Martha Plays Mr Waddiger

'You literally set up the soup spilling! That's a major plot point!'

Open Theatre present Martha Plays Mr Waddiger by Jasmine Morgan

Five students desperately attempt to put on a decent run of The Lament of Mr Waddiger and his Most Wayward Son (a very real, very serious play) while chaos reigns backstage. Keys are missing, lies are told and eventually something's going to let slip that should never see the sober light of day. Can the five almost-not-quite friends band together to get the play done despite missing actors, mixed signals and the worrying contrast between who should fancy who and who's actually kissed? Martha Plays Mr Waddiger is a show-cestuous character comedy about the joys and woes of student theatre - and, of course, the importance of delivering a monologue while everything about you goes to shit.