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Chewing Gum Dreams

By Michaela Coel

Year staged: 2014

Opening night: 17/03/2014

Theatre Company: National Theatre; 1963-

Staged in: The Shed (latterly the Temporary Theatre), National Theatre

Cast Size: 1

Synopsis

Tracey Gordon, the 67 bus, friendship, sex, UK garage, school, music, teachers, friendship, periods, emergency contraceptive, arse and tits, friendship, raves, tampons, white boys, God, money. Friendship. Aaron, Candice, sex and Connor Jones. Chewing Gum Dreams is a one-woman play that recalls those last days of innocence before adulthood.

Chewing Gum Dreams was originally staged at the Yard Theatre and directed by Che Walker prior to being staged at the National Theatre’s temporary space, The Shed.

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Chewing Gum Dreams

Publisher: Bloomsbury

Year published: 2013

Original Cast

Michaela Coel

Tracey Gordon

Production Team

Nadia Fall

Director (The Shed, Temporary Theatre)

Chè Walker

Director (Yard Theatre)

Rob Clarke

Deputy Technical Manager

Ben / Benjamin Donoghue

Stage Manager

Adam Greenwood

Lighting Programmer

Lee Harrington

Stage Supervisor

Paul Knott

Lighting Supervisor

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