Opal Fruits
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“In 1998 Opal Fruits changed their name to – we don’t say that name here. It was all downhill.”
Armed with pick n mix, politics and UK Garage, Holly Beasley-Garrigan wants to talk about the fetishisation of the feral female. Opal Fruits is about class, nostalgia and five generations of women from one council estate in South London - an anarchic reimagining of the self-congratulatory solo show, and a wry interrogation of faux-working-class cultural trends.
Opal Fruits is Holly's debut solo show, having undergone significant redevelopment with a new and expanded creative team. The show explores what it means to be an artist who grew up in poverty...to have a stake in two worlds but to feel as though you don't really fit into either.
Captioned Performances
All performances of Opal Fruits have provision for Closed Captions, provided by Digital4. In our captioned performances, the actor’s words appear on individual captioning tablets at the same time as they are spoken.
We have ten captioning tablets available per performance and these can be booked in advance of the performance by contacting the Box Office (1pm-6pm, Monday to Saturday) on 0117 987 7877, emailing access@bristololdvic.org.uk or requesting one (subject to availability) from our team at the theatre before the performance.
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An often-spiteful piece, occasionally tender, aesthetically pleasing and very, very poignant.
Everything Theatre, as seen at Edinburgh Fringe 2022
Humour fills the show
A quiet slice of genius
The Wee Review, as seen at Edinburgh Fringe 2022
An invigoratingly punk experience
The Scotsman, as seen at Edinburgh Fringe 2022
Beasley-Garrigan is an incendiary charismatic presence throughout
One of my all-time favourite shows
Paul Smith, Artistic Director - Middle Child Theatre
[A] skilled, funny, angular performance
ThreeWeeks Edinburgh, as seen at Edinburgh Fringe 2022
Truly one of the best pieces of theatre I have seen
Audience feedback, as seen at Edinburgh Fringe 2022
So refreshing...unlike anything I’ve seen
Audience feedback, as seen at Edinburgh Fringe 2022
Utterly compelling
Lyn Gardner, Stagedoor
One to watch
A Younger Theatre
★ ★ ★ ★
Breaking The Fourth Wall
★ ★ ★ ★
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Image Credit: Jai Bansuri
