KAREN at The Other Palace

After a sell-out run at both The Other Palace and the Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2024, critically acclaimed hit show KAREN is back and better than ever!

KAREN invites you into the uproarious world of our Protagonist. Seamlessly breaking the fourth wall, she’ll whisk you through a chaos-filled narrative, that has been described as “Fleabag meets Peep Show” (Operation Live Theatre) and “A modern day Bridget Jones” (A Youngish Perspective) with the Stage cementing its stardom as “hugely relatable and extremely funny”.

We open on Protagonist’s 30th birthday at the Alton Towers, where her life takes an unexpected turn. Mid-calippo, she’s unceremoniously dumped by her long-term boyfriend, Joe. Little does she know, this is just the beginning. Protagonist must soon navigate through office hell as Joe starts dating her arch-nemesis: Karen. This creates a perfect storm of heartbreak, societal pressures, and an identity crisis that threatens to engulf our heroine.

The final straw unleashes in an explosive office showdown, where the suppression of her emotions can no longer be contained and our Protagonist finally finds her voice. Through laughter, tears, and a healthy dose of sarcasm, Protagonist learns the invaluable lesson that the path to healing lies in moving through the pain, not around it, and in the empowerment of owning one’s emotions that allows you to find peace.

Authors

• Hjalmar Bergstrom