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★★★★★ - PLAYBILL

★★★★★ - North West End

★★★★★ - New Current

★★★★★ - UK Theatre Web

★★★★★ - SPY IN THE STALLS

12-year old Dev sits on a derelict shack, sandwiched between Margate's sea and the abandoned theme park, Dreamland.

He's also recently discovered gay people exist...

Instagram: @isthewifigoodinhell

2008. Margate isn't cool (yet).

★★★★ - The Scotsman

★★★★ - Broadway World

★★★★ - The List

★★★★ - CORR BLIMEY

★★★★ - Wee Review

Is the WiFi Good in Hell? Underbelly Poster, Edinburgh Fringe 2024

Team

Written & Performed by Lyndon Chapman

Directed by Will Armstrong

Sound Design by Damian Pace

Produced by Grey Castle Productions in association with Brixton House

History

Written on Soho Theatre Writers’ Lab 2021-2022

Selected for a run at Brixton House, as a part of their Housemates Festival 2023. (Link)

Featured at Edinburgh Fringe 2024, with Underbelly.

Playbill’s Pick of Edinburgh Fringe 2024

Is the WiFi Good in Hell? Reviews

★★★★★ - PLAYBILL “Devastatingly Genuine”

★★★★★ - North West End: “This show delicately balances humour and raw vulnerability to tell an intoxicating story that touches on queer expression, gentrification, sexual assault, and more.”

★★★★★ - New Current: “Lyndon’s debut play isn’t just genuine; it is brutally real. There is a beauty to his writing that is breathtaking, and there are few emerging playwrights that have the ability Chapman has shown…”

★★★★★ - UK Theatre Web: “Beautifully written and deftly acted with raw emotion on show. Powerful stuff that left me genuinely moved…”

★★★★★ - Spy in the Stalls: “A mesmerising and beautiful feat of writing and directing.”

★★★★ - The Scotsman: “An enjoyably rich, sometimes elusive portrait of gay identity.”

★★★★ - Broadway World: “Chapman's debut is a promising one: packed with poignancy, nostalgia, and moments of real sincerity.”

★★★★ - The List: “A rollercoaster of very raw emotions, moving seamlessly from one part of Dev’s life to the next…”

★★★★ - Corr Blimey: “The play is a testament to storytelling’s power in illuminating the darkest corners of human experience…”

★★★★ - Wee Review: “To say this is a coming of age story is to do it an injustice…”

Poster image by Rich Lakos

Brixton House 2023 show pictures by Charles Flint Photography

Edinburgh Fringe 2024 show pictures by Michael Aiden Photography