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Perfect Show for Rachel

Step into Rachel’s unique, hilarious world

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Tickets from £15*

Rachel sat upon a golden throne illustrated in a whimsical doodle with a large red button on her left and gold crown on her head. She sits on the throne smiling and looking off camera with one of her fingers raised in the air.

5 Stars

Why can’t more theatre be like this? Open, relaxed, fun and full of love

The Guardian

Created by Zoo Co Theatre

Produced by Zoo Co and Improbable

Rachel is a theatre-loving, enigmatic, learning-disabled 35 year-old who loves Kylie, heckling her sister, and seeing people falling over. At the touch of a button she commands the action, each scene brought to life by a skilled cast ready for whatever she asks of them. From bar room brawls to a bourbon biscuit cabaret – get ready, this is Rachel’s Perfect Show.

Perfect Show For Rachel is a “joyous celebration of theatre without the rules” (★★★★ The Stage), combining physical theatre, live music, family memories, massive fights and fart jokes in an electric, moving and triumphant tapestry.

Step into Rachel’s unique, often hilarious world in this critically acclaimed show.

4 Stars

A disarming labour of love

The Times

Perfect Show for Rachel was developed with Rachel, to create a show on her own terms. It explores who defines artistic taste, and questions who that currently excludes.

Created by Zoo Co Theatre, a multi-award-winning company creating theatre that loudly champions access. Zoo Co won the Oxford Samuel Beckett Theatre Trust Award in 2022. Created in collaboration with Improbable, a pioneering company of improvisers and theatre-makers who have been making ground-breaking work for the past 25 years. Proud winners of Producer of the Year at The Stage Awards 2023.

Access information

All performances are Relaxed Performances, though due to the nature of the show, loud noises and flashing lights may feature. Audience members are welcome to come and go from the auditorium during the show as needed.

All performances include a mixture of creative captioning, live captioning and integrated BSL, meaning it will be accessible for d/Deaf and Hard of Hearing audiences. Due to the improvised nature of some parts of the show, some scenes may just have creative captions or integrated BSL.

Image gallery

  • Rachel in a pink jacket sat at her desk with buttons and a captions screen.
  • A group of actors cheering on stage in a group with silly expressions on their face.
  • Actors in cowboy hats wielding pretend pistols with serious and funny expressions.
  • A wide shot of the stage with an actor out in front singing as other actors are on the ground laughing around her. Large projections of people laughing cover the three walls of the set.
  • An actor being lifted up recreating the Dirty Dancing scene with the projection of 'I've had the time of my life' in the background.
  • A group of actors on stage all with their hands raised as they sing at the top of their lungs with the projection 'This is Perfect Show for Rachel' behind them.
  • A goofy scene of actors throwing confetti at a central figure who is dressed up and riding a miniature bicycle around stage.b
  • A scene of actors in giant cut outs of snacks including olives, bourbon biscuits and crisps with the projection 'I'm your favorite flavor' in the background.
  • Rachel in a pink jacket sat at her desk with buttons and a captions screen.
  • A group of actors cheering on stage in a group with silly expressions on their face.
  • Actors in cowboy hats wielding pretend pistols with serious and funny expressions.
  • A wide shot of the stage with an actor out in front singing as other actors are on the ground laughing around her. Large projections of people laughing cover the three walls of the set.
  • An actor being lifted up recreating the Dirty Dancing scene with the projection of 'I've had the time of my life' in the background.
  • A group of actors on stage all with their hands raised as they sing at the top of their lungs with the projection 'This is Perfect Show for Rachel' behind them.
  • A goofy scene of actors throwing confetti at a central figure who is dressed up and riding a miniature bicycle around stage.b
  • A scene of actors in giant cut outs of snacks including olives, bourbon biscuits and crisps with the projection 'I'm your favorite flavor' in the background.

Dates & Times

  • Priority booking opens Fri 5 Sep 12pm | Public booking opens Fri 12 Sep 12pm

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  • Post Show Talk | Priority booking opens Fri 5 Sep 12pm | Public booking opens Fri 12 Sep 12pm

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  • Priority booking opens Fri 5 Sep 12pm | Public booking opens Fri 12 Sep 12pm

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  • Audio Described, Priority booking opens Fri 5 Sep 12pm | Public booking opens Fri 12 Sep 12pm

    14 – 25s£5
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  • Priority booking opens Fri 5 Sep 12pm | Public booking opens Fri 12 Sep 12pm

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*A £2.75 booking fee per transaction applies to this event across all channels - website, phone and in-person bookings at the Box Office. The fee is waived for members, schools, groups and access bookers.