Failure Studies (2022)
NOMINATED FOR A STANDING OVATION AWARD (2022)
Failure Studies is a short play by Marco Biasioli. 'Failure Studies' is the name of the academic journal where Marc, Babe and George all work. In its office, these three individuals explore the nuances of failure in relation to their lives and humanity as a whole. What does failure mean? Do we learn from our failing? Do we fail 'better', as Samuel Beckett famously said? Well...we shall see.
Author: Marco Biasioli
Director: Liam Grogan
Cast:
Marc - David Allen
Babe - Francesca Maria Izzo
George - Luke Richards
Photos from preview performance at The Greater Manchester Forum, November 2022.
Photos and video from premiere at Kings Arms, Salford, September 2021.
Duration: 1 hour
Performances
12th, 13th & 14th September 2021 @ The Kings Arms, Salford (as part of the Greater Manchester Fringe 2021)
6th & 7th June 2022 @ The Alma Tavern, Bristol
8th June 2022 @ The Rondo Theatre, Bath (as part of the Bath Fringe Festival 2022)
15th, 16th & 17th August 2022 @ The Etcetera Theatre, Camden (as part of the Camden Fringe Festival 2022)
Reviews
'...beautiful moments of self-realisation...'
'...a nutty, enjoyable, excruciating, laugh-out loud show, with a clever script. Hopefully, we will be seeing more from this company in the future.'
Heather Jeffery, Editor of London Pub Theatres Magazine
'...Marc, an editor, played with viciously enjoyable eye-twitching energy by David Allen...'
'Do I want to see what this clearly creative theatre company does next? Absolutely.'
Jonathan Walfisz, Always Time for Theatre
'...delightful three-person-show...'
'...endearingly zany dialogue...'
"...a brilliantly acted piece devised from a novel concept that, as a whole, feels as if it is ready to immediately hit a much bigger stage."
The Greater Manchester Reviewer
"A highly confident production...Failure Studies cannot be considered a failure."
David Cunningham, British Theatre Guide