Chris Goode and Company in association with Royal Court Theatre

Fringe First Award, August 2014

Three-time Fringe First winner Chris Goode (Monkey Bars) returns to the Traverse with an incendiary piece of experimental storytelling.

Framed by two violent deaths – the apparently inexplicable suicide of a young gay man, and the murder of Drummer Lee Rigby outside the Royal Artillery Barracks in Woolwich in May 2013 – Men in the Cities is a compelling piece about harm and complicity, and about the forces that shape our relationships.

Through fractured snapshots of seemingly disconnected lives, Men in the Cities presents a challenging but radically humane portrait of how we live now.

See our Men in the Cities Storify page for a round up of reviews, tweets and social media mentions.

www.chrisgoodeandcompany.co.uk / @chrisgoodeandco

Preview Dates & Times
Thu 31 Jul (8.30pm)

Dates & Times
Fri 1 - Sun 24 Aug (various)

Tickets
Preview: £12/£7 concessions

Full price £18 / Standard concession £13 / Other concessions £8

The amount stated is the final price for tickets through all sales channels. For further fee information, see our Box Office information page.

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Venue
T2

Age Recommendation
16+ / Warning: Contains strong language and adult content

Supported by Arts Council England

Image by Chris Goode and Company

• Wendy Hubbard

  Director

• Chris Goode

  Performer, Writer

• Naomi Dawson

  Designer

• Katharine Williams

  Lighting Designer

• Hattie Prust

  Production Manager

• "a powerful piece of storytelling theatre" ★★★★

  The Stage

• ★★★★ "moments of such staggering potency that it feels like the air is on fire"

  Time Out

• "something raw and honest that is exactly what theatre should be" ★★★★

  The List

• "Goode’s unflinching prose, packs a powerful hit" ★★★★

  The Public Reviews

• "as you would expect from Goode, beautifully and often vigorously written"

  The Guardian

• "a wonderfully committed performance by Goode himself"

  Across The Arts

• "Destined to become a quiet classic of post-social theatre"

  The Scotsman

• "crafted language is so studded with emotional depth charges and brilliantly throwaway comic touches that you don’t want to miss a beat"

  Total Theatre

• "this is a masterly piece, beautifully observed" ★★★★

  Financial Times

• "an important, zeitgist-pricking piece from one of the UK's most interesting theatre-makers"

  The Independent

• "writing and delivery is full of impact and intrigue" ★★★★

  Edinburgh Guide

• “Goode’s performance is a masterpiece of subtlety”

  Scotland on Sunday

• "the piece builds, like a symphony, to a shattering emotional climax" ★★★★

  The Telegraph

• "head and shoulders above most of the other such shows you'll find in the Fringe programme" ★★★★

  The Telegraph

• "Goode is a wonderful touching storyteller, who radiates compassion" ★★★★

  Edinburgh Evening News