Precious Little Talent by Ella Hickson

19-25 July

Directed by Craig Legg

Fresh out of university with a first-class degree, mounting debt and no clear future, Joey arrives in New York from the UK, clinging to the promise that life was meant to turn out differently. Instead, she finds her estranged father unravelling. She has a chance encounter with Sam, an idealistic young American full of optimism who challenges her cynicism and forces her to confront the expectations she’s built her life around. But as hope collides with reality, Joey must decide what she’s willing to let go of.

Funny, raw and sharply observed, Precious Little Talent is a story about a generation sold a dream, and the difficult, messy process of figuring out who you are when it doesn’t come true.

This production contains scenes and themes of family loss. Suitable for audiences of 16 and over.

An amateur production by arrangement with Nick Hern Books.