Photo Flash: In Rehearsal for SCREWED at Theatre503

SCREWED by Kathryn O'Reilly begins tomorrow, 28th June, at Theatre503. The production opens 30th June and will play through 23rd July 2016. BroadwayWorld has a sneak peek at the cast in rehearsal below!

Ticking time-bombs Luce and Charlene are 30-something binge-drinking soulmates. They clock in after a heavy night out on the tiles, popping caffeine pills and downing miniatures on the factory floor, boasting about last night's sexual conquests. When you're living for today it's hard to think about tomorrow.

SCREWED is a gripping and hilarious portrait of a dysfunctional friendship. This powerful play is a debut drama from Kathryn O'Reilly and is directed by award-winning Sarah Meadows (Where Do Little Birds Go?, VAULT Festival and Edinburgh).

This new play explores a variety of taboo subjects including socio-economic status and current attitudes to diversity in a setting that highlights ladette culture, the pervasive insidious nature of alcoholism and violence amongst women.

This production, accompanying workshops and post-show discussions will offer a platform for discussion, stimulating the debate surrounding gender, class, binge drinking, violence and promiscuity among women and its cultural impact on society. SCREWED is more pertinent today than ever before with more than 2.5m people drinking more in one day than the 14 units recommended per week (Financial Times, March 2016). As a result of habits like these, there has been a rise in alcohol binge related deaths and hospitalisations from violence by and towards women.

Performances play Tuesday 28th June - Saturday 23rd July 2016 Tuesday to Saturday, 7.45pm. Running time: 75 minutes. At Theatre503, The Latchmere, 503 Battersea Park Road, London SW11 3BW. Tickets are available priced £15 (£12 concessions) Pay What You Can Sundays. Available from Theatre503 Box Office and theatre503.com, 020 7978 7040.

Photo Credit: Kathryn O'Reilly