FRUITCAKE

cherish the orange productions
(2025)

The Alma Tavern Theatre, Bristol
The Tabard Theatre, London
The Space, Edinburgh Fringe

What do you get when five girls in their 20s are trapped in a flat together during the pandemic? It might sound like the setup for a punchline, but it’s actually the premise of FRUITCAKE.

For slam poetry duo May and Bea, along with their flatmates Stella, Alice, and Freya, life takes an unexpected turn when what’s supposed to be the best days of their lives ends up being spent holed up in their Bristol flat, getting to know their four walls a little too well. The play humorously depicts the idiosyncrasies that are noticed when a group of people spend all their time together and the extraordinary that is found in the ordinary conversations between friends.

Writers & Co-Directors: Dulcie Johnson & Mathilda Paisner
Producer: Alice Fenton
Assistant Producer: Amelie Breach
Marketing: Izzy Smallman
Designer: Summer Joseph