5 Lesbians Eating a Quiche – The Tower Theatre

by Evan Linder and Andrew Hobgood. Directed by Holly Causer.

Meat in a quiche? Can you imagine!

Wednesday 7 – Saturday 10 and
Tuesday 13 – Saturday 17 January at 7.30pm.
Matinées on Saturdays 10 and 17 January at 3pm.

At the Tower Theatre, Stoke Newington

Age Guidance : 16+
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It’s 1956 and the Susan B. Anthony Society for the Sisters of Gertrude Stein are having their annual quiche breakfast. As the assembled “widows” await the announcement of the society’s prize-winning quiche, the atomic bomb sirens sound! Has the Communist threat come to pass? How will the “widows” respond as their idyllic town and lifestyle faces attacks?

Winner of the 2012 NYC International Fringe Festival as Best Overall Production, 5 Lesbians Eating A Quiche is a hilarious play from across the pond and will be a delightful trip to the theatre in the cold light of January. It’s a tasty recipe of hysterical laughs, sexual innuendos, unsuccessful repressions, and delicious discoveries.

Running time: 1hr 10mins (no interval)

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Thursday 8 January at 7.30pm
Friday 9 January at 7.30pm
Saturday 10 January at 3pm
Saturday 10 January at 7.30pm
Tuesday 13 January at 7.30pm
Wednesday 14 January at 7.30pm
Thursday 15 January at 7.30pm
Friday 16 January at 7.30pm
Saturday 17 January at 3pm
Saturday 17 January at 7.30pm

Q&A with the original director and writer of 5 Lesbians Eating a Quiche – Sarah Gitenstein
Saturday 10 January after the matineé

We are delighted to announce that Sarah Gitenstein, the original director and writer of the show will be attending the matinée performance on Saturday 10 January, and will be taking part in a question and answer session afterwards.

Sarah Gitenstein is a director, educator, performer, writer and speech coach. She is currently an Assistant Professor for the Department of Film, Television, and Theatre at the University of Notre Dame. Sarah came to Notre Dame from Northwestern University where she worked as a Visiting Assistant Professor in the MFA Directing program and the Associate Producer to the MFA Acting program. Her research titled The Body Onstage: Best Practices in Directing addresses how to reduce harm in theatrical spaces while actively investigating the mind-body relationship and its effect on bringing our authentic selves into collaborative processes.

Sarah was an original contributor to the script for 5 Lesbians Eating a Quiche, which has since been produced over 150 times and translated into over 5 languages.

Cast
Lulie: Lucy Moss
Wren: Louise Kahira
Ginny: Ciara Gaughan
Vern: Paulina Tár
Dale: Olivia Peacock

Production Team
Director : Holly Causer
Set Design : Fiona Tabastot
Costume Design : Kate Els
Lighting Design : Samuel Littley
Sound Design : Rob Ellis

Stage Manager : Michelle Balgobin
Assistant Director : Micky Gibbons
Lighting Operator : Sophia Chrisafis or Jennie Foot
Sound Operator : Martha George
Intimacy Director: Romain Mereau
Set Construction and Get-in : Theo Dowding, Carmen Nairne-Fiol, Max Batty, Phillip Ley, Angelika Michitsch, Jude Chalk, Florence Nettleton, Max Maxwell, Gary O’Keefe, Celine Barriere, Rob Hebblethwaite, Madara Bremane, Katy Harper-Galloway, Yemi Ogunyemi, Azul Alysum

Photography by Marc Gascoigne

Lucy Moss has been a member of Tower Theatre since 2018. She’s an actor, writer and costume stylist and has been lucky enough to play a variety of roles from Marina in The Mirror Crack’d to W2 in Play. Lucy’s favourite quiche is French onion with a watercress salad, with her dog Sally nearby to help with any leftovers.

Louise Kahira trained at the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, graduating in 2024 completing a Diploma in Acting. She also took part in a Screen Acting course at City Academy and a Theatre course at the University of Warwick. She has appeared in a range of short films including Bones (2021) and The Opposite of Yesterday (2024) and a variety of commercials across the UK. Her favourite quiche is roasted red pepper and spinach with cheese.

Ciara Gaughan is a Sussex-born actor who now resides in London, having joined the Tower in 2023. 5 Lesbians Eating a Quiche marks her third appearance with the Company. Having been interested in theatre and dance from an early age, she has found herself performing in musicals, classical and contemporary plays. Most recently, her credits include Flare Path (Tower Theatre), Why Won’t Someone Shag Me (Old Red Lion Theatre), Swipe (Camden Fringe, Hen and Chickens), and an upcoming feature film Seeing Red. Her favourite quiche, you ask? Much to the society’s dismay, is a Quiche Lorraine!

Paulina Tár started her acting journey in 2023 with beginner and advanced acting courses taught by Sean Croft. She then completed the Acting Diploma (2025) at City Lit. She has taken part in clowning and mask workshops, following a passion for physical theatre and clown performance. This is Paulina’s first time on stage at the Tower Theatre, which she joined in 2025. Her favourite quiche is Florentine.

Olivia Peacock is excited to be playing the role of Dale in 5 Lesbians Eating a Quiche and this will be her first show with the Tower Theatre. She graduated from Rose Bruford’s Foundation Acting course in March 2025 and since then has been involved in a mixture of stage and screen projects. Before joining the Tower, previous credits include Officer Kent in Jupiter in Cymbeline (The Factory), Unreasonable Situations (KDC), Rachel in Deposit (Rose Bruford) and Queen/Iachimo in Cymbeline (Rose Bruford). Her favourite quiche is asparagus and feta.

5 Lesbians Eating a Quiche will be the first show Holly Causer has directed at the Tower; she has previously worked as Assistant Director on the Spring Forward (2024) show Telling It and The Dark Room. Holly studied Drama and Theatre Arts at Goldsmiths University, graduating in 2018. She has since had opportunities to work across a variety of roles in theatre and film including Costume Designer, Assistant Producer, Assistant Director and Director of her first short horror film Behind The Screams completed in 2024.