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SUMMARY:Jack Rooke’s Good Grief
DESCRIPTION:Jack Rooke’s Good Grief \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout Jack Rooke’s Good Grief \n\n\n\nA decade retrospective of Jack Rook capitalising on his dead dad to varied levels of failure and success. \n\n\n\nBAFTA-winning writer and recovering spoken-word artist Jack Rooke (Creator of Hulu / C4’s Big Boys) brings back his debut comedy-theatre show ‘Good Grief’\, a decade on from it launching his career. \n\n\n\nFeaturing the original show (co-written with his 80-year old Nan Sicely) and some present day musings\, this retrospective further explores grief\, ambition\, being a class traitor\, milking having a dead dad for personal / professional gain\, the innocence of writing just for oneself before the interference of “telly wankers”\, and the palpable regret of his own decline into becoming said “telly wanker”. \n\n\n\nDirected by Gabriel Bisset-Smith (now also a telly wanker). \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nReviews\n\n\n\n\n“Good Grief 2.0 [is] a delightful and still affecting watch.” \n\n\n\nThe Guardian \n\n\n\n\n\n“Engaging\, frank and humorous.” \n\n\n\nNew York Times \n\n\n\n\n\n“A delight… cheerily but sensitively tackling the most painful of subjects and finding hope in them.” ★★★★ \n\n\n\nThe Scotsman \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTickets\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPlease see important booking information below. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBooking information\n\n\n\nTicket prices: \n\n\n\n£26.00 \n\n\n\nDates & times: \n\n\n\nThursday 03 September 2026 at 7.30pm \n\n\n\nRunning time: \n\n\n\n1 hour 50 minutes \n\n\n\nAge guidance:  \n\n\n\n16+ \n\n\n\nContent guidance: \n\n\n\nThis show may contain potentially triggering stories around grief\, suicide and Geri leaving the Spice Girls in May 1998. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout The North Wall Arts Centre\n\n\n\n\n			\n				\n			\n		\n\n\n\nThe North Wall Arts Centre is an an award-winning theatre\, gallery and performing arts centre located in Summertown\, North Oxford. The facility was opened in 2007\, and offers a fully flexible 200-seat theatre\, a public art gallery\, as well as studios for dance and drama. \n\n\n\nThe centre is owned by St Edward’s School and shared with the city\, and it was created for the benefit of emerging artists across a range of disciplines. The programme of events at The North Wall places emphasis on new and innovative work. \n\n\n\nDiscover more about The North Wall Arts Centre\, including travel\, access and venue information.
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LOCATION:The North Wall Arts Centre\, South Parade\, Oxford\, OX2 7JN
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