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Eggs

Two women, living very different lives, are united by their quick wit, love of nineties' dance music and a mounting alienation.

  • Full Length Play
  • Drama, Comedy

  • Time Period: Contemporary
  • Target Audience: Adult
  • Set Requirements: Bare Stage/Simple Set

  • Performance Group:
  • College Theatre / Student, Blackbox / Second Stage /Fringe Groups
A dark comedy about female friendship, fertility and freaking out, by Florence Keith-Roach, "rising star of the London theatre scene" (Evening Standard).

Two women, living very different lives, are united by their quick wit, love of nineties' dance music and a mounting alienation.

Florence Keith-Roach's play Eggs was first performed as part of the 2015 Edinburgh Festival Fringe, and was selected for the 2016 VAULT Festival, London.

Eggs is available in the collection Plays from VAULT.

REVIEWS:

"The satirical observations are so well-made that we find our laughter tinged with nervous self-examination at almost every point… a heartening exhibition of friendship between young women."

 The Reviews Hub

"[The] script fizzes with sharp one-liners… convincingly depicts the unfathomable complexities of female friendship."

 British Theatre Guide

"Profound, insightful… surprises the audience from beginning to end."

 Female Arts

"A neat exploration of female friendship... authentically honest and amusing... an unexpected treat."

 Evening Standard

"Honest. Human. Real. Frank. Funny. Achingly relevant."

 Broadway Baby

Premiere Production: Edinburgh Festival Fringe, 2015; VAULT Festival, 2016.
  • Casting: 2F
  • Casting Attributes: Good role(s) for female performers, All Female