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UK LGBT EVENTS - The Swell @ the Orange Tree Theatre
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The Swell @ the Orange Tree Theatre

Annie is happy at last shes engaged to Bel, the love of her life, and counting down the days to their wedding. But then old friend, free spirit, and troublemaker Flo turns up unexpectedly, and announces shell be staying with them until the big day. Their surprise reunion turns into a complicated love triangle with dangerous consequences that threaten to destroy Annies Happily Ever After... Featuring a live vocal score, the world premiere of this thrilling romantic drama is a gripping story spanning decades of love, sacrifice and betrayal. Shortlisted for The Womens Prize for Playwriting 2020. Isley Lynns multi award-nominated play Skin A Cat won Pick of The Year at Vault Festival and toured the UK. Her most recent work includes a critically acclaimed contribution to 15 Heroines for Jermyn Street Theatre, and a sold-out adaptation of The War of The Worlds at New Diorama Theatre which toured internationally. Director Hannah Hauer-King is Artistic Director of Damsel Productions. She has directed hit productions of The Ministry of Lesbian Affairs at Soho Theatre, The Funeral Director (English Touring Theatre), Fabric and Fury (Soho Theatre). A rising star Lyn Gardner, The Guardian on Isley Lynn Bold and genuinely exciting new writing ... the smartest, sharpest piece about female sexual identity since Phoebe Waller Bridges Fleabag Natasha Tripney, The Stage on Skin A Cat

Tickets : £ Various Tickets

Address : Orange Tree Theatre
1 Clarence Street,
Richmond, London
TW9 2SA

Telephone : 020 8940 3633

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