Witness the brazen and unapologetic writing debut that exposes the true experiences of a young woman working in hospitality.

This cutting comedic monologue follows Lara, a hopeful but insecure creative writing  graduate, aspiring to write the next big fantasy romance novel. Becoming a waitress  seemed like the perfect idea to get financial stability while trying to achieve her  dreams. But Lara underestimated the harsh and unforgiving reality of working in the  fast-paced service industry. As she struggles with the stress and everyday sexism that  she could never have prepared for, can she still write the novel of her dreams, or will  she become trapped in reality?

From debut playwright Constance (Connie) Peel, Service Please highlights the lives  of working young people in the service industry with humour, honesty, and a lot of  swearing. Service Please is a response to a real-life experience of working in a restaurant whilst navigating the sexism and harassment that can occur in the  workplace when you are a young woman. You may laugh or feel uncomfortable and  upset but all servers and customers alike can enjoy the interrogation of hilarious  customer and colleague interactions. You will never see a restaurant in the same way  again.

Service Please debuts in York for the brand new Aesthetica Fringe this year after a  successful limited run at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2025. It received three four star reviews from One4Review, The Brig Newspaper and The Nerd Party, hailing it as  a “vital piece of theatre”. Connie champions female voices and diverse working-class stories in her written work but also works as an assistant director, including for York based companies Badapple Theatre and Next Door But One. Connie hopes to take  Service Please for a small-scale Northern tour in 2026 as she writes her next play and wants to use the festival to connect with local theatre companies and develop  herself as a director.

Service Please plays at Rise @ Bluebird 4^th and 7^th November and at Micklegate Social 9^th November. Tickets are available here.