Deposit by Matt Hartley- Eight Plays/ Four Weeks/ One Venue: Bristol Old Vic Theatre School

Deposit

“We’ve become savages, trampling over each other for a tiny bit of grass!”

Rachel and Ben want to buy their own place; as do their friends, Melanie and Sam. But with
rising rental costs, cost-of-living crises and stagnant pay structures, saving for a deposit
seems impossible. The solution? Sharing a one-bed flat between the four of them. But with
paper thin walls and space growing sparser by the day, which will they sacrifice first – the
friendship, the relationship or the dream of buying their own property? An all-too relatable
black comedy about ‘Generation Rent’ and lengths they will go to to get that first step on the
property ladder.

Thursday 5 June – Saturday 7 June | Bristol Old Vic, Weston Studio

Content advisories: Jokes referencing Nazis and Harold Shipman. Suitable for ages 14+

Approximate end time; check with organiser