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Three To See On 30 Sep: Josie Long – Something Better, The Privilege Show, Adding Machine – A Musical

By TW Editorial | Published on Friday 23 September 2016

And today’s ThisWeek-tipped, LDN-based events are…

Josie Long – Something Better | Soho Theatre | 30 Sep-15 Oct (pictured)
The lovely and ever-excellent Josie Long is headed for the Soho Theatre with a new show ‘Something Better’, which is about “optimism and hopefulness and about looking for people and things to look up to. It’s about wanting more from life than it might be up for giving out. It’s about struggling with realising what you are, who you are and what you can’t change about yourself”. And that sounds almost serious, but I guarantee it will be funny, insightful and delightful. See this page here for info.

The Privilege Show | Camden People’s Theatre | 30 Sep
The subject of privilege seems to me like a very important topic at the moment, and something that very much needs to be discussed, which is why I selected this show from the CPT’s enduringly classy Calm Down Dear line up. This is the work of hip hop and beatbox artist Testament, who un-picks his own privileges and prejudices, spurred on by the birth of his daughter, and seeing the world through her eyes. Details here.

Adding Machine – A Musical | Finborough Theatre | 28 Sep-22 Oct
I am rather interested in seeing this, the UK premiere of Jason Loewith and Joshua Schmidt’s award winning 2007 musical based on Elmer Rice’s 1923 play of the same name. It’s a rather dark yet humorous piece of musical theatre, following the path of Mr Zero, who loses his job to an adding machine after twenty five years of service, and snaps and kills his boss. See the venue website here for more info.