Putney Arts Theatre
You Stupid Darkness!
Date
Tue 17 - Sat 21 Mar 2026
In a cramped, crumbling office, four volunteers spend a few hours every Tuesday night on the phone telling strangers that everything is going to be okay.
As the outside world disintegrates, they teeter on the edge of their own personal catastrophes. Their hopes and fears become entangled as they try, desperately, to connect with the callers and with each other. Sam Steiner's You Stupid Darkness! is a funny, moving and profound play about the struggle for optimism and community amid the chaos of a world falling apart.
A work of extraordinary observation and overflowing empathy... a brilliantly realised, unflinchingly truthful mid-apocalyptic comedy. The Stage
Sam Steiner makes us beam as the world burns... his hilariously bleak show about helpline volunteers has a charming cynicism and compassion. The Guardian
An amateur production by arrangement with Nick Hern Books.
Event Performance Details
Tue 17 Mar
19:45 (2 hours 15 minutes) - Putney Arts Theatre
Wed 18 Mar
19:45 (2 hours 15 minutes) - Putney Arts Theatre
Thu 19 Mar
19:45 (2 hours 15 minutes) - Putney Arts Theatre
Fri 20 Mar
19:45 (2 hours 15 minutes) - Putney Arts Theatre
Sat 21 Mar
15:00 (2 hours ) - Putney Arts Theatre
19:45 (2 hours 15 minutes) - Putney Arts Theatre
Event Location
Need to Know
Genre
Theatre / Performance
Pricing
Under £15
£15 or more
Recommended Age
Young People 13-17
18+
