★★★★★
Fast, Inventive, surreal and silly
- UK Theatre Web
Maybe You Like It are a terrifically exciting company
- The Stage
Remarkable
- WhyNow Magazine
Funny and Fast moving
- The Scotsman (for previous work)
★★★★★
Magnificently Playful
- View from The Outside
A rioutous farce... one of my favourite shows of EdFringe23
- The Crush Bar
The perfect...evening
- A Youngish perspective
So much f****ing fun -
Binge Fringe (for previous work)
Chad and Brad robbed a bank. They were on their gap year, and they were bored. We’ve all been there.
Turns out, Chad and Brad suck at robbing banks. They were wearing their name tags from work, took selfies with the stolen cash, and the police knew who they were within 8 minutes. Did we mention this is a true story?
In court, their only defence was Pleading Stupidity.
Now, they’re out of prison, and we’re bringing them* to you with the bank tellers they robbed that day**. They’re here to bring you the true story*** of two ripper Australian legends and their crazy adventures in Colorado. They just have to agree on how to tell it…
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Featuring high-energy, physical comedy, frenetic action, and verbatim speech.
* Not really them
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** Not really the bank tellers they robbed that day
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*** It really is a true story
Pleading Stupidity enjoyed a hugely successful run at The Pleasance at 2023’s Edinburgh Fringe, before touring the South-West in Autumn 2024.
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Creative Team
Director and writer- Caleb Barron
Creative Producer and Technical Stage Manager - Jake Morry
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Devised by Caleb Barron, Jake Morry, James Akka, Barney Newman, Ellie Iley, Maggie Moriarty, & Gemma Daubeney
Original Composition - Nick Gilbert and Kavana Crossley
Sound Design - Nick Gilbert, Kavana Crossley, and Jake Morry
Set Design - Jude Munden and Alan Munden
Lighting Design - Will Hayman
Movement Direction - Ellie Iley
Fight Choreography - Ariel Levine
Production Image Credit - Lucy Hayes
Graphic Design - Django Pinter, Caleb Barron and Philip Olne​y
