Hand-Me-Downs by Puzzled Monkey Theatre
Performance
This event has now finished.
Event date
Thursday 23 October 2025, 7pm to 8.30pm
Location
In-person only
Black Box Theatre TFTV/046, School of Arts and Creative Technologies East, Campus East, University of York (Map)
Black Box Theatre TFTV/046, School of Arts and Creative Technologies East, Campus East, University of York (Map)
Audience
Open to staff, students, the public
Admission
£7, £3, booking required
Event details
“I get you out of real life. I get you out of having to behave like an adult. I’m simply not willing to get you out of this.”
Following an unexpected tragedy, the explosive Harriet moves in with her brother, George, a carer for the elderly and dutiful lover of order. Harriet causes chaos. George picks up the pieces. That’s the way it has always been. Cohabiting for the first time since their teenage years, the two siblings find themselves reliving the patterns and rehashing the conflicts they established as children. Navigating early adulthood, grief and a dwindling list of dinner ideas, they decipher what it means to grow up in a family that has never known how to deal with disaster. Because, as it turns out, childhood blunders aren’t as harmless when you’re old enough to do some real damage.
Hand-Me-Downs is a brand-new comedy from Puzzled Monkey Theatre – the recipient of the York Performance Award. Puzzled Monkey Theatre is a young, vibrant theatre company which focuses on developing striking new writing and politically charged comedies.
Content Warnings: Strong language, mentions of death, reference to stalking
Venue details
Wheelchair accessible