How to Date a Feminist
How to Date a Feminist premiered at the Arcola Theatre in 2016, directed by Matthew Lloyd, designed by Carla Goodman and starring Tom Berish and Sarah Daykin. It has been performed all over the world, including productions in Istanbul, Gdansk, Mexico City, Shanghai, and several in Germany (translated by Silke Pfeiffer).
BUY: Nick Hern Books, Bookshop.org, Foyles, Waterstones.
DRAMATIC RIGHTS: Maeve Bolger at The Agency.
AMATEUR RIGHTS: Nick Hern Books.
GERMAN PERFORMING RIGHTS: Maren Zindel at Rowohlt.
FROM THE REVIEWS:
"★★★★ Witty, slyly provocative and quite simply downright lovely"—Evening Standard
“★★★★ Genuine wit...a time-shifting narrative that keeps the audience on its toes"—Jewish Chronicle
"You can't help but cheer on Ellis's blend of the caustic and the corny"—The Times
"A whip-smart romp...wonderfully funny"—Exeunt
“★★★★ Spirited writing...sharp perception of the absurdities"—Libby Purves
“★★★★ Ellis zigzags back and forth with panache and Matthew Lloyd directs the dynamic duo of Sarah Daykin and Tom Berish with matching brio"—Jewish Renaissance
“★★★★ If only more writers out there were like Samantha Ellis we wouldn't have to worry about rom coms dying out. Quirky, brave, truthful and clever...a must see"—London Box Office
"Fizzy and witty and smart, stuffed full of crackling lines"—The Stage
“Feelgood...entertaining”—Aleks Sierz
“Samantha Ellis's ingenious rom com fizzes with rib-tickling moments and razor-sharp dialogue"—Red
“Laugh out loud funny”—What's on Stage
“Marries an intelligent script, versatile actors and clever direction/staging to create a hilarious romantic comedy with a twist”—A Younger Theatre
LISTEN: talking How to Date a Feminist on BBC Radio London, and on Jewish Renaissance Out Loud. Talking Jewish women in theatre at the Almeida, and anti-racist strategies in dramaturgy at Howlround.
Dimitri Stapfer and Rahel Sternberg at Casinotheater Winterthur
Gonca Vuslateri and Fırat Tanış in Istanbul
Yvon Jansen & Rafael Sanchez at Schauspiel Köln
Paper Thin production at Shanghai Grand Theatre
Tom Berish and Sarah Daykin in the premiere at Arcola Theatre, London
Brenda Arrigunaga and José Ramón Berganza in the Mexican premiere.
Neda Rahmanian and Joseph Reichelt at the Hamburger Kammerspiele
Lara Elektra Stathopoulos & Patrice Keiner at Theater Sommer Klagenfurt
Bernadette Hug at Theatersommer, Ludwigsburg