Be Prepared
by Ian Bonar
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"Quietly moving."
★ ★ ★ ★ The Stage
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“...well executed, well written and insidiously memorable.”
★ ★ ★ ★ The Upcoming
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“Rob Watt’s artful direction offers the audience a sensitive yet provocative production.”
★ ★ ★ ★ Spy in the Stalls
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“TENDER, FUNNY, & FULL OF IMPOSSIBLE HOPE. MY ADVICE? SEE THIS SHOW.”
Tamsin Greig
“Imagine seeing everything played out in your head in glorious fucking technicolour...and then opening your mouth, and all that comes out is mixed-up nonsense and spit and dribble.”
Tom’s a mess. Mr Chambers keeps phoning, asking for a Funeral Director. Tom is not a Funeral Director. This is how getting one digit wrong can change a person’s life, forever.
Conversations become confused. Memories start to intertwine and unravel, and two strangers unwittingly help each other to un-forget and connect to the people they loved, in this ‘gloriously funny’, ‘wonderfully human’ and ‘magnetic’ solo show.
Cast & Creatives
Writer & Performer Ian Bonar
Director & Dramaturg Rob Watt
Sound Alex Crispin
Lighting Elliot Griggs (Underbelly) / Charlie Morgan Jones (VAULT Festival 2018)
PR Chloe Nelkin Consulting
Photos The Other Richard
Developed at the RSC's The Other Place
Originally presented by The Corner Shop Events in association with Underbelly Untapped