An emotional rollercoaster, while conscious of such a delicate reality we all should learn more about

A bold performance from the beginning to the end. Gamble captures the audience’s attention, entertaining big laughs while addressing important issues about online gamble addiction in the UK. The show is impressively balanced between offering fact-checked information about such a delicate topic, while maximising the glamour of online gambling in a refined fashion. Indeed, you can feel inside of an online game in crucial moments during the show.

The combination of honest storytelling and a well written play is outstanding in Gamble. As audience you will experience the raw moments and emotions of addressing gamble addiction in the context of a romantic relationship, and family settings. The transitions between first-person narrative, to the extravaganza of the flashy colours of gambling telling the story, to the evidence-based information and lived experiences is just mind-blowing. As if this was not enough, the audience involvement during the show, just made the show incredibly powerful.

The actors on stage were absolutely fabulous. It is highly impressive that the cast managed to include the BSL interpreter in the story very strongly, to the point that one could feel her acting on stage, and not only present as a decorative accessibility feature. I could hear out loud the voice of the BSL interpreter in the story, and that says a lot about a real inclusive creative process in mind. Something I have not ever seen before in British theatre. In a nutshell, Gamble is a rollercoaster of emotions, laughter, consciousness and awareness of such a delicate reality we all should get more information about.

More bold voices speaking in first person, from lived experiences, with an raw open heart is definitely what British theatre needs. Gamble is a remarkable example of this.