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Happy Hour is a modern urban tale set in a pub, tackling female friendship, class, and male entitlement with darkly comic humour, from exciting new dramatist, Liv Fowler

Chloe and Emily are catching up at the pub. Bezzies since they were 15, Chloe just got her big break as a graphic designer in Central London, and Emily recently got her first pet with her partner Ben. However, the only issue is that Emily just accidentally killed a man behind the back of the pub. Processing what the heck just happened, the pair try to navigate the situation. We find out that he was sexually harassing Emily, so she acted in self-defence. Then Emily confronts Chloe: she recently found old MSN messages suggesting that Ben slept with Chloe 8 years ago. Is it true? Confused and disorientated, the two women debate their options – confess or cover up? And can they remain friends? When they look outside to check on the body, suddenly everything changes....

Liv Fowler is a working-class South London writer. Her play Lemonade was broadcast at Pentabus Theatre’s National Young Writers Festival 2021, and accepted for 13 Submissions new writing night, The Other Palace. Liv performs her own poetry around London, reaching the semi-finals of The Roundhouse’s Slam Poetry competition 2022. Recently she headlined at Boxpark Wembley for Bring Your Own Bars and runs her own spoken word night ‘Rhymes & Stitches’, dedicated to comedic poetry, making sure art and joy are financially accessible to all. Liv is an Associate Artist at Pentabus.

New producer Jelena Budimir is a freelance director committed to making innovative, inclusive theatre, and co-founder of All Ignite Theatre. In 2018, the company’s first production, White Guy on the Bus by Bruce Graham, gained 4 Offie nominations – including Best Director. She directed extensively at Chickenshed Theatre where she was Associate Director for 20 years.

The cast

Chloe ..... Shvorne Marks
Emily ..... Ami Metcalf

Production team:

Producer, Jelena Budimir
Sound Designer, Paul Cargill
Illustration, Danny Atkinson
Production Manager, Darren Spruce
Executive Producer, Polly Thomas

Written by Liv Fowler.

A Naked Production for ´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 4.

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