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In the slideshow below hear Kate
Wyvill talking
to Nicola Barranger
about the ideas
which
inspired 'Going Potty'
This new comedy drama probes the raw nerves of a marriage that is struggling under the conflicting demands of career and family.
Emma, a harassed mother of three has locked herself inside the wardrobe to have 'a day off'. Her husband Robert, whose life is unravelling frantically both at home and in the office, is becoming very late for a crucial business meeting. The children are screaming but Emma’s not budging. A chainsaw seems like a good solution.
The original 50 minute production of Going Potty premiered at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in 2004. This was the reaction from the press:
'This is the greatest birth control product since I found out about tearing...great performances of the horrors of family life and domestic bliss... This is a very funny, very localised mid-life crisis.' (3 Weeks in Edinburgh)
'Even the hardest of hearts will have empathy for this script which effortlessly articulates the loneliness and mild hysteria dormant in the majority of relationships...domestic bliss is given a comedy twist in this feisty new piece from Kate Wyvill.' (The Scotsman)
The full length version of Going Potty opened at the Lichfield Garrick Theatre and the Birmingham Hippodrome, Patrick Centre in October 2006 followed by a season in London in March 2007 at the New End Theatre, Hampstead. This was the reaction from the press:
'There is a lot of humour in the play, but its real power lies in the originality and sensitivity of its sadder vision.' Theatre Guide London
'Excellent…impressive…genuinely funny.' Camden New Journal
'A smartly written comedy.' Birmingham Post
'The acting by the cast of two is superb.' Birmingham Mail
To read the full reviews and audience feedback please go to the Press Page and the Feedback Page.
