Synopses & Reviews
Rebecca Peyton, the younger sister of a BBC journalist murdered in Somalia, offers up a funny, heartfelt play about death and other taboos. In this political and personal, one-woman account of life after Kate, Peyton crafts a moving and often comic tapestry of private moments out of a public tragedy.
Review
an artful expression of grief at its most painful” 4 stars
The TelegraphPainfully honest, brutally humorous and certainly hopeful
. a unique and entertaining piece of theatre” Fourth Wall Magazine
A visceral true story of the grief, confusion and beauty
. Compelling” Independent
A piece that once delivered will linger in the audiences mind
subtle and unobtrusive
[an] emotional ride” A Younger Theatre
An event that is at once universally resonant and undeniably personal
touching, brave and surprisingly funny
an extraordinary yet delightfully ordinary story of loss and struggle, but ultimately love.” British Theatre Guide
Synopsis
The younger sister of a journalist murdered in Somalia offers up a funny, heartfelt play about death and other taboos.
Synopsis
....a little show about death and other taboos..... Since her big sister, BBC journalist Kate Peyton, was murdered in Somalia, Rebecca has had rather a strange time. She welcomes us to her world in a passionately political, sharply comical and painfully personal account of life after Kate.
Crafting a moving and often comic tapestry of private moments from a public tragedy, Rebecca tells her own story of a courageous journalist and a loving big sister, whom she misses.
About the Author
Rebecca Peyton is a stage and screen actor whose credits for TV include
EastEnders,
Casualty and
Stan. Rebecca will be appearing in a
True Stories: Elizabeth Fry, as the nineteenth-century prison reformer, for the BBC's
Learning Zone and in her first feature,
Where I Belong, in 2012. She works with Actors for Human Rights and is part of Teatro Vivo.
Sometimes I Laugh Like My Sister is Rebecca's writing debut.
Martin M. Bartelt has worked as a dancer, actor, director and producer all over the world. He recently won the TeatarFest Award in Sarajevo for Courage, l'Amour e(s)t la Vie and has also taught extensively throughout Europe. He is Artistic Director of Obviam Est, founder of Artists For The World, and founder-director of the Il Gatto Danza Festival in Switzerland.