The University of Surrey Music and Drama Society’s first production of the year was utter filth – and I loved it. Written by and starring Laurence Williams (4^th Year, English Literature with Creative Writing) and co-directed by Emily Clegg (2^nd Year, English Literature with Creative Writing) and Chris Evans, You’ve Been Tagged was a relentlessly inventive two and a half hours of theatre. Part political thriller, part love story, part sex comedy, this was a tremendously ambitious and enjoyable show, unafraid to juxtapose the serious with the comical, and deftly interweaving its several plot strands. You could describe You’ve Been Tagged as a mash-up of Spooks, Queer as Folk and Skins – with added socio-political commentary and moments of real tenderness. Neatly staged and engagingly acted, the piece built up genuine theatrical momentum over the course of the evening – and left me intrigued to see what its creators, performers and the rest of MadSoc will come up with next…

You’ve Been Tagged was performed at Wates House on the 26^th, 27^th and 28^th of November 2012.