Eat the Rich (but maybe not me mates x)
A witty exploration of class, privilege, and the lengths we go to succeed in a system that’s stacked against us.
Fresh from its 5★, sell-out Edinburgh Fringe run comes a hilarious, politically sharp story of a working-class Scouser Jade Franks, navigating Cambridge University with a secret cleaning job. Winner of The Scotsman’s Fringe First Award, The Holden Street Theatres Award and The Filipa Bragança Award, this is the play everyone’s talking about!
Eat the Rich (but maybe not me mates x), follows a bright, working-class Liverpudlian student who earns a place at Cambridge University, only to secretly take a job as a cleaner to make ends meet - risking everything if she is caught breaking university rules and social codes. Inspired by her own experience, Jade navigates this new world of privilege where students aren’t supposed to have jobs, let alone work for the very people they socialise with. Her double life becomes a constant tightrope walk between ambition, shame, and survival.
With razor-sharp wit, a bold voice and a gutsy heart at its core, this coming-of-age story examines the complexities of identity, ambition, and the sacrifices we make to climb the social ladder—no matter the cost, exposing the absurdities of class, money and belonging in Britain today.
Brought to you by double Oliver nominated producer JFR Productions and award-winning director Tatenda Shamiso.
Eat the Rich (but maybe not me mates x): Soho Theatre: 12 January - 31 January 2026
Venue details
- Address:
- Soho Theatre
- 21 Dean Street
- London
- W1D 3NE