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EVENING STANDARD
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TIME oUT
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LoNDoN THEATRE
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LoNDoNIST
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BRoADWAY WoRLD
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ITHANKYoU THEATRE
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LoNDoN STUDENT
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WHATSONSTAGE
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SINCERELY AMY
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PLAYS To SEE
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LoVE LoNDoN LoVE CULTURE
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PAUL IN LoNDoN
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THoUGHTFUL THEATRE
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EVERYTHING THEATRE
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THE SPY IN THE STALLS
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THE UPCoMING
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FAIRY PoWERED PRoDUCTIONS
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THEATRE-NEWS
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LoNDoNTHEATRE1
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ACT DRoP
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PoCKETSIZE THEATRE
ABOUT
‘I’VE BEEN DEAD FOR THREE DAYS.’
A woman. A suicide. A choice. A lie. A truth. An ending. Of sorts.
Life, Alice thinks, isn’t worth living. So she kills herself. But she’s stuck. A fly on the wall. Forced to watch the aftermath of her suicide and its ripple effect on her family and friends, Alice quickly learns that death changes people. And discovers that death isn’t the change she hoped for.
Following award-winning, sell-out runs at Edinburgh Fringe 2017, Soho Theatre, and Trafalgar Studios West End, Dust by Milly Thomas (Clique, BBC3; Clickbait and A First World Problem, Theatre503), directed by Sara Joyce (The Scar Test, Soho Theatre; Act Without Words I, Rough For Theatre II, Old Red Lion Theatre; Director with Old Vic 12), transferred to New York Theatre Workshop in Autumn 2019 where it was New York Times Critics Pick.
REVIEWS
★★★★★"A very thrilling 80 minutes of pure theatre...Thomas is unflinching in bearing her own soul” Broadway World
★★★★★"A masterpiece of writing and performance” Fairy Powered Productions
★★★★★"The writing is sensational; Thomas' performance more so...an absolutely must see for anybody” The Spy in the Stalls
★★★★★"Expertly written and performed...a play that will hit you hard in the gut and leave you reeling...this should be compulsory viewing” LondonTheatre1
★★★★★"A show not to be missed for all its life, energy and invaluable educational value...Milly Thomas' performance is spectacularly beautiful, honest, gruesome and sad.” The Upcoming
★★★★★"Crackles with humour and sharp social observation...Thomas' play is refreshingly bold” Theatre-News
★★★★★"Deeply affecting, essential autumnal viewing...I doubt I'll ever forget it” IThankYou Theatre
★★★★★"Powerful and shocking...Thomas takes the bleak room and injects it with character as she engrosses the audience in her story. The writing is sharp, poignant and witty...a seriously mesmerising performance" Sincerely Amy
★★★★"Devastatingly sad” WhatsOnStage
★★★★"raw and provocative” Paul in London
★★★★"A moving, wonderful, though-provoking one-woman show that deserves wider exposure” Pocket Size Theatre
"Never have I seen a more effective, irreverent and igniting one-woman show, never have I seen a show speak about mental health with more intelligence, bravery and humour...engaging to the extreme, and darkly funny, thank you Dust for giving us hope” A Younger Theatre
CAST
Milly Thomas
TEAM
Writer
Milly Thomas
Designer
Anna Reid
Sound Designer
Max Perryment
Associate Sound Designer
Beth Duke
Producer & General Manager
Ceri Lothian
Production Assistant
Abbii Clark
Director
Sara Joyce
Lighting Designer
Jack Weir
Stage Manager
Anna Lambert
Hannah Fisher (Cover)
Producer
Ramin Sabi
Associate Lighting Designer
Bethany Gupwell
