Quarter Life Crisis
Overview of the production
After a sell out performance in 2017, Yolanda Mercy is back with her hit theatre and radio show Quarter Life Crisis.
Alicia is a hot mess. She doesn’t know what she’s doing with her life. Swiping left, swiping right to find the perfect match. Even though she’s a Londoner, born and bred, the scent of Lagos peppers her existence in the ends. Everyone around her seems to know where they’re going in life, but she’s just trying to find ways to cheat growing up and keep her 16-25 railcard.
What does it mean to be an adult and when do you become one?
Quarter Life Crisis mixes addictive basslines and spoken word.
Winner: Underbelly Untapped Award
Featured: British Council Artist to Watch list
General Information
Ticket prices
£29.50, £22.50, £15, £10
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Length
Approx 50mins, no interval
Play text
Can be ordered here
Please note the show includes songs with explicit language
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Additional content
Cast
Yolanda Mercy
London based writer and performer Yolanda Mercy’s first play was On the Edge of Me presented at Soho Theatre where she is currently on attachment (as a Soho Six). Earlier this year saw her television writing debut with BBW, a comedy drama for Channel 4 as part of their BAFTA nominated anthology – On the Edge. She is a published author with Oberon Books for Quarter Life Crisis.
August 2020
Creatives
Yolanda Mercy
London based writer and performer Yolanda Mercy’s first play was On the Edge of Me presented at Soho Theatre where she is currently on attachment (as a Soho Six). Earlier this year saw her television writing debut with BBW, a comedy drama for Channel 4 as part of their BAFTA nominated anthology – On the Edge. She is a published author with Oberon Books for Quarter Life Crisis.
August 2020
Jade Lewis
Jade Lewis is a writer and director. Her theatre credits include Astro Babies at Ovalhouse which she wrote and directed. Her directing credits include Superhoe at the Royal Court Theatre and the Brighton Festival, Extinguished Things at Summerhall Festival, Quarter Life Crisis which played at Underbelly, Soho Theatre and internationally as well as On The Edge of Me which toured nationally. Her Resident Director credits include Nine Night at National Theatre and Trafalgar Studios. Lewis was a Boris Karloff Trainee Assistant Director at the Young Vic, Creative Associate at The Gate Theatre and one of Ovalhouse’s Emerging Artist team. She has also directed and assisted on community projects for Southwark Playhouse, Southbank Centre, Company 3 and the Young Vic. In 2019 Lewis was nominated for Best Director at the Stage Debut Awards for her work on Superhoe.
August 2020