Review: Drunk Girls Cry Here
- lornatheatrelandad
- May 16
- 3 min read
Updated: Aug 8
📍 The Hope Theatre
🗓️ 15th May 2026
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Written by Eva Regan, Drunk Girls Cry Here is an approximately 60-minute (according to the website) play, primarily set in the ladies’ toilet of a pub. Truthfully, I don’t know the exact runtime because I was so invested in the story that I didn’t think about the time once — not until I was already at the tube station on my way home. By then, I was mostly just disappointed that the performance was already over.
The plot? Saph is celebrating her 28th birthday and has gathered her friends to join her in marking the occasion at the pub where she works.
But it’s a night out with no drama, right? Wrong. Plenty of drama, plenty of revelations, and ultimately plenty of really lovely moments about a group of friends who clearly care about one another.
Walking into The Hope Theatre, the party has already started. Drinks are flowing, everyone is on the dancefloor, and music is flooding the space. I immediately felt like I wanted to join in — the soundtrack throughout the evening is right up my street, from Britney Spears to ABBA to Rihanna, and it really made me want to get up and dance.
Of course, the main scenes in this show are primarily set in the girls’ bathroom, where all the drama unfolds as three best friends — Saph, Flick, and Liv — gossip and chat. We learn about their relationships, their unexpected plans for the future, and get a clearer sense of their friendship.
The play is fast-moving, which means there’s never any time to get bored between scenes, and the transitions are handled smoothly — in fact, it feels like one continuous piece.
After each bathroom scene, they dash back off to the dancefloor for more drinks and a dance — a very realistic “oh, this song!” kind of moment that I’m sure lots of people can relate to on a night out.
But quickly, the gossip and chats turn a lot more serious as Liv (played by Áine O’Neill-Mason) reveals that she may be pregnant, Saph (played by Emily Puttick) might be moving to New York, and Flick (played by Eva Regan) experiences a sexual assault in the bathroom.
Of course, the girls are not out on their own — Saph’s boyfriend Archie (played by Jacob Hutchings), Jack (played by Jordan Peedell), and one of Saph’s colleagues (played by Kieran Robson) have joined them.
Add in plenty of alcohol and drugs, and the night becomes messy, emotional, and chaotic.
I really enjoyed the performances from every member of the cast and fully believed the relationships between the characters. Each character is dealing with their own struggles — and while there are fights fuelled by alcohol and drugs, ultimately the friendship and support they have for one another always shines through.
These struggles were captured beautifully by the cast, who performed the piece with incredible energy and portrayed their characters’ emotions clearly throughout.
Saph just wants a nice night out for her birthday, but her uncertainty over whether to move to New York and leave her friends behind is clear to see. Emily Puttick captures this uncertainty beautifully, and her chemistry with Jacob Hutchings as Archie feels very natural.
Áine O’Neill-Mason takes Liv on a real emotional journey, from drinking and carrying on as though nothing is wrong to admitting she needs to take a pregnancy test and dealing with the aftermath. It’s a really lovely moment that shows just how strong their friendship is. Similarly, the relationship with Jack develops into a really sweet dynamic, played really well by both actors.
Flick is a bit more of a wild child, and Eva Regan plays this brilliantly. There’s clearly an internal struggle there which escalates as the evening goes on. She handles the aftermath of the assault in the bathroom incredibly well, and you can truly feel Flick’s struggle as she tries to process what happened. In true best friend style, Liv knows there’s something wrong despite Flick’s insistence that she is okay.
As Saph’s colleague, Kieron Robson plays The Boy really well, coming across as very likeable before things take a turn. He handles this shift brilliantly.
Of course, it’s not all drama. There are plenty of genuinely funny moments throughout the play that keep the mood upbeat, while the bursts of dancing and karaoke ensure the energy never dips.
I really enjoyed this — it’s messy, emotional and full of heart. It captures the highs and lows of friendship: fighting like sisters, but still deeply caring for one another.
A chaotic, funny and surprisingly emotional night out brought to life by a brilliant cast.
Definitely one to watch.
