NOMINATED FOR BEST PRODUCTION, BEST ENSEMBLE, BEST TECHNICAL ACHIEVEMENT and BEST DESIGN (Critics Awards for Theatre in Scotland 2025)
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “PITCH PERFECT… DAZZLES WITH ITS SKILL, DELIGHTS WITH ITS WIT, AND FRIGHTENS US WITH THE SHEER SHARPNESS OF ITS MORAL INTELLIGENCE.” The Scotsman
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “A FEVERISH PERFORMANCE OF BRILLIANT COMEDY” Lost In Theatreland
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ” HELLISHLY GOOD ENTERTAINMENT” Corr Blimey
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “A REVELATION… A MASTERCLASS IN ACTING” The Reviews Hub
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “STUNNING” Lisa In The Theatre
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “HILARIOUS” A Young(ish) Perspective
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “UNMISSABLE” Glasgow Theatre Blog
⭐⭐⭐⭐ “AS FUNNY AS IT IS PROVOCATIVE” The Guardian
⭐⭐⭐⭐ “SUCH A CLEVER PIECE OF THEATRE” Across The Arts
⭐⭐⭐⭐ “THRILLING AND CHILLING” Broadway World
⭐⭐⭐⭐ “THE BEST PERFORMANCES SEEN ON A SCOTTISH STAGE THIS YEAR” The Stage
“A gloriously fantastical dissection of the social engineering at the heart of Britain’s housing crisis, delivered with an ingeniously wicked sense of satirical fun.” The Sunday Herald
Written by PHILIP RIDLEY
Directed by JOHNNY MCKNIGHT
Costume & Set Design by KENNY MILLER
Lighting Design by EMMA JONES
Sound Design by PATRICIA PANTHER
Performed by DANI HERON, MARTIN QUINN & JULIE WILSON NIMMO
Production Manager LAURA SKINNER – Stage Manager SUZANNE GOLDBERG
DSM BRYAN GALLAGHER
SCOTTISH PREMIERE – Thu 27 Jun — Sat 13 Jul 2024
Getting a foot on the property ladder is murder….
Ollie and Jill want to tell you about their dream home. Some of the things they did to get it, you might find shocking. But they want you to know that they did it all for their baby….
A wickedly comic satire about a young couple offered a ‘too-good-to-be-true’ way onto the property ladder. Playful, provocative and viciously sharp, this outrageous black comedy is a meditation on how far we will go to satisfy – and justify – materialistic greed.
‘The hallmarks of a Ridley classic: a fast-paced, modern fairy-tale that burrows into the dark wormholes of the imagination…reveals how below all that glitters, there’s rarely gold.’ Exeunt
johnny mcknight - writer and director 