Cracking

Presented by SDJ Productions, originally developed for
BBC Radio 4, co-produced by Theatre Royal, Plymouth
A new dark comedy by Shôn Dale-Jones

A completely made-up true story

When the world goes mad, do we inevitably go mad too?

Shôn’s 83-year old mother is waiting for some test results from the hospital. Shôn goes back home to the Isle of Anglesey to visit her. To relieve some pressure, she asks him to crack an egg on her head. All hell is let loose. Internet trolls appear in real life demanding Shôn stops abusing his mother and gets off the island…

This story about love and hatred celebrates how searching for connection beats disconnecting. Cracking is a heart-warming and uplifting comic story about loving in the face of hatred.

Part stand-up, part theatre Cracking is a funny, touching and thought-provoking solo performance
that sews together fact and fiction into one seamless whole making us wonder
what’s real, what’s not and what’s gone wrong.