current productions
OVERWHELM
BY STACEY CULLEN
“HOW DO YOU EXPECT TO HELP ANYONE WHEN YOU CAN’T EVEN HELP YOURSELF?”
Jake has barely left the flat in months. Miles is moving on with his life. And Riley may be sinking below rock bottom… perhaps even six feet under. Jake is determined to pull Riley out of the mire, but how can he help someone else when he can’t even help himself?
From the award-winning team that brought you Sessions, “a strong, convincing two-hander about generational cycles of offending…”, Working Progress Collective’s newest project explores male loneliness, the dangers of online radicalization, and addiction.
Winner, Best New Writing
Buxton Festival Fringe, 2025
*Also nominated for Best Production and Excellence in Acting.
Praise for Overwhelm
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...brilliantly acted... the characters are believable, uncomfortably so...
Buxton Fringe Review
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... does well to offer various viewpoints on a situation where no one can come out on top, whilst depicting an authentic male friendship.
London Pub Theatres Magazine
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The stand-out feature is the communication between young men. There is lad-banter, but also serious discussion.
Buxton Fringe Review
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... it was so beautiful, so moving... it's one of the best things that I've seen in awhile, actually.
Audience Review
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Outstanding performances explore the all too painful experience of what it means to be young. Moments of humour, frustration, denial, despair, and love make this a piece of theatre that will disturb and resonate.
Audience Review
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It's something that will stay with you long after you've seen it.
Audience Review