But what if we should?

This May marks the return of BLOOM festival, a section in Lincoln’s school of Creative Arts ‘Launch Festival’ debuting the Level 3 Drama students degree shows.
Retyped, a company formed by Drama & Theatre and Drama & English students at the University of Lincoln, invite you into their kitchen, built from scratch by the company itself, where the kettle’s always on and the family dynamics boil beneath the surface. When you picture the ‘perfect family’, what do you see? After-school dinners round the table? Or arguments disguised as sarcasm over the washing up?

“As a company we really hope to reach different generations with our piece that features a blend of different times, styles and tones. It is sure to be funny, heartwarming but equally honest at the same time.” says performer Katie Baddon.

Set in the heart of the home, this new performance peels back the wallpaper of nostalgia to reveal a deeper, sharper truth. With satire rooted in the Thatcher era, and its lasting impact on today’s families, Retyped blends a political edge with warmth, humour and pop culture whilst flashing through periods of time. Policy meets the kitchen table in a performance that is comedic, yet an exposure of reality. Heart-warming, satirical and amusing, ‘People Like Us’ is not just a performance it’s a kitchen sink reckoning, taking its audience through fleeting moments from Thatcher’s governing, to the early 2000’s and to present time.

Join us in May, at the Lincoln Arts Centre Auditorium and get comfy. The tea is getting cold.

We are Retyped.

Redone, rewritten, Retyped.