POP! A Play by Richard Hardisty
Schedule
Thu, 19 Mar, 2026 at 07:30 pm
UTC+00:00Location
Tom Thumb Theatre | Margate, EN
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Age Guidance: 16+“A thrilling life story…brilliantly told,” Richard Gadd
“Silly Boy is hard to beat, a tale that's by turns eye-opening, deeply affecting, and candidly hilarious.”
★★★★ Scotsman
“Emotive, endearing and utterly flawless.”
★★★★★ Reviews Hub
“Hardisty is a modern-day philosopher…a raw, emotive and incredibly funny storyteller.
★★★★ Entertainment now
“Much more than funny…but also very funny!” Simon Amstell
POP!
A hilarious and heartbreaking exploration of family, trauma, and redemption, POP. is the extraordinary true story of Rich Hardisty’s search for the father he has never met.
In 2011, following psychiatric treatment and a mania-induced epiphany, Rich flies to New York with no money or plan.
Armed with little more than a name, Rich tries everything in the hope of finding the seemingly untraceable man and answers questions that have plagued him his whole life. Desperate, he searches everywhere, with the help of some endearing strangers along the way.
However, when Rich finally does find his father, it doesn't go as anticipated.
A nostalgic emotional rollercoaster POP will leave you believing that dreams can come true… Just sometimes not in the way we imagined.
One Act - No Interval 75 minutes
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Where is it happening?
Tom Thumb Theatre, 2a Eastern Esplanade, Margate, CT9 2, United KingdomEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
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