They Don’t Pay? We Won’t Pay!

Tue 30 Oct to Sat 3 Nov 2018

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£30 - £10

Anthea is a woman on the edge, out of work, and in arrears. When she gets mixed up in a riot at the local supermarket, she seizes the opportunity to stock her empty cupboards and those of her friend, Maggie.

But how will they hide the loot from their law-abiding husbands?

What will they tell the police?

When the going gets tough Anthea’s anarchic imagination takes over, with a fantastical, farcical answer for everything…

Conrad Nelson directs Dario Fo’s classic comedy, a fast and furious political satire on the plight of the working poor, transposed to Brexit Britain.

A Northern Broadsides and York Theatre Royal co-production

Company

Cast Suzanne Ahmet, Matt Connor, Michael Hugo, Steve Huison and Lisa Howard

By Dario Fo

A new adaptation by Deborah McAndrew

Based on a translation by Jon Laskin and Michael Aquilante

Director Conrad Nelson

Designer Jessica Worrall

Lighting Douglas Kuhrt

Reviews

They Don’t Pay? We Won’t Pay!

"This fast-paced panto-esque comedy is damningly relevant now"

They Don’t Pay? We Won’t Pay!

★★★★
"Lisa Howard’s Anthea is a comic tour de force

They Don’t Pay? We Won’t Pay!

★★★★
"Fast, furious and very funny, this is farce with fire in its belly"

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They Don’t Pay? We Won’t Pay! // reviews

★★★★
"Fast, furious and very funny"
The Times

★★★★
"A comic tour de force"
Reviews Hub

★★★★
"Theatre at its best"
North West End

★★★★
"Masterful multi-roling"
Broadway World

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