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Party Season review – kids’ birthday marathon pumps up parental anxiety to bursting point

by Brian Logan

Connaught theatre, Worthing Balloons meet the sharper points of competitive parenting over a weekend of back-to-back kids’ parties, in this broad comedy of social mannersSome of my most traumatising experiences have come hosting children’s parties: the Wardrobe Ensemble’s new show should come with a trigger warning. This devised play pitches us deep into the parcel-passing, E-number-addled tantrumscape of a wee…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:25am on May 10, 2026