Darlings

★★★★★ The List

 "thought provoking and moving production"

★★★★  The Wee Review

"a brilliant story filled with conflict, heart and passion..."

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Eve escapes her mind with work, drink and sex. No one sees past her carefully curated image of a woman in control. Gabe is her newest addiction. After another night of watching him flirt, this time with their waitress, Eve confronts the darkness in him. Memories of a childhood long ignored resurface when she realises that his pain lives in her too.

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Darlings uses tender puppetry, striking stage images and a brutally vulnerable script to explore a manipulative relationship and its connection to childhood experience.

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Created by Palomar Theatre in partnership with Creative Youth Network Darlings was developed across the South West before premiering to multiple four star reviews at the Edinburgh Fringe

Fe​stival 2018. 

Creative Team:

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Writer/ Director: Eleanor Hope-Jones

Assistant Director: Casey Lloyd 

Producer: Gabi Spiro

Dramaturgy: Rachel Eames

Lighting Design: Saskia Jane

Sound Design: Oscar Liddiard 

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Cast: Kate Rowsell, Toby Robertshaw, Annie Philbin

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With thanks to: Jordan Linton, Craig Snelling, Eddie Cunningham, Valerie Jones.​

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★★★★  The Skinny

"Intelligent and relatable... Poignant and emotional"

★★★★  Create Hub

"Clever writing in an era of  #MeToo... a delight to unravel"

★★★★ Milk Magazine

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BLOG REVIEWS

"experiencing art can sometimes be a little like falling in

love… by the end of Darlings I knew - I'd fallen again." -David May

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"raw and reflective, funny in the right moments and engaging from start to finish." -  One More Open Heart

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Photography: Duncan Everson, Amanda Penlington

GRAPHIC DESIGN: Jonathan Noakes