Boozy Britain’s love affair with alcohol is explored in the critically-acclaimed stage show Thirsty that’s coming to Canterbury’s Marlowe Studio.

Award-winning company the Paper Birds weaves together real memories and booze-based confessions, collected from a “drunken hotline” and an online questionnaire.

Fusing live music, verbatim text and stunning physical theatre, the Paper Birds explore the stories and social repercussions of lost memories, bruised knees, uncontrollable laughter and sore heads.

A show that delves beyond the topical statistics, facts and figures, Thirsty looks to the faces and the voices of everyone who likes a drink and asks why, as a nation, are we so thirsty?

Thirsty is being performed at 2pm and 8pm on Tuesday, March 19. Tickets £11. Call 01227 787787. The show is only suitable for ages 13 and over.