FROM THE BARN THEATRE ARCHIVE

Peep

By Jodi Gray
Directed by Jan Palmer Sayer
15th – 18th February 2023 at 8pm

A darkly comic, claustrophobic tale of voyeurism and sexual politics.

A black comedy that is genuinely creepy is a rarity. But Jodi Gray’s Peep manages to spook the living daylights out of you, because wild though its premise is, it actually seems possible… and not even in an alternative universe.
Emer O’Kelly, Irish Independent

This amateur production is presented by arrangement with Nick Hern Books

DID YOU MISS THIS PRODUCTION?
PEEP will be performing one last time on Saturday 1st April as part of Hertford Theatre Week.

Tickets for this are available here.

First performed at Bewley’s Café Theatre, Dublin, this play, by exciting new (and award-winning) writer, Jodi Gray is a darkly comic, claustrophobic tale of voyeurism and sexual politics. The play is set in Dublin, in the present day. Caitlin and May, two Dublin women, are sitting at the window: it emerges that Caitlin is the tenant, May a kind of interloper.

They’re there because the flat’s living room window overlooks another living room window where the curtains are never drawn: it belongs to the unnamed man who has ‘had’ them both, and is fully occupied having lots of other women on a speedy conveyor belt. And Caitlin and May are busy watching the antics: it’s (it seems) suitable revenge for having discovered that Our Hero videoed them both on the job.

Peeping can work both ways, and these two are bent on revenge…

CAST & CREATIVE TEAM

Directed by
Jan Palmer Sayer

CAST

CREATIVE TEAM

Stage Manager
Assistant Stage Manager
Fight Arranger
Production Photography

MEDIA & REVIEWS​

Gray’s play is a grim and surreal satire on gendered gaze and fractious alliances, because these are two women divided by a common cause… Peep invites you to join their watching, if you dare.
Peter Crawley, Irish Times
Peep is a welcome addition to the stock of plays by young women writers, for women actors and focusing on women’s issues and perspectives… The dramatic situation is rich with possibilities which Gray exploits with considerable success… Gray’s writing is full of promise. Her characters are believable and she has a good ear for dialogue…
No More Workhorse
Spent my lunchtime laughing my arse off at Peep. The perfect play to see after a few stir-crazy days.
Peter McGann

DON'T FORGET, COMING UP AT THE BARN SOON

A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness, Adam Peck and Siobhan Dowd at the Barn Theatre Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire - 7th – 15th February 2025
Opening 6th February
By Patrick Ness, Adam Peck & Siobhan Dowd
An Evening of One-Act Plays at the Barn Theatre Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire - 19th – 22nd February 2025 Growing Pains by Kim Southey and Tuna Fish Eulogy by Lindsay Price
Opening 19th February
By Kim Southey & Lindsay Price

 

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Diversity, Equality & Inclusion Statement

At the Barn we are committed to promoting equality and challenging discrimination in all its forms. We strive to create a safe and inclusive environment for all members of the cast and creative team, regardless of their race, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation or gender identity and will work to prevent any form of discrimination or harassment within our organisation.

Charity Preview Night
6th February at 8.00pm

CEDAR Trust Tickets

All Other Performances
7th – 15th February at 8.00pm
Matinee on 15th at 2.00pm