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SUPERNOVA

PRESENTED BY Stiff & Kitsch
Award-nominated, sharp, funny play about falling in love with someone whilst you're falling out of love with yourself

NOMINATED! Off West End Award for Most Promising New Playwright, Best Ensemble and Best Set Design

‘Do you have a favourite planet?

A girl, a boy, and an unhealthy obsession with space. Supernova is a sharp, funny play about falling in love with someone whilst you’re falling out of love with yourself.

On paper Tess and Harry are perfect for each other: they both try too hard at fancy dress, have prepared escape plans for the apocalypse, and would happily stay in together for 3 days straight eating take-out and watching Star Wars.  

But as astrophysicists and your friends would tell you – the brighter it burns, the darker the collapse.     

Supernova is the debut play from multi award winning writer and performer Rhiannon Neads (Funny Women Comedy Writing Award Runner Up 2017). She is one half of musical comedy duo Stiff & Kitsch (Musical Comedy Award winners 2018, as heard on The Now Show, BBC Radio 4).

Starring Rhiannon (Call the Midwife, BBC 1; The Wind of Heaven, Finborough) and Sam Swann (Pomona, National Theatre/Orange Tree, One Day, Netflix).

Directed by Jessica Dromgoole, award winning audio director and editor of Home Front (BBC Radio 4), whose theatre credits include The Madness of Esme and Shaz (Royal Court), Ripped (Soho) and Just Not Fair (National Theatre).

25 APR – 13 MAY
8PM (TUE-SAT)
4PM (SUN)
£16 STANDARD
£13 CONCESSION
£10 PREVIEW

SUPERNOVA

PRESENTED BY Stiff & Kitsch
Award-nominated, sharp, funny play about falling in love with someone whilst you're falling out of love with yourself

NOMINATED! Off West End Award for Most Promising New Playwright, Best Ensemble and Best Set Design

‘Do you have a favourite planet?

A girl, a boy, and an unhealthy obsession with space. Supernova is a sharp, funny play about falling in love with someone whilst you’re falling out of love with yourself.

On paper Tess and Harry are perfect for each other: they both try too hard at fancy dress, have prepared escape plans for the apocalypse, and would happily stay in together for 3 days straight eating take-out and watching Star Wars.  

But as astrophysicists and your friends would tell you – the brighter it burns, the darker the collapse.     

Supernova is the debut play from multi award winning writer and performer Rhiannon Neads (Funny Women Comedy Writing Award Runner Up 2017). She is one half of musical comedy duo Stiff & Kitsch (Musical Comedy Award winners 2018, as heard on The Now Show, BBC Radio 4).

Starring Rhiannon (Call the Midwife, BBC 1; The Wind of Heaven, Finborough) and Sam Swann (Pomona, National Theatre/Orange Tree, One Day, Netflix).

Directed by Jessica Dromgoole, award winning audio director and editor of Home Front (BBC Radio 4), whose theatre credits include The Madness of Esme and Shaz (Royal Court), Ripped (Soho) and Just Not Fair (National Theatre).

25 APR – 13 MAY
8PM (TUE-SAT)
4PM (SUN)
£16 STANDARD
£13 CONCESSION
£10 PREVIEW

Supernova | Production Gallery

Photo credit: Jack Sain

Supernova | Trailer

Videographers: Glenn Kelly and Ben Norris
Editor: Henry Hopkin Brown

Supernova | What Audiences Are Saying

Supernova | 3 Words

Cast

Rhiannon Neads

Tess

Sam Swann

Harry

Production Team

Writer 

Rhiannon Neads

Director 

Jessica Dromgoole

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Concessions

Concessions apply to students, under-18s, over-60s and more. For more info on our concession policy click here→

Accessibility

All performance spaces and facilities are fully wheelchair-accessible. For more info please contact Box Office on 0207 498 4699.

Ticket Collection

We operate a paperless box office system. You will be emailed a receipt once you have booked in advance. There is no need to print this off, just state your name at the box office on arrival.

Café Bar

Ticket holders can take advantage of a 10% discount on all food and drink in our Café Bar on the day of their event between the following times:

8pm performances – discount available between 6-7pm

4pm – discount available between 1pm-3pm

Content Warnings

Themes and discussions of depression, mental health, suicide, self-harm and strong language.

Find out more here.

Age Recommendation

12+

Duration

1h15m

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