Trouble, Struggle, Bubble & Squeak

Presented by Lowry + Word of Warning as a WTF Wednesday

Victoria Melody and Mark Thomas present Trouble, Struggle, Bubble and Squeak 

Award-winning theatre maker and “Fringe legend” (Time Out), Victoria Melody joined a historical re-enactment society… because we all deal with divorce differently! 

Spending weekends as a Musketeer trying to get her head straight, she uncovered the story of a bunch of 17th-century radicals called The Diggers—and everything changed. 

What started as a personal search for happiness turned into a quest to find the Diggers of today. She didn’t expect to find them far from the battlefield, right on her doorstep.  

Blending storytelling and stand-up, past and present collide in this tale of high jinks and resistance. 

Directed by Mark Thomas, this celebrates the ordinary people still shaping history. 

Commissioned by Brighton Dome & Brighton Festival with financial support from East Brighton Trust, Creative Crawley as part of Creative Playground, and Keep It Fringe. 

Supported using public funding by Arts Council England. 

Developed with Crew Club, East Brighton Food Co-op, Friends of Whitehawk Hill, The English Civil War Society and Woolly Umbrella. 

Reviews

★★★★ “a joyful testament to people power, a heartening parable about the possibility of collective action” - The Guardian

“a delightfully oddball solo account where she finds wonderful people, everyday heroes, in 
and out of armor” - The New Yorker

★★★★ “a hymn to community and solidarity” - The Stage

★★★★ “a moving and inspirational comic call to arms” - The List

★★★★ “I doubt that there will be many shows that restore your faith in community more" - The Quintessential Review