“She's not going anywhere yet. Even if it's just for tonight - he won't unwish it. They can have now. And then years after, they'll still get a shiver from the memories.”

It’s the grand reopening of Booth and Son’s Fish & Chip Shop. Eric has returned home, over forty years after he left, and it’s time for a fresh start. But old flame Christine has other ideas. Transported back to a time of chippy teas and Northern Soul, there’s unfinished business for these old lovers. Watching teenage love stumble as hapless Lee makes a pass at the beautiful Jasmine, is it all just history repeating?

Focusing on love at different ages and celebrating the nation’s favourite food, Chip Shop Chips heads nationwide following a completely sold-out Northern Tour in Spring 2016. Performing in unusual spaces across the country, brace yourself for an immersive love story set to a soundtrack of Northern Soul and served with a fish and chip supper. This is theatre, but not as you know it: dinner, quiz and a show all rolled into one!

Tickets include a fish ‘n’ chips supper!

Production supported by The Edge, Manchester

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“When Richard Wagner came up with the idea of the Gesamtkunstwerk, the total all-embracing work of art, he probably didn’t anticipate mixing in fish suppers, a trivia quiz and a silly-hat competition with a touching little comedy/drama of first love, lost love and the impermanence of youth... What makes Chip Shop Chips work so well is the fusion between all the different strands, between performers and audience... Love, loss and fish suppers.”

★★★★ Reviews Hub (Scarborough)

“A show like no other, full of puns, humour, emotion, quizzes, crafting and all with the added bonus of fish and chips thrown in. A perfect night out!”

★★★★ Fairy Powered Productions

“A nostalgic, funny and heartfelt play about our love of fish and chips... A great night out, hopefully also attracting people who wouldn’t normally go to the theatre... A charismatic cast, cracking dialogue, a hefty dollop of Northern humour, and great grub, ensured that a good time was had by all.”

Pocklington Post

“The cast play their parts superbly bringing a love story of fish, chips and lovers together with humour and nostalgia... A wonderful experience.”

Holderness Gazette

“Prestwich's tone is both chippy and chipper, as (harsh) lessons in love are played out over two generations by the well balanced cast. Like the lure of a first-date bag of chips, nothing changes there.”

York Press

“Box of Tricks have really challenged themselves and produced an immersive show with a lot of heart... Chip Shop Chips is a fabulous show for everyone – those who are new to theatre and those seasoned theatre goers. It’s a superb evening and a joyous trip down memory lane, celebrating love through the ages and the nation's favourite food.”

★★★★ Upstaged Manchester

“Genuinely heartbreaking... Chip Shop Chips is an all-round feel-good immersive production, performed in spaces you might never visit otherwise, all across the North. Go with friends, lots of friends, have a laugh, a chippy tea (yep, they bus in fish and chips so you can munch and watch) and a night to remember.”

★★★★ Reviews Hub (Salford)