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Hold tight… there’s a change coming.

Vivid, rebellious and joyful – Mid Life is a frank, comedic exposé of menopausal Mid Life. Join us as we laugh, roar and disco dance our way through our midlife! 

Mid Life sold out in venues across the UK in 2020. Rewritten and revamped, this upbeat, life-affirming show is packed with razor sharp humour and disco. It draws its themes from real life experiences of women in midlife and ends with a dance party for all to join in. If you’d like to learn the moves, you can learn them directly from our choreographer here and #DanceThroughMidlife

Black and white image - Claire, Jacqui and Karen are in a public bathroom. Karen sits on the edge of the sink and looks in the mirror. Jacqui leans again the wall. Claire is closest to the camera - she's laughing.

“We made Mid Life because when I hit menopause I felt lost, anxious, unsure and overwhelmed by what was happening. This is the show I wish I had seen as I entered into the transformation of peri-menopause and menopause”.  

Claire Hodgson, Joint Artistic Director Diverse City 

Mid Life Tour Dates – tickets on sale soon!
2025

27 February – 1 March: The Drum, Theatre Royal, Plymouth – tickets now on sale

6-8 March: Brighton Dome, Brighton

13 March: Lakeside Theatre, Nottingham – tickets now on sale

15 March: The Mowlem, Swanage

21-22  March: Leeds Playhouse, Leeds

24 March: Farnham Maltings, Surrey

29 March: Sterts Theatre and Arts Centre, Cornwall

“Diverse City pull no punches here, but in this brutally honest exposé of midlife menopausal crisis, there is something endearingly human about Claire, Jacqui and Karen’s stories.”
STAGE TALK 

“Mid Life is filled with a feeling of genuine and sincere love, both for those onstage and in the audience, that many shows aim for but few manage to create”
 EXEUNT 

Karen, Jacqui and Claire stand in front of a white background. Karen and Jacqui share a knowing smile, Claire peers towards them, a little suspicious.

Mid Life was originally developed in 2019 in partnership with Bristol Old Vic Ferment. The work in progress played at Ferment, High Tide Festival and Brixton in 2019. In 2020 the show played to packed out houses at Weston Studio, Bristol Old Vic and The Pit Barbican Theatre London. 

Thanks to Chalk Cliff Trust, Theatre Royal Plymouth and Arts Council England for their support of this production.

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