Trouble, Struggle, Bubble and Squeak Tour

Trouble, Struggle, Bubble and Squeak Tour

Blending storytelling and stand-up, past and present collide in this tale of hijinks and resistance. Directed by Mark Thomas, this celebrates ordinary people still shaping history.

Award-winning theatre maker and “Fringe legend” (Time Out), Victoria Melody joined a historical re-enactment society… because we all deal with divorce differently! Spending weekends as a Musketeer trying to get her head straight, she uncovered the story of a bunch of 17th-century radicals called The Diggers—and everything changed.

What started as a personal search for happiness turned into a quest to find the Diggers of today. She didn’t expect to find them far from the battlefield, right on her doorstep. Blending storytelling and stand-up, past and present collide in this tale of high jinks and resistance. Directed by Mark Thomas, this celebrates the ordinary people still shaping history.

“Victoria Melody should be a national treasure, a household name.”
★★★★ Time Out
“Quirkiness and curiosity that is deeply appealing – and very funny”
★★★★ The Stage
‘Victoria Melody must rank as one of the most charming independent performance-makers in Britain — smart, warm, and unpretentiously funny.’
★★★★ TIMES (Hair Peace)
‘I laughed till I cried’
★★★★ TIMES (Major Tom)

Tour Dates

Brighton

Victoria Melody Presents: Re-enactment

Award-winning theatre-maker Victoria Melody brings a work in progress of her new show to the Fringe- directed by the legendary Mark Thomas. Re-Enactment is a bold, genre-blurring exploration of history, identity, and grassroots power.
May 8, 2025 7:00 pm
Brighton Festival: WundaBarn at The SpiegelGardens
WundaBarn at The SpiegelGardens
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Bath

Victoria Melody TSBS Tour @ Rondo Theatre

Award-winning theatre maker and "Fringe legend" (Time Out), Victoria Melody joined a historical re-enactment society… because we all deal with divorce differently! Blending storytelling and stand-up, past and present collide in this tale of high jinks and resistance. Directed by Mark Thomas, this celebrates the ordinary people still shaping history. ​

July 5, 2025 8:00 pm
Rondo Theatre
Rondo Theatre, Bath, BA1 6RT
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London

Victoria Melody TSBS Tour @ Jackson’s Lane

Award-winning theatre maker and “Fringe legend” (Time Out), Victoria Melody joined a historical re-enactment society… because we all deal with divorce differently! Spending weekends as a Musketeer trying to get her head straight, she uncovered the story of a bunch of 17th-century radicals called The Diggers—and everything changed.

July 11, 2025 7:30 pm
Jackson's Lane
Theatre, Jacksons Lane, 269A Archway Road, Highgate, London, N6 5AA
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Colchester

Victoria Melody TSBS Tour @ Colchester Arts Centre

Award-winning theatre maker Victoria Melody joined a historical re-enactment society... because we all deal with divorce in different ways.! Spending weekends as a Musketeer trying to get her head straight, she uncovered the story of a bunch of 17th century radicals called The Diggers and then everything changed.

July 16, 2025 12:00 am
Colchester Arts Centre
Colchester Arts Centre, Church St, Colchester CO1 1NF
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Eastleigh

Victoria Melody TSBS Tour @ The Point

Award-winning theatre-maker Victoria Melody brings a work in progress of her new show to The Point - directed by the legendary Mark Thomas.
July 19, 2025 7:30 pm
The Point
The Point, Leigh Road, Eastleigh, SO50 9DE
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Henham Park, Suffolk

Victoria Melody TSBS Tour @ Latitude

Award-winning theatre-maker Victoria Melody brings a work in progress of her new show to the Latitude festival, directed by the legendary Mark Thomas.
Latitude Festival
Henham Barns Nr, Southwold, Beccles NR34 8AQ
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Edinburgh

Victoria Melody TSBS Tour @ Pleasance Edinburgh

Blending storytelling and stand-up, past and present collide in this tale of hijinks and resistance. Directed by Mark Thomas, this celebrates ordinary people still shaping history.

July 31, 2025 2:15 pm
Pleasance Courtyard Above
60 Pleasance, Edinburgh EH8 9TJ
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