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Stand Up If You're Here Tonight

Written by John Kolvenbach
John Kolvenbach and Jim Ortlieb presents
Wed 3 Feb - Sun 21 Feb
An outrageous, thoroughly original new play about a man desperate for connection, bent by isolation, and deeply in love with the audience itself.
3 Feb
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21 Feb

“You’ve tried everything. Yoga. Acupuncture. Therapy. You floated in salt water in the pitch black dark. You juiced, you cleansed, you journaled, you cut, you volunteered. You got a mattress that fitted itself to your fetal form. You ate only RINDS for three days and nights. You reached out, you looked within, you have tried.

And yet here you are.”

The London premiere of the universally beloved new play by Olivier-nominated playwright John Kolvenbach. Broadway legend Jim Ortlieb delivers a tour-de-force performance as a man desperate for connection, bent by isolation, and deeply in love with the audience itself. As he tries to find a meaningful relationship with the audience, he driven to further and further extremes, creating a theatrical experience unlike anything you've seen before. 

The Boston Globe says, "I felt the exilaration of a writer taking a big swing and delivering," and the Scotland Herald calls it, "Profound! Meticulously crafted; a near Beckettian tragicomic meditation on life, love and loss." 

YOUR VISIT

Age Guidance: 14+


Run Time: 55 minutes


Starting times for this show vary. Please ensure you arrive at the venue with plenty of time.


Opening Times: Our bar and box office are open from 45 minutes before the performance starts. 

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★★★★★
"Profound! Meticulously crafted; a near-Beckettian tragicomic meditation of life, love and loss. "
Herald Scotland
★★★★★
"I felt the exhilaration of watching a writer taking a big swing and delivering. "
The Boston Globe
★★★★★
"There is more than a touch of genius on display and it must be equally credited to the conceptual magic of John Kolvenbach and Jim Ortlieb. A TRUE TOUR-DE-FORCE TURN. "
Wttw Chicago
★★★★★
"It may be that no review or sequence of words can possibly describe the meaning of the brilliantly written Stand Up If You’re Here Tonight. "
The Recs - BK - Edinburgh
★★★★★
"Profound! Meticulously crafted; a near-Beckettian tragicomic meditation of life, love and loss. "
Herald Scotland
★★★★★
"I felt the exhilaration of watching a writer taking a big swing and delivering. "
The Boston Globe
★★★★★
"There is more than a touch of genius on display and it must be equally credited to the conceptual magic of John Kolvenbach and Jim Ortlieb. A TRUE TOUR-DE-FORCE TURN. "
Wttw Chicago
★★★★★
"It may be that no review or sequence of words can possibly describe the meaning of the brilliantly written Stand Up If You’re Here Tonight. "
The Recs - BK - Edinburgh
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Cast & Creatives

John Kolvenbach | Writer and Director
Jim Ortlieb | Actor

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