Join us for our next Script Social, in association with Nick Hern Books, as we journey to 1889 for a discussion of James Fritz’s The Flea, described by WhatsOnStage as “ambitious, imaginative, and unashamedly unfettered by convention”. Get together with other young theatremakers to delve into, dissect and discuss this genre-defying satire, as it enjoys its second run at The Yard Theatre.

There is a limited space, so reserve your FREE place now!

Get a taster of the script here.

Get Script Social ready in three easy steps:

🎟️ 1. Book your FREE place below. This is a LIMITED SPACE event, book now to avoid disappointment.

💰 2.Grab your copy of The Flea (physical or eBook) on the NHB website using the discount code SCRIPTSOCIALS to get 50% off here.

📖 3. Read the play and join us on Wednesday 27 November at the Arcola Theatre to discuss The Flea and meet other young theatremakers.

The Flea

July 1889, London. A flea bites a rat. A rat spooks a horse. A horse kicks a man. As the chain reaction continues, a boy and his mother find themselves swept up in a national scandal that will reshape both their lives – and the country.

James Fritz's play The Flea is a retelling of the Cleveland Street Scandal that shook England – from the streets of Bermondsey to the halls of Buckingham Palace – and features a flea, a horse, a detective, a queen, a pimp, a god, and Charlie, the telegraph boy who knelt before the Crown.