THEATRE

Irene Cleans Up

Rebecca Taylor Al-Samaraie in Association with Abu Dhabi Dramatic Society

Venue

Paradise in Augustines

Dates

7–15 Aug 2026

Time

Times vary · 90min

Price

from £10

Irene Cleans Up is about a middle-aged London cleaner with a remarkable palate for wine, and decades of social conditioning telling her to stay in her place. When a highly successful and fiercely competitive sommelier bets she can transform Irene into an elite expert, an unlikely partnership begins. As ambition, class and confidence collide, both women confront what it means to change direction later in life. Warm, funny and sharply observed, Irene Cleans Up is a new play about reinvention, female friendship and the courage to redefine yourself after years of expectation when it matters most.