Saving Tinderella

Written by Caroline Afifi & Siouxsie Cooper, Saving Tinderella is bold, reflective, insightful, and an often-humorous look at how relationships, needs and desires have evolved over two centuries.

The performance highlights and contrasts the life and death struggles and emotions faced by our ancestors and those trying to get to grips with the fast-paced changes in the modern world.

Alex works as an outreach mental health nurse and lives at home with her mother Maureen and stuffed cat Tuppence. She has had one significant relationship with Doctor Nick Johnstone, but since he dumped her via a text message 6 years ago, she has launched from one disastrous relationship to another.

With the support of her dear Uncle Padraig, she navigates the complex labyrinth of online dating.

During a Tinder date with a spiritual yogi, she unexpectedly calls upon two guardian angels. These angels arrive in the form of her Irish ancestor Widow Keating and her beloved grandmother Geraldine McCarthy. The untimely return of the infamous ex Nick adds further fuel to the fire.

Between the four of them they navigate Alex’s rocky road of dating and desires. Together they share their tales of love and tragedy whilst offering a hilarious and bewildering journey into two turbulent centuries worth of life, love, and everything else!