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'Touching... poignant... captures the joy, awe, exhaustion and trepidation of new parenthood' * The Stage * 'A moving two-hander that manages to confront heartbreak while, despite everything, having us truly laughing by the end... Piers Black's writing navigates the difficult balance between humour and grief with real humanity... raw and affecting' * Everything Theatre * 'Emotional force... instantly tear-inducing' * Reviews Hub * 'A delicious concoction of humour, wit, heart, emotion and intensity... will have you smiling and crying all at once' * Theatre Weekly * 'Intimate and heartfelt' * London Theatre * 'Emotionally precise and structurally satisfying... an onslaught of feeling without tipping into sentimentality, balancing humour and pain with precision' * All That Dazzles * 'Riveting and gritty' * LondonTheatre1 *

'Compelling... laughter through tears... an emotional dark comedy taking us deep into the hearts of a couple staring the worst possible outcomes in the face' * Guardian * 'Touching... poignant... captures the joy, awe, exhaustion and trepidation of new parenthood' * The Stage * 'A moving two-hander that manages to confront heartbreak while, despite everything, having us truly laughing by the end... Piers Black's writing navigates the difficult balance between humour and grief with real humanity... raw and affecting' * Everything Theatre * 'Emotional force... instantly tear-inducing' * Reviews Hub * 'A delicious concoction of humour, wit, heart, emotion and intensity... will have you smiling and crying all at once' * Theatre Weekly * 'Intimate and heartfelt' * London Theatre * 'Emotionally precise and structurally satisfying... an onslaught of feeling without tipping into sentimentality, balancing humour and pain with precision' * All That Dazzles * 'Riveting and gritty' * LondonTheatre1 * 'An expansive exploration of our tendency to smile and laugh through difficulty... devastating' * Liam O'Dell * 'Both hilarious and emotionally vulnerable' * A Young(ish) Perspective *

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Piers Black is a writer and director, and Artistic Director of award-winning Ransack Theatre. As a writer, his plays include I'm Not Being Funny (Bush Theatre, London, 2026) and My Dad Hunts Bears (a finalist for the Papatango Prize and developed on attachment at the National Theatre Studio). His show Catching Comets was nominated for a Fringe First, won an OffComm Award, and toured nationally following its Edinburgh Fringe premiere. He won the BBC Alfred Bradley Bursary Award with his radio play Human Resources, later broadcast on BBC Radio 4 as Drama of the Week. As a director, he has worked at the National Theatre, Almeida Theatre, Royal Exchange Theatre, Lyric Hammersmith, HOME, The Yard, Theatre503 and Soho Theatre.

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