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David Baddiel: My Family: Not The Sitcom Tickets

Baddiel's My Family: Not The Sitcom reminds us his mother was more than just wonderful. So is this show.

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Run time 2 hours 15 minutes including one interval

Includes interval

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Following a critically acclaimed, complete sell-out run at the Menier Chocolate Factory,  My Family: Not The Sitcom comes to the Playhouse Theatre.
 
My Family: Not the Sitcom is a massively disrespectful celebration of the lives of David Baddiel’s late mother, Sarah, and dementia-ridden father, Colin. It’s a show about memory, ageing, infidelity, dysfunctional relatives, moral policing on social media, and gay cats. Come and be offended on David’s behalf.
 
 ‘Compelling to watch both for its unvarnished truth and complicated affection’
Michael Billington, The Guardian
 
‘Hugely funny…If you’re going to disrespect the dead and the incapacitated, do it like this: truthfully, inventively and, finally, lovingly.’
Dominic Maxwell, The Times
 
‘Universally joyful… I wish this show long life’
Steve Bennett, Chortle
 
Rare to see one that draws its subject as honestly, vividly and humorously as this’
Alice Jones, The i
 
 
★★★★★ Metro
 
★★★★★ Jewish Chronicle
 
★★★★ The Guardian
 
★★★★ The Times
 
★★★★ The Telegraph
 
★★★★ Evening Standard

Special notes

‘The show contains mature language and subject matter and is recommended for audiences 16 and older.’

Recent Reviews

4.9
116 reviews
Mark Moorton

Amazing. Poignant, funny, clever.

Kate Hebden

Excellent show. Funny, moving and very brave.

Martin D'Rozario

More about Baddiel's mother and remembering her accurately after her death, including her flaws, than about his dad's condition which is less prominent in the show. It was laugh out loud at times but a truthful account of why his mother became a golfing fanatic. Warning - some adult content!

Janet Adams

Brilliant delivery, hilarious content, utterly enjoyable.

Patrick Ryan

Very good inventive and original show performed with passion and enthusiasm. Thought provoking material touching on and exploring up until now so called taboo subjects empowering the audience to think about our interpersonal connections in a more liberating way with empathetic and respectful humour. I found The Playhouse Theatre a charming intimate and atmospheric venue and the staff helpful and professional.

christine eade

Excellent production for me but perhaps not for all because of the nature of the material.

Dr.David Viva

Touching, candid, squirm-in-your-seat hilarity! The inimitable David Baddiel delivers in spades. Or (golf) clubs.

Delaney

Loved show - felt venue seemed very tired and inappropriate to the material - would have been better in a smaller more intimate/ club-like venue - also bar badly lit and uncomfortable.

Julia Jackson

Brilliant show, absolutely hilarious, my sides are still aching days later.

D bradford

Absolutely fantastic brilliant show. Laughed all the way through . You must go and see this show

Anthony Phillips

Touching, funny and very 'human'. Will cheer many affected by the issues he raises. Worth every single penny - and will live long in the memory. One word of advice : go!

Jenny Wickham

This one-man performance is sometimes painful, sometimes shocking, but very funny. David Baddiel talks very frankly about his parents and his own fears for the future. It is a very personal show - sometimes you think that maybe he should not be talking about such things but he makes it clear that it is his personal history and he owns it and therefore is able to talk about it. I have not laughed so heartily in a long time. It is a shame that the seats in the Playhouse theatre are rather narrow and uncomfortable, though.

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