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This production is recommended for ages 14+
Performance dates
18th January – 18th March 2023
Run time: 1 hour and 35 minutes (no interval)
Includes interval
60 reviews
How do you express the most deepest and vulnerable parts of yourself when you are restricted to speaking 140 words a day? Exploring the impact of a government hush law on one couple, the revival of Sam Steiner’s 2015 romantic comedy-drama Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons is set to play at the Harold Pinter theatre from 18 January - 23 March 2023. Tickets for Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons are available to purchase now!
‘Let’s just talk until it goes.’
Lovers Oliver and Bernadette find themselves living under the rules of legislation that requires them to speak no more than 140 words a day. Lemons is a magnetic and moving look into the importance of what we say, how we say things and what happens when we can’t say anything at all.
Watch as Oliver and Bernadette cohabit in a world that pushes their connection to its limits. Testing who they talk to, where they will choose to spend their words, and how many words they give to each other. Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons explores the humanity of couples overcoming the most extreme of circumstances.
Noting that the average person in life is said to speak over 123,205,750 words, Sam Steiner wondered what would happen if there was a limit to this. The tightly-packed and innovative Lemons premiered at Warwick Arts Centre in 2015 to critical acclaim, and further went on to win three Judge's Awards at the National Student Drama Festival, before appearing at Latitude Festival, the Edinburgh Festival Fringe and Camden People's Theatre, London. Now, it is set for a stunning revival at the Harold Pinter theatre, led by the incredible Jenna Coleman and Aidan Turner.
This brilliant and bold production stars Jenna Coleman (The Serpent, All My Sons) as Bernadette and Aidan Turner (Poldark, The Lieutenant of Inishmore) as Oliver. It is written by Manchester playwright Sam Steiner (A Table Tennis Play, You Stupid Darkness!) and is directed by Josie Rourke, the same Director who brought you Mary Queen of Scots and As You Like It.
What will they hear in the silence? To witness this ingenious story of love and communication, book tickets for Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons today!
No late-comers and no readmittance.
The production is not able to guarantee the appearance of any specific actor due to illness or unforeseen circumstances.
From announcements, extensions and plenty of production images for us to feast on, it has been an epic week in the West End. Treat yourself to something sweet this week, via the brand-new piping-hot set of rehearsal images that have been released for The Great British Bakeoff Musical, where the cast are at their baking stations preparing to whisk up a storm! The images can be seen here.
9 Feb, 2023 | By Kevin Thomas