Retyped theatre company rewrite the kitchen sink drama

By Lily Bowen

‘People like us don’t cry over spilt milk.”

But should we?

Student production, People like Us, looks at family dynamics in Britain and its debut performance can be seen at Lincoln Arts Centre at the end of May.

The play will form part of BLOOM festival, which is a section of Lincoln’s School of Creative Arts Launch Festival featuring the Level 3 Drama students' degree shows. 

Retyped, a company formed by Drama and Theatre and Drama and English students at the University of Lincoln, will invite the audience into its kitchen 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?” asked performer Katie Baddon.

“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.” 

Set in the heart of the home, this play aims to peel 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 government to the early 2000s and to present time.”

The date for the performance is to be confirmed – keep checking Hello Lincoln and the WOW Lincoln app.