It Kind of Looks like a Doughnut
Synopsis:
Written by Holly Boyden / Directed by Natasha Kathi-Chandra / Performers: Lisa Ronkowski, Gemma Kenny & Chelsea Faulks/Holly Boyden.
A brand-new play, recipient of the Pleasance and Leicester Curve National Partnership Award 20/21 embarks on a five-night run at the Pleasance Downstairs, London, as part of their Pleasance Festival line-up.
‘Two girls; one kind of lesbian, one kind of liability, are friends, kind of. This is kind of their story, and it’s kind of yours too.’
In a town where the Miners’ Welfare is now a supermarket and the buses run once an hour, two young women are dealing with some of the most ancient predicaments known to womenkind. When Jo, to-all-intents-and-purposes-a-lesbian, gets pregnant, she turns to her sexually incontinent best friend Eva. Whilst Jo is facing up to some uncomfortable truths and her impending motherhood, it transpires that Eva has been dealing with something far more unwelcome than the unplanned new arrival.
A story about sexuality and sexual health steeped in the beautiful bluntness of the rural East Midlands, It Kind of Looks Like a Doughnut collides the living with the dead, friendship with grief, and seeks to reawaken our relationship with a dazzling matriarchal heritage that we’ve been encouraged to forget.
Number of Characters: 3
Minimum Number of Actors Required: 3
Length (in Pages): 37
Location: Nottinghamshire
Key Words: Nottingham, Women, Young Women, Three Hander, Bisexuality, Sheela-Na-Gig, Feminist, Feminism, Ghost Story, Grief, Abortion, Friendship, Midlands, Motherhood, Pregnancy, Death, Matriarchy, Heritage, Comedy, Queer, Derbyshire, Rural, East Midlands
Has the Play Been Produced? Yes
Are the Rights Available? Yes
Has the Play Been Published? No
Award nominations/wins: Inaugural recipient of the In Good Company TAKE OFF Bursary 2019 Inaugural recipient of the Pleasance/Curve Regional Partnership Award 2020
Reviews:
4 stars - BROADWAY WORLD: https://www.broadwayworld.com/scotland/article/EDINBURGH-2021-BWW-Review-IT-KIND-OF-LOOKS-LIKE-A-DOUGHNUT-Pleasance-Online-20010101
The Arts Business: https://www.theartsbusiness.com/theatre/it-kind-of-looks-like-a-doughnut-holly-boyden-with-curve-theatre-and-pleasance/
3.5 stars - LOU REVIEWS
https://loureviews.blog/2021/08/29/review-it-kind-of-looks-like-a-doughnut-edinburgh-fringe-online/
RCSSD Alumni Stories: HOLLY BOYDEN
https://www.cssd.ac.uk/blog/alumni-stories-holly-boyden
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