DIRTY CORSET
Filth, furburgers and foppish fetishes - Dirty Corset is
Restoration Theatre re-imagined. Set in the dying embers of the 17th Century in the North of England,
follow a company of flea-bitten actors failing to live up to their on-stage personas.
"...sheer silliness and gross-out humour..." The Stage, ****
"...plights and emotions...resonate with the audience, and it is obvious by the laughter that the bawdy humour is still a hit". Era Journal
Dirty Corset was first developed in 2020 and was supported by Arts Council Funding & The Pleasance.
Production dates:
Camden People's Theatre (work-in-progress), 2020
Bergen Fringe,2021 (Jury Prize Winner)
Gothenburg Fringe, 2021
Soho Theatre, Soho Rising Festival, 2022
Camden People's Theatre, Sprint Festival, 2022
Pleasance Theatre, New Work Season, 2022
Hull Truck Theatre, 2023
Shakespeare North Playhouse, 2023
Nottingham Playhouse, 2023
York Theatre Royal, 2023
Dirty Corset was co-created by Chloe Darke, Laurie Coldwell & Susannah Scott. Directed by Helen Tennison. Set Design by Ellen Wilson. Photography by Henri T & Freddie Talbot. Videographer, Katie Edwards.
