Broke

About this event:

Following an acclaimed run at the 2014 Edinburgh Festival Fringe, The Paper Birds return to Greenwich with their latest verbatim production, Broke.

Question: Sally is British and broke. If Britain owes over £900 billion in National debt and Sally has been on minimum wage for most of her working life with the interest on her debt being equal to her monthly outgoings, then who is more broke, Britain or Sally?

Based on interviews taken across the UK in 2014, multi award winners The Paper Birds explore, with real life stories from the front line of poverty and debt, what it means to be broke in this visually stunning new production. A heartfelt and urgent look at the debt of a Nation from displaced families and gambling addictions to beans on toast.

Interested in finding out more about Verbatim Theatre? Click here to find out more from Alecky Blythe (London Road), Nadia Fall (Home), David Hare (Stuff Happens) and Nicolas Kent (The Colour of Justice) in the National Theatre’s youtube introduction to the subject.

In receipt of government benefits? Let us pay for your ticket!

We have allocated 50 tickets to see BROKE for those in receipt of government benefits – on a first come first served basis and in exchange for a donation to the theatre of just £3 we will pay the full ticket price for you!

This offer is only available by calling the Box Office on 020 8858 7755 or calling in to see us, and if booking by phone we will need to see proof of concession status when you collect your ticket. Offer limited to one ticket per person.

Presented by: The Paper Birds

Co-commissioned by and developed at West Yorkshire Playhouse and Greenwich Theatre

Performance times: Eve’s at 8pm

Ticket prices: £16, Concessions £11 (£15 & £10 tickets plus £1 booking fee)
Suitable for ages: 13+