

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Appraisal
- **Event Start and End Date**: Fri, 17 Apr, 2026 at 07:30 pm – Fri, 17 Apr, 2026 at 08:30 pm (+01:00)
- **Event Description**: An annual work review that goes horribly wrong.

Tim Marriott (BBC TV's 'The Brittas Empire) returns to The Swallow Theatre after the success of 'Watson: The Final Problem' and 'Jack's Ashes', in a two-hander play performed with Angela Bull (Coronation Street, DI Ray).

Head of Department Nicky wants to get on with her job, but her boss Jo has other ideas. He has a plan and thinks she is going to like it…
​
Appraisal is a critically acclaimed dark comedy that has wowed audiences across the globe with a sharp, witty and hilariously twisted tale. 

Written by Tim Marriott, Appraisal is a masterclass in subtext, manipulation, and unexpected humour.

What seems like an ordinary work review quickly turns into a comical yet chilling power struggle. Nicky is just trying to get through the meeting, but her boss, Jo, has something far more sinister — and ridiculous — up his sleeve. The situation spirals into an absurdly tense showdown that’s as funny as it is unnerving.

Having wowed audiences with sold-out performances at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, Adelaide Fringe, and New York, this two-hander play has scooped up awards including Best Actor and Best Actress at the Edinburgh Fringe DarkChat Awards, along with Best Theatre Award at Adelaide Festival.

Appraisal combines razor-sharp dialogue with dark, biting comedy that keeps audiences hooked from start to finish. ​

Performed by Tim Marriott and Angela Bull
Written and directed by Tim Marriott
Produced by Smokescreen Productions

★★★★ "A classically structured two-hander that captures the unjustifiable, often unaccountable, behaviour enabled by office hierarchies that wouldn’t be tolerated anywhere else" - The Scotsman
★★★★ "Very funny, with some wonderful linguistic thrusting and parrying - Scottish Field
★★★★ "A masterclass in gas-lighting &amp; a masterpiece of manipulation" - Everything Theatre
★★★★★ "A battle of wits, tight, well-paced and engrossing" - Reviews Hub
★★★★★ "A terrific play, disturbingly realistic" - GlamAdelaide
★★★★★ "Intelligent &amp; incisive... utterly captivating" - StageWhispers

Duration: approximately 60 minutes
Recommended age : 12+

Friday 17 April 2026 : 7.30pm
Saturday 18 April 2026 : 2.30pm - extra performance added in!
Saturday 18 April 2026 : 7.30pm
Sunday 19 April 2026 : 2.30pm

Tickets : £16.00
Available from https://swallowtheatre.co.uk
or telephone 01988 850368

The Swallow Theatre
Moss Park
Ravenstone
Whithorn
DG8 8DR
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/newton-stewart/appraisal/200029713378231
- **Event Categories**: art, theatre, festivals, comedy, meetups, coronation-weekend
- **Interested Audience**: 
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## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: https://swallowtheatre.co.uk/appraisal/?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=newton+stewart-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Newton Stewart
- **state**: SC
- **country**: United Kingdom
- **location**: The Swallow Theatre, Moss Park, Ravenstone, Whithorn, DG8 8DR
- **lat**: 54.76206
- **long**: -4.46217
- **full address**: The Swallow Theatre, Moss Park, Ravenstone, Whithorn, DG8 8DR, Swallow Theatre, Newton Stewart, DG8 8, United Kingdom

## Event Organizer details

- **affiliate_id**: 2
- **organizer**: The Swallow Theatre (https://allevents.in/org/the-swallow-theatre/17296268)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Fri, 17 Apr, 2026 at 07:30 pm (+01:00)
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** The Swallow Theatre, Moss Park, Ravenstone, Whithorn, DG8 8DR, Swallow Theatre, Newton Stewart, DG8 8, United Kingdom
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** The Swallow Theatre
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** art, theatre, festivals, comedy, meetups, coronation-weekend
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Appraisal ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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