Deck the Stalls

Riverside Studios, London

Theatre

A one woman anti-panto.

★★★★

CREDITS

Director - Chloe Cattin

Writer - Lydia Kavanagh

Sound Designer - Nathan Friend

Stage Manager - Beth Scott

Videographer/Photographer - Jamie McNaught

Marketing Manager - Nina Atesh

Serena - Laura Rea

ABOUT
Deck the Stalls is a one woman anti-panto. It follows Serena at her office Christmas party struggling to deal with the first Christmas since her dad passed away.

Lydia began writing the show in October 2021. The original monologue was about 15 minutes long and featured a girl sitting on the toilet, talking about her terrible office Christmas party. After some development, the monologue was accepted into a new writing night with Yellow Coat Theatre.

That's where Laura, Lydia and I met. After the performance, we kept meeting up and developing the piece. We did a 35-minute work-in-progress version at the Drayton Arms and Hope theatre in 2022.

The show later evolved into a full 60-minute production for the Wandsworth Fringe Festival in 2023, where it won the Laugh Out Loud Award. The show performed at the Riverside Theatre in Hammersmith for a week.

WITH THANKS TO:

Drayton Arms Theatre, Hope Theatre, Riverside Theatre, Wandsworth Arts Fringe, Yellow Coat Theatre Company

REVIEWS

★★★★

"a triumph"

Theatre and Tonic

★★★★

"The perfect watch if you are just a little sick of forced Christmas cheer this holiday season."

Adventures in Theatreland

★★★★

'Everything you need for a Christmas office Party wrapped up in a bow'

Ovation Radio

★★★★

" The office party from hell coincides with loneliness and grief in this funny show that will really kick the Christmas Grinch in the backside. "

Everything Theatre

★★★★

"Very funny with good panto energy"

She Reviews