Ruth Berkoff
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Genre: heartfelt comedy
Age guide: 16+
You’re invited to Hannah's BIG GOODBYE PARTY!
(please, no presents)
Sheep facts, a banging rave and an emotional rollercoaster of a journey, The Beauty of Being Herd is a heartfelt comedy show with original songs about a woman who's decided to live as a sheep.
Nominated for Best Newcomer and Best New Writing at Manchester Fringe, it's "BONKERS!" (Fairypowered Productions)
A show for anyone who's ever felt like an outsider.
"Key issues of anxiety, loneliness, and fear of not fitting in were handled in a most creative and original way"​ (Yorkshire Times)
"Hugely entertaining"
British Theatre Guide
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"Bizarre, bonkers and beautiful!"
★★★★★
Fairypowered Productions
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"A piece of theatre which will resonate with many"
★★★★
Theatre and Tonic
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"Side-splittingly funny and so fundamentally relatable"
★★★★
Forge Press
"A beautifully balanced performance that veers from funny to tender and painfully honest"
Reviews Hub North West
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"Undoubtedly joyous and uplifting"
The Bradfordian
"Emotionally true, funny, generous with its audience - I really liked it"
Chris Thorpe
"Everyone will find themselves being a little bit kinder after seeing it"
Lisa Holdsworth (TV and theatre writer)
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"Drama at its best"
JM Hall (novelist and radio writer)
"YOU HAVE TO SEE THIS!!!"
Audience reaction
"It reduced me to tears and made me laugh so much my cheeks hurt"
Audience reaction
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"Brilliant! Go see it! Emotional rollercoaster!"
Audience reaction
"Absolutely captivating from start to finish"
Audience reaction
"A show about belonging. As an autistic person who has struggled to belong her whole life, I have never felt so seen. Thank you"
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Upcoming Tour Dates:​​​
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MARCH 2025
LONDON Camden People's Theatre
Sat 15th March, 7:15pm
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GLASGOW INTERNATIONAL COMEDY FESTIVAL
​Mharsanta, Merchant City
Fri 28th March, 7:30pm
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MAY 2025​
BRIGHTON FRINGE - Presuming Ed (Half a Camel), London Road
Friday 2nd May, 7:45pm
Saturday 3rd May, 5:15pm
Saturday 24th May, 7:45pm
Sunday 25th May, 5:15pm
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CARDIFF Porter's Theatre
Fri 9th May, 7pm
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Creative team:
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Writer / performer: Ruth Berkoff
Dramaturg / director: Georgia Murphy
Sound designer: Isolde Freeth-Hale
Movement adviser: Izzy Brittain
Two week residency thanks to: Volcano Theatre, Swansea
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Other collaborators: Alice Robinson, Natalie Bellingham, Performers Playground, Gorse Hill Studios, Leah Francis, Kath Burlinson, Michael Siegel, Emma Leah Golding, Rachael Halliwell
Running time: 60 minutes
CW: reference to non-consensual touch
