The Extraordinary Life of a Rat Racer at Barons Court Theatre
Dates: 13/11/2025- 14/11/2025
Stage Leftovers
28A Comeragh Road, London
London, W14 9HR
Tickets: £15 (£10 concession)
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Ever wondered what the person next to you is thinking?
Pulled earrings. Slit wrists. Chopped veins. T-rex arms.
Eva is just a regular rat racer. Single mother to a 6-year-old boy, she is stuck in a world that keeps punching her down, and is desperately trying to play the game – pay the bills, get him to football, try to survive mum’s comments.
But her mind has different plans. On her way to an important job interview, Eva gets bombarded by a series of ever-worsening intrusive thoughts.
So prepare for the uncomfortable and dive into Eva’s mind. Guided by Arthur, a grotesque, sadistic, half-real figure, The Extraordinary Life of a Rat Racer brings audiences on a journey where violent thoughts, trauma and self-hatred meet self-acceptance and empowerment. The play is highly interactive, with Arthur almost continuously breaking the 4th wall, providing the missing link between Eva’s brain and the audience. The show also relies on the use of balloons and balloon popping, both of which serve as multi-faceted metaphors for the instantness and irreversibility of trauma and pressures building up, as well as physical stand-ins for the people Eva meets on her commute.
The Extraordinary Life of a Rat Racer is a two-hander surreal drama that explores the consequences of trauma without glamourising or demonising them, but instead aiming to accept them and have a better relationship with them.
The Extraordinary Life of a Rat Racer debuts at the Barons Court Theatre as part of the Voilà Festival 2025 on 13th and 14th November at 7.30pm.
Creative team:
Writer – Chiara Fumanti
Director – Andrea Guerini
Lighting Designer – Francesco Angeloni
Sound Designer – Andrea Guerini
Producer – Chiara Fumanti
Assistant Producer – Garth Oates
Marketing Photography – Agnieszka Konarska
Marketing Manager - Chiara Fumanti
Social Media Manager – Chiara Fumanti
Content warnings: Violent and graphic language, loud noises, swearing, flashing lights, suicidal references, balloon popping.
Cast and Creative Team for The Extraordinary Life of a Rat Racer at Barons Court Theatre
Cast
Chiara Fumanti
Eva
Cofounder of Stage Leftovers, Chiara trained in Musical Theatre, before achieving an MA in Creative Writing in 2022. Previous credits include, among others, Sweeney Todd (Edinburgh Fringe), Pinocchio (UK & Ireland tour) & The King’s secret (London tour).
Writing-wise, she has co-authored and co-edited the anthology High Salvage, as well as co-writing (in 4 days!) the rehearsed reading Mad:. Chiara is ecstatic to be making her playwriting and producing debut with The Extraordinary Life of a Rat Racer.
Andrea Guerini
Arthur
A proud Italian, trained in Rome, not a gladiator, yet. Andrea has performed and studied around the globe, including Belgium, Spain, Hungary, Norway, USA and Canada, where he won the award for “Best Supporting Actor” at Liverpool International Theatre Festival in 2024. Co-founder of Stage Leftovers, he is thrilled to be making his directing debut with The Extraordinary Life of a Rat Racer.
Bob
Yellow balloon/Gym guy
Sharon
Purple Balloon/Crafty Lady
Loveface
Balloon in love
Creative Team
Garth Oates
Assistant Producer
Garth is a working class writer and director from Kent with over fourteen years of experience in film and theatre. Trained at Fourth Monkey, Rose Bruford, and Central Film School, he’s written and directed six short films and three Off-West End shows. Winner of the Standing Ovation Award for Comedy at the Camden Fringe for Borrowed Time, he’s now in post-production for his debut feature, Life's a Beach — a hilarious British comedy with heart.
Chiara Fumanti
Writer, producer, marketing and social media manager
Andrea Guerini
Director, sound designer
Francesco Angeloni
Lighting designer
Agnieszka Konarska
Marketing photography
William Kenny
Stage photography
Fiorenzo Fumanti
Crowdfunder supporter
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