CONCESSION
£10 PREVIEWS
#SADplay

SAD

AN OMNIBUS THEATRE PRODUCTION
A brand-new dark comedy about escaping your problems and the messiness of life.

NOMINATED! Off West End Award for Best Supporting Performance in a Play (Lucas Hare) and Best Set Design (Alys Whitehead)

Get your arse out of here and come downstairs and be a normal person. Just be a normal bloody person! 

On Christmas Day Gloria cooked the turkey that killed her mother. Now Gloria’s in the attic, sleeping on a dog bed and shitting in a bucket. 

She’s perfectly content though. Her friend Magda visits. Her husband Graham brings ham sandwiches. Her neighbour Daniel fits perfectly through the Velux. In fact, as long as she can blast Bowie and bask in the light of her SAD lamp, there’s no reason to come downstairs at all. 

A dark comedy about escaping your problems and the messiness of life. 

★★★★★
“Delivers both on bleakness and glorious belly laughter.”
The Independent (on Spring Offensive)  

SAD is a brand-new play from critically acclaimed writer Victoria Willing (The Stage Debut Awards, Best Writer nomination) and directed by Omnibus Theatre’s Artistic Director Marie McCarthy, in collaboration for the first time since their ★★★★★ award-nominated hit Spring Offensive (2017). 

This performance will take place with a live audience at Omnibus Theatre.

We are so excited to welcome you back through our doors.

We understand that booking tickets for live events right now feels like a bit of a gamble.

We want to assure you that should you be unable to attend an event due to an isolation order or exhibiting symptoms of Covid-19, or should we have to cancel an event, we will be happy to offer a full refund.

Please be aware that our COVID policy and precautions may be updated in line with current government advice for the safety and comfort of our audiences, artists and team. Please check out our Covid-19 Safety FAQs for full information on what to expect and how to prepare for your visit.

5-30 APR
7:30PM (TUE-SAT)
4PM (SUN)
£16 STANDARD
£13 CONCESSION
£10 PREVIEWS
#SADplay

“A beautifully observed performance, both playful and tragic”

The Stage

“Victoria Willing’s latest play bristles with the same deadpan darkness as her breakthrough show”

The Guardian

“Absolutely brilliant cast… a fantastic production”

Time and Leisure Magazine

“Marie McCarthy’s production is excellent”

London Living Large

“writing is beautiful, unpredictable and at times, very funny”

Broadway Baby

“A compelling production”

Get The Chance

“Strong performances from Debra Baker, Kevin N Golding, Lucas Hare and Izabella Urbanowicz”

Brixton Blog

“The acting here is fierce and funny, the dialogue sharp and the direction pacy.”

Plays To See

“Solid performances”

Once A Week Theatre

“Debra Baker as Gloria was excellent”

Salterton Arts

“The production is a solid one… The set by Alys Whitehead [is] spot on”

Salterton Arts

“A sharp sense of humour and truthfulness”

The Guardian

SAD | Rehearsal Gallery

Photo credit: Eleanor Grice

SAD | Production Gallery

  • A middle aged white woman dressed in a dressing gown sleeping in a chair in an attic with dim light
  • Two white women facing each other, one of them holding a wine glass and reaching out to the other
  • A white middle-aged man with glasses standing next to and talking to a white woman
  • A black middle-aged man looking at a white man in the foreground who is smiling
  • A middle aged white woman dressed in a gown, closing an attic window as a middle aged white man sneaks in, climbing down some boxes
  • A middle aged white man and woman in an attic, where the man explains something passionately and holds 1 finger up
  • A middle aged white man with glasses looking tenderly over at a figure in the foreground
  • A middle aged white man and a woman sitting next to each other. He leans forward with a smirk
  • A white woman and a black man sitting side by side and looking at each other
  • A middle aged white woman dressed in a red Bowie t-shirt, with one arm up
  • A middle aged white woman lying down smiling with her head in the lap of a black man as he holds her tenderly
  • A middle aged white woman looking angrily on all fours on the floor of an attic

Photo credit: Dan Tsantilis

SAD | Inside the Rehearsal Room

Filmed and edited by Eleanor Grice

SAD | Trailer

Filmed and edited by Mohamed Ali Elota

SAD | 3 Words

Filmed and edited by Eleanor Grice

SAD | Vox Pops

Filmed by Antonia Georgieva
Edited by Eleanor Grice

Cast

Debra Baker

Gloria

Kevin N Golding

Graham

Lucas Hare

Daniel

Izabella Urbanowicz

Magda

Production Team

Writer 

Victoria Willing

Director 

Marie McCarthy

Set and Costume Designer

Alys Whitehead

Assistant Director

Paloma Jacob-Duvernet

Associate Lighting Designer

Marie Colahan

Lighting Designer

Alex Thomas

Video Designer / Projection

Dan Light

Sound Designer

Joe Dines

Movement & Intimacy Director

Asha Jennings-Grant

Fight Choreographer

Maisie Carter

Stage Manager & Set Builder

Matt Llewellyn Smith

Assistant Set Builder

Stephanie Nicholls

Producer

Felicity Paterson

Casting Director

Jane Frisby

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Health and Safety

Please check out our Covid-19 Safety FAQs for full information on what to expect and how to prepare for your visit→

Please note that SAD will be staged at full capacity, so will not have socially distanced seating. The run will comply with all our other in-house Covid-19 safety precautions and will fully comply with Government guidelines.

Concessions

Concessions apply to students, under-18s, over-60s and more. For more info on our concession policy click here→

Accessibility

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

Ticket Collection

We operate a paperless box office system. You will be emailed a receipt once you have booked in advance. There is no need to print this off, just state your name at the box office on arrival.

Content Warnings

This show contains strong language, one instance of ableist language, scenes of a sexual nature, themes of grief and minor violence.

Find out more here.

Age Recommendation

12+

Duration

1h20m