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Theatre & Dance

The Paper Birds' presents

48 Thoughts Per Minute

with Jessica Fostekew

Mon 15 – Tue 16 Mar 2027

Djanogly Theatre

£16-£22

Concession prices available.

Priority booking Wed 8 Jul, 12:00pm

On general sale Wed 15 Jul, 12:00pm

On general sale Wed 15 Jul, 12:00pm

This event is sold out. Please contact our box office on 0115 846 7777 to be added to the waiting list.

Running time

1 hour 50 minutes including interval

Age range

Suitable for ages 14+

Content advice

Priority booking Wed 8 Jul, 12:00pm

On general sale Wed 15 Jul, 12:00pm

On general sale Wed 15 Jul, 12:00pm

This event is sold out. Please contact our box office on 0115 846 7777 to be added to the waiting list.

A fast-paced, hilarious show, about all the things we think but do not say.

Your brain fires off around 48 thoughts per minute*, that’s 70,000 a day. The Paper Birds, UK leaders in devised verbatim theatre, return with their most inventive, laugh-out-loud show yet.

Set over 3 minutes, as one woman awaits some potentially life-changing news, this fast-paced, chaotic and warmly relatable story explores our relationship with ourselves.

Co-created with comedian Jessica Fostekew, and starring Mark Thomas, the show blends sharp writing with real stories, belly laughs and gut-punches at breakneck speed, 48 Thoughts asks how we navigate the world, and the most important relationship we have, the one with ourselves.

*From The American Journal of Medicine.

Closed captions are available, delivered to audience members’ own mobile devices.

School Bookings

This performance is the perfect group outing for secondary school pupils. We can offer a special schools price of £14 per student, with one free ticket for every nine purchased. We also have the addition of an optional schools-only matinee performance at 1.30pm Tuesday 16 March. If you’d like to book for your school to enjoy this intimate theatre experience, please contact our Box Office team on on 0115 846 7777, open Tuesday-Saturday, 11am-4pm & Sunday, 12noon-4pm.

Supporting workshops are also available, through arrangement with The Paper Birds’ – download details here.

 

A co-production with: New Wolsey Theatre
Co-commissioned by: Corn Exchange Newbury & Warwick Arts Centre
Funded by: Arts Council England

Supported using public funding by Arts Council England

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