Crying into Bins by Lia Burge

8pm Tuesday - One Night Only!

From the food waste bin into which her friend had a nervous breakdown, Lia tries to make sense of the twenty years she spent serving food and drink. Crying into Bins chronicles tales collected over two decades and takes shape as a long-form spoken word poem.

But expect a little more than one woman and a microphone.

This is a fast-paced and funny poetical exploration of mental health, societal structures, terrible rage and bittersweet acceptance. Crying into Bins gives voice and catharsis to some of the most sidelined, patronised, overlooked and poorly paid workers in the gig economy.  

“I have spent my adult life shovelling lukewarm potato fondants into my mouth in the vain hope that the sheer volume might make up for the lack of company, posh dress and dinner music they were designed for”

Praise for previous work:

★★★★★ 'A highly sophisticated performance and never one-note…a masterclass in acting'  Spy in the Stalls (Spiderfly @ Theatre 503)

Writer and performer Lia Burge is both an actress and poet, blurring the lines between traditional storytelling and the increasingly popular world of spoken word. Lia is an OFFIE nominated actress and two-time Hammer & Tongue National Poetry Slam finalist. Previous work includes: Spiderfly and Freak at Theatre 503, A Streetcar Named Desire ay Sheffield Crucible, Romeo & Juliet at The Orange Tree Theatre, Comedy of Errors and Taming of the Shrew with The Merely Players, Titus Andronicus with The Smooth Faced Gentlemen, Separate Tables at Chichester Festival Theatre, and Eastenders.

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Approx running time 1 hour (no interval)

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