The Place Theatre, Bedford

Chicken Pox Fox - Donna Disco
Chicken Pox Fox Productions
present
Donna Disco
Written by Lee Mattinson
Directed by Laura Lindow
Performed by Paula Penman
4th March at 7:30pm
(Wednesday)

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For anyone who ever thought being fourteen was easy!

Prepare to be dragged, kicking and cackling, into the world of Donna and her disco.

Life is hard when youre fourteen, its even harder if youre Donna clumsy, bespectacled and wearing all the wrong clothes. To add insult to injury, she has a nightmare homework project to circumnavigate; to source a strangers story and present her findings at the annual Christmas pageant. And so Donna takes it upon herself to befriend the colourful cross-dressing butcher from downstairs because what story could be more sensational than his?

But when her mam goes AWOL and a crippling crush on a local pretty boy goes hideously wrong, the disco that plays in Donnas heart is in danger of grinding to a glittering, gob smacking halt.

Donna Disco is an hour-long, one woman show in the style of a show and tell performance in which Paula Penman creates a cast of characters who satellite around one girls experience of alienation. With physical comedy and crushing observational skills, Donnas sad journey through the pitfalls of teenage life is brought to luminous light.

a tour de force of writing, acting and directing
Three Weeks

beautifully crafted script
Three Weeks

a virtuoso performance
Three Weeks

effortlessly drawing the audience into this funny and heartbreaking story
Three Weeks

a show of such delicate beauty
Three Weeks

With attention to small details and references, writer Lee Mattinson and actress Paula Penman have nailed the breathless mood
Fest Review

brilliant and enigmatic
Public Reviews

Itll have you laughing from start to finish
Public Reviews

Note that this show is not suitable for children under 13.

Tickets for this show are priced at £10.00, with a concession price of £8.50.

Tickets are also available from the Central Box Office in Bedford Tourist Information Centre on St Pauls Square, Telephone 01234-718112.

For further information on Chicken Pox Fox, visit the Chicken Pox Fox website.