28 APR - 2 MAY
7:30PM
2:30PM (SAT)
£16 STANDARD
£14 CONCESSION
PRESENTED BY DEANE McELREE
It’s just one evening. How unbearable could a house guest possibly be?
Nell is one of Val’s oldest friends. She’s also the worst guest you can possibly imagine.
When Nell comes to visit, she brings bizarre confrontations, backhanded compliments and obscene anecdotes… all of which begin to unravel Val and her partner Hugh’s carefully maintained peace.
But Val and Hugh have been keeping secrets of their own.
Val has never stated the resentment she feels towards Nell, and has hidden parts of her past from Hugh. Nell, who has never been treated well by polite society, intends to blow the whole fiasco wide open.
Brief Play About Rage is an absurd comedy, set over one excruciating evening, about the chaos that ensues when we say what we really mean.
Nominated for Best New Play and Best Lead Performance at the Fringe Theatre Awards 2025/2026.
Nominated for Best of Camden Fringe at Everything Theatre’s Etties awards 2025.
Written by Deane McElree | Directed by Sophia Golan | Design by Bud Potter & Deane McElree | Lighting Design by Francis De Lima | Photography by Payton McHugh | Produced by Deane McElree & Clare Stenning | Live Cello by Amelia Callard
Cast: Samantha Begeman as Val, Jad Sayegh as Hugh, Clare Stenning as Nell
★★★★★
'Couldn´t take me eyes off this gripping piece'
Theatre and Tonic
★★★★
'A fascinating show'
Everything Theatre
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Duration
75 min.
Age Recommendation
15+
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Content Warnings
Mentions of suicide, descriptions of gore and sex.