A SHOW which takes the audience on a cathartically funny journey through 20 years of working in the hospitality industry is coming to Penzance.

Out on a nationwide tour after a successful run at Glastonbury and the Machynlleth Comedy Festival, Crying into Bins is arriving at The Acorn Theatre for one night only on Sunday, September 6, at 7.30pm.

Crying into Bins is a surreal spoken word theatrical hybrid. Writer and performer Lia Burge, who is both an actress and a poet, has blurred the lines between traditional storytelling and the increasingly popular world of spoken word.

From the food waste bin into which her friend had a nervous breakdown, Lia tries to make sense of the twenty years she spent serving food and drink.

Crying into Bins chronicles tales collected over two decades and takes shape as a long-form spoken word poem.

There will sprouts, truth-telling, nervous breakdowns and laughter in this poetical exploration of mental health, societal structures, terrible rage and bittersweet acceptance.

Talking about her show, Lia said: “I wrote this piece to give voice and catharsis to some of the most sidelined, patronised, overlooked and poorly paid workers in the gig economy. And to pay tribute to those who stood beside me pulling pints, steaming milk, holding trays and pouring champagne. Those people saved my soul and sanity every single day.

“In a society that continues to mistreat those that take care of us - the nurses, the social workers, the waiters, the shopkeepers and delivery drivers - I hope that Crying into Bins serves to highlight some of the consequences of this frankly nonsensical structure, whilst giving both light relief and empowerment to those that work within its bounds.”

To book tickets, visit: www.theacornpenzance.com/events/crying-into-bins