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Don't You Forget About Me

Don't You Forget About Me

Saturday 23 January 2027

1985. Suburban Illinois. Saturday Morning. Five teenagers walk into detention.

A Brain. An Athlete. A Basket Case. A Princess. A Criminal.

You know the story. Except there was someone else there.

Some time later, in a pub function room in the UK, the forgotten sixth student from that day is throwing a reunion. The buffets out, the boombox is ready, and any minute now - the others will walk through the door.

Part motion picture homage, part existential crisis; this one-man show is a funny, heartfelt trip through teenage memories, the power of nostalgia and the things we tell ourselves to feel like we mattered, seen through the lens of the John Hughes classic that defined a decade.

Don't You Forget About Me is a percussive and poignant love letter from the 2 time WhatsOnStage Award nominated Fake Escape, addressed to anyone who has ever wished their life was a little more like a movie.

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Planning Your Visit

Getting Here

Located in the heart of Chelmsford's West End, we are only a 10-minute walk from Chelmsford train station and a short distance from many of the city's car parks.

By Train

Chelmsford Train Station is a short walk from the Theatre. You can look at Greater Anglia to check which trains stop at Chelmsford Station.

By Bus

Chelmsford Bus Station is just around the corner from the Theatre. You can look at First Essex to check which buses stop at the Chelmsford Bus Station.

By Car

The closest parking to the Theatre can be found at Townfield Street car park (open till 11pm Mon to Sat but closes at 6pm on Sun), Coval Lane car park (entrance via Rainsford Lane, open all hours) and Fairfield Road car park, (entrance via Coval Lane, open all hours but there are restrictions in place Mon to Fri before 5pm, Fairfield Road car park is also used extensively by people visiting the city in general and travelling to London on the train so can be very busy at all times).

Visit www.chelmsford.gov.uk/car-parks for information on all carparks before your visit. Charges apply at all times.

All Chelmsford City Council car parks are now cashless. You can still pay by card, contactless payment or the MiPermit app.

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