5 March 2019. Inside Bitch at the Royal Court

This was a rather strange event at the Jerwood Upstairs. It was acted out by four ex-prisoners with the seeming intention of disabusing us of the stereotype of a female prisoner as presented on the media. I imagine this was largely preaching to the converted. It feels mean being critical because the four players seemed very likeable and the whole endeavour is praiseworthy. However, the piece did not really hang together for me. It felt at times like impro and never really seemed to get beyond its basic message about stereotypes.