Skint
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Comedy
Seasons | 1
Episodes | 7
avg.Runtime | min
First EP | 2022-03-20
Last EP | 2022-03-20
Overview
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The grit, humour and courage of ordinary people in the bleakest of circumstances. Darkly comic, poignant and sometimes devastating monologues about life in poverty.
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Season List
season 1 || Season 1
Relesed on | 2022-03-20
1
I'd Like To Speak To The Manager
2022-03-20
An evening out takes a dark turn in this exploration of misunderstanding across the class divide. Set in Northern Ireland, and starring Saoirse- Monica Jackson, writer Lisa McGee’s tensely comedic monologue asks us to confront prejudice and a lack of empathy, instead recognising a shared humanity no matter what our life experiences.
2
No Grasses, No Nonces
2022-03-20
A birthday pint in his local reminds Jambo how it felt to be a vulnerable teenager 20 years previously. Set in Derby, and starring Michael Socha, writer Byron Vincent’s emotionally affecting monologue shows in stark detail the dangers facing teenagers growing up in poverty with no support systems and the impact this can have on their mental health.
3
Hannah
2022-03-20
An incident in her bedsit over a cake leaves Hannah and her baby temporarily homeless. Set in Great Yarmouth, and starring Emma Fryer, writer Kerry Hudson’s monologue highlights the plight of the working poor and how, despite doing everything right, it’s still possible to find yourself in a desperate situation.
4
Regeneration
2022-03-20
An incident in her bedsit over a cake leaves Hannah and her baby temporarily homeless. Set in Great Yarmouth, and starring Emma Fryer, writer Kerry Hudson’s monologue highlights the plight of the working poor and how, despite doing everything right, it’s still possible to find yourself in a desperate situation.
5
Heart of Glass
2022-03-20
An incident in her bedsit over a cake leaves Hannah and her baby temporarily homeless. Set in Great Yarmouth, and starring Emma Fryer, writer Kerry Hudson’s monologue highlights the plight of the working poor and how, despite doing everything right, it’s still possible to find yourself in a desperate situation.
6
The Taking of Balgrayhill Street
2022-03-20
An incident in her bedsit over a cake leaves Hannah and her baby temporarily homeless. Set in Great Yarmouth, and starring Emma Fryer, writer Kerry Hudson’s monologue highlights the plight of the working poor and how, despite doing everything right, it’s still possible to find yourself in a desperate situation.
7
Unicorn
2022-03-20
Single mum Tasha has to make a decision when a large sum of money is accidentally deposited in her account. Set in the Welsh Valleys, and starring Tamara Brabon, writer Rachel Trezise’s monologue looks at the long-term effects of historical decline in the Valleys, and asks us to consider what we would do in Tasha’s position.
CAST
charactor: Tara
Original: Saoirse-Monica Jackson
Total EP: 7
charactor: Donny
Original: Peter Mullan
Total EP: 7
charactor: Hannah
Original: Emma Fryer
Total EP: 7
charactor: Jambo
Original: Michael Socha
Total EP: 7
charactor: Gary
Original: Gary Beadle
Total EP: 7
charactor: Mia
Original: Isis Hainsworth
Total EP: 7
charactor: Tasha
Original: Tamara Brabon
Total EP: 7
CREW
“I would rather entertain and hope that people learned something than educate people and hope they were entertained.” – Walt Disney