A clubland coming-of-age story
“It’s Friday, 5pm. The Streets’r tipsy with possibility, expectation… Everybody’s dreaming, beaming, getting steaming for the night ahead…”
This heartpounding story follows Lindsay Jenkins, a young Donny lass with an A in English, a thirst for hedonism, and it’s exactly £4.25 for the taxi home.
Amidst the chaotic finale of 90s nightlife, the backdrop of post-Thatcher Britain and during the UK’s first heterosexual HIV cluster, Danielle Phillips’ Children of the Night is a love letter to the working-class cultural pulse of the North, mixing kitchen-sink drama with spoken-word dance-floor euphoria.
Shortlisted for the 2023 Women’s Prize for Playwriting, 2024 New Diorama Untapped Award and inspired by the testimony of 30 people from Doncaster.
Southwark Playhouse, 77-85 Newington Causeway, London, SE1 6BD. 11th March – 4th April.
Monday – Saturday: 7.30pm
Tuesday & Saturday: 3pm
Running Time: 1 hour 25 minutes
Booking and full details: https://southwarkplayhouse.co.uk/productions/children-of-the-night/
