Trouble, Struggle, Bubble & Squeak
THU 12th FEB | Full £8 | Conc £5 | AGE 16+
Award-winning theatre maker Victoria Melody joined a historical re-enactment society… because we all deal with divorce in different ways.! Spending weekends as a Musketeer trying to get her head straight, she uncovered the story of a bunch of 17th century radicals called The Diggers and then everything changed. 
What started out as a personal search for happiness turned into a quest to find the Diggers of today. What she didn’t expect was that they’d be found far from the battlefield, right on her doorstep. Back in modern-day Britain doing her day job, she realised The Diggers never really left. They’re still here, still fighting, making change on their own terms.
By blending storytelling and stand-up, past and present collide in this unexpected tale of high jinks. Alongside a community on the frontline Vic steps from re-enactment into reality, where history isn’t just remembered—it’s made.
Directed by Mark Thomas, Trouble, Struggle, Bubble and Squeak celebrates the ordinary people shaping history – then and now. And, like The Diggers, they might leave behind something that will last…if they don’t get caught.
A joyful testament to people power and a heartening parable about the possibility of collective action – ★★★★
The Guardian
A hymn to community and solidarity – ★★★★
The Stage
A moving and inspirational comic call to arms – ★★★★
The List