Never Get to Heaven in an Empty Shell returns to London after a successful debut run at Pleasance Edinburgh 2024.
The show runs at The Glitch, from the 2nd to the 6th of July at 7pm, with a matinee on the Saturday at 2pm.
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Cast and Creatives
CLAUDIA FIELDING - Writer, performer and producer
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Claudia Fielding is an award-nominated writer and performer based in North London. Her work has been seen at Pleasance Edinburgh, The Other Palace, The Old Red Lion, The Arcola, The Hackney Den and Etcetera Theatre, amongst others. Her solo show Never Get to Heaven in an Empty Shell, supported by Seven Dials Playhouse, debuted at Edinburgh Fringe 2024 and was subsequently shortlisted in the BBC Writers Room Open Call 2025, being in the top 1% of applicants. She was nominated for The Stagey Place’s Best Solo Performance award and was recently long-listed by Off West End in their Adopt a Playwright Award whilst her debut play Tea Leaves is currently shortlisted for the Ambassador Peel Playwriting Challenge 2025. Follow her on Instagram @_claud_creates. Spotlight PIN: 0452-4539-0765.
ANNA RASTELLI - Director, composer and design
Anna Rastelli is a director, composer and writer based in London. Her work has been seen at the Pleasance Courtyard - Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2025; Seven Dials Playhouse; The Old Red Lion; Omnibus Theatre; Royal Central School of Speech and Drama; The Etcetera Theatre; Theatre 503; The Cavendish Arms; The Golden Goose Theatre; Act II Festival; The Courtyard Theatre, and the Roundhouse. Follow her on Instagram @annarastelli8.
WITH THANKS TO
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Ellie Shaw and Oli Savage at The Glitch
Charlotte Wallis and the team at The Shaw Theatre
The Paisley Daze
Megan Nixon
Masterclass Theatre Royal Haymarket
Isadora Baccon at Back On Films
Sophie Banning
Laurel Flatley
​Gill, Emma, Michael, Elena and Martina Fielding
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For Martin, wherever he is now.​​​
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