Little Boxes at Oldham Coliseum Theatre

A joyful delve into one womans life, celebrating the successes, the heartbreak, and everything in between. The Plays the ThingLittle Boxes follows actor Joann Condon (Little Britain, The Last Letter from your Lover, Dads Army: The Lost Episodes, Cradle to Grave, The Office) as she lifts the lid on the boxes she has found herself in throughout life: The hopes and dreams of a child, the frustrations of an acting career, the tensions of parenthood, the grief in losing loved ones, the fear of being herself.Described as funny, touching and at times heartbreaking, by London Pub Theatres, Joann uses personal anecdotes to highlight assumptions and judgements made about her based-on looks, age, gender and background. These are common experiences most of us can relate to.Its natural for people in our lives to want to force us into nice little boxes, says Condon, but the scary thing is, after a period of time, you end up putting yourself in that same box.

Authors

• John Bowen