Instructions for a Teenage Armageddon London Reviews and Tickets

84%

(2 Ratings)

Positive

50%

Mixed

50%

Negative

Members say

Thought-provoking, Resonant, Absorbing, Dark, Edgy

About the Show

Rosie Day's exploration of what it means to be young.

After her sister's untimely death by a Yorkshire Pudding, a capricious teenager joins her local scout troupe to help her navigate adolescence.

'Instructions for a Teenage Armageddon' returns to London after a sell-out run at the Old Red Lion Theatre in 2020.

This production is recommended for ages 13+.

Show-Score Member Reviews (2)

100

Profound, Resonant, Thought-provoking, Dark, Absorbing

See it if You want to see something, I'd say really different. It's play format, with a single actor telling a story. Boring? NO! Captivating

Don't see it if You may be uncomfortable with pronounced death, and separately, sexual abuse references.

Thought-provoking, Refreshing, Intense, Intelligent, Edgy

See it if An open exploration of various complex issues

Don't see it if …you’re triggered by anoxeria, sexual coercion/abuse, death

Critic Reviews (3)

It feels a little rough round the edges. While the play doesn't necessarily tell us anything new, it is still an urgent piece of storytelling.
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[Day's] writing is excellent and in performance, her comic timing is spot-on. The play flounders a bit because the plotting of the story doesn’t feel like it has been teased out properly. Nevertheless, it’s a welcome addition ... to a theatre industry that is supporting young women’s voices
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This one-woman show is vivid in its storytelling and Day speaks authoritatively on the lived experience of young women, but its call-to-arms resolution is nothing we haven’t seen before. Day’s confident and vulnerable writing holds the piece together and female audiences will find plenty in the piece that resonates.
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