“Richard used to be on Top of the World, to the left of (and slightly behind) Karen. Now he’s coming back with a vengeance, only to find that it’s not exactly Yesterday, Once More. In a world where Rainy Days and Mondays collide, one man’s Solitairy journey to find himself has Only Just Begun.”
RICHARD CARPENTER IS CLOSE TO YOU
A play about being stuck behind the piano, written and performed by MFJ.
Dramaturgy by Charlotte Gittins.
Design by David Doyle.
Produced by Samuel Nunn for RBM, & Carrie Hardie for Serious Comedy.
PERFORMANCES:
Brighton Otherplace (2017)
Oxford Old Fire Station (2017)
Buxton Underground (2017)
Bristol Wardrobe Theatre (2017)
Edinburgh Underbelly & BBC Presents (2017)
Adelaide Festival Centre (2018)
Melbourne Butterfly Club (2018)
London Bloomsbury Theatre (2018)
UK tour (2018)
☆ Winner, Buxton Fringe Award for Best New Writing
☆ Best Shows of the Edinburgh Fringe The Stage
☆ Top Pick The Guardian
“Achieves something rare… with a hugely commendable lightness of touch” ★★★★★ Reviews Hub
“Probably the most impressive performance I’ve seen at the Fringe” ★★★★½ Edinburgh Culture Review
“The pastiche musical numbers are meticulously constructed, as you might expect, but the bittersweet comedy narrative is priceless” ★★★★ The Stage
“Delightfully on the money… [a] stroke of genius” ★★★★ The Times
“One of the best shows I’ve seen” Australian Arts Review
“It’s a show about unmet expectations... [combining] the expert pop pastiche that MFJ and Laura Corcoran delivered as Frisky & Mannish with the more uncanny and unnerving neurotic introspection that has marked Floyd Jones’s recent solo projects. The result is powerful, entertaining and empowering, and bloody funny.” Ben Walters, Not Television
Images by Mark Dawson, Tricia Yourkevich for BBC & Alli Burke.
