Erin Holland-Kamel – The Writing Atelier

The Show

Written and performed by Erin Holland, THIS ONE WOMAN SHOW IS a dark comedy about the trials and tribulations a 20-something female teacher faces in a London-based  Sixth Form College. Bad Teacher had a five-star, sell-out run at Underbelly for EdFringe 2022! sOLD OUT IT’S RUN AT vault festival 2023. Then the show had another sell-out run at edinburgh fringe 2023, WHICH THEN LED TO A SUCCESSFUL TRANSFER TO THE PLEASANCE iSLINGTON IN oCTOBER 2023.

WHAT THE CRITICS HAD TO SAY

“Bad Teacher emerges as a brilliant testament to solo performance and feminist theatre, masterfully penned and performed by the remarkable Erin Holland. In a one-woman show that’s both uproarious and thought-provoking, Holland presents a captivating array of characters that showcase her acting prowess, rivalling the talents of celebrated performers like Phoebe Waller-Bridge and Jodie Comer.” -★★★★★ from Lost in Theatreland

“The play is fast-paced, crude but also allows us to see the person behind the job, and the vulnerability of the students.  Both performance and direction are perfectly executed, and you couldn’t ask any more from a performer.” ★★★★★ from North West End

“the best Marlon Brando impression I have ever seen”- ★★★★ from London Pub Theatre

“The landscape of Bad Teacher is not so much “if you don’t laugh, you’ll cry,” so much as it is “you’re going to cry anyway, so you may as well laugh as much as possible in the meantime.” And with a piece as riotously funny as Queen of Cups’s play, the laughter is guaranteed.” ★★★★ from  The Reviews Hub

“The show acts as a hilarious reminder that teachers are entirely human, which is an often-forgotten fact by parents, governments, and students themselves” ★★★★★ from Theatre Scotland

AUDIENCE REVIEWS:

“hilarious, gloriously daft, & harrowing!”

“Bad Teacher” is incredible, start to finish. Funny, poignant, heart wrenching. I teach drama in NYC, and the parallels to the trials and tribulations in the British system are uncanny. It’s time for a sea change in education!!!”

“an energetic exploration of surviving being a teacher in the UKs flawed teaching system”

“a show with the perfect combination of laughter and heartbreak that also reminds us of the importance of teaching arts subjects in schools”