A First World Problem - by Milly Thomas

A First World Problem - by Milly Thomas A First World Problem - the new play by critically acclaimed 24-year-old writer Milly Thomas, showing at Theatre503, Battersea, in July 2014.

Theatre503 and Fools & Kings present

A First World Problem

By Milly Thomas

Tue 1 - Sat 12 July
(No show Monday 7th)

Directed by Holly Race Roughan

Designed by Frankie Bradshaw

“We're white, we’re westerners, we're girls and we’re rich, of course we're f**king miserable. The standards are just too f**king high for us to be anything else.”

It is 2014 and the final term in Britain’s most elite

school for girls. Three young women hold envelopes that will determine the rest of their lives. One of these girls is not the sort of young lady their school is supposed to produce. There is porn on her laptop and pills in her book bag, and she is about to make a very big mistake…

Savagely funny and excruciatingly honest, Milly Thomas’ A First World Problem gives a rare insight into the cruelty of adolescence. For The Believers (2013)
TIME OUT CRITICS CHOICE
“compelling… handled with insight and precision” - Laura Barnett, Time Out

For Waiting for Alice (2011)
“Clever characterisation and fine performances” – Susan Mansfield, The Scotsman
“A tremendous ensemble… amusing and absorbing” - The Stage

08/07/2014

4 STAR reviews across the board for ! Book now - ends this Saturday!

Check out this review. Tickets left for some performances this week! http://www.femalearts.com/node/1287
08/07/2014

Check out this review. Tickets left for some performances this week! http://www.femalearts.com/node/1287

The particular elitism of the British public school system is a subject for drama that keeps on giving. In A First World Problem, the ostensible hurdle that awaits Amelia, H**e and Lydia is whether they will get into Oxford. But their lives are a catalogue of other social pressures which they mus...

08/07/2014

Tonight SOLD OUT again! Only 3 tix left for tomorrow! A few more for Thurs, Fri, Sat and Sat matinee left.

This many reviews can't be wrong! See latest here: http://www.thepublicreviews.com/first-world-problem-theatre-503-londo...
08/07/2014

This many reviews can't be wrong! See latest here: http://www.thepublicreviews.com/first-world-problem-theatre-503-london/ tix available for our last two nights this Fri & Sat

Writer: Milly Thomas Director : Holly Race Roughan Reviewer: Alison Lewin Having been brought up on the gentility and tranquility of Enid Blyton’s version of events in girls boarding schools, One c...

Seen this review? http://www.theupcoming.co.uk/2014/07/03/a-first-world-problem-at-theatre503-theatre-review/ - catch ...
07/07/2014

Seen this review? http://www.theupcoming.co.uk/2014/07/03/a-first-world-problem-at-theatre503-theatre-review/ - catch this week while you still can!

If the Bechdel test can be applied to theatre, then A First World Problem is a first-class example of how to ace it. The subject of the boarding schoolgirl experience has been brought up to date and the state of feminism in this part of the education system is being re-addressed. Candid and funny...

Check out these great rehearsal shots. Can't wait till opening night on Tues!
27/06/2014

Check out these great rehearsal shots. Can't wait till opening night on Tues!

A new play by Milly Thomas
1 - 12 July 2014
Please note these rehearsal shots were not taken in full costume.

17/06/2014

Full cast and crew list now available!

Cast
H**e - Milly Thomas
Amelia / Steve - Molly Vevers
Lydia / Hugo / Broad - Kate Craggs

Crew
Director - Holly Race Roughan
Designer - Frankie Bradshaw
Lighting Designer - Matt Swithinbank
Sound Designer - Max Barton
Trailer Director - Ali Dunlop
Stage Manager - Ian Smith
Movement Director - Katie Payne
Assistant Director - Mona K Lilly
Marketing Manager - Lara Taylor
Social Media Manager - Jo Sarchet
Producer - Jessica Campbell

12/06/2014
12/06/2014

The new-look Latchmere beer garden looks fantastic, complete with 'A First World Problem' posters.

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